Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Acting

Birthday

1913/02/25

Day of death

1989/07/03 (76 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also know as

James Gilmore 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.

Acting
Rebel Without a Cause
7.5

(1955) Rebel Without a Cause

as Frank Stark

Pete's Dragon
6.3

(1977) Pete's Dragon

as The Mayor

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Tyler Fitzgerald

Don't Bother to Knock
6.6

(1952) Don't Bother to Knock

as Peter Jones

Angels' Brigade
2.8

(1979) Angels' Brigade

as Cmdr. Lindsey March

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
6.3

(1972) Now You See Him, Now You Don't

as Timothy Forsythe

The Killer That Stalked New York
6.1

(1950) The Killer That Stalked New York

as Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Rescue from Gilligan's Island
4.7

(1978) Rescue from Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell III

His Kind of Woman
6.7

(1951) His Kind of Woman

as Myron Winton

Boys' Night Out
5.8

(1962) Boys' Night Out

as Peter Bowers

Hello Down There
5.9

(1969) Hello Down There

as T.R. Hollister

Macabre
5.9

(1958) Macabre

as Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Deadline - U.S.A.
6.8

(1952) Deadline - U.S.A.

as Jim Cleary

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
0.0

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

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
5.2

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

as Tru-Blue Lou

The Wheeler Dealers
6.2

(1963) The Wheeler Dealers

as Bullard Bear

I'll See You in My Dreams
4.7

(1951) I'll See You in My Dreams

as Sam Harris

Man of a Thousand Faces
6.7

(1957) Man of a Thousand Faces

as Clarence Locan

Francis in the Navy
5.5

(1955) Francis in the Navy

as Commander Hutch

1001 Arabian Nights
5.7

(1959) 1001 Arabian Nights

as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

The Wild and the Innocent
6.3

(1959) The Wild and the Innocent

as Mr. Forbes

Hollywood Story
6.6

(1951) Hollywood Story

as Mitch Davis

Ice Palace
5.8

(1960) Ice Palace

as Dave Husack

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
0.0

(2005) Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

as Himself (uncredited)

Plutopia
5.6

(1951) Plutopia

as Milton the Cat

A Dangerous Profession
5.6

(1949) A Dangerous Profession

as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
6.3

(1962) Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.7

(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself

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

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.1

(1950) Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Iron Man
4.5

(1951) Iron Man

as Max Watkins

Slapstick of Another Kind
2.7

(1982) Slapstick of Another Kind

as President of the U.S.

Johnny Cool
5.3

(1963) Johnny Cool

as Louis Murphy

Zotz!
5.6

(1962) Zotz!

as Prof. Horatio Kellgore

The Man with a Cloak
6.9

(1951) The Man with a Cloak

as Flaherty

Friday Foster
5.9

(1975) Friday Foster

as Enos Griffith

Billie
5.0

(1965) Billie

as Howard G. Carol

The Girl Most Likely To...
6.6

(1973) The Girl Most Likely To...

as Prof. David Tilson

Critic's Choice
5.5

(1963) Critic's Choice

as Dr. William Von Hagedorn

C.H.O.M.P.S.
5.0

(1979) C.H.O.M.P.S.

as Mr. Gibbs

You Can't Run Away from It
4.3

(1956) You Can't Run Away from It

as Danker

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
6.6

(1979) The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell III

Crazy Mama
5.7

(1975) Crazy Mama

as Mr. Albertson

Ragtime Bear
6.8

(1949) Ragtime Bear

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Uncle Sam Magoo
0.0

(1970) Uncle Sam Magoo

as Mr. Magoo

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper
5.1

(1956) Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.4

(1965) John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Whitepaper

Father Was a Fullback
6.0

(1949) Father Was a Fullback

as Professor Sullivan

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
5.6

(1957) The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as King's Emissary

