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.
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Filmography
all 249
Movies 181
TV Shows 68
self 18
Narrator 6
Thurston Howell III
The Gilligan Manifesto (2018)
Movie
Pat Quaid
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012)
Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005)
Movie
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three-Hour Tour in History (2001)
Movie
Himself
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987)
Movie
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986)
TV
Dealy
Prince Jack (1985)
Movie
President of the U.S.
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
Movie
6
Thurston Howell III
Gilligan's Planet (1982)
TV
Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
Movie
Gamun
The Enchanted Journey (1981)
Movie
Thurston Howell III
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
Movie
Mr. Perkins
There Goes The Bride (1980)
Movie
Jim Backus
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
Movie
Mr. Gibbs
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
Movie
Eischied (1979)
TV
John Hancock
The Rebels (1979)
Movie
Thurston Howell III
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979)
Movie
8
Cmdr. Lindsey March
Angels' Brigade (1979)
Movie
Sweepstakes (1979)
TV
Thurston Howell III
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
Movie
Flying High (1978)
TV
Albert, the Doorman
Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
Movie
Kevin Grady
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)
Movie
The Mayor
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Movie
8
Marvin Waterman / Mr. Landers
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Weitzman
CHiPs (1977)
TV
1
Mr. Magoo
What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977)
TV
Stanley Bunch
Never Con a Killer (1977)
Movie
Iggy
Charlie's Angels (1976)
TV
6.33
Arnie Pool
Ark II (1976)
TV
Enos Griffith
Friday Foster (1975)
Movie
6
The Tsar
The Humpbacked Horse (1975)
Movie
Mobile One (1975)
TV
Howard Biggers
Ellery Queen (1975)
TV
Joe Forrester (1975)
TV
Eric, the Red
The Ghost Busters (1975)
TV
Mr. Albertson
Crazy Mama (1975)
Movie
Jake Mandel
Cop on the Beat (1975)
Movie
Narrator / Santa Claus
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974)
Movie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
TV
5.33
Chico and the Man (1974)
TV
6
Harry O (1974)
TV
Thurston Howell III
The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974)
TV
Mr. Landry
Goodnight Jackie (1974)
Movie
Shellhammer
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
Movie
Tilson
The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)
Movie
Police Story (1973)
TV
George Benson
Magic Carpet (1972)
Movie
Senator Robert F. Lyons
Of Thee I Sing (1972)
Movie
Timothy Forsythe
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Movie
4.63
Self
The Mouse Factory (1972)
TV
Mike Lorimar
Getting Away from It All (1972)
Movie
Jim Backus
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Movie
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
TV
Doctor
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Movie
Staunch
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Uncle Sam Magoo (1970)
Movie
Dr. Charles Walters
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
TV
5.3
Colonel
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
Movie
Jerry Franks
Love, American Style (1969)
TV
The Brady Bunch (1969)
TV
5.11
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
Bill
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
Self
The Barbara McNair Show (1969)
TV
Mr. Magoo / Self
Storybook Squares (1969)
TV
T.R. Hollister
Hello Down There (1969)
Movie
J.C. Dithers / Mr. Dithers
Blondie (1968)
TV
Henry Arsdale
The Good Guys (1968)
TV
Emile Wade
The Mod Squad (1968)
TV
6
Tru-Blue Lou
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
Movie
Accidental Family (1967)
TV
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
TV
5
Benny Van Buren
Damn Yankees (1967)
Movie
Carter Sillens
Hurry Sundown (1967)
Movie
Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
TV
Self - Host
Continental Showcase (1966)
TV
Howard G. Carol
Billie (1965)
Movie
General Fitzhugh
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
TV
6.11
Fabian Swanson
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Sergeant
Fluffy (1965)
Movie
Miles Whitepaper
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
Movie
Thurston Howell III / Bad Guy / Boss Howell
Gilligan's Island (1964)
TV
7.5
Mr. Magoo / Friar Tuck / Axlerod
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964)
TV
Will Scataway
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Moon
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
Movie
General Willoughby
Advance to the Rear (1964)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest (1964)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery (1964)
Movie
Bullard Bear
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
Movie
Chief Pilot Drysdale
Sunday in New York (1963)
Movie
Tyler Fitzgerald
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Movie
5.79
Louis Murphy
Johnny Cool (1963)
Movie
Pork Pie Hannigan / Harold Mason / Herkimer Witt
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Sam Thayer
Arrest and Trial (1963)
TV
Sheriff
My Six Loves (1963)
Movie
Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
Operation Bikini (1963)
Movie
Dr. William Von Hagedorn
Critic's Choice (1963)
Movie
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Movie
Ebenezer Scrooge / Mr. Magoo
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
Movie
Horatio Kellgore
Zotz! (1962)
Movie
6
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Marty Van Ransohoff
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV
6
The King (segment 'The Dancing Princess')
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Movie
Peter Bowers
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Movie
Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)
Movie
Jess
The Lady And The Stock Exchange (1962)
Movie
Self / Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Monte
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
TV
Karl Bigger
Cain's Hundred (1961)
TV
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Meets Frankenstein (1961)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
The Mr. Magoo Show (1960)
TV
The Jim Backus Show (1960)
TV
Mr. Magoo / Self
Inside Magoo (1960)
Movie
Dave Husack
Ice Palace (1960)
Movie
James
Tom, Dick and Harriet (1960)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
I Was a Teenage Magoo (1960)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) (1959)
Movie
Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo
1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
Movie
William Norbert
The Untouchables (1959)
TV
5.29
Mr. Maxwell
Ask Any Girl (1959)
Movie
Jim Gordon
A Private's Affair (1959)
Movie
Cliff Heldon
The Big Operator (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Terror Faces Magoo (1959)
Movie
Cecil Forbes
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Police Officers / Bartender
Magoo's Lodge Brother (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Merry Minstrel Magoo (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo’s Homecoming (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Bwana Magoo (1959)
