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Jim Backus

Personal Info

Born: 1913-02-25
Died: 1989-07-03

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause

Frank Stark
7.5

Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon

The Mayor
6.3

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

Tyler Fitzgerald
7.0

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock

Peter Jones
6.6

Angels' Brigade
Angels' Brigade

Cmdr. Lindsey March
2.8

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Timothy Forsythe
6.3

The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York

Willie Dennis (uncredited)
6.1

Rescue from Gilligan's Island
Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III
4.7

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman

Myron Winton
6.6

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

Peter Bowers
5.8

Hello Down There
Hello Down There

T.R. Hollister
5.9

Macabre
Macabre

Sheriff Jim Tyloe
5.9

Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.

Jim Cleary
6.8

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Tru-Blue Lou
5.2

The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers

Bullard Bear
6.2

I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams

Sam Harris
4.7

Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces

Clarence Locan
6.7

Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy

Commander Hutch
5.5

1001 Arabian Nights
1001 Arabian Nights

Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
5.7

The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent

Mr. Forbes
6.3

Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story

Mitch Davis
6.6

Ice Palace
Ice Palace

Dave Husack
5.8

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Himself (uncredited)
0.0

Plutopia
Plutopia

Milton the Cat
5.6

A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession

Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
5.6

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
6.3

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
7.6

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
6.1

Iron Man
Iron Man

Max Watkins
6.1

Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind

President of the U.S.
2.7

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool

Louis Murphy
5.3

Zotz!
Zotz!

Prof. Horatio Kellgore
5.7

The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak

Flaherty
6.9

Friday Foster
Friday Foster

Enos Griffith
6.0

Billie
Billie

Howard G. Carol
5.0

The Girl Most Likely To...
The Girl Most Likely To...

Prof. David Tilson
6.6

Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice

Dr. William Von Hagedorn
5.5

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

Mr. Gibbs
5.0

You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It

Danker
4.7

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III
6.6

Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama

Mr. Albertson
5.6

Ragtime Bear
Ragtime Bear

Mr. Magoo (voice)
7.0

Uncle Sam Magoo
Uncle Sam Magoo

Mr. Magoo
0.0

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper
Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Mr. Magoo (voice)
5.4

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Whitepaper
3.4

Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback

Professor Sullivan
6.0

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

King's Emissary
5.3

The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant

Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
4.8

The Rebels
The Rebels

John Hancock
0.0

Operation Bikini
Operation Bikini

Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
3.8

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Jim Backus
4.7

Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Tom Culdane
4.5

Half Angel
Half Angel

Michael Hogan
5.6

The Naked Hills
The Naked Hills

Willis Haver
4.6

Customs Agent
Customs Agent

Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
0.0

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

Staunch
6.3

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind

Sgt. Hanna
4.0

Advance to the Rear
Advance to the Rear

Gen. Willoughby
5.0

Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown

Carter Sillens
6.4

Top Secret Affair
Top Secret Affair

Col. Homer W. Gooch
4.6

Inside Magoo
Inside Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
0.0

The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving

Paul Mason
5.7

Fluffy
Fluffy

Sergeant
6.5

My Six Loves
My Six Loves

Sheriff
5.6

I Want You
I Want You

Harvey Landrum
5.2

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street

Shellhammer
6.8

The Big Operator
The Big Operator

Cliff Heldon
5.8

Getting Away from It All
Getting Away from It All

Mike Lorimar
0.0

Here Come the Nelsons
Here Come the Nelsons

Joe Randolph
6.0

Goodnight Jackie

Mr. Landry
0.0

M
M

The Mayor
6.3

I Love Melvin
I Love Melvin

Mergo
6.2

The Square Jungle
The Square Jungle

Pat Quaid
5.9

Spellbound Hound
Spellbound Hound

Mr. Magoo
0.0

Bungled Bungalow
Bungled Bungalow

Mr. Magoo
0.0

Barefaced Flatfoot
Barefaced Flatfoot

Mr. Magoo
6.0

Angel Face
Angel Face

District Attorney Judson
7.1

Bright Victory
Bright Victory

Bill Grayson
6.9

Grizzly Golfer
Grizzly Golfer

Mr. Magoo
6.0

A Private's Affair
A Private's Affair

Jim Gordon
1.0

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
5.8

One Last Fling
One Last Fling

Howard Pritchard
4.0

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Pat Quaid (archive footage)
6.8