The Horizontal Lieutenant
4.8

(1962) The Horizontal Lieutenant

as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

The Rebels
0.0

(1979) The Rebels

as John Hancock

Operation Bikini
3.8

(1963) Operation Bikini

as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
5.1

(1971) Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Jim Backus

Meet Me in Las Vegas
4.7

(1956) Meet Me in Las Vegas

as Tom Culdane

Half Angel
5.6

(1951) Half Angel

as Michael Hogan

The Naked Hills
4.6

(1956) The Naked Hills

as Willis Haver

Customs Agent
0.0

(1950) Customs Agent

as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
6.3

(1970) The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Staunch

The Girl He Left Behind
4.0

(1956) The Girl He Left Behind

as Sgt. Hanna

Advance to the Rear
5.0

(1964) Advance to the Rear

as Gen. Willoughby

Hurry Sundown
6.4

(1967) Hurry Sundown

as Carter Sillens

Top Secret Affair
4.6

(1957) Top Secret Affair

as Col. Homer W. Gooch

Inside Magoo
0.0

(1960) Inside Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

The High Cost of Loving
5.7

(1958) The High Cost of Loving

as Paul Mason

Fluffy
6.5

(1965) Fluffy

as Sergeant

My Six Loves
5.6

(1963) My Six Loves

as Sheriff

I Want You
5.2

(1951) I Want You

as Harvey Landrum

Miracle on 34th Street
6.8

(1973) Miracle on 34th Street

as Shellhammer

The Big Operator
5.8

(1959) The Big Operator

as Cliff Heldon

Getting Away from It All
0.0

(1972) Getting Away from It All

as Mike Lorimar

Here Come the Nelsons
6.0

(1952) Here Come the Nelsons

as Joe Randolph

0.0

(1974) Goodnight Jackie

as Mr. Landry

M
6.3

(1951) M

as The Mayor

I Love Melvin
6.2

(1953) I Love Melvin

as Mergo

The Square Jungle
6.0

(1955) The Square Jungle

as Pat Quaid

Bungled Bungalow
0.0

(1951) Bungled Bungalow

as Mr. Magoo

Barefaced Flatfoot
6.0

(1951) Barefaced Flatfoot

as Mr. Magoo

Spellbound Hound
0.0

(1950) Spellbound Hound

as Mr. Magoo

Angel Face
7.1

(1953) Angel Face

as District Attorney Judson

Bright Victory
6.9

(1951) Bright Victory

as Bill Grayson

Grizzly Golfer
6.0

(1951) Grizzly Golfer

as Mr. Magoo

A Private's Affair
1.0

(1959) A Private's Affair

as Jim Gordon

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.8

(1962) The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

One Last Fling
4.0

(1949) One Last Fling

as Howard Pritchard

Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx
6.8

(2012) Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

as Pat Quaid (archive footage)

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
6.3

(1974) Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

When Magoo Flew
6.4

(1954) When Magoo Flew

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magic Carpet
0.0

(1972) Magic Carpet

as George Benson

Emergency Wedding
5.5

(1950) Emergency Wedding

as Ed Hamley

Never Con a Killer
0.0

(1977) Never Con a Killer

as Stanley Bunch

The Great Man
4.8

(1956) The Great Man

as Nick Cellantano

0.0

(1987) Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

as Self

Good Guys Wear Black
5.2

(1978) Good Guys Wear Black

as Albert, the Doorman

Fuddy Duddy Buddy
6.0

(1951) Fuddy Duddy Buddy

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Hotsy Footsy
7.0

(1952) Hotsy Footsy

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

I Was a Teenage Magoo
0.0

(1960) I Was a Teenage Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Cop on the Beat
4.1

(1975) Cop on the Beat

as Jake Mandel

Androcles and the Lion
5.8

(1952) Androcles and the Lion

as Centurion

Myra Breckinridge
4.5

(1970) Myra Breckinridge

as Doctor

Magoo Meets Frankenstein
0.0

(1961) Magoo Meets Frankenstein

as Mr. Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo
6.0

(1958) Scoutmaster Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Prince Jack
0.0