Movie
Maury Samuels
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Mr. Magoo / Harold / Manager
Gumshoe Magoo (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Love Comes to Magoo (1958)
Movie
Police Chief Jim Tyloe
Macabre (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo’s Cruise (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing (1958)
Movie
Paul Mason
The High Cost of Loving (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
The Explosive Mr. Magoo (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Scoutmaster Magoo (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Young Manhood (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Private War (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Moose Hunt (1957)
Movie
King's Emissary
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
Movie
Harvey Graham
Eighteen and Anxious (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Rock Hound Magoo (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Saves the Bank (1957)
Movie
Joe Wheelwright
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Masquerade (1957)
Movie
Clarence Locan
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Movie
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
TV
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Glorious Fourth (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Breaks Par (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Matador Magoo (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Goes Overboard (1957)
Movie
Col. Homer W. Gooch
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Meet Mother Magoo (1956)
Movie
Nick Cellantano
The Great Man (1956)
Movie
Psychiatrist
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Movie
Danker
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
Movie
Sgt. Hanna
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Problem Child (1956)
Movie
Arthur Hutchins
The Gale Storm Show (1956)
TV
Mr. Magoo / Newspaper Boy
Trailblazer Magoo (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956)
Movie
6
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Beats the Heat (1956)
Movie
Willis Haver
The Naked Hills (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Calling Doctor Magoo (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Goes West (1956)
Movie
Tom Culdane
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Canine Mutiny (1956)
Movie
Pat Quaid
The Square Jungle (1955)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Makes News (1955)
Movie
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Frank Stark
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Movie
6.25
Mr. Magoo
Stage Door Magoo (1955)
Movie
Reverend Sims
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Commander Hutch
Francis in the Navy (1955)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Driver
Madcap Magoo (1955)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Express (1955)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Check Up (1955)
Movie
Henry Banning
The Millionaire (1955)
TV
Mr. Magoo / 'Stinky' Cramshell
Destination Magoo (1954)
Movie
Ben Judson
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Movie
Detective Herman
Climax! (1954)
TV
Self
The George Gobel Show (1954)
TV
Mr. Magoo
Kangaroo Courting (1954)
Movie
Television Quizmaster / New Car Salesman
Four Wheels, No Brakes (1954)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Goes Skiing (1954)
Movie
Charlie Younghead
Look Who's Driving (1954)
Movie
Jason Ambrose
Geraldine (1954)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Pilot
When Magoo Flew (1954)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Updyke
Magoo Slept Here (1953)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Miss Roxy
Magoo's Masterpiece (1953)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Safety Spin (1953)
Movie
Mergo
I Love Melvin (1953)
Movie
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Above and Beyond (1953)
Movie
District Attorney Judson
Angel Face (1953)
Movie
4
Mr. Magoo / Narrator
Captains Outrageous (1952)
Movie
Centurion
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Charlie
Hotsy Footsy (1952)
Movie
Judge Bradley Stevens
I Married Joan (1952)
TV
Lavery the Floorwalker / Mailman
Pete Hothead (1952)
Movie
Michael 'Iron Mike' Burke
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Pink and Blue Blues (1952)
Movie
Peter Jones
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Movie
Charles Barry
Pat and Mike (1952)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
The Dog Snatcher (1952)
Movie
Jim Cleary
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
Movie
Joe Randolph
Here Come the Nelsons (1952)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Police Officer
Sloppy Jalopy (1952)
Movie
Kevin Grady
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Harvey Landrum
I Want You (1951)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Second Mountain Man
Grizzly Golfer (1951)
Movie
Sam Harris
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Movie
Flaherty
The Man with a Cloak (1951)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
Movie
Max Watkins
Iron Man (1951)
Movie
Myron Winton
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Movie
Bill Grayson
Bright Victory (1951)
Movie
Mitch Davis
Hollywood Story (1951)
Movie
Milton
Plutopia (1951)
Movie
Michael Hogan
Half Angel (1951)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Narrator
Barefaced Flatfoot (1951)
Movie
The Mayor
M (1951)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Bungled Bungalow (1951)
Movie
Tycoon - Narrator
The Popcorn Story (1950)
Movie
Ed Hamley
Emergency Wedding (1950)
Movie
Willie Dennis (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Movie
Harry
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Mr. Magoo / Insurance Company Boss
Trouble Indemnity (1950)
Movie
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
TV
John Harvard
The Miner's Daughter (1950)
Movie
Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
Customs Agent (1950)
Movie
Joseph 'Little Joe' Rogers
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Spellbound Hound (1950)
Movie
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Lucus Edgerton
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus)
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Movie
Higgins
The Great Lover (1949)
Movie
Dr. Franklin
Easy Living (1949)
Movie
Professor Sullivan
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Ragtime Bear (1949)
Movie
6
Big Bad Wolf - beginning scene
The Windblown Hare (1949)
Movie
Howard Pritchard
One Last Fling (1949)
Movie
Tim McTaggart
Studio One (1948)
TV
Genie
A-Lad-in His Lamp (1948)
Movie
Narrator
Where Will You Hide? (1948)
Movie
Panelist
Take a Good Look
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-02-25
Deathday1989-07-03 (76 years old)
Birth NameJames Gilmore Backus
Birth PlaceOhio, United States of America
RelationshipsHenny Backus (1943-01-01 - 1989-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJames Gilmore Backus
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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