Jim Backus

Acting • 1913-02-25 • Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Known For

7.4

Gilligan's Island

1964

7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

6.7

The Brady Bunch

1969

6.3

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

6.3

Pete's Dragon

1977

7.9

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

1986

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Filmography

2022
The Unknown StoryTV
Self - archive footage • 1 episodes
2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant InnocentsFilm
Self (uncredited)
1987
Hollywood's Hidden SecretsFilm
Self
1986
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety ShowTV
★ 7.9
1985
Prince JackFilm
Dealy
★ 9.0
1983
The Unpredictable Pudgy!Film
Himself
1982
Slapstick of Another KindFilm
President of the U.S.
★ 3.1
1982
Gilligan's PlanetTV
Thurston Howell, III (voice) • 13 episodes
★ 5.7
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1981
Hill Street BluesTV
Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandFilm
Thurston Howell III
★ 5.2
1980
The Gossip ColumnistFilm
Jim Backus
★ 7.3
1980
There Goes The BrideFilm
Mr. Perkins
★ 7.0
1979
C.H.O.M.P.S.Film
Mr. Gibbs
★ 5.0
1979
Angels' BrigadeFilm
Cmdr. Lindsey March
★ 3.1
1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandFilm
Thurston Howell III
★ 6.5
1979
EischiedTV
★ 7.0
1979
The RebelsTV
John Hancock • 2 episodes
★ 10.0
1979
$weepstake$TV
Major Adams • 1 episodes
1978
Fantasy IslandTV
Cap Truman • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1978
Good Guys Wear BlackFilm
Albert, the Doorman
★ 5.1
1978
Rescue from Gilligan's IslandFilm
Thurston Howell III
★ 4.6
1978
Flying HighTV
★ 6.3
1977
The Love BoatTV
Marvin Waterman • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1977
The Love BoatTV
Mr. Landers • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
1977
Pete's DragonFilm
The Mayor
★ 6.3
1977
CHiPsTV
Weitzman • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1977
What's New, Mr. Magoo?TV
Mr. Magoo (voice) • 32 episodes
★ 7.5
1977
Never Con a KillerFilm
Stanley Bunch
★ 10.0
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for YouFilm
Kevin Grady
1976
Charlie's AngelsTV
Iggy • 2 episodes
★ 6.7
1975
Ellery QueenTV
Howard Biggers • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1975
Friday FosterFilm
Enos Griffith
★ 6.1
1975
Crazy MamaFilm
Mr. Albertson
★ 5.6
1975
Joe ForresterTV
★ 7.0
1975
Cop on the BeatFilm
Jake Mandel
★ 4.7
1975
Mobile OneTV
Macklin • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1974
Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV
★ 7.7
1974
Chico and the ManTV
★ 6.0
1974
Harry OTV
Ziggy • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1974
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausFilm
Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
★ 7.0
1974
The New Adventures of GilliganTV
Thurston Howell III (voice) • 32 episodes
★ 5.6
1974
Goodnight JackieFilm
Mr. Landry
1973
Police StoryTV
★ 7.0
1973
Police StoryTV
Jake Mandel • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1973
The Girl Most Likely To...Film
Prof. David Tilson
★ 6.6
1973
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Shellhammer
★ 6.8
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don'tFilm
Timothy Forsythe
★ 6.3
1972
Getting Away from It AllFilm
Mike Lorimar
★ 10.0
1972
Of Thee I SingFilm
Senator Robert F. Lyons
★ 7.0
1972
Magic CarpetFilm
George Benson
★ 9.0
1971
Alias Smith and JonesTV
★ 6.9
1971
Mooch Goes to HollywoodFilm
Jim Backus
★ 4.8
1970
Myra BreckinridgeFilm
Doctor
★ 4.6
1970
Nanny and the ProfessorTV
Dr. Charles Walters • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyFilm
Staunch
★ 7.0
1970
Uncle Sam MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 10.0
1969
The Brady BunchTV
Zaccariah • 3 episodes
★ 6.7
1969
Love, American StyleTV
Jerry Franks • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.TV
Bill • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1969
Medical CenterTV
★ 6.4
1969
Hello Down ThereFilm
T.R. Hollister
★ 5.8
1969
Wake Me When the War Is OverFilm
Colonel
★ 5.2
1969
The Barbara McNair ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV
Self (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
The Mod SquadTV
Emile Wade • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Film
Tru-Blue Lou
★ 5.3
1968
The Good GuysTV
★ 7.0
1968
BlondieTV
J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers • 14 episodes
★ 7.0
1967
Hurry SundownFilm
Carter Sillens
★ 6.4
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1967
Don't Make WavesFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 5.2
1967
Accidental FamilyTV
★ 6.5
1967
Damn YankeesFilm
Benny Van Buren
★ 5.3
1966
Continental ShowcaseTV
Self - Host • 14 episodes
★ 10.0
1965
I Dream of JeannieTV
General Fitzhugh • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1965
The Wild Wild WestTV
Fabian Swanson • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1965
BillieFilm
Howard G. Carol
★ 5.0
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Film
Whitepaper
★ 3.8
1965
