- Acting films
- 11
- Acting avg
- 6.72
- Peak run
- 1981’92
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Jerry by the numbers
Average
6.72
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.44
rating spread
Career
36y
1979 to 2014
Total votes
7.8K
across every film
Best
7.5
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Worst
6.1
Muppets from Space
Newest first
Filmography
| 2024 |  Jim Henson Idea Man | Self (archive footage) | 7.8 | 59 |
| 2014 |  Muppets Most Wanted | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 6.3 | 918 |
| 2011 |  The Muppets | Telethon Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 6.7 | 1,749 |
| 1999 |  The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Count / Pestie / Grouch Mayor / Grouch Cop (voice) | 6.2 | 98 |
| 1999 |  Muppets from Space | Robin / Statler / Ubergonzo (voice) | 6.1 | 381 |
| 1996 |  Muppet Treasure Island | Statler / Blind Pew / Mad Monty / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Tomato / Pirate / Skulls / Trelawney's Butler / Screaming Cat (voice) | 6.7 | 493 |
| 1992 |  The Muppet Christmas Carol | Tiny Tim Cratchit / Jacob Marley / Ghost of Christmas Present / Lew Zealand / Ma Bear / Mouse / Mr. Applegate / Penguin / Pig Gentleman / Pops / Rat (voice) | 7.5 | 1,218 |
| 1985 |  Follow That Bird | Count von Count / Herry Monster / Additional Muppets (voice) | 6.5 | 95 |
| 1984 |  The Muppets Take Manhattan | Camilla / Lew Zealand / Floyd / Bear / Chicken / Crazy Harry / Dog / Dr. Julias Strangepork / Granny / Penguin / Pops / The Count (voice) | 6.6 | 438 |
| 1982 |  The Dark Crystal | High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice) | 7.2 | 1,325 |
| 1981 |  The Great Muppet Caper | Sergeant Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Louis Kazagger / Bellhop Rat / Slim Wilson / "Dirty Bird" / Man in Park | 6.9 | 361 |
| 1979 |  The Muppet Movie | Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Lew Zealand / Camilla / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (assistant) (voice) | 7.2 | 727 |
Better together?
Jerry Nelson's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Dave Goelz and Jerry Nelson movies · Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson movies
Takes