Jerry Nelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1934
- Died
- August 24, 2012 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Movie · as Herry Monster / Various Characters
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Movie
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Movie
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie · as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Movie · as Count von Count
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie
The Muppets
Movie · as Telethon Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends
Movie · as Channel Announcer
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 2
Movie · as Dr. Sigmund Sillystuff (voice)
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Movie
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Movie
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Movie · as Herry Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
Movie · as Count Von Count as the Counter-pillar (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Movie · as Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice)
Sesame Street: Count on Sports
Movie · as Count von Count
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
Movie · as Count von Count (voice)
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Movie · as Count von Count (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Movie · as Self
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventuras
Movie · as Count Von Count
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
Movie · as Gobo Fraggle / Pa Gorg (voice)
Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
Movie
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Movie
Muppet History 101
Movie
Muppet Music Moments
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Movie · as Mr. Johnson / Fred the Wonder Horse / Maurice Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Movie · as Green Anything Muppet Boy / Announcer (voice)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie · as The Count
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Movie · as The Count / Herry Monster / Fat Blue (voice)
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Movie · as Mr. Johnson (voice)
Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!)
Movie · as The Count
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo!
Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Movie · as The Big Bad Wolf / Boy (voice)
Kermit's Swamp Years
Movie · as Statler (voice)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Movie · as Robin the Frog / Statler / Announcer / Pops / Floyd Pepper
I Love Muppets
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Movie · as Kermit the Forg / Kermit the Gorf / Kermit the Grof / Green Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
Movie · as The Count
Elmo's World: Family Feature
Movie · as Cactus / Accordion / Herry Monster
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Movie
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Movie · as Lew Zealand / Floyd Pepper / Dr. Strangepork / Pops
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
Movie · as Two-Headed Monster / The Count (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Movie · as Fred the Wonder Horse
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
Movie · as Cactus ("Books" Segment) / Accordion / Herry Monster ("Music" segment)
Sheep in the Big City
TV · as General Public · 27 eps
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Movie · as Count / Pestie / Grouch Mayor / Grouch Cop (voice)
Muppets from Space
Movie · as Robin / Statler / Ubergonzo (voice)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Movie · as Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Camilla
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Movie · as Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Camilla
CinderElmo
Movie · as Count von Count / Mr. Johnson (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
Movie · as Count von Count / Jackman Wolf (voice)
Sesame Unpaved
TV · 67 eps
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie · as The Count / Two-Headed Monster (1) / Biff (voice)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Movie · as Various characters (archive footage)
Seymore the Snail
Movie · as Seymore (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Movie · as The Count
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Movie · as Two Heated Monster / "In My Book" Singer (voice)
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
Movie · as Carlos / Parker (voice)
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Movie · as The Amazing Mumford
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
Movie · as Mad Monty / Boar / Lew Zealand / Shrimp / Whatnots (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Movie · as Count von Count / Mr. Johnson / News Flash Announcer (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
Movie · as Statler / Blind Pew / Mad Monty / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Tomato / Pirate / Skulls / Trelawney's Butler / Screaming Cat (voice)
Muppets Tonight
TV · as Statler / Jowls / Mama Fiama · 34 eps
Sniz and Fondue
TV · 24 eps
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
TV · 1 ep
Muppet Classic Theater
Movie · as Robin the Frog / Montague the Rat / Big Bad Wolf (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Count von Count / Herry Monster (voice)
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
Movie · as Robin the Frog / Emmet Otter / Gobo Fraggle / Bust of Beethoven / Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Secret Life of Toys
TV · as Balthazar / Bratty Rat / Datz · 13 eps
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
Movie
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Movie · as Count von Count and Herry Monster
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Movie · as The Count / The Amazing Mumford / Herry Monster / Biff (voice)
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Movie · as Count(voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Movie · as Tiny Tim Cratchit / Jacob Marley / Ghost of Christmas Present / Lew Zealand / Ma Bear / Mouse / Mr. Applegate / Penguin / Pig Gentleman / Pops / Rat (voice)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Movie · as Robin
Getting Ready to Read
Movie · as "OP" Family Song / Farley / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
Movie · as The Big Bad Wolf / Farmer Brown / Boy (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie · as Count von Count / Duck (voice)
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!
