Jim Backus

Known For
Acting

Popular
15.735

Birthday
1913-02-25

Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

  • James Gilmore Backus

Jim Backus

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.

Cast

Image Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955
Image Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977
Image It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

1963
Image Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979
Image Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952
Image Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972
Image The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950
Image Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978
Image His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951
Image Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962
Image Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969
Image Macabre

Macabre

1958
Image Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952
Image Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968
Image The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963
Image Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957
Image I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951
Image Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955
Image 1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959
Image Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951
Image Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960
Image Plutopia

Plutopia

1951
Image A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

1949
Image Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962
Image Iron Man

Iron Man

1951
Image Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950
Image Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963
Image Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

1982
Image The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951
Image Zotz!

Zotz!

1962
Image Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975
Image Billie

Billie

1965
Image The Girl Most Likely to...

The Girl Most Likely to...

1973
Image C.H.O.M.P.S.

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

1979
Image Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963
Image The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979
Image Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975
Image Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

1949
Image John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965
Image Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949
Image The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962
Image The Rebels

The Rebels

1979
Image Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

1963
Image Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971
Image Half Angel

Half Angel

1951
Image The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956
Image Customs Agent

Customs Agent

1950
Image The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970
Image Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956
Image Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964
Image The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956
Image Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967
Image Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957
Image The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958
Image Fluffy

Fluffy

1965
Image My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963
Image I Want You

I Want You

1951
Image Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972
Image The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959
Image Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952
Image Goodnight Jackie

Goodnight Jackie

1974
Image I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953
Image Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

1950
Image Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

1951
Image Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951
Image Angel Face

Angel Face

1953
Image Grizzly Golfer

Grizzly Golfer

1951
Image A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959
Image The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962
Image One Last Fling

One Last Fling

1949
Image Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012
Image When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

1954
Image Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950
Image Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978
Image Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973
Image Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951
Image Hotsy Footsy

Hotsy Footsy

1952
Image Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952
Image Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970
Image You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956
Image Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961
Image Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985
Image Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959
Image There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980
Image Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954
Image The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981
Image The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956
Image The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952
Image Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960
Image Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963
Image Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953
Image Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

1957
Image Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954
Image Magoo Express

Magoo Express

1955
Image Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959
Image Madcap Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955
Image Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

1955
Image Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

1956
Image Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956
Image The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959
Image Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964
Image The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980
Image Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956
Image Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952
Image Easy Living

Easy Living

1949
Image A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948
Image The Enchanted Journey

The Enchanted Journey

1981
Image Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956
Image Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

1957
Image Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958
Image Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

1956
Image Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

1956
Image Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

1957
Image Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

1957
Image Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

1956
Image Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957
Image Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

1957
Image Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957
Image Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957
Image Matador Magoo

Matador Magoo

1957
Image Geraldine

Geraldine

1954
Image Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959
Image Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

1967
Image Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969
Image A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963
Image The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958
Image Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958
Image Magoo’s Cruise

Magoo’s Cruise

1958
Image Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

1958
Image Gumshoe Magoo

Gumshoe Magoo

1958
Image Bwana Magoo

Bwana Magoo

1959
Image Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959
Image Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959
Image Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977
Image The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949
Image Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964
Image Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

1972
Image Where Will You Hide?

Where Will You Hide?

1948
Image Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959
Image The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957
Image M

M

1951
Image The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955
Image Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951
Image Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972
Image Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977
Image The Great Man

The Great Man

1956
Image Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975
Image Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

1950
Image Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005
Image Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004
Image Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956
Image Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970
Image Inside Magoo

Inside Magoo

1960
Image Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974
Image Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987
Image I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960
Image Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958
Image Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

1967
Image A Princess for Magoo

A Princess for Magoo

1959
Image Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950

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Image Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954
Image Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971