FluffyFilm
Sergeant
★ 7.0
1964
Gilligan's IslandTV
Thurston Howell • 98 episodes
★ 7.4
1964
Daniel BooneTV
Will Scataway • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1964
The Famous Adventures of Mr. MagooTV
Mr. Magoo (voice) • 29 episodes
★ 6.9
1964
Advance to the RearFilm
Gen. Willoughby
★ 5.2
1964
Rendezvous in SpaceFilm
Moon (voice)
★ 6.0
1964
Mr. Magoo, Man of MysteryFilm
Mr. Magoo
1964
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood ForestFilm
Mr. Magoo
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilm
Tyler Fitzgerald
★ 7.0
1963
Burke's LawTV
Harold Mason • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Burke's LawTV
Pork Pie Hannigan • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Burke's LawTV
Herkimer Witt • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
A Child Is WaitingFilm
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1963
Sunday in New YorkFilm
Chief Pilot Drysdale
★ 6.8
1963
Johnny CoolFilm
Louis Murphy
★ 5.4
1963
The Wheeler DealersFilm
Bullard Bear
★ 6.3
1963
Critic's ChoiceFilm
William Von Hagedorn
★ 5.6
1963
Arrest and TrialTV
Sam Thayer • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1963
Operation BikiniFilm
Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
★ 3.8
1963
My Six LovesFilm
Sheriff
★ 5.7
1963
EspionageTV
McAvoy • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
The Beverly HillbilliesTV
Marty Van Ransohoff • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1962
Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolFilm
Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
★ 6.3
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmFilm
The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
★ 5.9
1962
Boys' Night OutFilm
Peter Bowers
★ 5.7
1962
Zotz!Film
Horatio Kellgore
★ 5.6
1962
The Horizontal LieutenantFilm
Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
★ 5.2
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 10 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self - Co-Host • 5 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The Dick Powell ShowTV
Monte • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Cain's HundredTV
Karl Bigger • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1961
Magoo Meets FrankensteinFilm
Mr. Magoo
1960
The Mr. Magoo ShowTV
Mr Magoo (voice) • 130 episodes
★ 6.6
1960
Ice PalaceFilm
Dave Husack
★ 6.3
1960
The Jim Backus ShowTV
★ 9.0
1960
Tom, Dick and HarrietFilm
James
1960
I Was a Teenage MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1960
Inside MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
1959
The UntouchablesTV
William Norbert • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1959
The Wild and the InnocentFilm
Mr. Forbes
★ 6.4
1959
1001 Arabian NightsFilm
Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
★ 6.6
1959
Ask Any GirlFilm
Mr. Maxwell
★ 6.5
1959
The Big OperatorFilm
Cliff Heldon
★ 6.0
1959
Terror Faces MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 5.7
1959
Bwana MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 9.0
1959
Magoo’s HomecomingFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 9.0
1959
Magoo's Lodge BrotherFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 9.0
1959
Merry Minstrel MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 9.0
1959
A Private's AffairFilm
Jim Gordon
★ 4.7
1959
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)Film
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
A Princess for MagooFilm
Narrator
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
Maury Samuels • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1958
MacabreFilm
Sheriff Jim Tyloe
★ 6.0
1958
The High Cost of LovingFilm
Paul Mason
★ 6.6
1958
Scoutmaster MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1958
Gumshoe MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1958
Magoo’s Three-Point LandingFilm
Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
★ 8.0
1958
Love Comes to MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1958
The Explosive Mr. MagooFilm
Mr Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1958
Magoo's Young ManhoodFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1958
Magoo’s CruiseFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.0
1957
MaverickTV
Joe Wheelwright • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
Self • 8 episodes
★ 7.5
1957
Man of a Thousand FacesFilm
Clarence Locan
★ 6.8
1957
The Pied Piper of HamelinFilm
King's Emissary
★ 5.7
1957
Top Secret AffairFilm
Col. Homer W. Gooch
★ 4.9
1957
Magoo Goes OverboardFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.3
1957
Magoo's Moose HuntFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 5.5
1957
Magoo Saves the BankFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.0
1957
Eighteen and AnxiousFilm
Harvey Graham
★ 7.0
1957
Matador MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1957
Magoo's Private WarFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1957
Magoo's MasqueradeFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 3.3
1957