(1985) Prince Jack

as Dealy

Trouble Indemnity
5.8

(1950) Trouble Indemnity

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

There Goes The Bride
0.0

(1980) There Goes The Bride

as Mr. Perkins

Ask Any Girl
6.2

(1959) Ask Any Girl

as Mr. Maxwell

Deep in My Heart
6.8

(1954) Deep in My Heart

as Ben Judson

Don't Make Waves
5.3

(1967) Don't Make Waves

as Self (uncredited)

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
5.4

(1981) The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell III

The Opposite Sex
5.2

(1956) The Opposite Sex

as Psychiatrist

The Rose Bowl Story
3.5

(1952) The Rose Bowl Story

as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Tom, Dick and Harriet
0.0

(1960) Tom, Dick and Harriet

as James

0.0

(1959) A Princess for Magoo

as Narrator

Sunday in New York
6.6

(1963) Sunday in New York

as Chief Pilot Drysdale

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
0.0

(1950) Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

as Magistrate Backus

Above and Beyond
6.1

(1953) Above and Beyond

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Eighteen and Anxious
6.0

(1957) Eighteen and Anxious

as Harvey Graham

Terror Faces Magoo
4.0

(1959) Terror Faces Magoo

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo Makes News
6.0

(1955) Magoo Makes News

as Mr. Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo
0.0

(1956) Calling Doctor Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Express
6.0

(1955) Magoo Express

as Mr. Magoo

Madcap Magoo
6.0

(1955) Madcap Magoo

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo Goes West
6.0

(1956) Magoo Goes West

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Destination Magoo
8.0

(1954) Destination Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery
0.0

(1964) Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

as Mr. Magoo

The Gossip Columnist
7.5

(1980) The Gossip Columnist

as Jim Backus

Magoo Beats the Heat
0.0

(1956) Magoo Beats the Heat

as Mr. Magoo(voice)

Pat and Mike
6.3

(1952) Pat and Mike

as Charles Barry

Easy Living
5.9

(1949) Easy Living

as Dr. Franklin

A-Lad-in His Lamp
7.1

(1948) A-Lad-in His Lamp

as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

グリックの冒険
7.8

(1981) The Enchanted Journey

as Gamba

Magoo's Canine Mutiny
7.5

(1956) Magoo's Canine Mutiny

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Mother Magoo
0.0

(1956) Meet Mother Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Rock Hound Magoo
0.0

(1957) Rock Hound Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Trailblazer Magoo
0.0

(1956) Trailblazer Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Problem Child
0.0

(1956) Magoo's Problem Child

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard
7.5

(1957) Magoo Goes Overboard

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Masquerade
1.0

(1957) Magoo's Masquerade

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt
5.0

(1957) Magoo's Moose Hunt

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo
0.0

(1957) Matador Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War
0.0

(1957) Magoo's Private War

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Breaks Par
0.0

(1957) Magoo Breaks Par

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank
5.0

(1957) Magoo Saves the Bank

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood
0.0

(1958) Magoo's Young Manhood

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Geraldine
5.0

(1954) Geraldine

as Jason Ambrose

Magoo's Lodge Brother
0.0

(1959) Magoo's Lodge Brother

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Damn Yankees
4.0

(1967) Damn Yankees

as Benny Van Buren

Wake Me When the War Is Over
5.0

(1969) Wake Me When the War Is Over

as Colonel

A Child Is Waiting
6.8

(1963) A Child Is Waiting

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

The Explosive Mr. Magoo
0.0

(1958) The Explosive Mr. Magoo

as Mr Magoo (voice)

0.0

(1958) Magoo’s Cruise

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Gumshoe Magoo
0.0

(1958) Gumshoe Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
0.0

(1958) Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

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

Bwana Magoo
0.0

(1959) Bwana Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo
0.0

(1959) Merry Minstrel Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo
0.0

(1958) Love Comes to Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming
0.0

