Jerry Nelson

Q: Did Jerry Nelson win any awards during his career?

Jerry Nelson received multiple accolades for his work, including a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series, highlighting his contributions to children's programming.

Q: What was Jerry Nelson's first film or television appearance?

Jerry Nelson's first significant television appearance was in 'The Muppet Show' in the 1970s, where he showcased his puppeteering talents alongside other Muppet performers.

Q: What are some of Jerry Nelson's most successful projects?

Some of Jerry Nelson's most successful projects include 'Fraggle Rock,' 'The Muppet Movie,' and 'Muppet Treasure Island,' all of which have garnered a loyal fanbase over the years.

Q: What can you tell me about Jerry Nelson's personal life?

Jerry Nelson was married to Carole Nelson from 1963 until her passing in 2003. They had two daughters together. He was known for being a private person outside of his professional life.

Q: What was Jerry Nelson's estimated net worth?

Jerry Nelson's estimated net worth was approximately $3 million, reflecting his successful career in puppeteering and voice acting.

Q: What milestones did Jerry Nelson achieve in his filmography?

Jerry Nelson achieved significant milestones in his career, including being a central figure in 'Fraggle Rock' and contributing to various Muppet films, which left a lasting impact on children's entertainment.

Q: What was Jerry Nelson's contribution to 'The First Snow of Fraggle Rock'?

In 'The First Snow of Fraggle Rock,' Jerry Nelson reprised his role as Gobo Fraggle, bringing his beloved character back to life in this 2025 production, much to the delight of fans.

Known for

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

1992 / Comedy, Drama / 85mins

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by...

The Muppet Movie (1979)

IMDb 7.6 / 10

1979 / Comedy, Family / 97mins

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a...

The Muppet Show (1976)

IMDb 8.4 / 10

1976 / Comedy, Family / 25mins

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

Name

Jerry Nelson

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

16 July 1934, Wichita, Kansas, USA

Spouses

Carole Nelson (1963–2003)

Children

2 (2 daughters)

