Jim Backus
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 25, 1913 (113 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
| 2022 | The Unknown StorySelf - archive footage | |
| 2005 | Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant InnocentsHimself (uncredited) | |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays ItselfFrank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | Hollywood's Hidden SecretsSelf | |
| 1986 | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | |
| 1985 | Prince JackDealy | |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another KindPresident of the U.S. | |
| 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | |
| 1982 | Gilligan's PlanetThurston Howell, III (voice) | |
| 1981 | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell III | |
| 1981 | Enchanted JourneyGamba | |
| 1981 | Hill Street BluesMr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1980 | There Goes The BrideMr. Perkins | |
| 1980 | The Gossip ColumnistJim Backus | |
| 1979 | Angels' BrigadeCmdr. Lindsey March | |
| 1979 | C.H.O.M.P.S.Mr. Gibbs | |
| 1979 | The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell III | |
| 1979 | Eischied | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$Major Adams | |
| 1979 | The RebelsJohn Hancock | |
| 1978 | Rescue from Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell III | |
| 1978 | Good Guys Wear BlackAlbert, the Doorman | |
| 1978 | Flying High | |
| 1978 | Fantasy IslandCap Truman | |
| 1977 | Pete's DragonThe Mayor | |
| 1977 | Never Con a KillerStanley Bunch | |
| 1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for YouKevin Grady | |
| 1977 | CHiPsWeitzman | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatMarvin Waterman | |
| 1977 | What's New, Mr. Magoo? | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatMr. Landers | |
| 1976 | Charlie's AngelsIggy | |
| 1975 | Friday FosterEnos Griffith | |
| 1975 | Crazy MamaMr. Albertson | |
| 1975 | Cop on the BeatJake Mandel | |
| 1975 | Mobile OneMacklin | |
| 1975 | Ellery QueenHoward Biggers | |
| 1975 | Joe Forrester | |
| 1974 | Goodnight JackieMr. Landry | |
| 1974 | Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausNarrator / Santa Claus (voice) | |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man | |
| 1974 | The New Adventures of GilliganThurston Howell III (voice) | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | |
| 1974 | Harry OZiggy | |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely To...Prof. David Tilson | |
| 1973 | Miracle on 34th StreetShellhammer | |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | Police StoryJake Mandel | |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don'tTimothy Forsythe | |
| 1972 | Getting Away from It AllMike Lorimar | |
| 1972 | Magic CarpetGeorge Benson | |
| 1972 | Of Thee I SingSenator Robert F. Lyons | |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to HollywoodJim Backus | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1970 | Uncle Sam MagooMr. Magoo | |
| 1970 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyStaunch | |
| 1970 | Myra BreckinridgeDoctor | |
| 1970 | Nanny and the ProfessorDr. Charles Walters | |
| 1969 | Hello Down ThereT.R. Hollister | |
| 1969 | Wake Me When the War Is OverColonel | |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | The Barbara McNair ShowSelf | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.Bill | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleJerry Franks | |
| 1968 | Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Tru-Blue Lou | |
| 1968 | The Good Guys | |
| 1968 | The Mod SquadEmile Wade | |
| 1968 | BlondieJ.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Hurry SundownCarter Sillens | |
| 1967 | Don't Make WavesSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Damn YankeesBenny Van Buren | |
| 1967 | Accidental Family | |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1966 | Continental ShowcaseSelf - Host | |
| 1965 | BillieHoward G. Carol | |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Whitepaper | |
| 1965 | FluffySergeant | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestFabian Swanson | |
| 1965 | I Dream of JeannieGeneral Fitzhugh | |
| 1964 | Advance to the RearGen. Willoughby | |
| 1964 | Mr. Magoo, Man of MysteryMr. Magoo | |
| 1964 | Rendezvous in SpaceMoon (voice) | |
| 1964 | Mr. Magoo in Sherwood ForestMr. Magoo | |
| 1964 | Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell, III | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneWill Scataway | |
| 1964 | The Famous Adventures of Mr. MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldTyler Fitzgerald | |
| 1963 | The Wheeler DealersBullard Bear | |
| 1963 | Johnny CoolLouis Murphy | |
| 1963 | Critic's ChoiceDr. William Von Hagedorn | |
| 1963 | Operation BikiniBosun's Mate Ed Fennelly | |
| 1963 | My Six LovesSheriff | |
| 1963 | Sunday in New YorkChief Pilot Drysdale | |
| 1963 | A Child Is WaitingHot Dog Vendor (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawHarold Mason | |
| 1963 | Arrest and TrialSam Thayer | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawPork Pie Hannigan | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawHerkimer Witt | |
| 1962 | Boys' Night OutPeter Bowers | |
| 1962 | Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolMr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) | |
| 1962 | Zotz!Horatio Kellgore | |
| 1962 | The Horizontal LieutenantCmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag | |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe King (segment "The Dancing Princess") | |
| 1962 | The Beverly HillbilliesMarty Van Ransohoff | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | Magoo Meets FrankensteinMr. Magoo | |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell ShowMonte | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredKarl Bigger | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1960 | Ice PalaceDave Husack | |
| 1960 | Inside MagooMr. Magoo (voice) / Self | |
| 1960 | I Was a Teenage MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1960 | Tom, Dick and HarrietJames | |
| 1960 | The Mr. Magoo ShowMr Magoo | |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show | |
| 1959 | Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)Mr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1959 | 1001 Arabian NightsUncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice) | |
