Jim Backus

Actor

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.

Born: February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died: July 3, 1989 (Age 76)

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Jim Backus Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
1001 Arabian Nights Movie	5.9	Actor	Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)	1959
A Dangerous Profession Movie	5.8	Actor	Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus)	1949
A Private's Affair Movie	5.2	Actor	Jim Gordon	1959
Above and Beyond Movie	6.7	Actor	Gen. Curtis E. LeMay	1953
Advance to the Rear Movie	5.7	Actor	Gen. Willoughby	1964
Androcles and the Lion Movie	5.8	Actor	Centurion	1952
Angel Face Movie	7.3	Actor	District Attorney Judson	1953
Angels' Brigade Movie	2	Actor	Cmdr. Lindsey March	1979
Ask Any Girl Movie	6.3	Actor	Mr. Maxwell	1959
Billie Movie	5.5	Actor	Howard G. Carol	1965
Boys' Night Out Movie	6.7	Actor	Peter Bowers	1962
Bright Victory Movie	7.1	Actor	Bill Grayson	1951
C.H.O.M.P.S. Movie	4.7	Actor	Mr. Gibbs	1979
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Movie	6	Actor	Staunch	1970
Crazy Mama Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.2	Actor	Mr. Albertson	1975
Critic's Choice Movie	5.5	Actor	Dr. William Von Hagedorn	1963
Deadline - U.S.A. Movie	7.1	Actor	Jim Cleary	1952
Deep in My Heart Movie	6.1	Actor	Ben Judson	1954
Don't Bother to Knock Movie	7	Actor	Peter Jones	1952
Father Was a Fullback Movie	6.2	Actor	Professor Sullivan	1949
Fluffy Movie	5.7	Actor	Sergeant	1965
Francis in the Navy Movie	5.5	Actor	Commander Hutch	1955
Friday Foster Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Enos Griffith	1975
Good Guys Wear Black Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.3	Actor	Albert, the Doorman	1978
Half Angel Movie	5.7	Actor	Michael Hogan	1951
Hello Down There Movie	5.4	Actor	T.R. Hollister	1969
Here Come the Nelsons Movie	6.3	Actor	Joe Randolph	1952
His Kind of Woman Movie	6.8	Actor	Myron Winton	1951
Hollywood Story Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Mitch Davis	1951
Hurry Sundown Movie	6	Actor	Carter Sillens	1967
I Love Melvin Movie	6.3	Actor	Mergo	1953
I Want You Movie	6.3	Actor	Harvey Landrum	1951
I'll See You in My Dreams Movie	6.6	Actor	Sam Harris	1951
Ice Palace Movie	5.9	Actor	Dave Husack	1960
Iron Man Movie	6	Actor	Max Watkins	1951
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Tyler Fitzgerald	1963
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Movie	4.8	Actor	Whitepaper	1965
Johnny Cool Movie	6.2	Actor	Louis Murphy	1963
Rebel Without a Cause Movie	7.8	Actor	Frank Stark	1955
Pete's Dragon Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	The Mayor	1977
Myra Breckinridge Movie	4.7	Actor	Doctor	1970
Sunday in New York Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Chief Pilot Drysdale	1963
Man of a Thousand Faces Movie	7	Actor	Clarence Locan	1957
Now You See Him, Now You Don't Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Timothy Forsythe	1972
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")	1962
M Movie	6.7	Actor	The Mayor	1951
The Opposite Sex Movie	6	Actor	Psychiatrist	1956
The Wheeler Dealers Movie	6.6	Actor	Bullard Bear	1963
Macabre Movie	5.9	Actor	Sheriff Jim Tyloe	1958
The Man with a Cloak Movie	6.4	Actor	Flaherty	1951
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Movie	5.6	Actor	Tru-Blue Lou	1968
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) Movie	2.3	Actor	President of the U.S.	1982
The Killer That Stalked New York Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Willie Dennis (uncredited)	1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Movie	6.5	Actor	Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers	1950
Zotz! Movie	5.7	Actor	Prof. Horatio Kellgore	1962
Meet Me in Las Vegas Movie	5.9	Actor	Tom Culdane	1956
The Wild and the Innocent Movie	6.1	Actor	Mr. Forbes	1959
My Six Loves Movie	6.3	Actor	Sheriff	1963
You Can't Run Away from It Movie	5.7	Actor	Danker	1956
Top Secret Affair Movie	6	Actor	Col. Homer W. Gooch	1957
The Great Man Movie	6.7	Actor	Nick Cellantano	1956
The Horizontal Lieutenant Movie	5.7	Actor	Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag	1962
The Girl He Left Behind Movie	5	Actor	Sgt. Hanna	1956
Operation Bikini Movie	3.5	Actor	Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly	1963