Magoo Breaks ParFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.0
1957
Rock Hound MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.0
1956
The Opposite SexFilm
Psychiatrist
★ 5.5
1956
Magoo's Puddle JumperFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 5.7
1956
Meet Me in Las VegasFilm
Tom Culdane
★ 4.5
1956
The Gale Storm ShowTV
Arthur Hutchins • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1956
You Can't Run Away from ItFilm
Danker
★ 5.4
1956
The Naked HillsFilm
Willis Haver
★ 4.6
1956
The Great ManFilm
Nick Cellantano
★ 5.0
1956
The Girl He Left BehindFilm
Sgt. Hanna
★ 4.5
1956
Magoo's Canine MutinyFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.7
1956
Magoo's Problem ChildFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 10.0
1956
Meet Mother MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 10.0
1956
Magoo Beats the HeatFilm
Mr. Magoo(voice)
★ 10.0
1956
ConflictTV
Dandy Summers • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1956
Magoo Goes WestFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.5
1956
Trailblazer MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.0
1956
Calling Doctor MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.0
1955
Rebel Without a CauseFilm
Frank Stark
★ 7.5
1955
GunsmokeTV
Reverend Sims • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
Matinee TheaterTV
★ 5.3
1955
Francis in the NavyFilm
Commander Hutch
★ 5.6
1955
The MillionaireTV
Henry Banning • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1955
The Square JungleFilm
Pat Quaid
★ 6.1
1955
Magoo ExpressFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 6.7
1955
Madcap MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 8.0
1955
Magoo Makes NewsFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 6.5
1954
Climax!TV
Detective Herman • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
When Magoo FlewFilm
Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
★ 6.7
1954
Deep in My HeartFilm
Ben Judson
★ 6.7
1954
The George Gobel ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1954
Destination MagooFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 8.5
1953
Angel FaceFilm
District Attorney Judson
★ 7.1
1953
I Love MelvinFilm
Mergo
★ 6.2
1953
Above and BeyondFilm
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
★ 6.1
1953
GeraldineFilm
Jason Ambrose
★ 6.0
1952
Don't Bother to KnockFilm
Peter Jones
★ 6.6
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.Film
Jim Cleary
★ 6.9
1952
Pat and MikeFilm
Charles Barry
★ 6.4
1952
Androcles and the LionFilm
Centurion
★ 5.9
1952
Pink and Blue BluesFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 5.9
1952
I Married JoanTV
Judge Bradley Stevens • 98 episodes
★ 7.5
1952
Here Come the NelsonsFilm
Joe Randolph
★ 7.0
1952
Hotsy FootsyFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.5
1952
The Rose Bowl StoryFilm
Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
★ 4.2
1952
Pete HotheadFilm
Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)
★ 8.0
1951
His Kind of WomanFilm
Myron Winton
★ 6.8
1951
MFilm
The Mayor
★ 6.5
1951
Hollywood StoryFilm
Mitch Davis
★ 6.7
1951
PlutopiaFilm
Milton the Cat
★ 6.0
1951
The Man with a CloakFilm
Flaherty
★ 6.8
1951
Iron ManFilm
Max Watkins
★ 6.2
1951
Bright VictoryFilm
Bill Grayson
★ 7.1
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Kevin Grady • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
I'll See You in My DreamsFilm
Sam Harris
★ 4.9
1951
Half AngelFilm
Michael Hogan
★ 6.2
1951
I Want YouFilm
Harvey Landrum
★ 5.2
1951
Bungled BungalowFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 10.0
1951
Barefaced FlatfootFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 7.0
1951
Grizzly GolferFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 6.5
1951
Fuddy Duddy BuddyFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 6.5
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Lucus Edgerton • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1950
The Killer That Stalked New YorkFilm
Willie Dennis (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Harry • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownFilm
Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
★ 6.5
1950
Trouble IndemnityFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 6.2
1950
Emergency WeddingFilm
Ed Hamley
★ 6.0
1950
Customs AgentFilm
Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
★ 10.0
1950
Spellbound HoundFilm
Mr. Magoo
★ 9.0
1950
The Popcorn StoryFilm
Narrator
★ 6.5
1950
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthyFilm
Magistrate Backus
1949
Easy LivingFilm
Dr. Franklin
★ 5.7
1949
A Dangerous ProfessionFilm
Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
★ 5.7
1949
Ragtime BearFilm
Mr. Magoo (voice)
★ 7.2
1949
The Great LoverFilm
Higgins
★ 7.1
1949
One Last FlingFilm
Howard Pritchard
★ 4.8
1949
Father Was a FullbackFilm
Professor Sullivan
★ 6.3
1948
Studio OneTV
Tim McTaggart • 2 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
A-Lad-in His LampFilm
Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1948
Where Will You Hide?Film
Narrator