Jim Backus

Profile

Jim Backus

Acting

Born 1913-02-25 · Died 1989-07-03

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Filmography

237 credits across movies and TV

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 · Frank Stark

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977 · The Mayor

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

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

1963 · Tyler Fitzgerald

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952 · Peter Jones

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979 · Cmdr. Lindsey March

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972 · Timothy Forsythe

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 · Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978 · Thurston Howell III

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951 · Myron Winton

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 · Peter Bowers

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 · T.R. Hollister

Macabre

Macabre

1958 · Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952 · Jim Cleary

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968 · Tru-Blue Lou

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 · Bullard Bear

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951 · Sam Harris

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957 · Clarence Locan

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955 · Commander Hutch

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959 · Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959 · Mr. Forbes

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951 · Mitch Davis

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960 · Dave Husack

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005 · Himself (uncredited)

Plutopia

Plutopia

1951 · Milton the Cat

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

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

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

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

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

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

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950 · Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Iron Man

Iron Man

1951 · Max Watkins

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982 · President of the U.S.

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963 · Louis Murphy

Zotz!

Zotz!

1962 · Horatio Kellgore

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951 · Flaherty

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975 · Enos Griffith

Billie

Billie

1965 · Howard G. Carol

The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973 · Prof. David Tilson

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963 · Dr. William Von Hagedorn

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

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

1979 · Mr. Gibbs

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956 · Danker

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979 · Thurston Howell III

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975 · Mr. Albertson

Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

1949 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970 · Mr. Magoo

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 · Whitepaper

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949 · Professor Sullivan

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957 · King's Emissary

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962 · Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

1963 · Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971 · Jim Backus

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 · Tom Culdane

Half Angel

Half Angel

1951 · Michael Hogan

The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956 · Willis Haver

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

1950 · Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970 · Staunch

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956 · Sgt. Hanna

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964 · Gen. Willoughby

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967 · Carter Sillens

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957 · Col. Homer W. Gooch

Inside Magoo

Inside Magoo

1960 · Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958 · Paul Mason

Fluffy

Fluffy

1965 · Sergeant

My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963 · Sheriff

I Want You

I Want You

1951 · Harvey Landrum

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 · Shellhammer

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959 · Cliff Heldon

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972 · Mike Lorimar

Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952 · Joe Randolph

Goodnight Jackie

Goodnight Jackie

1974 · Mr. Landry

M

1951 · The Mayor

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953 · Mergo

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955 · Pat Quaid

Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

1950 · Mr. Magoo

Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

1951 · Mr. Magoo

Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951 · Mr. Magoo

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953 · District Attorney Judson

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951 · Bill Grayson

Grizzly Golfer

Grizzly Golfer

1951 · Mr. Magoo

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959 · Jim Gordon

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

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

One Last Fling

One Last Fling

1949 · Howard Pritchard

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974 · Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

1954 · Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972 · George Benson

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950 · Ed Hamley

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977 · Stanley Bunch

The Great Man

The Great Man

1956 · Nick Cellantano

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987 · Self

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978 · Albert, the Doorman

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Hotsy Footsy

Hotsy Footsy

1952 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975 · Jake Mandel

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952 · Centurion

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970 · Doctor

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961 · Mr. Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985 · Dealy

Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

1950 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980 · Mr. Perkins

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959 · Mr. Maxwell

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954 · Ben Judson

Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

1967 · Self (uncredited)

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981 · Thurston Howell III

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956 · Psychiatrist

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952 · Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960 · James

A Princess for Magoo

A Princess for Magoo

1959 · Narrator

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963 · Chief Pilot Drysdale

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950 · Magistrate Backus

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953 · Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

1957 · Harvey Graham

Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959 · Mr. Magoo

Magoo Express

Magoo Express

1955 · Mr. Magoo

Madcap Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955 · Mr. Magoo

Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

1955 · Mr. Magoo

Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964 · Mr. Magoo

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980 · Jim Backus

Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956 · Mr. Magoo(voice)

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952 · Charles Barry

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949 · Dr. Franklin

A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948 · Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

Enchanted Journey

Enchanted Journey

1981 · Gamba

Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

Matador Magoo

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Geraldine

Geraldine

1953 · Jason Ambrose

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

1967 · Benny Van Buren

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969 · Colonel

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963 · Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958 · Mr Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

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

Magoo’s Cruise

Magoo’s Cruise

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Gumshoe Magoo

Gumshoe Magoo

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

Bwana Magoo

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977 · Kevin Grady

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949 · Higgins

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964 · Moon (voice)

Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

1972 · Senator Robert F. Lyons

Where Will You Hide?

Where Will You Hide?

1948 · Narrator

The Popcorn Story

The Popcorn Story

1950 · Narrator

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

1964 · Mr. Magoo

Pink and Blue Blues

Pink and Blue Blues

1952 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Pete Hothead

Pete Hothead

1952 · Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

CHiPs

CHiPs

1977 · Weitzman

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

1961 · Monte

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Maury Samuels

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Harold Mason

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961 · Karl Bigger

Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet

1982 · Thurston Howell, III (voice)

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

1968

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Marvin Waterman

The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch

1969

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

1964 · Thurston Howell, III

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

1974

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 · Marty Van Ransohoff

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Iggy

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

Continental Showcase

Continental Showcase

1966 · Self - Host

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968 · Emile Wade

The New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan

1974 · Thurston Howell III (voice)

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963 · Sam Thayer

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Reverend Sims

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Tim McTaggart

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Kevin Grady

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

Blondie

Blondie

1968 · J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965 · Fabian Swanson

Mobile One

Mobile One

1975 · Macklin

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970 · Dr. Charles Walters

Police Story

Police Story

1973

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964 · Will Scataway

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955 · Henry Banning

Climax!

Climax!

1954 · Detective Herman

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

Accidental Family

Accidental Family

1967

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

1975 · Howard Biggers

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Lucus Edgerton

I Married Joan

I Married Joan

1952 · Judge Bradley Stevens

Eischied

Eischied

1979

Flying High

Flying High

1978

The Barbara McNair Show

The Barbara McNair Show

1969 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

1986

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

1977

The Mr. Magoo Show

The Mr. Magoo Show

1960 · Mr Magoo

The Jim Backus Show

The Jim Backus Show

1960

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

1975

Maverick

Maverick

1957 · Joe Wheelwright

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self - Co-Host

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

1964 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969 · Bill

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 · Jerry Franks

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959 · William Norbert

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

1956 · Arthur Hutchins

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Harry

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Pork Pie Hannigan

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Herkimer Witt

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

1954 · Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Mr. Landers

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Self

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967 · Self

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · General Fitzhugh

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Panelist

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978 · Cap Truman

Harry O

Harry O

1974 · Ziggy

$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979 · Major Adams

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981 · Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Police Story

Police Story

1973 · Jake Mandel

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968 · Self (uncredited)

The Unknown Story

The Unknown Story

2022 · Self - archive footage

The Rebels

The Rebels

1979 · John Hancock

Conflict

Conflict

1956 · Dandy Summers