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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

233

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-02-25

Day of Death

1989-07-03 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

James Gilmore Backus

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

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Angel Face

Angel Face

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

Acting

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

as

Frank Stark

Pete's Dragon

1977

Pete's Dragon

as

The Mayor

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

1963

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

as

Tyler Fitzgerald

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

Don't Bother to Knock

as

Peter Jones

Angels' Brigade

1979

Angels' Brigade

as

Cmdr. Lindsey March

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

as

Timothy Forsythe

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York

as

Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

as

Thurston Howell III

His Kind of Woman

1951

His Kind of Woman

as

Myron Winton

Boys' Night Out

1962

Boys' Night Out

as

Peter Bowers

Hello Down There

1969

Hello Down There

as

T.R. Hollister

Macabre

1958

Macabre

as

Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as

Jim Cleary

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

as

Tru-Blue Lou

The Wheeler Dealers

1963

The Wheeler Dealers

as

Bullard Bear

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

I'll See You in My Dreams

as

Sam Harris

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

Man of a Thousand Faces

as

Clarence Locan

Francis in the Navy

1955

Francis in the Navy

as

Commander Hutch

1001 Arabian Nights

1959

1001 Arabian Nights

as

Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

The Wild and the Innocent

as

Mr. Forbes

Hollywood Story

1951

Hollywood Story

as

Mitch Davis

Ice Palace

1960

Ice Palace

as

Dave Husack

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

as

Himself (uncredited)

Plutopia

1951

Plutopia

as

Milton the Cat

A Dangerous Profession

1949

A Dangerous Profession

as

Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

as

Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as

Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Iron Man

1951

Iron Man

as

Max Watkins

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982

Slapstick of Another Kind

as

President of the U.S.

Johnny Cool

1963

Johnny Cool

as

Louis Murphy

Zotz!

1962

Zotz!

as

Prof. Horatio Kellgore

The Man with a Cloak

1951

The Man with a Cloak

as

Flaherty

Friday Foster

1975

Friday Foster

as

Enos Griffith

Billie

1965

Billie

as

Howard G. Carol

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973

The Girl Most Likely To...

as

Prof. David Tilson

Critic's Choice

1963

Critic's Choice

as

Dr. William Von Hagedorn

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

1979

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

as

Mr. Gibbs

You Can't Run Away from It

1956

You Can't Run Away from It

as

Danker

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

as

Thurston Howell III

Crazy Mama

1975

Crazy Mama

as

Mr. Albertson

Ragtime Bear

1949

Ragtime Bear

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970

Uncle Sam Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as

Whitepaper

Father Was a Fullback

1949

Father Was a Fullback

as

Professor Sullivan

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as

King's Emissary

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962

The Horizontal Lieutenant

as

Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

The Rebels

1979

The Rebels

as

John Hancock

Operation Bikini

1963

Operation Bikini

as

Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as

Jim Backus

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

as

Tom Culdane

Half Angel

1951

Half Angel

as

Michael Hogan

The Naked Hills

1956

The Naked Hills

as

Willis Haver

Customs Agent

1950

Customs Agent

as

Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as

Staunch

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

The Girl He Left Behind

as

Sgt. Hanna

Advance to the Rear

1964

Advance to the Rear

as

Gen. Willoughby

Hurry Sundown

1967

Hurry Sundown

as

Carter Sillens

Top Secret Affair

1957

Top Secret Affair

as

Col. Homer W. Gooch

Inside Magoo

1960

Inside Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

The High Cost of Loving

1958

The High Cost of Loving

as

Paul Mason

Fluffy

1965

Fluffy

as

Sergeant

My Six Loves

1963

My Six Loves

as

Sheriff

I Want You

1951

I Want You

as

Harvey Landrum

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

Miracle on 34th Street

as

Shellhammer

The Big Operator

1959

The Big Operator

as

Cliff Heldon

Getting Away from It All

1972

Getting Away from It All

as

Mike Lorimar

Here Come the Nelsons

1952

Here Come the Nelsons

as

Joe Randolph

Goodnight Jackie

1974

Goodnight Jackie

as

Mr. Landry

M

1951

M

as

The Mayor

I Love Melvin

1953

I Love Melvin

as

Mergo

The Square Jungle

1955

The Square Jungle

as

Pat Quaid

Spellbound Hound

1950

Spellbound Hound

as

Mr. Magoo

Bungled Bungalow

1951

Bungled Bungalow

as

Mr. Magoo

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951

Barefaced Flatfoot

as

Mr. Magoo

Angel Face

1953

Angel Face

as

District Attorney Judson

Bright Victory

1951

Bright Victory

as

Bill Grayson

Grizzly Golfer

1951

Grizzly Golfer

as

Mr. Magoo

A Private's Affair

1959

A Private's Affair

as

Jim Gordon

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

as

The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

One Last Fling

1949

One Last Fling

as

Howard Pritchard

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

as

Pat Quaid (archive footage)

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

as

Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

When Magoo Flew

1954

When Magoo Flew

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magic Carpet

1972

Magic Carpet

as

George Benson

Emergency Wedding

1950

Emergency Wedding

as

Ed Hamley

Never Con a Killer

1977

Never Con a Killer

as

Stanley Bunch

The Great Man

1956

The Great Man

as

Nick Cellantano

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

as

Self

Good Guys Wear Black

1978

Good Guys Wear Black

as

Albert, the Doorman

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Hotsy Footsy

1952

Hotsy Footsy

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960

I Was a Teenage Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Cop on the Beat