(1959) Magoo’s Homecoming

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Have I Got a Christmas for You
0.0

(1977) Have I Got a Christmas for You

as Kevin Grady

The Great Lover
6.8

(1949) The Great Lover

as Higgins

Rendezvous in Space
0.0

(1964) Rendezvous in Space

as Moon (voice)

Of Thee I Sing
6.0

(1972) Of Thee I Sing

as Senator Robert F. Lyons

0.0

(1948) Where Will You Hide?

as Narrator

The Popcorn Story
0.0

(1950) The Popcorn Story

as Narrator

CHiPs
6.8

(1977) CHiPs

as Weitzman

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Monte

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Maury Samuels

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Harold Mason

Cain's Hundred
4.7

(1961) Cain's Hundred

as Karl Bigger

Gilligan's Planet
5.7

(1982) Gilligan's Planet

as Thurston Howell, III (voice)

The Good Guys
6.0

(1968) The Good Guys

as ---

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Marvin Waterman

The Brady Bunch
6.7

(1969) The Brady Bunch

as ---

Gilligan's Island
7.4

(1964) Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell, III

Chico and the Man
5.8

(1974) Chico and the Man

as ---

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Marty Van Ransohoff

Alias Smith and Jones
6.9

(1971) Alias Smith and Jones

as ---

Charlie's Angels
6.6

(1976) Charlie's Angels

as Iggy

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

0.0

(1966) Continental Showcase

as Self - Host

The New Adventures of Gilligan
4.8

(1974) The New Adventures of Gilligan

as Thurston Howell III (voice)

The Mod Squad
6.5

(1968) The Mod Squad

as Emile Wade

Medical Center
6.1

(1969) Medical Center

as ---

Arrest and Trial
7.0

(1963) Arrest and Trial

as Sam Thayer

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Reverend Sims

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Tim McTaggart

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Kevin Grady

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.6

(1974) Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as ---

0.0

(1968) Blondie

as ---

Harry O
4.6

(1974) Harry O

as ---

5.0

(1975) Mobile One

as ---

The Wild Wild West
7.6

(1965) The Wild Wild West

as Fabian Swanson

Nanny and the Professor
6.0

(1970) Nanny and the Professor

as Dr. Charles Walters

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Will Scataway

Police Story
7.1

(1973) Police Story

as ---

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Henry Banning

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.6

(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Detective Herman

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

Accidental Family
5.0

(1967) Accidental Family

as ---

Ellery Queen
7.4

(1975) Ellery Queen

as Howard Biggers

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Lucus Edgerton

6.0

(1979) Eischied

as ---

I Married Joan
6.0

(1952) I Married Joan

as Judge Bradley Stevens

0.0

(1979) Sweepstakes

as ---

Flying High
4.5

(1978) Flying High

as ---

0.0

(1969) The Barbara McNair Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
8.5

(1986) The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

as ---

What's New, Mr. Magoo?
7.5

(1977) What's New, Mr. Magoo?

as ---

The Mr. Magoo Show
6.7

(1960) The Mr. Magoo Show

as Mr Magoo

0.0

(1960) The Jim Backus Show

as ---

Joe Forrester
7.0

(1975) Joe Forrester

as ---

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Joe Wheelwright

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
6.8

(1964) The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love, American Style
6.0

(1969) Love, American Style

as Jerry Franks

Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.5

(1969) Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Bill

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Harry

The Untouchables
7.9

(1959) The Untouchables

as William Norbert

5.5

(1956) The Gale Storm Show

as Arthur Hutchins

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Pork Pie Hannigan

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Herkimer Witt

7.0

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Mr. Landers

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

6.5

(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
6.9

(1967) The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

(1965) I Dream of Jeannie

as General Fitzhugh

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Fantasy Island
6.4

(1978) Fantasy Island

as Cap Truman