Jim Backus

Jim Backus

b. 1913 — d. 1989 (aged 76) Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Actor Soundtrack Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Gilmore "Jim" Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles are the voice of Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike, III on the Alan Young radio show, Joan Davis's character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's character's father in Rebel Without a Cause and Thurston Howell, III on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot off the Wire. An avid golfer, Backus actually made the 36-hole cut at the 1964 Bing Crosby Pro-Am tournament. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Backus,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

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

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

Pete's Dragon

Filmography

Rescuing a Fantasy Classic

The King ('The Dancing Princess')

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause

Prince Jack

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

President of the U.S.

Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet

Thurston Howell III

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III

Enchanted Journey

Enchanted Journey

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

Cmdr. Lindsey March

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

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III

The Gift of the Magi

Pete's Dragon

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

Ark II

Friday Foster

The Humpbacked Horse

The Humpbacked Horse

Crazy Mama

The Ghost Busters

The Ghost Busters

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Mooch

1974 Actor Writer

The New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan

Thurston Howell III

Goodnight Jackie

The Girl Most Likely to...

The Girl Most Likely to...

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Film Making Techniques: Acting

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Timothy Forsythe

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

Of Thee I Sing

Senator Robert F. Lyons

Magic Carpet

The Mouse Factory

The Mouse Factory

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

The Max Bygraves Hour

1970 Self Actor

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Storybook Squares

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour

Smoky the Genie

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

The Good Guys

Blondie

The Fabulous Shorts

George Jessel's Here Come the Stars

Damn Yankees!

Benny Van Buren

Marineland Carnival

Continental Showcase

Marineland Carnival

Thurston Howell III

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Miles Whitepaper

Billie

Howard G. Carol

Fluffy

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

Thurston Howell III

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

General Willoughby

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

Chief Pilot Drysdale

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

Johnny Cool

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

Dr. William Von Hagedorn

Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

Boatswain's Mate Ed Fennelly

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Zotz!

Horatio Kellgore

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

The Jerry Lewis Show: From This Moment On

The Lady and the Stock Exchange

The Lady and the Stock Exchange

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Mister Magoo

Ice Palace

Hot Off the Wire

Hot Off the Wire

Inside Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

Tom, Dick and Harriet

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

Ask Any Girl

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

Bwana Magoo

Magoo's Homecoming

Magoo's Homecoming

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Police Officers

Take a Good Look

Take a Good Look

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

A Princess for Magoo

Macabre

Police Chief Jim Tyloe

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

Magoo's Cruise

Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

Magoo's Three-Point Landing

Magoo's Three-Point Landing

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