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Don Sahlin

Don Sahlin
  • Name: Don Sahlin
  • Birthday: 1928-06-19
  • Also known as: Donald George Sahlin
  • Place of birth: Stratford, Connecticut, USA
  • Popularity: 0.001
Biography: Donald George Sahlin (June 19, 1928 – February 19, 1978) was a Muppet designer and builder who worked for Jim Henson from 1962 to 1977. Muppets creator Jim Henson described Sahlin as “the man most responsible for the look of the Muppets.” Sahlin began making puppets at age 11, initially building a shadow theater and cardboard figurines. As an adult he built several puppets for Kukla, Fran and Ollie and created special effects sequences for films such as G.I. Blues and The Time Machine. His first creation for Jim Henson was Rowlf the Dog, which he built in 1962 for a series of Purina Dog Chow commercials. Don would go on to design and build most of the Muppet characters, including... Read More

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Title Release date
The Muppet Script   as  Himself (archive footage) 2025-02-09
Jim Henson Idea Man   as  Self (archive footage) 2024-05-18
The Muppets on Puppets   as  Self 1970-01-05
Time Piece   as  Comic 1965-05-07