Jim Backus


    Starbirth:
    February 25, 1913
    Supernova:
    July 3, 1989
    Birthplace:
    Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Overview

Jim Backus (1913–1989) was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous credits are The Alan Young Radio Show, I Married Joan, Gilligan's Island, and Rebel Without a Cause. He also starred on his own show The Jim Backus Show.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom Pat Quaid (archive footage) 2012
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents Himself (uncredited) 2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage) 2004
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three-Hour Tour in History Himself (archive footage) 2001
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets Himself 1987
Prince Jack Dealy 1985
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) President of the U.S. 1982
The Enchanted Journey Gamba 1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 1981
There Goes The Bride Mr. Perkins 1980
The Gossip Columnist Jim Backus 1980
C.H.O.M.P.S. Mr. Gibbs 1979
The Rebels John Hancock 1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 1979
Angels' Brigade Cmdr. Lindsey March 1979
Rescue from Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 1978
Good Guys Wear Black Albert, the Doorman 1978
Have I Got a Christmas for You Kevin Grady 1977
Pete's Dragon The Mayor 1977
Never Con a Killer Stanley Bunch 1977
Friday Foster Enos Griffith 1975
Crazy Mama Mr. Albertson 1975
Cop on the Beat Jake Mandel 1975
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Narrator / Santa Claus (voice) 1974
Goodnight Jackie Mr. Landry 1974
Miracle on 34th Street Shellhammer 1973
The Girl Most Likely to... Prof. David Tilson 1973
Magic Carpet George Benson 1972
Of Thee I Sing Senator Robert F. Lyons 1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't Timothy Forsythe 1972
Getting Away from It All Mike Lorimar 1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood Jim Backus 1971
Myra Breckinridge Doctor 1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Staunch 1970
Uncle Sam Magoo Mr. Magoo 1970
Wake Me When the War Is Over Colonel 1969
Hello Down There T.R. Hollister 1969
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Tru-Blue Lou 1968
Don't Make Waves Self (uncredited) 1967
Damn Yankees Benny Van Buren 1967
Hurry Sundown Carter Sillens 1967
Billie Howard G. Carol 1965
Fluffy Sergeant 1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Whitepaper 1965
Rendezvous in Space Moon (voice) 1964
Advance to the Rear Gen. Willoughby 1964
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery Mr. Magoo 1964
The Wheeler Dealers Bullard Bear 1963
Sunday in New York Chief Pilot Drysdale 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Tyler Fitzgerald 1963
Johnny Cool Louis Murphy 1963
My Six Loves Sheriff 1963
Operation Bikini Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly 1963
Critic's Choice Dr. William Von Hagedorn 1963
A Child Is Waiting Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) 1963
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) 1962
Zotz! Prof. Horatio Kellgore 1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm The King (segment "The Dancing Princess") 1962
Boys' Night Out Peter Bowers 1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag 1962
Magoo Meets Frankenstein Mr. Magoo 1961
Inside Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self 1960
Ice Palace Dave Husack 1960
Tom, Dick and Harriet James 1960
I Was a Teenage Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1960
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959
1001 Arabian Nights Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice) 1959
Ask Any Girl Mr. Maxwell 1959
A Private's Affair Jim Gordon 1959
The Big Operator Cliff Heldon 1959
Terror Faces Magoo Mr. Magoo 1959
The Wild and the Innocent Mr. Forbes 1959
Magoo's Lodge Brother Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959
Merry Minstrel Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959
Magoo’s Homecoming Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959
Bwana Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959
Gumshoe Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958
Love Comes to Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958
Macabre Sheriff Jim Tyloe 1958
Magoo’s Cruise Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice) 1958
The High Cost of Loving Paul Mason 1958
The Explosive Mr. Magoo Mr Magoo (voice) 1958
Scoutmaster Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958
Magoo's Young Manhood Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958
Magoo's Private War Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
Magoo's Moose Hunt Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin King's Emissary 1957
Eighteen and Anxious Harvey Graham 1957
Rock Hound Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
Magoo Saves the Bank Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
Man of a Thousand Faces Clarence Locan 1957
Magoo's Masquerade Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
