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
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
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
My Six Loves1963 · Sheriff	Sheriff
Operation Bikini1963 · Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly	Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
Critic's Choice1963 · William Von Hagedorn	William Von Hagedorn
A Child Is Waiting1963 · Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol1962 · Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)	Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Zotz!1962 · Horatio Kellgore	Horatio Kellgore
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm1962 · The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")	The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Boys' Night Out1962 · Peter Bowers	Peter Bowers
The Horizontal Lieutenant1962 · Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag	Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
Magoo Meets Frankenstein1961 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
Inside Magoo1960 · Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self	Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
Ice Palace1960 · Dave Husack	Dave Husack
I Was a Teenage Magoo1960 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harriet1960 · James	James
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
1001 Arabian Nights1959 · Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)	Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
Ask Any Girl1959 · Mr. Maxwell	Mr. Maxwell
A Private's Affair1959 · Jim Gordon	Jim Gordon
The Big Operator1959 · Cliff Heldon	Cliff Heldon
Terror Faces Magoo1959 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
The Wild and the Innocent1959 · Mr. Forbes	Mr. Forbes
Magoo's Lodge Brother1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Merry Minstrel Magoo1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Homecoming1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Bwana Magoo1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
AA Princess for Magoo1959 · Narrator	Narrator
Gumshoe Magoo1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Love Comes to Magoo1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Macabre1958 · Sheriff Jim Tyloe	Sheriff Jim Tyloe
MMagoo’s Cruise1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing1958 · Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)	Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
The High Cost of Loving1958 · Paul Mason	Paul Mason
The Explosive Mr. Magoo1958 · Mr Magoo (voice)	Mr Magoo (voice)
Scoutmaster Magoo1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Young Manhood1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Private War1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Moose Hunt1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957 · King's Emissary	King's Emissary
Eighteen and Anxious1957 · Harvey Graham	Harvey Graham
Rock Hound Magoo1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Saves the Bank1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Man of a Thousand Faces1957 · Clarence Locan	Clarence Locan
Magoo's Masquerade1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Breaks Par1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Matador Magoo1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes Overboard1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Top Secret Affair1957 · Col. Homer W. Gooch	Col. Homer W. Gooch
Meet Mother Magoo1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Great Man1956 · Nick Cellantano	Nick Cellantano
The Opposite Sex1956 · Psychiatrist	Psychiatrist
You Can't Run Away from It1956 · Danker	Danker
The Girl He Left Behind1956 · Sgt. Hanna	Sgt. Hanna
Magoo's Problem Child1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Trailblazer Magoo1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Puddle Jumper1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Beats the Heat1956 · Mr. Magoo(voice)	Mr. Magoo(voice)
The Naked Hills1956 · Willis Haver	Willis Haver
Calling Doctor Magoo1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes West1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Meet Me in Las Vegas1956 · Tom Culdane	Tom Culdane
Magoo's Canine Mutiny1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Square Jungle1955 · Pat Quaid	Pat Quaid
Magoo Makes News1955 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
Rebel Without a Cause1955 · Frank Stark	Frank Stark
Francis in the Navy1955 · Commander Hutch	Commander Hutch
Madcap Magoo1955 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
Magoo Express1955 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
Destination Magoo1954 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Deep in My Heart1954 · Ben Judson	Ben Judson
When Magoo Flew1954 · Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)	Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
Geraldine1953 · Jason Ambrose	Jason Ambrose
I Love Melvin1953 · Mergo	Mergo
Angel Face1953 · District Attorney Judson	District Attorney Judson
Above and Beyond1953 · Gen. Curtis E. LeMay	Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Androcles and the Lion1952 · Centurion	Centurion
Hotsy Footsy1952 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Pete Hothead1952 · Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)	Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)
The Rose Bowl Story1952 · Michael "Iron Mike" Burke	Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
Pink and Blue Blues1952 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Don't Bother to Knock1952 · Peter Jones	Peter Jones
Pat and Mike1952 · Charles Barry	Charles Barry
Deadline - U.S.A.1952 · Jim Cleary	Jim Cleary
Here Come the Nelsons1952 · Joe Randolph	Joe Randolph
I Want You1951 · Harvey Landrum	Harvey Landrum
Grizzly Golfer1951 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
I'll See You in My Dreams1951 · Sam Harris	Sam Harris
The Man with a Cloak1951 · Flaherty	Flaherty
Fuddy Duddy Buddy1951 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Iron Man1951 · Max Watkins	Max Watkins
His Kind of Woman1951 · Myron Winton	Myron Winton
Bright Victory1951 · Bill Grayson	Bill Grayson
Hollywood Story1951 · Mitch Davis	Mitch Davis
Plutopia1951 · Milton the Cat	Milton the Cat
Half Angel1951 · Michael Hogan	Michael Hogan
Barefaced Flatfoot1951 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
M1951 · The Mayor	The Mayor
Bungled Bungalow1951 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
The Popcorn Story1950 · Narrator	Narrator
Emergency Wedding1950 · Ed Hamley	Ed Hamley
The Killer That Stalked New York1950 · Willie Dennis (uncredited)	Willie Dennis (uncredited)
Trouble Indemnity1950 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
Customs Agent1950 · Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby	Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950 · Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers	Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
Spellbound Hound1950 · Mr. Magoo	Mr. Magoo
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy1950 · Magistrate Backus	Magistrate Backus
A Dangerous Profession1949 · Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)	Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
The Great Lover1949 · Higgins	Higgins
Easy Living1949 · Dr. Franklin	Dr. Franklin
Father Was a Fullback1949 · Professor Sullivan	Professor Sullivan
Ragtime Bear1949 · Mr. Magoo (voice)	Mr. Magoo (voice)
One Last Fling1949 · Howard Pritchard	Howard Pritchard
A-Lad-in His Lamp1948 · Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)	Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
WWhere Will You Hide?1948 · Narrator	Narrator