Movie · as Jackman Wolf/Little Jerry/Count von Count/Farley (voice)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Movie · as Herry Monster (voice) / Frazzle (voice) / Maurice Monster (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (left half) (voice) / Announcer (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Movie · as Self / Count von Count / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Movie · as Camilla the Chicken / Ma Bear / Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog (voice)
The Earth Day Special
Movie · as Robin the Frog (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Movie · as Robin the Frog / Lew Zealand / Floyd Pepper / Announcer (voice)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Movie
Lighthouse Island
Movie · as Fred
The Song of the Cloud Forest
Movie · as Ralph Robin / Jack (voice)
Dog City
Movie · as Bubba / Spot (voice)
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Movie · as Self – Count van Count / Herry Monster / Fozzie Bear
The Jim Henson Hour
TV · as Self / Various · 12 eps
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie · as Pretty Great Performances Announcer / Mr. Johnson / Count Von Count (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
Movie · as Dr. Julius Strangepork / Robin the Frog / Lew Zealand (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
Movie · as Robin the Frog / Camilla the Chicken / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Pops / The Count / Gobo Fraggle / Herry Monster
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Movie
Down at Fraggle Rock
Movie · as Gobo Fraggle / Marjorie the Trash Heap / Pa Gorg / Self
The Christmas Toy
Movie · as Balthasar (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Movie · as Mr. Johnson/Herry Monster/Townsperson (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie · as 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
Fraggles Look For Jobs
Movie · as Gobo (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Movie · as Count von Count / Smartest and Fastest People (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Moonshine Singer (Sleepytime Songs & Stories) (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Movie · as Count von Count / Pumpkin Tarnish Brother (voice)
Follow That Bird
Movie · as Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Movie · as Whatnot Monster (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Movie
Fraggle Rock: Scared Silly
Movie · as Gobo Fraggle / Pa Gorg (Voice)
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
TV · 13 eps
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie · as Camilla / Lew Zealand / Floyd / Bear / Chicken / Crazy Harry / Dog / Dr. Julias Strangepork / Granny / Penguin / Pops / The Count (voice)
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Movie · as Gobo Fraggle (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Movie · as Sgt. Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Camilla the Chicken / Slim Wilson (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Movie · as Gobo Fraggle / Pa Gorg/ Marjory the Trash Heap (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movie · as The Count (voice)
Big Bird in China
Movie · as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Fraggle Rock
TV · as Gobo Fraggle / Marjory the Trash Heap / Pa Gorg / Uncle Gobo Fraggle / Mervin Merggle / Fishface / Parrot / Architect Doozer / Feenie Fraggle / Radio Announcers (voice) · 96 eps
The Dark Crystal
Movie · as High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
Movie · as Self
The Great Muppet Caper
Movie · as Sergeant Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Louis Kazagger / Bellhop Rat / Slim Wilson / "Dirty Bird" / Man in Park
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Movie · as Lew Zealand / Pops / Dr. Julius Strangepork / Floyd Pepper (voice)
The Muppet Movie
Movie · as Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Lew Zealand / Camilla / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (assistant) (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Floyd Pepper (voice)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Movie · as Camilla / Lew Zealand / Robin the Frog / Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice)
Muppet Gimme a Break
Movie · as Bread Roll in "Meal Break"
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Movie · as The Count / Mr. Johnson / ... (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Movie · as Snuffy / The Count (voice)
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Movie · as Floyd Pepper
The Vent Event
Movie · as Dr. Jerry Nelson
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Movie · as Emmet Otter / Weasel / Doc Bullfrog / Melissa Rabbit / Yancy Woodchuck (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Movie · as Robin the Frog
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Movie
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
Movie · as Crazy Harry
The Muppet Show
TV · as Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice) · 120 eps
Muppet Picker Upper
Movie · as P. Fenton Cosgrove (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
Movie · as P. Fenton Cosgrove
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Scred (voice) · 15 eps
Out to Lunch
Movie · as Count von Count / Herry Monster / Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
Julie on Sesame Street
Movie · as Biff/ Mr. Snuffleupagus/ Frazzle (voice)
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Movie · as T.R. the Rooster / Caleb Siles (voice)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Movie · as Robin / Featherstone (voice)
Pure Goldie
Movie · as Snivelly (voice)
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Movie · as Thog / Zippity / Snivelly (voice)
The Cube
Movie · as Monk
Hey Cinderella!
Movie · as Featherstone / Stepsister #2 (voice)
Sesame Street
TV · as Aloysius Snuffleupagus · 130 eps
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
NBC Experiment in Television
TV · as Monk · 1 ep
The Reindeer
Movie · as Donder (voice)