Parents

Hugh Nelson, Hilda Nelson

Estimated Net Worth

$3 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	Movie Jim Henson Idea Man Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2017	Movie Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched Five of the original Muppet performers come together for the first time ever to share behind-the-scenes secrets of the Muppets....	Self	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2015	Movie Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! Come Play with Elmo! Everyone's favorite furry red friend is joined by all kinds of kids to play Elmo Says,...	Unknown character	Not rated
2014	Movie Jim Henson: Behind the Seams Go behind the scenes to witness the magic of the Muppets in this compilation of rare footage of the variety...	Unknown character	Not rated
2014	Movie Muppets Most Wanted After the success of their telethon and renewed fame, the Muppets go on a world tour and find themselves wrapped...	Announcer (voice) (uncredited)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2012	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers When Max the Magician (guest star Will Arnett) comes to Sesame Street, Elmo and his friends are excited for a...	Count von Count	Not rated
2012	Movie Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars Dance and sing along with this star-studded special from Sesame Street! From Alicia Keys to the Dixie Chicks, Andrea Bocelli,...	Unknown character	Not rated
2011	Movie The Muppets When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary,...	Telethon Announcer (voice) (uncredited)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2011	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends Hop to it and join Elmo for this riveting and ribbiting video where he learns all about frogs, penguins and...	Channel Announcer	Not rated
2010	Movie Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 2 Elmo meets Memorybot, a robot who is losing his power. When Memorybot explains that he needs "memory" to power up...	Dr. Sigmund Sillystuff (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2009	Movie Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story This look at the contributions of Jim Henson and his early Sesame Street collaborators (including Frank Oz, Fran Brill, and...	Unknown character	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2009	Movie Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland A compilation of Jim Henson's fairy tale adaptations including condensed versions of Tales of the Tinkerdee, Hey Cinderella and The...	Unknown character	Not rated
2009	Movie Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo It's bedtime on Sesame Street! Just like all little kids, Elmo and Abby would rather make funny faces and sing...	Herry Monster (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2008	Movie Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland Follow Abby and Elmo down the rabbit hole in this enchanting re-imagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Elmo the Rabbit...	Count Von Count as the Counter-pillar (voice)	Not rated
2008	TV Studio DC: Almost Live Studio DC: Almost Live is a special for the Disney Channel. The special is a half-hour variety show that features...	Floyd Pepper (voice only in the first episode)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2008	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation Elmo's World: Summer Vacation is a 2008 Sesame Street DVD release containing three Elmo's World episodes.	Count von Count (voice)	Not rated
2008	Movie The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live With songs, dancing and backstage antics, The Muppets and Disney Channel's biggest stars team up for another fun variety show.	Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2008	Movie Sesame Street: Count on Sports Numbers, shapes and critical math concepts such as over/under and forward/backwards. All your favorite Sesame Street friends are on the...	Count von Count	Not rated
2007	Movie Elmo's Christmas Countdown There's a miracle on Sesame Street in this special holiday tale. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and their new friend Stiller the...	Count von Count (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2006	Movie A Sesame Street Christmas Carol Oscar the Grouch is visited by three ghosts in an attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.	Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2006	Movie Best Ever Muppet Moments A review of the most memorable Muppet moments to commemorate Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2005	Movie Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow Interviews with key participants from and behind-the-scenes footage of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977).	Self	Not rated
2005	Movie Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away Boober Gorg: After being hit on the head by a radish, Boober thinks he's a Gorg! Determined to protect Gorgs'...	Gobo Fraggle / Pa Gorg (voice)	Not rated
2004	Movie Muppet History 101 The program follows the Muppets from their origins in Sam & Friends on local television through commercials, guest appearances, clips...	Unknown character	Not rated
2004	Movie Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments A collection of Jim Henson's commercials, industrial reels, short films and some related talk show appearances. Includes Henson's Oscar nominated...	Unknown character	Not rated
2004	Movie Muppet Music Moments Music was always an integral part of The Muppet Show, and assembled here is a collection of some of the...	Self	Not rated
2004	Movie Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover He's furry, he's blue, and he's everyone's adorable, old pal, Grover, in his very own special! Come to the Flyers'...	Mr. Johnson / Fred the Wonder Horse / Maurice Monster (voice)	Not rated
2004	Movie Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure It's a Halloween extravaganza when the monsters from Sesame Street get invited to a Tricks & Treats party. But when...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2004	Movie Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? Come one, come all for Sesame Street's 35th anniversary musical gathering! Is there one song the whole world can sing...	The Count	Not rated
