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Jim Backus

Acting
February 25, 1913
— July 3, 1989(76 years old)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

James Gilmore Backus

Known For

Charlie's Angels series poster (1976)
6.7

Charlie's Angels

Iggy

The Love Boat series poster (1977)
6.3

The Love Boat

Marvin Waterman

The Love Boat series poster (1977)
6.3

The Love Boat

Mr. Landers

Love, American Style series poster (1969)
6.1

Love, American Style

Jerry Franks

Climax! series poster (1954)
3.3

Climax!

Detective Herman

Robert Montgomery Presents series poster (1950)
5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Lucus Edgerton

Maverick series poster (1957)
6.9

Maverick

Joe Wheelwright

Fantasy Island series poster (1978)
6.4

Fantasy Island

Cap Truman

The Beverly Hillbillies series poster (1962)
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

Marty Van Ransohoff

Medical Center series poster (1969)
6.1

Medical Center

Studio One series poster (1948)
5.0

Studio One

Tim McTaggart

Photos of Jim Backus

Filmography

2000s

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents movie poster (2005)

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Himself (uncredited)

Los Angeles Plays Itself movie poster (2004)
7.6

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

1980s

Prince Jack movie poster (1985)

Prince Jack

Dealy

Slapstick of Another Kind movie poster (1982)
2.7

Slapstick of Another Kind

President of the U.S.

1970s

Angels' Brigade movie poster (1979)
3.1

Angels' Brigade

Cmdr. Lindsey March

C.H.O.M.P.S. movie poster (1979)
5.0

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

Mr. Gibbs

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island movie poster (1979)
6.6

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III

Good Guys Wear Black movie poster (1978)
5.1

Good Guys Wear Black

Albert, the Doorman

Rescue from Gilligan's Island movie poster (1978)
4.6

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III

Pete's Dragon movie poster (1977)
6.3

Pete's Dragon

The Mayor

Never Con a Killer movie poster (1977)

Never Con a Killer

Stanley Bunch

Crazy Mama movie poster (1975)
5.5

Crazy Mama

Mr. Albertson

Friday Foster movie poster (1975)
5.9

Friday Foster

Enos Griffith

Cop on the Beat movie poster (1975)
4.1

Cop on the Beat

Jake Mandel

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus movie poster (1974)
6.6

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

The Girl Most Likely To... movie poster (1973)
6.6

The Girl Most Likely To...

Prof. David Tilson

Miracle on 34th Street movie poster (1973)
6.8

Miracle on 34th Street

Shellhammer

Now You See Him, Now You Don't movie poster (1972)
6.2

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Timothy Forsythe

Magic Carpet movie poster (1972)

Magic Carpet

George Benson

Getting Away from It All movie poster (1972)

Getting Away from It All

Mike Lorimar

Mooch Goes to Hollywood movie poster (1971)
4.3

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Jim Backus

Myra Breckinridge movie poster (1970)
4.5

Myra Breckinridge

Doctor

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County movie poster (1970)
6.2

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

Staunch

Uncle Sam Magoo movie poster (1970)

Uncle Sam Magoo

Mr. Magoo

1960s

Hello Down There movie poster (1969)
5.7

Hello Down There

T.R. Hollister

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? movie poster (1968)
4.9

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Tru-Blue Lou

Hurry Sundown movie poster (1967)
6.4

Hurry Sundown

Carter Sillens

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! movie poster (1965)
3.1

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Whitepaper

Billie movie poster (1965)
4.7

Billie

Howard G. Carol

Fluffy movie poster (1965)
6.5

Fluffy

Sergeant

Advance to the Rear movie poster (1964)
5.0

Advance to the Rear

Gen. Willoughby

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World movie poster (1963)
7.0

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

Tyler Fitzgerald

Critic's Choice movie poster (1963)
5.6

Critic's Choice

Dr. William Von Hagedorn

The Wheeler Dealers movie poster (1963)
6.2

The Wheeler Dealers

Bullard Bear

Johnny Cool movie poster (1963)
5.1

Johnny Cool

Louis Murphy

My Six Loves movie poster (1963)
5.6

My Six Loves

Sheriff

Operation Bikini movie poster (1963)
3.7

Operation Bikini

Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Boys' Night Out movie poster (1962)
5.8

Boys' Night Out

Peter Bowers

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm movie poster (1962)
5.8

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol movie poster (1962)
6.2

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

The Horizontal Lieutenant movie poster (1962)
4.8

The Horizontal Lieutenant

Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Zotz! movie poster (1962)
5.4

Zotz!