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
6.6

When Magoo Flew
When Magoo Flew

Mr. Magoo (voice)
6.6

Magic Carpet
Magic Carpet

George Benson
0.0

Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding

Ed Hamley
5.5

Never Con a Killer
Never Con a Killer

Stanley Bunch
0.0

The Great Man
The Great Man

Nick Cellantano
5.2

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Self
0.0

Good Guys Wear Black
Good Guys Wear Black

Albert, the Doorman
5.1

Fuddy Duddy Buddy
Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Mr. Magoo (voice)
6.0

Hotsy Footsy
Hotsy Footsy

Mr. Magoo (voice)
7.0

I Was a Teenage Magoo
I Was a Teenage Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Cop on the Beat
Cop on the Beat

Jake Mandel
4.1

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion

Centurion
5.8

Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge

Doctor
4.5

Magoo Meets Frankenstein
Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Mr. Magoo
0.0

Scoutmaster Magoo
Scoutmaster Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
6.0

Prince Jack
Prince Jack

Dealy
0.0

Trouble Indemnity
Trouble Indemnity

Mr. Magoo (voice)
5.8

There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride

Mr. Perkins
0.0

Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl

Mr. Maxwell
6.2

Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart

Ben Judson
6.8

Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves

Self (uncredited)
5.3

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III
4.7

The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex

Psychiatrist
5.2

The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story

Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
3.5

Tom, Dick and Harriet
Tom, Dick and Harriet

James
0.0

A Princess for Magoo

Narrator
0.0

Sunday in New York
Sunday in New York

Chief Pilot Drysdale
6.6

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Magistrate Backus
0.0

Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond

Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
6.1

Eighteen and Anxious
Eighteen and Anxious

Harvey Graham
6.0

Terror Faces Magoo
Terror Faces Magoo

Mr. Magoo
4.0

Magoo Express
Magoo Express

Mr. Magoo
6.0

Madcap Magoo
Madcap Magoo

Mr. Magoo
6.0

Magoo Makes News
Magoo Makes News

Mr. Magoo
6.0

Magoo Goes West
Magoo Goes West

Mr. Magoo (voice)
6.0

Calling Doctor Magoo
Calling Doctor Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Destination Magoo
Destination Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
8.0

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo
0.0

The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist

Jim Backus
7.5

Magoo Beats the Heat
Magoo Beats the Heat

Mr. Magoo(voice)
0.0

Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike

Charles Barry
6.3

Easy Living
Easy Living

Dr. Franklin
5.9

A-Lad-in His Lamp
A-Lad-in His Lamp

Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
7.1

Enchanted Journey
Enchanted Journey

Gamba
6.4

Trailblazer Magoo
Trailblazer Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo's Problem Child
Magoo's Problem Child

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Meet Mother Magoo
Meet Mother Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo's Canine Mutiny
Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Mr. Magoo (voice)
7.5

Rock Hound Magoo
Rock Hound Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo's Moose Hunt
Magoo's Moose Hunt

Mr. Magoo (voice)
5.0

Magoo's Private War
Magoo's Private War

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo Goes Overboard
Magoo Goes Overboard

Mr. Magoo (voice)
7.5

Matador Magoo
Matador Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo Breaks Par
Magoo Breaks Par

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo's Masquerade
Magoo's Masquerade

Mr. Magoo (voice)
1.0

Magoo Saves the Bank
Magoo Saves the Bank

Mr. Magoo (voice)
5.0

Magoo's Young Manhood
Magoo's Young Manhood

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Geraldine
Geraldine

Jason Ambrose
5.0

Magoo's Lodge Brother
Magoo's Lodge Brother

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees

Benny Van Buren
4.0

Wake Me When the War Is Over
Wake Me When the War Is Over

Colonel
5.0

A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting

Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
6.8

The Explosive Mr. Magoo
The Explosive Mr. Magoo

Mr Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
0.0

Magoo’s Cruise

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Love Comes to Magoo
Love Comes to Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Gumshoe Magoo
Gumshoe Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Bwana Magoo
Bwana Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Magoo’s Homecoming
Magoo’s Homecoming

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Merry Minstrel Magoo
Merry Minstrel Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)
0.0

Have I Got a Christmas for You
Have I Got a Christmas for You

Kevin Grady
0.0

The Great Lover
The Great Lover

Higgins
6.8

Rendezvous in Space
Rendezvous in Space

Moon (voice)
0.0

Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing

Senator Robert F. Lyons
6.0

Where Will You Hide?

Narrator
0.0

The Popcorn Story
The Popcorn Story

Narrator
6.0

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo
0.0

Pink and Blue Blues

Mr. Magoo (voice)
5.7