The Square Jungle Movie	6.3	Actor	Pat Quaid	1955
The High Cost of Loving Movie	6.3	Actor	Paul Mason	1958
The Naked Hills Movie	5.3	Actor	Willis Haver	1956
The Big Operator Movie	6.2	Actor	Cliff Heldon	1959
There Goes The Bride Movie	3.2	Actor	Mr. Perkins	1980
One Last Fling Movie	4.8	Actor	Howard Pritchard	1949
Pat and Mike Movie	6.7	Actor	Charles Barry	1952
Emergency Wedding Movie	5.6	Actor	Ed Hamley	1950
Prince Jack Movie	6.3	Actor	Dealy	1985
Eighteen and Anxious Movie	6.9	Actor	Harvey Graham	1957
The Rose Bowl Story Movie	5.2	Actor	Michael "Iron Mike" Burke	1952
Goodnight Jackie Movie	5.4	Actor	Mr. Landry	1974
Customs Agent Movie	6.2	Actor	Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby	1950
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom Movie	7.6	Actor	Pat Quaid (archive footage)	2012
Easy Living Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Franklin	1949
The Enchanted Journey Movie	6.8	Actor	Gamba	1981
Geraldine Movie	5.8	Actor	Jason Ambrose	1954
A Child Is Waiting Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)	1963
The Great Lover Movie	6.3	Actor	Higgins	1949
Los Angeles Plays Itself Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)	2004
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets Movie		Actor	Self	1987
Don't Make Waves Movie	5.9	Actor	Self (uncredited)	1967
Tom, Dick and Harriet Movie		Actor	James	1960
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents Movie		Actor	Himself (uncredited)	2005
Magoo Meets Frankenstein Movie		Actor	Mr. Magoo	1961
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery Movie		Actor	Mr. Magoo	1964
Gilligan's Island TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Thurston Howell, III 98 Episodes	1964-1992
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo TV Show	7	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice) 29 Episodes	1964-1965
I Married Joan TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Judge Bradley Stevens 98 Episodes	1952-1955
Gilligan's Planet TV Show	5.7	Actor	Thurston Howell, III (voice) 13 Episodes	1982-1983
What's New, Mr. Magoo? TV Show	6.7	Actor	32 Episodes	1977-1977
Police Story TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	3 Episodes	1973-1980
Blondie TV Show	6.6	Actor	14 Episodes	1968-1969
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	7.9	Actor	Kevin Grady 1 Episode	1951-1978
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	Tim McTaggart 2 Episodes	1948-1958
The Dick Powell Theatre TV Show	7.2	Actor	Monte 1 Episode	1961-1963
Cain's Hundred TV Show	7.6	Actor	Karl Bigger 1 Episode	1961-1962
CHiPs TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Weitzman 1 Episode	1977-1983
The Good Guys TV Show	6.8	Actor	3 Episodes	1968-1970
Ellery Queen TV Show	8.2	Actor	Howard Biggers 1 Episode	1975-1976
Flying High TV Show	6.4	Actor	1 Episode	1978-1979
Joe Forrester TV Show	7.4	Actor	1 Episode	1975-1976
The Love Boat TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Mr. Landers 1 Episode	1977-1987
What's My Line? TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Self - Panelist 4 Episodes	1950-1967
The Merv Griffin Show TV Show	6.4	Actor	Self 2 Episodes	1962-1986
I Dream of Jeannie TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	General Fitzhugh 1 Episode	1965-1970
Matinee Theatre TV Show	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	1955-1958
The Beverly Hillbillies TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Marty Van Ransohoff 1 Episode	1962-1971
Charlie's Angels TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Iggy 2 Episodes	1976-1981
Maverick TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Joe Wheelwright 1 Episode	1957-1962
Daniel Boone TV Show	7.1	Actor	Will Scataway 1 Episode	1964-1970
The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1950-1955
Gunsmoke TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Reverend Sims 1 Episode	1955-1975
Harry O TV Show	7.3	Actor	1 Episode	1973-1976
77 Sunset Strip TV Show	7.5	Actor	Maury Samuels 1 Episode	1958-1964
Arrest and Trial TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sam Thayer 1 Episode	1963-1964
The Wild Wild West TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Fabian Swanson 1 Episode	1965-1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Self 2 Episodes	1967-1973