| 1959 | The Wild and the InnocentMr. Forbes | |
| 1959 | The Big OperatorCliff Heldon | |
| 1959 | A Private's AffairJim Gordon | |
| 1959 | Ask Any GirlMr. Maxwell | |
| 1959 | A Princess for MagooNarrator | |
| 1959 | Terror Faces MagooMr. Magoo | |
| 1959 | Magoo's Lodge BrotherMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1959 | Bwana MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1959 | Magoo’s HomecomingMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1959 | Merry Minstrel MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesWilliam Norbert | |
| 1958 | MacabreSheriff Jim Tyloe | |
| 1958 | The High Cost of LovingPaul Mason | |
| 1958 | Scoutmaster MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1958 | Magoo's Young ManhoodMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1958 | The Explosive Mr. MagooMr Magoo (voice) | |
| 1958 | Magoo’s Three-Point LandingMr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice) | |
| 1958 | Magoo’s CruiseMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1958 | Love Comes to MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1958 | Gumshoe MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripMaury Samuels | |
| 1957 | Man of a Thousand FacesClarence Locan | |
| 1957 | The Pied Piper of HamelinKing's Emissary | |
| 1957 | Top Secret AffairCol. Homer W. Gooch | |
| 1957 | Eighteen and AnxiousHarvey Graham | |
| 1957 | Rock Hound MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | Magoo's Moose HuntMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | Magoo's Private WarMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | Magoo Goes OverboardMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | Matador MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | Magoo Breaks ParMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | Magoo's MasqueradeMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | Magoo Saves the BankMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1957 | MaverickJoe Wheelwright | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf | |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from ItDanker | |
| 1956 | Magoo's Puddle JumperMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las VegasTom Culdane | |
| 1956 | The Naked HillsWillis Haver | |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left BehindSgt. Hanna | |
| 1956 | The Great ManNick Cellantano | |
| 1956 | The Opposite SexPsychiatrist | |
| 1956 | Magoo Goes WestMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1956 | Calling Doctor MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1956 | Magoo Beats the HeatMr. Magoo(voice) | |
| 1956 | Trailblazer MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1956 | Magoo's Problem ChildMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1956 | Meet Mother MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1956 | Magoo's Canine MutinyMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm ShowArthur Hutchins | |
| 1956 | ConflictDandy Summers | |
| 1955 | Rebel Without a CauseFrank Stark | |
| 1955 | Francis in the NavyCommander Hutch | |
| 1955 | The Square JunglePat Quaid | |
| 1955 | Magoo ExpressMr. Magoo | |
| 1955 | Madcap MagooMr. Magoo | |
| 1955 | Magoo Makes NewsMr. Magoo | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeReverend Sims | |
| 1955 | The MillionaireHenry Banning | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1954 | When Magoo FlewMr. Magoo/Pilot (voice) | |
| 1954 | Deep in My HeartBen Judson | |
| 1954 | Destination MagooMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1954 | Climax!Detective Herman | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel ShowSelf | |
| 1953 | I Love MelvinMergo | |
| 1953 | Angel FaceDistrict Attorney Judson | |
| 1953 | Above and BeyondGen. Curtis E. LeMay | |
| 1953 | GeraldineJason Ambrose | |
| 1952 | Don't Bother to KnockPeter Jones | |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A.Jim Cleary | |
| 1952 | Here Come the NelsonsJoe Randolph | |
| 1952 | Hotsy FootsyMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1952 | Androcles and the LionCenturion | |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl StoryMichael "Iron Mike" Burke | |
| 1952 | Pat and MikeCharles Barry | |
| 1952 | Pink and Blue BluesMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1952 | Pete HotheadLavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | I Married JoanJudge Bradley Stevens | |
| 1951 | His Kind of WomanMyron Winton | |
| 1951 | I'll See You in My DreamsSam Harris | |
| 1951 | Hollywood StoryMitch Davis | |
| 1951 | PlutopiaMilton the Cat | |
| 1951 | Iron ManMax Watkins | |
| 1951 | The Man with a CloakFlaherty | |
| 1951 | Half AngelMichael Hogan | |
| 1951 | I Want YouHarvey Landrum | |
| 1951 | MThe Mayor | |
| 1951 | Bungled BungalowMr. Magoo | |
| 1951 | Barefaced FlatfootMr. Magoo | |
| 1951 | Bright VictoryBill Grayson | |
| 1951 | Grizzly GolferMr. Magoo | |
| 1951 | Fuddy Duddy BuddyMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameKevin Grady | |
| 1950 | The Killer That Stalked New YorkWillie Dennis (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownJoseph "Little Joe" Rogers | |
| 1950 | Customs AgentShanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby | |
| 1950 | Spellbound HoundMr. Magoo | |
| 1950 | Emergency WeddingEd Hamley | |
| 1950 | Trouble IndemnityMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1950 | Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthyMagistrate Backus | |
| 1950 | The Popcorn StoryNarrator | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsLucus Edgerton | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreHarry | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Panelist | |
| 1949 | A Dangerous ProfessionPolice Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice) | |
| 1949 | Ragtime BearMr. Magoo (voice) | |
| 1949 | Father Was a FullbackProfessor Sullivan | |
| 1949 | One Last FlingHoward Pritchard | |
| 1949 | Easy LivingDr. Franklin | |
| 1949 | The Great LoverHiggins | |
| 1948 | A-Lad-in His LampSmokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Where Will You Hide?Narrator | |
| 1948 | Studio OneTim McTaggart | |
| - | Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPASelf / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio) |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to HollywoodWriter | |
| 1954 | Destination MagooStory |