2004	Movie Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites Welcome to a song-filled, smile-making, simply scrumptious video starring everyone's favorite Sesame Street connoisseur de crumbs: Cookie Monster!	Green Anything Muppet Boy / Announcer (voice)	Not rated
2003	Movie Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!) Come look at the world through everyone's favorite 3 year old! Join Elmo in six complete episodes! Each segment gives...	The Count	Not rated
2003	Movie Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs After working hard, Grover has finally gotten a job as a waiter at the hot restaurant in town, Planet Storybook....	Mr. Johnson (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2002	Movie It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over...	Robin the Frog / Statler / Announcer / Pops / Floyd Pepper	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2002	Movie Kermit's Swamp Years At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps...	Statler (voice)	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2002	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse Elmo learns fire safety from Firefighter Bill. This all comes about because he was scared after being in a fire...	The Big Bad Wolf / Boy (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2002	Movie Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play Bert, Ernie, and friends put on a new play and some of your favorite words are the stars.	Kermit the Forg / Kermit the Gorf / Kermit the Grof / Green Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2002	Movie Elmo's World: Family Feature Come look at the world through everyone's favorite 3 year old! Join Elmo in six complete episodes! Each segment gives...	Cactus / Accordion / Herry Monster	Not rated
2002	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo! Waking up is easier when your friend Elmo is there to help you greet the day! Join him as he...	The Count	Not rated
2002	Movie I Love Muppets Gonzo the Great talks about the Muppets creator Jim Henson and what he did before the television show was made...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2001	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! Sesame Street's favorite furry red cowpoke saddles up to learn all about the wild frontier. Join Elmo as he finds...	Fred the Wonder Horse	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2001	Movie The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 This third edition of 'The Very Best of the Muppet Show' is a collection of three Muppet Show episodes. In...	Lew Zealand / Floyd Pepper / Dr. Strangepork / Pops	Not rated
2001	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf The fun begins when Baby Bear goes to hear the Boston Pops Orchestra play the musical story of Prokofiev's "Peter...	Two-Headed Monster / The Count (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	TV Sheep in the Big City Sheep in the Big City is an American animated television series which ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons, from...	General Public	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2000	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's World Come look at the world through the eyes of everyone's favorite three-year-old! Join Elmo as he explores his special world...	Cactus ("Books" Segment) / Accordion / Herry Monster ("Music" segment)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1999	Movie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked...	Count / Pestie / Grouch Mayor / Grouch Cop (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1999	Movie Muppets from Space When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication...	Robin / Statler / Ubergonzo (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1999	Movie The Very Best of the Muppet Show Play the music! Light the lights! The Best of the Muppet Show is now available on DVD--and what a show...	Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Camilla	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1999	Movie The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 Highlights from the sensational, muppetational seventies series. Kermit the Frog hosts a selection of top clips, including episodes of the...	Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Camilla	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	Movie Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs Elmo is trying to make a Top Ten Countdown list for the radio station, but everyone keeps trying to share...	Count von Count / Jackman Wolf (voice)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1999	TV Sesame Unpaved Sesame Street Unpaved was a 67-episode series containing select episodes from the first 20 seasons of Sesame Street. It was...	Unknown character	Not rated
1999	Movie CinderElmo Our favorite little red monster is the star of this delightful film that playfully skews the story of Cinderella. Originally...	Count von Count / Mr. Johnson (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1998	Movie The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street Kermit is being awarded the Frog of the Year Award, presented by Grover. Grover first recites a long poem about...	Various characters (archive footage)	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1998	Movie Seymore the Snail Seymore the snail presents himself and talking about words of the Letter S.	Seymore (voice)	Not rated
1998	Movie Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! Jon Stewart hosts the Sesame Street Muppets' 30 year celebration, but Elmo steps in when things go awry.	The Count / Two-Headed Monster (1) / Biff (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1997	Movie Sesame Street: Fiesta! The loveable Sesame Street characters congregate on FIESTA! to sing some of their favorite songs. As always a few humans...	Carlos / Parker (voice)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1997	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! Look who's come to visit The Count's spooky castle. It's Elmo! Is he scared? Only for a second because soon...	The Count	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1997	Movie Sesame Street: Quiet Time Quiet Time is a Sesame Street video released on April 1, 1997. Big Bird wants to find out what to...	Two Heated Monster / "In My Book" Singer (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	Movie Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and...	Count von Count / Mr. Johnson / News Flash Announcer (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	TV The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1996	TV Sniz and Fondue	Unknown character	Not rated