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self 8 Episodes	1957-1962
Climax! TV Show	6.3	Actor	Detective Herman 1 Episode	1954-1958
Eischied TV Show	7.4	Actor	1 Episode	1979-1980
Robert Montgomery Presents TV Show	7.5	Actor	Lucus Edgerton 1 Episode	1950-1957
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Herkimer Witt 1 Episode	1963-1966
Chico and the Man TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	1974-1978
The Brady Bunch TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	3 Episodes	1969-1974
Alias Smith and Jones TV Show	7.4	Actor	1 Episode	1971-1973
Mod Squad TV Show	6.9	Actor	Emile Wade 1 Episode	1968-1973
Medical Center TV Show	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1969-1976
Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	1 Episode	1974-1975
Nanny and the Professor TV Show	6.9	Actor	Dr. Charles Walters 1 Episode	1970-1971
The Millionaire TV Show	7.6	Actor	Henry Banning 1 Episode	1955-1960
Accidental Family TV Show	6.5	Actor	1 Episode	1967-1968
The Love Boat TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Marvin Waterman 1 Episode	1977-1987
The Barbara McNair Show TV Show	8	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1969-1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Self 4 Episodes	1962-1992
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Pork Pie Hannigan 1 Episode	1963-1966
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Harold Mason 1 Episode	1963-1966
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour TV Show	7.8	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1967-1993
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self - Co-Host 5 Episodes	1961-1982
Mister Magoo TV Show	6.2	Actor	Mr Magoo 130 Episodes	1960-1961
Lux Video Theatre TV Show	7.2	Actor	Harry 1 Episode	1950-1959
Marcus Welby, M.D. TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Bill 1 Episode	1969-1976
Love, American Style TV Show	6.6	Actor	Jerry Franks 2 Episodes	1969-1974
The Untouchables TV Show	7.8	Actor	William Norbert 1 Episode	1959-1963
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna TV Show	7.6	Actor	Arthur Hutchins 1 Episode	1956-1960
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self 10 Episodes	1961-1982
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show TV Show	7.6	Actor	261 Episodes	1986-2000
Sweepstakes TV Show	5.7	Actor	1 Episode	1979-1979
The George Gobel Show TV Show	7.6	Actor	Self 2 Episodes	1954-1960
The New Adventures of Gilligan TV Show	6.2	Actor	Thurston Howell III (voice) 32 Episodes	1974-1977
Continental Showcase TV Show		Actor	Self - Host 14 Episodes	1966
Mobile One TV Show	6	Actor	1 Episode	1975-1976
The Jim Backus Show TV Show	7.5	Actor	34 Episodes	1960-1961
Fantasy Island TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Cap Truman 1 Episode	1977-1984
Plutopia Short Film	6.4	Actor	Milton the Cat	1951
When Magoo Flew Short Film	6.1	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1954
Ragtime Bear Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1949
Calling Doctor Magoo Short Film	6.4	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1956
Magoo Express Short Film	6.9	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1955
Madcap Magoo Short Film	6.4	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1955
Magoo Makes News Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1955
Magoo Goes West Short Film	5.9	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1956
Magoo Beats the Heat Short Film	6.4	Actor	Mr. Magoo(voice)	1956
Terror Faces Magoo Short Film	6	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1959
Fuddy Duddy Buddy Short Film	6.8	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1951
Spellbound Hound Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1950
Grizzly Golfer Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1951
A-Lad-in His Lamp Short Film	7.1	Actor	Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)	1948
Destination Magoo Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1954
Bungled Bungalow Short Film	6.7	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1951
Barefaced Flatfoot Short Film	6.7	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1951
