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
| Birth Location | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1913-02-25 |
| Died | 1989-07-03 |
Movies
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
as Pat Quaid (archive footage)
2012
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
2004
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three-Hour Tour in History
as Himself (archive footage)
2001
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
as Himself
1987
Prince Jack
as Dealy
1985
Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
as President of the U.S.
1982
The Enchanted Journey
as Gamba
1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1981
There Goes The Bride
as Mr. Perkins
1980
The Gossip Columnist
as Jim Backus
1980
C.H.O.M.P.S.
as Mr. Gibbs
1979
The Rebels
as John Hancock
1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1979
Angels' Brigade
as Cmdr. Lindsey March
1979
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1978
Good Guys Wear Black
as Albert, the Doorman
1978
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as Kevin Grady
1977
Pete's Dragon
as The Mayor
1977
Never Con a Killer
as Stanley Bunch
1977
Friday Foster
as Enos Griffith
1975
Crazy Mama
as Mr. Albertson
1975
Cop on the Beat
as Jake Mandel
1975
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
1974
Goodnight Jackie
as Mr. Landry
1974
Miracle on 34th Street
as Shellhammer
1973
The Girl Most Likely to...
as Prof. David Tilson
1973
Magic Carpet
as George Benson
1972
Of Thee I Sing
as Senator Robert F. Lyons
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Timothy Forsythe
1972
Getting Away from It All
as Mike Lorimar
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Jim Backus
1971
Myra Breckinridge
as Doctor
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Staunch
1970
Uncle Sam Magoo
as Mr. Magoo
1970
Wake Me When the War Is Over
as Colonel
1969
Hello Down There
as T.R. Hollister
1969
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Tru-Blue Lou
1968
Don't Make Waves
as Self (uncredited)
1967
Damn Yankees
as Benny Van Buren
1967
Hurry Sundown
as Carter Sillens
1967
Billie
as Howard G. Carol
1965
Fluffy
as Sergeant
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Whitepaper
1965
Rendezvous in Space
as Moon (voice)
1964
Advance to the Rear
as Gen. Willoughby
1964
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery
as Mr. Magoo
1964
The Wheeler Dealers
as Bullard Bear
1963
Sunday in New York
as Chief Pilot Drysdale
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Tyler Fitzgerald
1963
Johnny Cool
as Louis Murphy
1963
My Six Loves
as Sheriff
1963
Operation Bikini
as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
1963
Critic's Choice
as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
1963
A Child Is Waiting
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1963
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1962
Zotz!
as Prof. Horatio Kellgore
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
1962
Boys' Night Out
as Peter Bowers
1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant
as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
1962
Magoo Meets Frankenstein
as Mr. Magoo
1961
Inside Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
1960
Ice Palace
as Dave Husack
1960
I Was a Teenage Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1960
Tom, Dick and Harriet
as James
1960
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
1001 Arabian Nights
as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
1959
Ask Any Girl
as Mr. Maxwell
1959
A Private's Affair
as Jim Gordon
1959
The Big Operator
as Cliff Heldon
1959
Terror Faces Magoo
as Mr. Magoo
1959
The Wild and the Innocent
as Mr. Forbes
1959
Magoo's Lodge Brother
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Merry Minstrel Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Magoo’s Homecoming
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Bwana Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Gumshoe Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Love Comes to Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Macabre
as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
1958
Magoo’s Cruise
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
as Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
1958
The High Cost of Loving
as Paul Mason
1958
The Explosive Mr. Magoo
as Mr Magoo (voice)
1958
Scoutmaster Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Magoo's Young Manhood
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Magoo's Private War
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo's Moose Hunt
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as King's Emissary
1957
Eighteen and Anxious
as Harvey Graham
1957
Rock Hound Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo Saves the Bank
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo's Masquerade
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Clarence Locan
1957
Magoo Breaks Par
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Matador Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo Goes Overboard
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Top Secret Affair
as Col. Homer W. Gooch
1957
Meet Mother Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
The Great Man
as Nick Cellantano
1956
The Opposite Sex
as Psychiatrist
1956
You Can't Run Away from It
as Danker
1956
The Girl He Left Behind
as Sgt. Hanna
1956
Magoo's Problem Child
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Trailblazer Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Magoo Beats the Heat
as Mr. Magoo(voice)
1956
The Naked Hills
as Willis Haver
1956
Calling Doctor Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Magoo Goes West
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Tom Culdane
1956
Magoo's Canine Mutiny
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
The Square Jungle
as Pat Quaid
1955
Magoo Makes News
as Mr. Magoo
1955
Rebel Without a Cause
as Frank Stark
1955
Francis in the Navy
as Commander Hutch
1955
Madcap Magoo
as Mr. Magoo
1955
Magoo Express
as Mr. Magoo
1955
Destination Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1954
Deep in My Heart
as Ben Judson
1954
Geraldine
as Jason Ambrose
1954
When Magoo Flew
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1954
I Love Melvin
as Mergo
1953
Above and Beyond
as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
1953
Angel Face
as District Attorney Judson
1953
Androcles and the Lion
as Centurion
1952
Hotsy Footsy
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1952
The Rose Bowl Story
as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
1952
Don't Bother to Knock
as Peter Jones
1952
Pat and Mike
as Charles Barry
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Jim Cleary
1952
Here Come the Nelsons
as Joe Randolph
1952
I Want You
as Harvey Landrum
1951
Grizzly Golfer
as Mr. Magoo
1951
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sam Harris
1951
The Man with a Cloak
as Flaherty
1951
Fuddy Duddy Buddy
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1951
Iron Man
as Max Watkins
1951
His Kind of Woman
as Myron Winton
1951
Bright Victory
as Bill Grayson
1951
Hollywood Story
as Mitch Davis
1951
Plutopia
as Milton the Cat
1951
Half Angel
as Michael Hogan
1951
Barefaced Flatfoot
as Mr. Magoo
1951
M
as The Mayor
1951
Bungled Bungalow
as Mr. Magoo
1951
Emergency Wedding
as Ed Hamley
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Willie Dennis (uncredited)
1950
Trouble Indemnity
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1950
Customs Agent
as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
1950
Spellbound Hound
as Mr. Magoo
1950
A Dangerous Profession
as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus)
1949
The Great Lover
as Higgins
1949
Easy Living
as Dr. Franklin
1949
Father Was a Fullback
as Professor Sullivan
1949
Ragtime Bear
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1949
One Last Fling
as Howard Pritchard
1949
A-Lad-in His Lamp
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Where Will You Hide?
as Narrator
1948
