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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-02-25 (112 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Jim Backus

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2012

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom as Pat Quaid (archive footage)

2005

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

1987

1986

1985

Prince Jack as Dealy

1982

Slapstick of Another Kind as President of the U.S.
Gilligan's Planet as Thurston Howell, III (voice)

1981

1980

There Goes The Bride as Mr. Perkins
The Gossip Columnist as Jim Backus

1979

Angels' Brigade as Cmdr. Lindsey March
C.H.O.M.P.S. as Mr. Gibbs
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III
The Rebels as John Hancock

1978

Rescue from Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III
Good Guys Wear Black as Albert, the Doorman
Fantasy Island as Cap Truman

1977

Pete's Dragon as The Mayor
Never Con a Killer as Stanley Bunch
CHiPs as Weitzman
The Love Boat as Marvin Waterman
The Love Boat as Mr. Landers

1976

1975

Friday Foster as Enos Griffith
Crazy Mama as Mr. Albertson
Cop on the Beat as Jake Mandel
Ellery Queen as Howard Biggers

1974

Goodnight Jackie as Mr. Landry
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
The New Adventures of Gilligan as Thurston Howell III (voice)

1973

The Girl Most Likely To... as Prof. David Tilson
Miracle on 34th Street as Shellhammer

1972

Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Timothy Forsythe
Getting Away from It All as Mike Lorimar
Magic Carpet as George Benson
Of Thee I Sing as Senator Robert F. Lyons

1971

1970

Uncle Sam Magoo as Mr. Magoo
Nanny and the Professor as Dr. Charles Walters

1969

Hello Down There as T.R. Hollister
Love, American Style as Jerry Franks

1968

The Mod Squad as Emile Wade

1967

Hurry Sundown as Carter Sillens
Don't Make Waves as Self (uncredited)
Damn Yankees as Benny Van Buren

1966

Continental Showcase as Self - Host

1965

Billie as Howard G. Carol
Fluffy as Sergeant
The Wild Wild West as Fabian Swanson
I Dream of Jeannie as General Fitzhugh

1964

Advance to the Rear as Gen. Willoughby
Rendezvous in Space as Moon (voice)
Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell, III
Daniel Boone as Will Scataway

1963

The Wheeler Dealers as Bullard Bear
Johnny Cool as Louis Murphy
Critic's Choice as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
Operation Bikini as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
My Six Loves as Sheriff
Sunday in New York as Chief Pilot Drysdale
A Child Is Waiting as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Burke's Law as Harold Mason
Arrest and Trial as Sam Thayer
Burke's Law as Pork Pie Hannigan
Burke's Law as Herkimer Witt

1962

Boys' Night Out as Peter Bowers
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Zotz! as Prof. Horatio Kellgore
The Horizontal Lieutenant as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Beverly Hillbillies as Marty Van Ransohoff

1961

Cain's Hundred as Karl Bigger
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1960

Ice Palace as Dave Husack
Inside Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
I Was a Teenage Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Mr. Magoo Show as Mr Magoo

1959

1001 Arabian Nights as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
The Big Operator as Cliff Heldon
A Private's Affair as Jim Gordon
Ask Any Girl as Mr. Maxwell
Terror Faces Magoo as Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Lodge Brother as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Bwana Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Merry Minstrel Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Homecoming as Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Untouchables as William Norbert

1958

Macabre as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
Scoutmaster Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Young Manhood as Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Explosive Mr. Magoo as Mr Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Cruise as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Gumshoe Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing as Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
Love Comes to Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
77 Sunset Strip as Maury Samuels

1957

Man of a Thousand Faces as Clarence Locan
The Pied Piper of Hamelin as King's Emissary
Top Secret Affair as Col. Homer W. Gooch
Eighteen and Anxious as Harvey Graham
Rock Hound Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes Overboard as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Masquerade as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Moose Hunt as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Matador Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Private War as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Breaks Par as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Saves the Bank as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Maverick as Joe Wheelwright

1956

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Meet Me in Las Vegas as Tom Culdane
The Naked Hills as Willis Haver
The Great Man as Nick Cellantano
The Opposite Sex as Psychiatrist
Calling Doctor Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes West as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Beats the Heat as Mr. Magoo(voice)
Magoo's Canine Mutiny as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Meet Mother Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Trailblazer Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Problem Child as Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Gale Storm Show as Arthur Hutchins

1955

Rebel Without a Cause as Frank Stark
Francis in the Navy as Commander Hutch
The Square Jungle as Pat Quaid
Magoo Makes News as Mr. Magoo
Magoo Express as Mr. Magoo
Madcap Magoo as Mr. Magoo
Gunsmoke as Reverend Sims
The Millionaire as Henry Banning

1954

When Magoo Flew as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Deep in My Heart as Ben Judson
Destination Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Geraldine as Jason Ambrose
Climax! as Detective Herman

1953

I Love Melvin as Mergo
Angel Face as District Attorney Judson
Above and Beyond as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

1952

Don't Bother to Knock as Peter Jones
Deadline - U.S.A. as Jim Cleary
Here Come the Nelsons as Joe Randolph
Hotsy Footsy as Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Rose Bowl Story as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
Pat and Mike as Charles Barry
Pink and Blue Blues as Mr. Magoo (voice)
I Married Joan as Judge Bradley Stevens

1951

His Kind of Woman as Myron Winton
Hollywood Story as Mitch Davis
Plutopia as Milton the Cat
Iron Man as Max Watkins
Half Angel as Michael Hogan
I Want You as Harvey Landrum
M as The Mayor
Bungled Bungalow as Mr. Magoo
Barefaced Flatfoot as Mr. Magoo
Bright Victory as Bill Grayson
Grizzly Golfer as Mr. Magoo
Fuddy Duddy Buddy as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Kevin Grady

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York as Willie Dennis (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
Customs Agent as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
Spellbound Hound as Mr. Magoo
Emergency Wedding as Ed Hamley
Trouble Indemnity as Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Popcorn Story as Narrator
Robert Montgomery Presents as Lucus Edgerton
What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

1949

A Dangerous Profession as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
Ragtime Bear as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Father Was a Fullback as Professor Sullivan
One Last Fling as Howard Pritchard
Easy Living as Dr. Franklin
The Great Lover as Higgins

1948

A-Lad-in His Lamp as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
Studio One as Tim McTaggart

Writing

1954