Magoo Breaks Par Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
Matador Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
Magoo Goes Overboard Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957
Top Secret Affair Col. Homer W. Gooch 1957
Meet Mother Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956
The Great Man Nick Cellantano 1956
The Opposite Sex Psychiatrist 1956
You Can't Run Away from It Danker 1956
The Girl He Left Behind Sgt. Hanna 1956
Magoo's Problem Child Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956
Trailblazer Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956
Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956
Magoo Beats the Heat Mr. Magoo(voice) 1956
The Naked Hills Willis Haver 1956
Calling Doctor Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956
Magoo Goes West Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas Tom Culdane 1956
Magoo's Canine Mutiny Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956
The Square Jungle Pat Quaid 1955
Magoo Makes News Mr. Magoo 1955
Rebel Without a Cause Frank Stark 1955
Francis in the Navy Commander Hutch 1955
Madcap Magoo Mr. Magoo 1955
Magoo Express Mr. Magoo 1955
Destination Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1954
Deep in My Heart Ben Judson 1954
Geraldine Jason Ambrose 1954
When Magoo Flew Mr. Magoo (voice) 1954
I Love Melvin Mergo 1953
Angel Face District Attorney Judson 1953
Above and Beyond Gen. Curtis E. LeMay 1953
Androcles and the Lion Centurion 1952
Hotsy Footsy Mr. Magoo (voice) 1952
The Rose Bowl Story Michael "Iron Mike" Burke 1952
Don't Bother to Knock Peter Jones 1952
Pat and Mike Charles Barry 1952
Deadline - U.S.A. Jim Cleary 1952
Here Come the Nelsons Joe Randolph 1952
I Want You Harvey Landrum 1951
Grizzly Golfer Mr. Magoo 1951
I'll See You in My Dreams Sam Harris 1951
The Man with a Cloak Flaherty 1951
Fuddy Duddy Buddy Mr. Magoo (voice) 1951
Iron Man Max Watkins 1951
His Kind of Woman Myron Winton 1951
Bright Victory Bill Grayson 1951
Hollywood Story Mitch Davis 1951
Plutopia Milton the Cat 1951
Half Angel Michael Hogan 1951
Barefaced Flatfoot Mr. Magoo 1951
M The Mayor 1951
Bungled Bungalow Mr. Magoo 1951
Emergency Wedding Ed Hamley 1950
The Killer That Stalked New York Willie Dennis (uncredited) 1950
Trouble Indemnity Mr. Magoo (voice) 1950
Customs Agent Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers 1950
Spellbound Hound Mr. Magoo 1950
A Dangerous Profession Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus) 1949
The Great Lover Higgins 1949
Easy Living Dr. Franklin 1949
Father Was a Fullback Professor Sullivan 1949
Ragtime Bear Mr. Magoo (voice) 1949
One Last Fling Howard Pritchard 1949
A-Lad-in His Lamp Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited) 1948
Where Will You Hide? Narrator 1948
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The New Adventures of Gilligan <blank> <mt>
Charlie's Angels Iggy <mt>
Gunsmoke Reverend Sims <mt>
Studio One Tim McTaggart <mt>
Blondie <blank> <mt>
Police Story <blank> <mt>
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self <mt>
Daniel Boone Will Scataway <mt>
Climax! Detective Herman <mt>
Eischied <blank> <mt>
Robert Montgomery Presents Lucus Edgerton <mt>
The Mr. Magoo Show Mr Magoo <mt>
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show <blank> <mt>
The Dick Powell Show Monte <mt>
Cain's Hundred Karl Bigger <mt>
CHiPs Weitzman <mt>
Gilligan's Planet <blank> <mt>
77 Sunset Strip Maury Samuels <mt>
Burke's Law Harold Mason <mt>
The Good Guys <blank> <mt>
The Love Boat Marvin Waterman <mt>
The Beverly Hillbillies Marty Van Ransohoff <mt>
Chico and the Man <blank> <mt>
The Brady Bunch <blank> <mt>
Arrest and Trial Sam Thayer <mt>
Alias Smith and Jones <blank> <mt>
The Mod Squad Emile Wade <mt>
Medical Center <blank> <mt>
Hallmark Hall of Fame Kevin Grady <mt>
Kolchak: The Night Stalker <blank> <mt>
Mobile One <blank> <mt>
Nanny and the Professor Dr. Charles Walters <mt>
The Wild Wild West Fabian Swanson <mt>
Harry O <blank> <mt>
The Millionaire Henry Banning <mt>
Accidental Family <blank> <mt>
Matinee Theater <blank> <mt>
Ellery Queen Howard Biggers <mt>
I Married Joan Judge Bradley Stevens <mt>
The Jim Backus Show <blank> <mt>
Sweepstakes <blank> <mt>
Flying High <blank> <mt>
The Barbara McNair Show Self <mt>
What's New, Mr. Magoo? <blank> <mt>
Joe Forrester <blank> <mt>
Maverick Joe Wheelwright <mt>
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) <mt>
The Love Boat Mr. Landers <mt>
I Dream of Jeannie General Fitzhugh <mt>
What's My Line? Self - Panelist <mt>
The Merv Griffin Show Self <mt>
Continental Showcase Self - Host <mt>
Burke's Law Pork Pie Hannigan <mt>
Burke's Law Herkimer Witt <mt>
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self <mt>
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self <mt>
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self <mt>
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host <mt>
Marcus Welby, M.D. Bill <mt>
Love, American Style Jerry Franks <mt>
The Untouchables William Norbert <mt>
The Gale Storm Show Arthur Hutchins <mt>
Lux Video Theatre Harry <mt>
The George Gobel Show Self <mt>
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