1996	TV Muppets Tonight Muppets Tonight is a live-action/puppet television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision"...	Statler / Jowls / Mama Fiama	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1996	Movie Muppet Treasure Island After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies...	Statler / Blind Pew / Mad Monty / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Tomato / Pirate / Skulls / Trelawney's Butler / Screaming Cat (voice)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1996	Movie Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 video produced just before the release of the feature film Muppet...	Mad Monty / Boar / Lew Zealand / Shrimp / Whatnots (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1996	Movie Sesame Street: Imagine That! Telly and Zoe take refuge from the rain in Finders Keepers and while away the rainy day using their imagination....	The Amazing Mumford	Not rated
1994	Movie The World of Jim Henson In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1994	Movie Muppet Classic Theater Gonzo and Rizzo host a presentation in the Muppet Theater of six fairy tales performed by the Muppets. Kermit the...	Robin the Frog / Montague the Rat / Big Bad Wolf (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1994	Movie Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate...	Count von Count / Herry Monster (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1994	TV Secret Life of Toys A group of toys come alive while the children are away, having adventures and living life by a strict set...	Balthazar / Bratty Rat / Datz	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1993	Movie Sesame Street Stays Up Late! It's New Year's Eve on Sesame Street and around the world! Anchorman Elmo and the Monster News Network provide special...	Count(voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	Movie Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration is a special produced forSesame Street’s 25th anniversary. Released in a slightly different form...	The Count / The Amazing Mumford / Herry Monster / Biff (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	Movie Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! Muppets, monsters, friends and family - they're all invited to a very special sing-along on the most famous street in...	Count von Count and Herry Monster	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	Movie Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs Billy Bunny sings his way across the forest where he runs across a swamp full of frogs, a cave filled...	Unknown character	Not rated
1992	Movie Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' A comical and musical collection of yuletide appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. Timeless appearances by musical guests such as...	Robin	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1992	Movie The Muppet Christmas Carol A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways...	Tiny Tim Cratchit / Jacob Marley / Ghost of Christmas Present / Lew Zealand / Ma Bear / Mouse / Mr. Applegate / Penguin / Pig Gentleman / Pops / Rat (voice)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1992	Movie Getting Ready to Read The video promotes reading skills with various Sesame inserts, along with a new framing sequence where Big Bird operates his...	"OP" Family Song / Farley / Two-Headed Monster (voice)	Not rated
1991	Movie Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals is a 1991 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, featuring Big Bird and...	The Big Bad Wolf / Farmer Brown / Boy (voice)	TMDB 3.0 / 10
1990	Movie The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of the...	Robin the Frog / Lew Zealand / Floyd Pepper / Announcer (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1990	Movie Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music A television special broadcast on PBS in honor of composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist Joe Raposo after he...	Self / Count von Count / Two-Headed Monster (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1990	Movie The Muppets at Walt Disney World Filmed right after the merger between Disney and Jim Henson productions, the Muppet's are featured heading to the greatest place...	Camilla the Chicken / Ma Bear / Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1990	Movie Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in...	Count von Count / Duck (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1990	Movie The Earth Day Special The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990....	Robin the Frog (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1990	Movie Sesame Street: Monster Hits! You'll have a monstrously good time with Herry Monster as he hosts the Monster Music Award Show! Everyone's favorite furry...	Herry Monster (voice) / Frazzle (voice) / Maurice Monster (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (left half) (voice) / Announcer (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1990	Movie Sesame Street: Rock & Roll! Rock & Roll! is a Sesame Street video compilation released by Random House in 1990 in the "Sesame Songs Home...	Jackman Wolf/Little Jerry/Count von Count/Farley (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1989	Movie The Song of the Cloud Forest Milton, a lonely golden toad whose species are on the verge of extinction, finds himself in two minds when he...	Ralph Robin / Jack (voice)	Not rated
1989	Movie Dog City This parody of film noir and gangster flicks takes us through the dangerous town of Dog City, teeming with colorful...	Bubba / Spot (voice)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1989	TV The Jim Henson Hour An hour-long anthology series hosted by Jim Henson and generally included two segments. The first, MuppeTelevision, features comedy skits starring...	Self / Various	TMDB 8.9 / 10