1975

Cop on the Beat

as

Jake Mandel

Androcles and the Lion

1952

Androcles and the Lion

as

Centurion

Myra Breckinridge

1970

Myra Breckinridge

as

Doctor

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

as

Mr. Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958

Scoutmaster Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Prince Jack

1985

Prince Jack

as

Dealy

Trouble Indemnity

1950

Trouble Indemnity

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

There Goes The Bride

1980

There Goes The Bride

as

Mr. Perkins

Ask Any Girl

1959

Ask Any Girl

as

Mr. Maxwell

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as

Ben Judson

Don't Make Waves

1967

Don't Make Waves

as

Self (uncredited)

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as

Thurston Howell III

The Opposite Sex

1956

The Opposite Sex

as

Psychiatrist

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

The Rose Bowl Story

as

Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960

Tom, Dick and Harriet

as

James

A Princess for Magoo

1959

A Princess for Magoo

as

Narrator

Sunday in New York

1963

Sunday in New York

as

Chief Pilot Drysdale

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

as

Magistrate Backus

Above and Beyond

1953

Above and Beyond

as

Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Eighteen and Anxious

1957

Eighteen and Anxious

as

Harvey Graham

Terror Faces Magoo

1959

Terror Faces Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo

Magoo Express

1955

Magoo Express

as

Mr. Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955

Madcap Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo

Magoo Makes News

1955

Magoo Makes News

as

Mr. Magoo

Magoo Goes West

1956

Magoo Goes West

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956

Calling Doctor Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Destination Magoo

1954

Destination Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

as

Mr. Magoo

The Gossip Columnist

1980

The Gossip Columnist

as

Jim Backus

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956

Magoo Beats the Heat

as

Mr. Magoo(voice)

Pat and Mike

1952

Pat and Mike

as

Charles Barry

Easy Living

1949

Easy Living

as

Dr. Franklin

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948

A-Lad-in His Lamp

as

Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

Enchanted Journey

1981

Enchanted Journey

as

Gamba

Trailblazer Magoo

1956

Trailblazer Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Problem Child

1956

Magoo's Problem Child

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Mother Magoo

1956

Meet Mother Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Rock Hound Magoo

1957

Rock Hound Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957

Magoo's Moose Hunt

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

1957

Magoo's Private War

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957

Magoo Goes Overboard

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

1957

Matador Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Breaks Par

1957

Magoo Breaks Par

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Masquerade

1957

Magoo's Masquerade

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957

Magoo Saves the Bank

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958

Magoo's Young Manhood

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Geraldine

1953

Geraldine

as

Jason Ambrose

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959

Magoo's Lodge Brother

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Damn Yankees

1967

Damn Yankees

as

Benny Van Buren

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

Wake Me When the War Is Over

as

Colonel

A Child Is Waiting

1963

A Child Is Waiting

as

Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

as

Mr Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

as

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

Magoo’s Cruise

1958

Magoo’s Cruise

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

1958

Love Comes to Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Gumshoe Magoo

1958

Gumshoe Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

1959

Bwana Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959

Magoo’s Homecoming

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959

Merry Minstrel Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

Have I Got a Christmas for You

as

Kevin Grady

The Great Lover

1949

The Great Lover

as

Higgins

Rendezvous in Space

1964

Rendezvous in Space

as

Moon (voice)

Of Thee I Sing

1972

Of Thee I Sing

as

Senator Robert F. Lyons

Where Will You Hide?

1948

Where Will You Hide?

as

Narrator

The Popcorn Story

1950

The Popcorn Story

as

Narrator

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

1964

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

as

Mr. Magoo

Pink and Blue Blues

1952

Pink and Blue Blues

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Weitzman

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as

Monte

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Maury Samuels

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Harold Mason

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Karl Bigger

Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet

as

Thurston Howell, III (voice)

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

as

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Marvin Waterman

The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch

as

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

as

Thurston Howell, III

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

as

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Marty Van Ransohoff

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Iggy

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Continental Showcase

Continental Showcase

as

Self - Host

The New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan

as

Thurston Howell III (voice)

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Emile Wade

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

Sam Thayer

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Reverend Sims

Studio One

Studio One

as

Tim McTaggart

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Kevin Grady

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as

Blondie

Blondie

as

Mobile One

Mobile One

as

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as

Fabian Swanson

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

as

Dr. Charles Walters

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Will Scataway

Police Story

Police Story

as

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Henry Banning

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

Climax!

Climax!

as

Detective Herman

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

Accidental Family

Accidental Family

as

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as

Howard Biggers

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Lucus Edgerton

Eischied

Eischied

as

I Married Joan

I Married Joan

as

Judge Bradley Stevens

Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes

as

Flying High

Flying High

as

The Barbara McNair Show

The Barbara McNair Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

as

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

as

The Mr. Magoo Show

The Mr. Magoo Show

as

Mr Magoo

The Jim Backus Show

The Jim Backus Show

as

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Joe Wheelwright

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

as

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Jerry Franks

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Bill

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Harry

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

William Norbert

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

as

Arthur Hutchins

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Pork Pie Hannigan

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Herkimer Witt

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

as

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Mr. Landers

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as

Self

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

as

General Fitzhugh

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

as

Cap Truman

Harry O

Harry O

as

Ziggy

Production

Crew

Directing