The Characters and Their Performers[]
- Jen, a Gelfling: Jim Henson
- Kira, a Gelfling: Kathryn Mullen
- Aughra, keeper of secrets: Frank Oz
- Fizzgig, a friendly monster: Dave Goelz
The Skeksis, Masters of the Dark Crystal:
- Chamberlain: Frank Oz
- General: Dave Goelz
- High Priest and emperor: Jim Henson
- Scientist: Steve Whitmire
- Gourmand: Louise Gold
- Ornamentalist: Brian Muehl
- Scroll keeper: Bob Payne
- Slave master: Mike Quinn
- Treasurer: Tim Rose
The Mystics:
- Ritual guardian and Dying master: Brian Muehl
- Weaver: Jene-Pierre Amiel
- Cook: Hugh Spight
- Numerologist: Robby Barnett
- Herbalist : Swee Lim
- Chanter: Simon Williamson,
- Scribe: Hus Levant
- Alchemist: Toby Philpott
- Healer: Dave Greenaway, Richard Slaughter
The Landstriders:
Additional Performers:
- Kiran Shah, Mike Edmonds, Peter Boroughs, Malcolm Dixon, Sadie Corré, Deep Roy, Jack Purvis, Gerald Staddon, Mike Cottrell, John Ghaven, Abbie Jones, Natasha Knight, Lisa Esson
- Stunts: Kiran Shah
With the Voices of:[]
- Lisa Maxwell, David Buck, Stephen Garlick, Charles Collingwood, Billie Whitelaw, Sean Barrett, Percy Edwards, Brian Muehl, Barry Dennen, Miki Iveria, Michael Kilgarriff, Jerry Nelson, Patrick Monckton, Steve Whitmire, Sue Westerby, Thick Wilson, Joseph O'Conor, John Baddeley
The Production[]
- Produced by Jim Henson and Gary Kurtz
- Directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz
- Screenplay by David Odell
- Executive Producer: David Lazer
- Story by Jim Henson
- Conceptual Designer: Brian Froud
- Music by Trevor Jones
- Production Designer: Harry Lange
- Director of Photography: Oswald Morris, B.S.C.
- Film Editor: Ralph Kemplen
- Associate Producer: Bruce Sharman
- Special Visual Effects: Roy Field, B.S.C., Brain Smithies
- Supervising Art Director: Charles Bishop
- Art Directors: Terry Ackland-Snow, Malcolm Stone, Brian Ackland-Snow
- Set Decorator: Peter Young
- Operating Cameraman: Derek Browne
- Property Master: George Ball
- Assistant Director: Dusty Symonds
- Associate Producer: Henson Organization Duncan Kenworthy
- Continuity: Cheryl Leigh
- Choreography and Mime Training: Jean-Pierre Amiel
- Second Unit Director: Gary Kurtz
- Miniature Effects Director: Brian Smithies
- Director Miniature Photography: Paul Wilson
- Mechanical Effects Supervisor: Ian Wingrove
- Optical Printing Supervisor: Richard Dimbleby
- Matte Paintings: Mike Pangrazio, Chris Evans
- Sound Editor: Nicholas Stevenson
- Music Editors: Michael Clifford, Dina Eaton
- Assembly Film Editor: Marcel Durham
- Dialogue Editor: Brian Mann
- Optical Editorial Coordinator: William Webb
- Dialogue Supervisor: Louis Elman
- Production Sound: Peter Sutton
- Re-Recording: Bill Rowe
Creature Development:
- Creature and Costume Design: Brian Froud
- Creative Supervisor: Sherry Amott
Creature Design and Fabrication Supervisors:
- Gelflings: Wendy Midener
- Skeksis: Lyle Conway, Sarah Bradpiece
- Mystics: Sherry Amott, Tim Clarke
- Garthim: Fred Nihda
- Aughra and urSkeks: Lyle Conway
- Landstriders: Valerie Charlton
- Podlings and Slaves: Sherry Amott
- Environmental Creatures: Tim Miller, John Coppinger
- Fizzgig: Rollin Krewson
Associate Costume Designers:
- Skeksis: Sarah Bradpiece, Steven Gregory
- Mystics: Shirley Denny, Diana Mosley
- Gelflings and Podlings: Polly Smith, Barbara Davis, Ellis Duncan
- Costumers: Val Jones, Lesja Liber
- Wardrobe Supervisor: Betty Adamson
- Wigs and Hair: Stuart Artingstall
- Special Mechanical Design: Leigh Donald
- ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS;
- Mystic monk
- Skeksis collector
- Skeksis spymaster
- Skeksis mariner
- Skeksis General
- Raunip
- Sauroids