1989	Movie Lighthouse Island When a man visits a remote coastal town to buy a pair of silver shoes for his fiancée, he becomes...	Fred	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1988	Movie Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this...	Pretty Great Performances Announcer/Mr. Johnson/Count Von Count (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1988	Movie Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director In this interactive videocassette, viewers are invited to help the Muppets direct three of their latest features, while also preventing...	Dr. Julius Strangepork / Robin the Frog / Lew Zealand (voice)	Not rated
1987	Movie A Muppet Family Christmas Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the...	Robin the Frog / Camilla the Chicken / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Pops / The Count / Gobo Fraggle / Herry Monster	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1987	Movie Down at Fraggle Rock Take a closer look at Fraggle Rock in this documentary special hosted by Jim Henson - featuring a glimpse inside...	Gobo Fraggle / Marjorie the Trash Heap / Pa Gorg / Self	Not rated
1987	Movie Sesame Street: Sing Along Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting you to join all the...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1986	Movie The Christmas Toy It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day....	Balthasar (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1986	Movie Fraggles Look For Jobs Fraggle Rock wrap video taped in 1986, and screened May 16, 1986.	Gobo (voice)	Not rated
1986	Movie Sesame Street: Learning About Letters With the help of his Sesame Street friends, Big Bird leads Snuffy on a fun-filled trip through the alphabet. Cookie...	Mr. Johnson/Herry Monster/Townsperson (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1986	Movie The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers,...	Camilla / Count von Count / Crazy Harry / Dr. Julius Strangepork / Lew Zealand / Robin the Frog / Louis Kazagger / Sgt. Floyd Pepper / Two-Headed Monster (Frank) / Gobo Fraggle	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1986	Movie Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories Bedtime Stories & Songs is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS as part of the My Sesame...	Count von Count / Smartest and Fastest People (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Moonshine Singer (Sleepytime Songs & Stories) (voice)	Not rated
1986	Movie Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers Big Bird is the host of a new talk show, Big Bird's Numbers Show (a parody of The Tonight Show...	Count von Count / Pumpkin Tarnish Brother (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1985	TV Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters Little Muppet Monsters is a short-lived Saturday morning live action/puppet television series, airing only three episodes on CBS in 1985....	Unknown character	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1985	Movie Follow That Bird Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be...	Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1985	Movie Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home, assisted by...	Whatnot Monster (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1985	Movie Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story The Muppets tell the magical story of the chorus pig who rises from barnyard obscurity to super stardom and finds...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1985	Movie Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly Join the Fraggle gang in three frightfully delightful episodes full of mystery and magic! From Wembley accidentally wandering into the...	Gobo Fraggle / Pa Gorg (Voice)	Not rated
1984	Movie The Bells of Fraggle Rock Gobo thinks the Fraggles' own Solstice holiday, the Festival of the Bells, is a big waste of time. Despite Cantus'...	Gobo Fraggle (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1984	Movie The Muppets Take Manhattan When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn...	Camilla / Lew Zealand / Floyd / Bear / Chicken / Crazy Harry / Dog / Dr. Julias Strangepork / Granny / Penguin / Pops / The Count (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1983	Movie Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of...	The Count (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1983	Movie Big Bird in China Big Bird and his Sesame Street companion, Barkley, the big, fluffy dog, travel across China in search of the legendary...	Two-Headed Monster (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1983	Movie Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets Rocky Mountain Holiday is a one-hour musical variety special featuring John Denver and the Muppets, which aired on ABC on...	Sgt. Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Camilla the Chicken / Slim Wilson (voice)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1983	Movie Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock Gobo has not received his usual postcard from his Uncle Traveling Matt. He eventually comes to realize that he must...	Gobo Fraggle / Pa Gorg/ Marjory the Trash Heap (voice)	Not rated