Horatio Kellgore

Magoo Meets Frankenstein movie poster (1961)

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Mr. Magoo

Ice Palace movie poster (1960)
5.8

Ice Palace

Dave Husack

Inside Magoo movie poster (1960)

Inside Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

I Was a Teenage Magoo movie poster (1960)

I Was a Teenage Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)

1950s

The Big Operator movie poster (1959)
5.8

The Big Operator

Cliff Heldon

A Private's Affair movie poster (1959)
1.0

A Private's Affair

Jim Gordon

The Wild and the Innocent movie poster (1959)
6.3

The Wild and the Innocent

Mr. Forbes

1001 Arabian Nights movie poster (1959)
5.7

1001 Arabian Nights

Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) movie poster (1959)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Mr. Magoo (voice)

The High Cost of Loving movie poster (1958)
5.7

The High Cost of Loving

Paul Mason

Macabre movie poster (1958)
5.9

Macabre

Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Scoutmaster Magoo movie poster (1958)
6.0

Scoutmaster Magoo

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Man of a Thousand Faces movie poster (1957)
6.7

Man of a Thousand Faces

Clarence Locan

The Pied Piper of Hamelin movie poster (1957)
5.5

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

King's Emissary

Top Secret Affair movie poster (1957)
4.3

Top Secret Affair

Col. Homer W. Gooch

The Great Man movie poster (1956)
4.6

The Great Man

Nick Cellantano

Meet Me in Las Vegas movie poster (1956)
4.2

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Tom Culdane

You Can't Run Away from It movie poster (1956)
4.7

You Can't Run Away from It

Danker

The Girl He Left Behind movie poster (1956)
4.0

The Girl He Left Behind

Sgt. Hanna

The Naked Hills movie poster (1956)
4.6

The Naked Hills

Willis Haver

Magoo's Puddle Jumper movie poster (1956)
5.5

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Rebel Without a Cause movie poster (1955)
7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

Frank Stark

The Square Jungle movie poster (1955)
5.9

The Square Jungle

Pat Quaid

Francis in the Navy movie poster (1955)
5.5

Francis in the Navy

Commander Hutch

Destination Magoo movie poster (1954)
8.0

Destination Magoo

Story

When Magoo Flew movie poster (1954)
6.6

When Magoo Flew

Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)

Angel Face movie poster (1953)
7.1

Angel Face

District Attorney Judson

I Love Melvin movie poster (1953)
6.0

I Love Melvin

Mergo

Don't Bother to Knock movie poster (1952)
6.6

Don't Bother to Knock

Peter Jones

Deadline - U.S.A. movie poster (1952)
6.9

Deadline - U.S.A.

Jim Cleary

Androcles and the Lion movie poster (1952)
5.8

Androcles and the Lion

Centurion

Here Come the Nelsons movie poster (1952)
6.0

Here Come the Nelsons

Joe Randolph

Hotsy Footsy movie poster (1952)
7.0

Hotsy Footsy

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Plutopia movie poster (1951)
5.7

Plutopia

Milton the Cat

M movie poster (1951)
6.4

M

The Mayor

His Kind of Woman movie poster (1951)
6.7

His Kind of Woman

Myron Winton

Hollywood Story movie poster (1951)
6.6

Hollywood Story

Mitch Davis

Iron Man movie poster (1951)
6.1

Iron Man

Max Watkins

Bright Victory movie poster (1951)
6.9

Bright Victory

Bill Grayson

Half Angel movie poster (1951)
5.6

Half Angel

Michael Hogan

The Man with a Cloak movie poster (1951)
6.9

The Man with a Cloak

Flaherty

I Want You movie poster (1951)
4.7

I Want You

Harvey Landrum

I'll See You in My Dreams movie poster (1951)
4.7

I'll See You in My Dreams

Sam Harris

Grizzly Golfer movie poster (1951)
6.0

Grizzly Golfer

Mr. Magoo

Fuddy Duddy Buddy movie poster (1951)
6.0

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bungled Bungalow movie poster (1951)

Bungled Bungalow

Mr. Magoo

Barefaced Flatfoot movie poster (1951)
6.0

Barefaced Flatfoot

Mr. Magoo

The Killer That Stalked New York movie poster (1950)
6.1

The Killer That Stalked New York

Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town movie poster (1950)
6.5

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Emergency Wedding movie poster (1950)
5.5

Emergency Wedding

Ed Hamley

Customs Agent movie poster (1950)

Customs Agent

Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

Trouble Indemnity movie poster (1950)
5.8

Trouble Indemnity

Mr. Magoo (voice)

Spellbound Hound movie poster (1950)

Spellbound Hound

Mr. Magoo

1940s

A Dangerous Profession movie poster (1949)
5.6

A Dangerous Profession

Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)

Father Was a Fullback movie poster (1949)
6.0

Father Was a Fullback

Professor Sullivan

One Last Fling movie poster (1949)
3.8

One Last Fling

Howard Pritchard

Ragtime Bear movie poster (1949)
7.0

Ragtime Bear

Mr. Magoo (voice)