Actor Jim Henson (1936)

A dark fantasy film The Dark Crystal (1982), directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, tells the tale of two new races that emerged on the planet Thra a thousand years ago. This occurred after a Shard broke off from the Crystal of Truth. These races are known as the Skeksis, who use the corrupted Crystal to prolong their lives and the gentle Mystics, also known as urRu, who reside in the Valley of Stones, patiently awaiting their fate. UrSu, the leader of the Mystics, adopts Jen, a young Gelfling whose clan was killed by the cruel Skeksis. As the momentous Great Conjunction ...