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Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 25, 1913
Died Jul 03, 1989 (76)
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. ...

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985

as Dealy

Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

1982

as President of the U.S.

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

as Thurston Howell III

The Enchanted Journey

The Enchanted Journey

1981

as Gamba

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980

as Mr. Perkins

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980

as Jim Backus

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979

as Thurston Howell III

The Rebels

The Rebels

1979

as John Hancock

C.H.O.M.P.S.

C.H.O.M.P.S.

1979

as Mr. Gibbs

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979

as Cmdr. Lindsey March

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978

as Thurston Howell III

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978

as Albert, the Doorman

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

as Kevin Grady

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977

as Stanley Bunch

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977

as The Mayor

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975

as Jake Mandel

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975

as Mr. Albertson

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975

as Enos Griffith

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

Goodnight Jackie

Goodnight Jackie

1974

as Mr. Landry

The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973

as Prof. David Tilson

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

as Shellhammer

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

as Timothy Forsythe

Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

1972

as Senator Robert F. Lyons

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972

as George Benson

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972

as Mike Lorimar

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

as Jim Backus

Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970

as Mr. Magoo

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

as Staunch

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970

as Doctor

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

as Colonel

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969

as T.R. Hollister

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

as Tru-Blue Lou

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

1967

as Benny Van Buren

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967

as Carter Sillens

Billie

Billie

1965

as Howard G. Carol

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

as Whitepaper

Fluffy

Fluffy

1965

as Sergeant

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964

as Moon (voice)

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964

as Gen. Willoughby

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

as Louis Murphy

Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

1963

as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963

as Bullard Bear

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963

as Chief Pilot Drysdale

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963

as Dr. William Von Hagedorn

My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963

as Sheriff

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Tyler Fitzgerald

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962

as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Zotz!

Zotz!

1962

as Prof. Horatio Kellgore

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962

as Peter Bowers

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960

as Dave Husack

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

Bwana Magoo

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959

as Mr. Magoo

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959

as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

as Mr. Forbes

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959

as Mr. Maxwell

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959

as Cliff Heldon

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959

as Jim Gordon

Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Gumshoe Magoo

Gumshoe Magoo

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958

as Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)

Magoo’s Cruise

Magoo’s Cruise

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Macabre

Macabre

1958

as Sheriff Jim Tyloe

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958

as Paul Mason

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958

as Mr Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

Matador Magoo

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

1957

as Harvey Graham

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

as King's Emissary

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957

as Col. Homer W. Gooch

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

as Clarence Locan

Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956

as Mr. Magoo(voice)

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Sgt. Hanna

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

as Tom Culdane

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956

as Danker

The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956

as Willis Haver

The Great Man

The Great Man

1956

as Nick Cellantano

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956

as Psychiatrist

Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

1955

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo Express

Magoo Express

1955

as Mr. Magoo

Madcap Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955

as Mr. Magoo

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Frank Stark

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955

as Commander Hutch

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955

as Pat Quaid

Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

1954

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Geraldine

Geraldine

1954

as Jason Ambrose

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Ben Judson

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953

as Mergo

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953

as District Attorney Judson

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Hotsy Footsy

Hotsy Footsy

1952

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Peter Jones

Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952

as Joe Randolph

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Jim Cleary

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Centurion

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952

as Charles Barry

Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951

as Mr. Magoo

Grizzly Golfer

Grizzly Golfer

1951

as Mr. Magoo

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Plutopia

Plutopia

1951

as Milton the Cat

Half Angel

Half Angel

1951

as Michael Hogan

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951

as Mitch Davis

Iron Man

Iron Man

1951

as Max Watkins

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951

as Flaherty

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951

as Bill Grayson

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

as Sam Harris

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951

as Myron Winton

I Want You

I Want You

1951

as Harvey Landrum

M

M

1951

as The Mayor

Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

1950

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

1950

as Mr. Magoo

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

1950

as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950

as Ed Hamley

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

as Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

1949

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

1949

as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus)

One Last Fling

One Last Fling

1949

as Howard Pritchard

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949

as Professor Sullivan

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949

as Higgins

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949

as Dr. Franklin

Where Will You Hide?

Where Will You Hide?

1948

as Narrator

A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948

as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

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Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Rebel Without a Cause Nominated
Television Credits

The Mr. Magoo Show

as Mr Magoo

Episodes: 130

First Aired: Nov 07, 1960

Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell, III

Episodes: 98

First Aired: Sep 26, 1964

I Married Joan

as Judge Bradley Stevens

Episodes: 98

First Aired: Oct 15, 1952

The New Adventures of Gilligan

as Thurston Howell III (voice)

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Sep 07, 1974

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Sep 26, 1964

Gilligan's Planet

as Thurston Howell, III (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 18, 1982

Charlie's Angels

as Iggy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Studio One

as Tim McTaggart

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Love, American Style

as Jerry Franks

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

CHiPs

as Weitzman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

The Dick Powell Show

as Monte

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1961

77 Sunset Strip

as Maury Samuels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Burke's Law

as Harold Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Cain's Hundred

as Karl Bigger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

The Love Boat

as Marvin Waterman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Marty Van Ransohoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1962

The Mod Squad

as Emile Wade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Arrest and Trial

as Sam Thayer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Gunsmoke

as Reverend Sims

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Kevin Grady

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Wild Wild West

as Fabian Swanson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Nanny and the Professor

as Dr. Charles Walters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 1970

Daniel Boone

as Will Scataway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Millionaire

as Henry Banning

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Climax!

as Detective Herman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Ellery Queen

as Howard Biggers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Lucus Edgerton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Maverick

as Joe Wheelwright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

The Gale Storm Show

as Arthur Hutchins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1956

Lux Video Theatre

as Harry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Untouchables

as William Norbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

Burke's Law

as Pork Pie Hannigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Burke's Law

as Herkimer Witt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

The Love Boat

as Mr. Landers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

I Dream of Jeannie

as General Fitzhugh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Fantasy Island

as Cap Truman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1978

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

Episodes: 261

First Aired: Sep 13, 1986

The Jim Backus Show

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Oct 06, 1960

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Sep 10, 1977

Continental Showcase

as Self - Host

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jun 11, 1966

Blondie

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 26, 1968

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 29, 1957

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Good Guys

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

The Brady Bunch

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 26, 1969

Police Story

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

The George Gobel Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1954

Chico and the Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Alias Smith and Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1971

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Harry O

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Mobile One

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1975

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

Accidental Family

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1967

Eischied

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1979

Sweepstakes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

Flying High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1978

The Barbara McNair Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1969

Joe Forrester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 1967

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