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Jim Backus

Jim Backus

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.

Known for

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005 • Himself (uncredited)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004 • Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Prince Jack

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982 • President of the U.S.

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Enchanted Journey

Enchanted Journey

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981 • Thurston Howell III

Full filmography

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005 • Himself (uncredited)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004 • Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987 • Self

Prince Jack

1985 • Dealy

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982 • President of the U.S.

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

Enchanted Journey

Enchanted Journey

1981 • Gamba

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981 • Thurston Howell III

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980 • Mr. Perkins

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980 • Jim Backus

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

1979 • Mr. Gibbs

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979 • Thurston Howell III

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979 • Cmdr. Lindsey March

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978 • Thurston Howell III

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978 • Albert, the Doorman

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977 • Kevin Grady

Pete's Dragon

1977 • The Mayor

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977 • Stanley Bunch

Friday Foster

1975 • Enos Griffith

Crazy Mama

1975 • Mr. Albertson

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975 • Jake Mandel

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974 • Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

Goodnight Jackie

1974 • Mr. Landry

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 • Shellhammer

The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973 • Prof. David Tilson

Magic Carpet

1972 • George Benson

Of Thee I Sing

1972 • Senator Robert F. Lyons

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972 • Timothy Forsythe

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972 • Mike Lorimar

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971 • Jim Backus

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970 • Doctor

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970 • Staunch

Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970 • Mr. Magoo

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969 • Colonel

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 • T.R. Hollister

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968 • Tru-Blue Lou

Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

1967 • Self (uncredited)

Damn Yankees

1967 • Benny Van Buren

Hurry Sundown

1967 • Carter Sillens

Billie

1965 • Howard G. Carol

Fluffy

1965 • Sergeant

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 • Whitepaper

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964 • Moon (voice)

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964 • Gen. Willoughby

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

1964 • Mr. Magoo

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964 • Mr. Magoo

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 • Bullard Bear

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963 • Chief Pilot Drysdale

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

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

1963 • Tyler Fitzgerald

Johnny Cool

1963 • Louis Murphy

My Six Loves

1963 • Sheriff

Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

1963 • Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963 • Dr. William Von Hagedorn

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963 • Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962 • Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Zotz!

1962 • Horatio Kellgore

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962 • The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 • Peter Bowers

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962 • Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961 • Mr. Magoo

Inside Magoo

1960 • Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

Ice Palace

1960 • Dave Husack

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960 • James

I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959 • Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

Ask Any Girl

1959 • Mr. Maxwell

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959 • Jim Gordon

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959 • Cliff Heldon

Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959 • Mr. Magoo

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959 • Mr. Forbes

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

1959 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

A Princess for Magoo

1959 • Narrator

Gumshoe Magoo

1958 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

1958 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Macabre

1958 • Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Magoo’s Cruise

1958 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958 • Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958 • Paul Mason

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958 • Mr Magoo (voice)

Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957 • King's Emissary

Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

1957 • Harvey Graham

Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957 • Clarence Locan

Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957 • Col. Homer W. Gooch

Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

1956 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Great Man

1956 • Nick Cellantano

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956 • Psychiatrist

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956 • Danker

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956 • Sgt. Hanna

Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

1956 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

1956 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956 • Mr. Magoo(voice)

The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956 • Willis Haver

Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

1956 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 • Tom Culdane

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955 • Pat Quaid

Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

1955 • Mr. Magoo

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 • Frank Stark

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955 • Commander Hutch

Madcap Magoo

1955 • Mr. Magoo

Magoo Express

1955 • Mr. Magoo

Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954 • Ben Judson

When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

1954 • Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)

Geraldine

1953 • Jason Ambrose

I Love Melvin

1953 • Mergo

Angel Face

1953 • District Attorney Judson

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953 • Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952 • Centurion

Hotsy Footsy

1952 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Pete Hothead

1952 • Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952 • Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Pink and Blue Blues

1952 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952 • Peter Jones

Pat and Mike

1952 • Charles Barry

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952 • Jim Cleary

Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952 • Joe Randolph

I Want You

1951 • Harvey Landrum

Grizzly Golfer

1951 • Mr. Magoo

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951 • Sam Harris

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951 • Flaherty

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Iron Man

1951 • Max Watkins

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951 • Myron Winton

Bright Victory

1951 • Bill Grayson

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951 • Mitch Davis

Plutopia

1951 • Milton the Cat

Half Angel

1951 • Michael Hogan

Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951 • Mr. Magoo

1951 • The Mayor

Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

1951 • Mr. Magoo

The Popcorn Story

The Popcorn Story

1950 • Narrator

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950 • Ed Hamley

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 • Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

1950 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

Customs Agent

1950 • Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950 • Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

1950 • Mr. Magoo

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950 • Magistrate Backus

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

1949 • Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949 • Higgins

Easy Living

1949 • Dr. Franklin

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949 • Professor Sullivan

Ragtime Bear

1949 • Mr. Magoo (voice)

One Last Fling

1949 • Howard Pritchard

A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948 • Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

Where Will You Hide?

1948 • Narrator

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

Unknown year • Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)

Jim Backus – Biography, Known For & Filmography