Hotsy Footsy Short Film	6.7	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1952
Magoo Saves the Bank Short Film	6.8	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Magoo's Masquerade Short Film	5.7	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Matador Magoo Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Rock-Hound Magoo Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Magoo's Canine Mutiny Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1956
Magoo's Problem Child Short Film	6.6	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1956
Trailblazer Magoo Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1956
Magoo's Young Manhood Short Film	5.9	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1958
Magoo's Private War Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Magoo Goes Overboard Short Film	6.4	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Magoo Breaks Par Short Film	6.6	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Meet Mother Magoo Short Film	6.8	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1956
Magoo's Moose Hunt Short Film	7.2	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1957
Magoo's Lodge Brother Short Film	6	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1959
Gumshoe Magoo Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1958
Magoo's Cruise Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1958
The Explosive Mr. Magoo Short Film	6.4	Actor	Mr Magoo (voice)	1958
Merry Minstrel Magoo Short Film	5.9	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1959
Magoo's Homecoming Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1959
Bwana Magoo Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1959
Love Comes to Magoo Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1958
Magoo's Three-Point Landing Short Film	6	Actor	Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)	1958
Rendezvous in Space Short Film	6.2	Actor	Moon (voice)	1964
Where Will You Hide? Short Film	7.8	Actor	Narrator	1948
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) Short Film	7	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1959
Trouble Indemnity Short Film	6	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1950
Magoo's Puddle Jumper Short Film	5.2	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1956
Inside Magoo Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self	1960
I Was a Teenage Magoo Short Film	5.8	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1960
Scoutmaster Magoo Short Film	6.4	Actor	Mr. Magoo (voice)	1958
The Popcorn Story Short Film	6.2	Actor	Narrator	1950
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Movie	7.4	Actor	Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)	1962
Rescue from Gilligan's Island Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Thurston Howell III	1978
The Girl Most Likely to... Movie	7.1	Actor	Prof. David Tilson	1973
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Movie	4	Actor	Thurston Howell III	1981
Miracle on 34th Street Movie	5.6	Actor	Shellhammer	1973
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island Movie	5.2	Actor	Thurston Howell III	1979
The Rebels Limited Series	6.1	Actor	John Hancock	1979-1979
Mooch Movie	4.4	Actor	Jim Backus	1974
Getting Away from It All Movie	6	Actor	Mike Lorimar	1972
The Gossip Columnist Movie	6.4	Actor	Jim Backus	1980
Damn Yankees! Movie	6.7	Actor	Benny Van Buren	1967
Wake Me When the War Is Over Movie	5.1	Actor	Colonel	1969
Have I Got a Christmas for You Movie	6.9	Actor	Kevin Grady	1977
Of Thee I Sing Movie	6.2	Actor	Senator Robert F. Lyons	1972
The Pied Piper of Hamelin Movie	5.5	Actor	King's Emissary	1957
Magic Carpet Movie	8	Actor	George Benson	1972
Never Con a Killer Movie	7.1	Actor	Stanley Bunch	1977
Cop on the Beat Movie	6.5	Actor	Jake Mandel	1975
Hollywood Magoo Movie	7.4	Actor	Mr. Magoo	1970
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Movie	6.9	Actor	Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)	1974
A Princess for Magoo Movie		Actor	Narrator	1959
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy Movie	7.1	Actor	Magistrate Backus	1950
Destination Magoo Short Film	6.5	Writing	Story	1954
Mooch Movie	4.4	Writing	Writer	1974
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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