JB
Jim Backus
Actor, Writer
Born February 25, 1913Died July 3, 1989 (76 years)
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.
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2018 | The Gilligan Manifesto · as Thurston Howell Iii |
| 2012 | Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom · as Pat Quaid (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Frank Stark (clip From Rebel Without A Cause (1955)) |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Frank Stark In Rebel Without A Cause (archive Footage) |
| 1989 | Heavy Petting · as Cast |
| 1988 | Forever James Dean · as Frank Stark |
| 1986 | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Prince Jack · as Dealy |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind · as President Of The U.s. |
| 1982 | Gilligan's Planet (TV Series) · as Thurston Howell, Iii (voice) |
| 1981 | Enchanted Journey · as Gamba |
| 1981 | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island · as Thurston Howell Iii |
| 1980 | There Goes the Bride · as Mr. Perkins |
| 1979 | C.H.O.M.P.S. · as Mr. Gibbs |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Gus |
| 1979 | Eischied (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Castaways on Gilligan's Island · as Thurston Howell Iii |
| 1979 | Angels' Brigade · as Cmdr. Lindsey March |
| 1978 | Rescue from Gilligan's Island · as Thurston Howell Iii |
| 1978 | Flying High (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Good Guys Wear Black · as Albert, The Doorman |
| 1977 | Pete's Dragon · as The Mayor |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Weitzman |
| 1977 | What's New, Mr. Magoo? (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Mr. Landers |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Cap Truman |
| 1976 | The Feather And Father Gang (TV Series) · as Stanley Bunch |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Iggy |
| 1976 | Ark II (TV Series) · as Arnie Pool |
| 1975 | Friday Foster · as Enos Griffith |
| 1975 | The Humpbacked Horse · as The Tsar |
| 1975 | The Ghost Busters (TV Series) · as Eric, The Red |
| 1975 | Crazy Mama · as Mr. Albertson |
| 1975 | Cop on the Beat · as Jake Mandel |
| 1975 | Joe Forrester (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Howard Biggers |
| 1974 | Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus · as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice) |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The New Adventures of Gilligan (TV Series) · as Thurston Howell Iii (voice) |
| 1974 | Goodnight Jackie · as Mr. Landry |
| 1973 | Miracle on 34th Street · as Shellhammer |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely to... · as Prof. David Tilson |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Harry O (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Dr. Flamel |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't · as Timothy Forsythe |
| 1972 | Getting Away from It All · as Mike Lorimar |
| 1972 | The New Zoo Revue (TV Series) · as Traveling Salesman |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge · as Doctor |
| 1970 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County · as Staunch |
| 1970 | Uncle Sam Magoo · as Mr. Magoo |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) · as Dr. Charles Walters |
| 1969 | Wake Me When the War Is Over · as Colonel |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Jerry Franks |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Bill |
| 1969 | Hello Down There · as T.r. Hollister |
| 1968 | Blondie (1968) (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Good Guys (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Emile Wade |
| 1968 | Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? · as Tru-Blue Lou |
| 1967 | Accidental Family (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Damn Yankees! · as Benny Van Buren |
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown · as Carter Sillens |
| 1965 | Billie · as Howard G. Carol |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as General Fitzhugh |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Fabian Swanson |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Tom Mathews |
| 1965 | Fluffy · as Sergeant |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · as Whitepaper |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island (TV Series) · as Thurston Howell, Iii |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Will Scataway |
| 1964 | The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (TV Series) · as Mr. Magoo (voice) |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear · as Gen. Willoughby |
| 1963 | 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 | Espionage (TV Series) · as Mcavoy |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Harold Mason |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Sam Thayer |
| 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) |
| 1962 | Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol · as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) |
| 1962 | Zotz! · as Prof. Horatio Kellgore |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Marty Van Ransohoff |
| 1962 | McKeever and the Colonel (TV Series) · as J.c. Medbury |
| 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 |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy · as Mr. Arbutt |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Monte |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Karl Bigger |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as N.n. Nelson |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Big Boss Buddy Foy |
| 1960 | The Mr. Magoo Show (TV Series) · as Mr Magoo |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Ice Palace · as Dave Husack |
| 1959 | 1001 Arabian Nights · as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice) |
| 1959 | Take a Good Look (TV Series) · as Panelist |
| 1959 | A Private's Affair · as Jim Gordon |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl · as Mr. Maxwell |
| 1959 | The Big Operator · as Cliff Heldon |
| 1959 | The Wild and the Innocent · as Mr. Forbes |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as William Norbert |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Maury Samuels |
| 1958 | Gumshoe Magoo · as Mr. Magoo (voice) |
| 1958 | Macabre · as Sheriff Jim Tyloe |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving · as Paul Mason |
| 1958 | Scoutmaster Magoo · as Mr. Magoo (voice) |
| 1957 | Magoo's Moose Hunt · as Mr. Magoo (voice) |
| 1957 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin · as King's Emissary |
| 1957 | Man of a Thousand Faces · as Clarence Locan |
| 1957 | Eighteen and Anxious · as Harvey Graham |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Jim Cannaday |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Joe Wheelwright |
| 1957 | Magoo's Glorious Fourth · as Mr. Magoo |
| 1957 | Top Secret Affair · as Col. Homer W. Gooch |
| 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 | Autumn Leaves · as Mr. Magoo |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Jerry |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Arthur Hutchins |
| 1956 | 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 | Meet Me in Las Vegas · as Tom Culdane |
| 1955 | The Square Jungle · as Pat Quaid |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Rebel Without a Cause · as Frank Stark |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Reverend Sims |
| 1955 | Francis in the Navy · as Commander Hutch |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Henry Banning |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as George Johnson |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart · as Ben Judson |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Detective Herman |
| 1954 | Look Who's Driving · as Charlie Younghead |
| 1954 | When Magoo Flew · as Mr. Magoo (voice) |
| 1953 | Geraldine · as Jason Ambrose |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Michael John Mckane |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Jim Fletcher |
| 1953 | I Love Melvin · as Mergo |
| 1952 | Above and Beyond · as Gen. Curtis E. Lemay |
| 1952 | Angel Face · as District Attorney Judson |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion · as Centurion |
| 1952 | I Married Joan (TV Series) · as Judge Bradley Stevens |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story · as Michael "iron Mike" Burke |
| 1952 | Pink and Blue Blues · as Mr. Magoo (voice) |
| 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 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Kevin Grady |
| 1951 | I Want You · as Harvey Landrum |
| 1951 | I'll See You in My Dreams · as Sam Harris |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloak · as Flaherty |
| 1951 | His Kind of Woman · as Myron Winton |
| 1951 | Iron Man · as Max Watkins |
| 1951 | Bright Victory · as Bill Grayson |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story · as Mitch Davis |
| 1951 | Half Angel · as Michael Hogan |
| 1951 | M · as The Mayor |
| 1950 | The Killer That Stalked New York · as Willie Dennis (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Emergency Wedding · as Ed Hamley |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1950 | Trouble Indemnity · as Mr. Magoo (voice) |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Customs Agent · as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town · as Joseph "little Joe" Rogers |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Lucus Edgerton |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession · as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice) |
| 1949 | The Great Lover · as Higgins |
| 1949 | Easy Living · as Dr. Franklin |
| 1949 | Father Was a Fullback · as Professor Sullivan |
| 1949 | The Windblown Hare · as Big Bad Wolf - Beginning Scene |
| 1949 | One Last Fling · as Howard Pritchard |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Tim Mctaggart |