Jim Backus

Acting·Feb 25, 1913·Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents2005 · Himself (uncredited)	Himself (uncredited)
HHollywood's Hidden Secrets1987 · Self	Self
Prince Jack1985 · Dealy	Dealy
Slapstick of Another Kind1982 · President of the U.S.	President of the U.S.
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982 · Actor	Actor
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island1981 · Thurston Howell III	Thurston Howell III
There Goes The Bride1980 · Mr. Perkins	Mr. Perkins
The Gossip Columnist1980 · Jim Backus	Jim Backus
C.H.O.M.P.S.1979 · Mr. Gibbs	Mr. Gibbs
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island1979 · Thurston Howell III	Thurston Howell III
Angels' Brigade1979 · Cmdr. Lindsey March	Cmdr. Lindsey March
Rescue from Gilligan's Island1978 · Thurston Howell III	Thurston Howell III
Good Guys Wear Black1978 · Albert, the Doorman	Albert, the Doorman
Have I Got a Christmas for You1977 · Kevin Grady	Kevin Grady
Pete's Dragon1977 · The Mayor	The Mayor
Never Con a Killer1977 · Stanley Bunch	Stanley Bunch
Friday Foster1975 · Enos Griffith	Enos Griffith
Crazy Mama1975 · Mr. Albertson	Mr. Albertson
Cop on the Beat1975 · Jake Mandel	Jake Mandel
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus1974 · Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)	Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
GGoodnight Jackie1974 · Mr. Landry	Mr. Landry
Miracle on 34th Street1973 · Shellhammer	Shellhammer
The Girl Most Likely To...1973 · Prof. David Tilson	Prof. David Tilson
Magic Carpet1972 · George Benson	George Benson
Of Thee I Sing1972 · Senator Robert F. Lyons	Senator Robert F. Lyons
Now You See Him, Now You Don't1972 · Timothy Forsythe	Timothy Forsythe
Getting Away from It All1972 · Mike Lorimar	Mike Lorimar
Mooch Goes to Hollywood1971 · Jim Backus, Writer	Jim Backus, Writer
Myra Breckinridge1970 · Doctor	Doctor
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County1970 · Staunch	Staunch
Uncle Sam Magoo1970 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
Wake Me When the War Is Over1969 · Colonel	Colonel
Hello Down There1969 · T.R. Hollister	T.R. Hollister
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?1968 · Tru-Blue Lou	Tru-Blue Lou
Don't Make Waves1967 · Self (uncredited)	Self (uncredited)
Damn Yankees1967 · Benny Van Buren	Benny Van Buren
Hurry Sundown1967 · Carter Sillens	Carter Sillens
Billie1965 · Howard G. Carol	Howard G. Carol
Fluffy1965 · Sergeant	Sergeant
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965 · Whitepaper	Whitepaper
Rendezvous in Space1964 · Moon (voice)	Moon (voice)
Advance to the Rear1964 · Gen. Willoughby	Gen. Willoughby
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery1964 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest1964 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
The Wheeler Dealers1963 · Bullard Bear	Bullard Bear
Sunday in New York1963 · Chief Pilot Drysdale	Chief Pilot Drysdale
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963 · Tyler Fitzgerald	Tyler Fitzgerald
Johnny Cool1963 · Louis Murphy	Louis Murphy