Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Birthday: 1913-02-25
Deathday: 1989-07-03
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.

Filmography

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

As Frank Stark

Pete's Dragon

1977

As The Mayor

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

1963

As Tyler Fitzgerald

Angels' Brigade

1979

As Cmdr. Lindsey March

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

As Peter Jones

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

As Timothy Forsythe

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

As Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978

As Thurston Howell III

His Kind of Woman

1951

As Myron Winton

Boys' Night Out

1962

As Peter Bowers

Hello Down There

1969

As T.R. Hollister

Macabre

1958

As Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

As Jim Cleary

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

As Tru-Blue Lou

The Wheeler Dealers

1963

As Bullard Bear

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

As Clarence Locan

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

As Sam Harris

Francis in the Navy

1955

As Commander Hutch

1001 Arabian Nights

1959

As Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

Hollywood Story

1951

As Mitch Davis

Ice Palace

1960

As Dave Husack

Plutopia

1951

As Milton the Cat

A Dangerous Profession

1949

As Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

As Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Iron Man

1951

As Max Watkins

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

As Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Johnny Cool

1963

As Louis Murphy

Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

1982

As President of the U.S.

The Man with a Cloak

1951

As Flaherty

Zotz!

1962

As Prof. Horatio Kellgore

Friday Foster

1975

As Enos Griffith

Billie

1965

As Howard G. Carol

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three-Hour Tour in History

2001

As Himself (archive footage)

The Girl Most Likely to...

1973

As Prof. David Tilson

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

1979

As Mr. Gibbs

Critic's Choice

1963

As Dr. William Von Hagedorn

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979

As Thurston Howell III

Crazy Mama

1975

As Mr. Albertson

Ragtime Bear

1949

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

As Whitepaper

Father Was a Fullback

1949

As Professor Sullivan

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962

As Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

The Rebels

1979

As John Hancock

Operation Bikini

1963

As Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

As Jim Backus

Half Angel

1951

As Michael Hogan

The Naked Hills

1956

As Willis Haver

Customs Agent

1950

As Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

As Staunch

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

As Tom Culdane

Advance to the Rear

1964

As Gen. Willoughby

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

As Sgt. Hanna

Hurry Sundown

1967

As Carter Sillens

Top Secret Affair

1957

As Col. Homer W. Gooch

The High Cost of Loving

1958

As Paul Mason

Fluffy

1965

As Sergeant

My Six Loves

1963

As Sheriff

I Want You

1951

As Harvey Landrum

Getting Away from It All

1972

As Mike Lorimar

The Big Operator

1959

As Cliff Heldon

Here Come the Nelsons

1952

As Joe Randolph

Goodnight Jackie

1974

As Mr. Landry

I Love Melvin

1953

As Mergo

Spellbound Hound

1950

As Mr. Magoo

Bungled Bungalow

1951

As Mr. Magoo

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951

As Mr. Magoo

Angel Face

1953

As District Attorney Judson

Grizzly Golfer

1951

As Mr. Magoo

A Private's Affair

1959

As Jim Gordon

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

As The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

One Last Fling

1949

As Howard Pritchard

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012

As Pat Quaid (archive footage)

When Magoo Flew

1954

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Emergency Wedding

1950

As Ed Hamley

Good Guys Wear Black

1978

As Albert, the Doorman

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

As Shellhammer

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Hotsy Footsy

1952

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Androcles and the Lion

1952

As Centurion

Myra Breckinridge

1970

As Doctor

You Can't Run Away from It

1956

As Danker

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961

As Mr. Magoo

Prince Jack

1985

As Dealy

Ask Any Girl

1959

As Mr. Maxwell

There Goes The Bride

1980

As Mr. Perkins

Deep in My Heart

1954

As Ben Judson

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

As Thurston Howell III

The Opposite Sex

1956

As Psychiatrist

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

As Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960

As James

Sunday in New York

1963

As Chief Pilot Drysdale

Above and Beyond

1953

As Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Eighteen and Anxious

1957

As Harvey Graham

Destination Magoo

1954

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Express

1955

As Mr. Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959

As Mr. Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955

As Mr. Magoo

Magoo Makes News

1955

As Mr. Magoo

Magoo Goes West

1956

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

As Mr. Forbes

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964

As Mr. Magoo

The Gossip Columnist

1980

As Jim Backus

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956

As Mr. Magoo(voice)

Pat and Mike

1952

As Charles Barry

Easy Living

1949

As Dr. Franklin

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948

As Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

The Enchanted Journey

1981

As Gamba

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Masquerade

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Problem Child

1956

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Mother Magoo

1956

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Breaks Par

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Trailblazer Magoo

1956

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Rock Hound Magoo

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

1957

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Geraldine

1954

As Jason Ambrose

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Damn Yankees

1967

As Benny Van Buren

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

As Colonel

A Child Is Waiting

1963

As Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958

As Mr Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958

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

Magoo’s Cruise

1958

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

1958

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Gumshoe Magoo

1958

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

1959

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

As Kevin Grady

The Great Lover

1949

As Higgins

Rendezvous in Space

1964

As Moon (voice)

Of Thee I Sing

1972

As Senator Robert F. Lyons

Where Will You Hide?

1948

As Narrator

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

As King's Emissary

M

1951

As The Mayor

The Square Jungle

1955

As Pat Quaid

Bright Victory

1951

As Bill Grayson

Magic Carpet

1972

As George Benson

Never Con a Killer

1977

As Stanley Bunch

The Great Man

1956

As Nick Cellantano

Cop on the Beat

1975

As Jake Mandel

Trouble Indemnity

1950

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005

As Himself (uncredited)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

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

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970

As Mr. Magoo

Inside Magoo

1960

As Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

As Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987

As Himself

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

Production

Destination Magoo

1954

As Story

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

As Writer