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