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
all 251
Movies 183
TV Shows 68
Voice 46
self 18
Narrator 3
Thurston Howell III
The Gilligan Manifesto (2018)
Movie
Pat Quaid (archive footage)
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012)
Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005)
Movie
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Movie
Dealy
Prince Jack (1985)
Movie
President of the U.S.
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
Movie
6
Thurston Howell, III (voice)
Gilligan's Planet (1982)
TV
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
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
Thurston Howell III
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
Movie
Albert, the Doorman
Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
Movie
Cap Truman
Fantasy Island (1978)
TV
6.64
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
Stanley Bunch
Never Con a Killer (1977)
Movie
Arnie Pool
Ark II (1976)
TV
Enos Griffith
Friday Foster (1975)
Movie
6
The Tsar
The Humpbacked Horse (1975)
Movie
Howard Biggers
Ellery Queen (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 (voice)
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974)
Movie
Thurston Howell III (voice)
The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974)
TV
Mr. Landry
Goodnight Jackie (1974)
Movie
Shellhammer
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
Movie
Prof. David Tilson
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
Movie
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
Mike Lorimar
Getting Away from It All (1972)
Movie
Jim Backus / Writer
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Uncle Sam Magoo (1970)
Movie
Dr. Charles Walters
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
TV
5.3
Jerry Franks
Love, American Style (1969)
TV
T.R. Hollister
Hello Down There (1969)
Movie
Emile Wade
The Mod Squad (1968)
TV
6
Self (uncredited)
Don't Make Waves (1967)
Movie
Benny Van Buren
Damn Yankees (1967)
Movie
Carter Sillens
Hurry Sundown (1967)
Movie
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
Thurston Howell, III
Gilligan's Island (1964)
TV
7.5
Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964)
TV
Will Scataway
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Moon (voice)
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
Movie
Gen. Willoughby
Advance to the Rear (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
Harold Mason / Pork Pie Hannigan / 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
Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
Movie
Prof. Horatio Kellgore
Zotz! (1962)
Movie
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
Self / Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas 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
Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
Inside Magoo (1960)
Movie
Dave Husack
Ice Palace (1960)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
I Was a Teenage Magoo (1960)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) (1959)
Movie
Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
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
Mr. Forbes
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Lodge Brother (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Merry Minstrel Magoo (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Homecoming (1959)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Bwana Magoo (1959)
Movie
Narrator
A Princess for Magoo (1959)
Movie
Maury Samuels
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Gumshoe Magoo (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Love Comes to Magoo (1958)
Movie
Sheriff Jim Tyloe
Macabre (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Cruise (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing (1958)
Movie
Paul Mason
The High Cost of Loving (1958)
Movie
Mr Magoo (voice)
The Explosive Mr. Magoo (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Scoutmaster Magoo (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Young Manhood (1958)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Private War (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
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 (voice)
Rock Hound Magoo (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Saves the Bank (1957)
Movie
Joe Wheelwright
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Masquerade (1957)
Movie
Clarence Locan
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Glorious Fourth (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Breaks Par (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Matador Magoo (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes Overboard (1957)
Movie
Col. Homer W. Gooch
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Meet Mother Magoo (1956)
Movie
Nick Cellantano
The Great Man (1956)
Movie
Psychiatrist
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Movie
Sgt. Hanna
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Problem Child (1956)
Movie
Arthur Hutchins
The Gale Storm Show (1956)
TV
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Trailblazer Magoo (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956)
Movie
6
Mr. Magoo(voice)
Magoo Beats the Heat (1956)
Movie
Willis Haver
The Naked Hills (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Calling Doctor Magoo (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes West (1956)
Movie
Tom Culdane
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Canine Mutiny (1956)
Movie
Pat Quaid
The Square Jungle (1955)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Makes News (1955)
Movie
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
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 (voice) / Story
Destination Magoo (1954)
Movie
Ben Judson
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Movie
Detective Herman
Climax! (1954)
TV
Mr. Magoo
Kangaroo Courting (1954)
Movie
Television Quizmaster
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 (voice)
When Magoo Flew (1954)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Slept Here (1953)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Magoo's Masterpiece (1953)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Safety Spin (1953)
Movie
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Above and Beyond (1953)
Movie
District Attorney Judson
Angel Face (1953)
Movie
4
Mr. Magoo
Captains Outrageous (1952)
Movie
Centurion
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Hotsy Footsy (1952)
Movie
Judge Bradley Stevens
I Married Joan (1952)
TV
Lavery the Floorwalker
Pete Hothead (1952)
Movie
Michael 'Iron Mike' Burke
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
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
Sloppy Jalopy (1952)
Movie
Kevin Grady
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Harvey Landrum
I Want You (1951)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
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 (voice)
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 the Cat
Plutopia (1951)
Movie
Michael Hogan
Half Angel (1951)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Barefaced Flatfoot (1951)
Movie
The Mayor
M (1951)
Movie
Mr. Magoo
Bungled Bungalow (1951)
Movie
Narrator
The Popcorn Story (1950)
Movie
Ed Hamley
Emergency Wedding (1950)
Movie
Willie Dennis (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Movie
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Trouble Indemnity (1950)
Movie
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 - ist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Lucus Edgerton
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Magistrate Backus
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950)
Movie
Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
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 (voice)
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
Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
A-Lad-in His Lamp (1948)
Movie
Narrator
Where Will You Hide? (1948)
Movie
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Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-02-25
Deathday
1989-07-03 (76 years old)
Birth Name
James Gilmore Backus
Birth Place
Ohio, United States
Relationships
Henny Backus (1943 - 1989)
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
James Gilmore Backus
Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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