1983	TV Fraggle Rock The Fraggles are a fun-loving community of creatures who live in a subterranean fantasy land where they love to play,...	Gobo Fraggle / Marjory the Trash Heap / Pa Gorg / Uncle Gobo Fraggle / Mervin Merggle / Fishface / Parrot / Architect Doozer / Feenie Fraggle / Radio Announcers (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1982	Movie The Dark Crystal On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a...	High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1981	Movie Of Muppets & Men Documentary about the work of puppeteer Jim Henson and his team in creating The Muppet Show.	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1981	Movie The Great Muppet Caper Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond...	Sergeant Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Louis Kazagger / Bellhop Rat / Slim Wilson / "Dirty Bird" / Man in Park	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1981	Movie The Muppets Go to the Movies In this one-hour special taped between March 9-17, 1981, Lily Tomlin and Dudley Moore join the Muppets in a tribute...	Lew Zealand / Pops / Julius Strangepork /Floyd Pepper (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1979	Movie John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together In this beloved holiday classic, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the Muppets join the singer for a heart-warming...	Camilla / Lew Zealand / Robin the Frog / Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1979	Movie The Muppet Movie The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave...	Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Lew Zealand / Camilla / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (assistant) (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1979	Movie The Muppets Go Hollywood Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first...	Various Muppets	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1979	Movie A Walking Tour of Sesame Street Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl...	The Count / Mr. Johnson / ... (archive footage) (uncredited)	Not rated
1979	Movie Muppet Gimme a Break Muppet Meeting Films: "Meal Break", "Grump Critic", "Let's Have the Dam Break"	Bread Roll in "Meal Break"	Not rated
1978	Movie Christmas Eve on Sesame Street Everyone on Sesame Street is preparing for Christmas: Bert and Ernie exchange gifts in a "The Gift of the Magi"...	Snuffy / The Count (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1978	Movie Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring	Floyd Pepper	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1978	Movie The Vent Event Steve Allen hosts famous ventriloquists and puppets including Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and The Muppets.	Dr. Jerry Nelson	Not rated
1977	Movie The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special was a network Christmas special hosted by Bob Hope, which aired on...	Robin the Frog	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1977	Movie Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.	Emmet Otter / Weasel / Doc Bullfrog / Melissa Rabbit / Yancy Woodchuck (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1977	Movie The Royal Variety Performance 1977 The 49th Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Palladium on the 21st of November, 1977. Presented by Bob Hope,...	Unknown character	Not rated
1976	TV The Muppet Show Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.	Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1976	Movie Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!	Unknown character	Not rated
1975	Movie Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? Behind the scenes footage of Sesame Street and The Muppet Workshop.	Self	Not rated
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Scred (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	Movie Muppet Picker Upper Consists of the shorts "The Muppet Introduction", "Just a Few Announcements", "Controls" and "Sell, Sell, Sell".	P. Fenton Cosgrove (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1975	Movie The Muppet Introduction "Janice introduces "the person who will introduce the person who will introduce the next speaker," P. Fenton Cosgrove, who brings...	P. Fenton Cosgrove	Not rated
1974	Movie Out to Lunch The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the...	Count von Count / Herry Monster / Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1973	Movie Julie on Sesame Street Julie on Sesame Street was one of a series of Julie Andrews TV specials, produced by ATV and distributed by...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1972	Movie The Muppet Musicians of Bremen Four mistreated farm animals seek refuge as a band of traveling musicians in this musical tale narrated by Kermit the...	T.R. the Rooster / Caleb Siles (voice)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1971	Movie Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince A retelling of the classic fairy tale of The Frog Prince featuring Kermit the Frog, Kermit's nephew Robin, Sweetums, and...	Robin / Featherstone (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1971	Movie Pure Goldie A comedy/variety special hosted by Goldie Hawn featuring special guests Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, Bob Dishy, and the Muppets.	Snivelly (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1970	Movie The Great Santa Claus Switch Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere, but the evil wizard, Cosmo Scam, has...	Thog / Zippity / Snivelly (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1969	TV Sesame Street On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games,...	Aloysius Snuffleupagus	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1969	Movie Hey Cinderella! Hey Cinderella! is a one-hour Jim Henson special which tells a cracked version of the classic fairy tale. Cinderella lives...	Featherstone / Stepsister #2 (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1969	TV Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten	Self	Not rated
1969	Movie The Cube An unnamed man, simply called "The Man" is trapped in a cubical white room where anyone else can enter and...	Monk	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1968	TV The Dick Cavett Show The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1967	TV NBC Experiment in Television An attempt by NBC to emulate the success of the CBS hit The Twilight Zone, this hour-long anthology series showcased...	Monk	Not rated
1965	Movie The Reindeer Dasher tells the other reindeer that there's no snow and thus they can't deliver any presents. Prancer, Dancer, Donder and...	Donder (voice)	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2014	Movie Muppets Most Wanted After the success of their telethon and renewed fame, the Muppets go on a world tour and find themselves wrapped...	In Memory Of Crew	TMDB 6.3 / 10

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Known for

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

The Muppet Movie (1979)

The Muppet Show (1976)

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