Acting
Jim Backus
Born 25 February 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died 3 July 1989
228 credits
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
Acting 226
- TBAAnimation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPAFilmSelf / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)
- 2022The Unknown StorySeriesSelf - archive footage
- 2005Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant InnocentsFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1987Hollywood's Hidden SecretsFilmSelf
- 1986The Bugs Bunny and Tweety ShowSeries
- 1985Prince JackFilmDealy
- 1983The Unpredictable Pudgy!FilmHimself
- 1982Slapstick of Another KindFilmPresident of the U.S.
- 1982Gilligan's PlanetSeriesThurston Howell, III (voice)
- 1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyFilmSelf
- 1981Hill Street BluesSeriesMr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandFilmThurston Howell III
- 1980The Gossip ColumnistFilmJim Backus
- 1980There Goes The BrideFilmMr. Perkins
- 1979C.H.O.M.P.S.FilmMr. Gibbs
- 1979Angels' BrigadeFilmCmdr. Lindsey March
- 1979The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandFilmThurston Howell III
- 1979EischiedSeries
- 1979The RebelsSeriesJohn Hancock
- 1979$weepstake$SeriesMajor Adams
- 1978Fantasy IslandSeriesCap Truman
- 1978Good Guys Wear BlackFilmAlbert, the Doorman
- 1978Rescue from Gilligan's IslandFilmThurston Howell III
- 1978Flying HighSeries
- 1977The Love BoatSeriesMarvin Waterman, Mr. Landers
- 1977CHiPsSeriesWeitzman
- 1977Pete's DragonFilmThe Mayor
- 1977What's New, Mr. Magoo?SeriesMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1977Never Con a KillerFilmStanley Bunch
- 1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouFilmKevin Grady
- 1976Charlie's AngelsSeriesIggy
- 1975Ellery QueenSeriesHoward Biggers
- 1975Friday FosterFilmEnos Griffith
- 1975Crazy MamaFilmMr. Albertson
- 1975Joe ForresterSeries
- 1975Cop on the BeatFilmJake Mandel
- 1975Mobile OneSeriesMacklin
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries
- 1974Harry OSeriesZiggy
- 1974Chico and the ManSeries
- 1974The New Adventures of GilliganSeriesThurston Howell III (voice)
- 1974Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausFilmNarrator / Santa Claus (voice)
- 1974Goodnight JackieFilmMr. Landry
- 1973Police StorySeriesJake Mandel
- 1973The Girl Most Likely To...FilmProf. David Tilson
- 1973Miracle on 34th StreetFilmShellhammer
- 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don'tFilmTimothy Forsythe
- 1972Of Thee I SingFilmSenator Robert F. Lyons
- 1972Getting Away from It AllFilmMike Lorimar
- 1972Magic CarpetFilmGeorge Benson
- 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
- 1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodFilmJim Backus
- 1970Nanny and the ProfessorSeriesDr. Charles Walters
- 1970Myra BreckinridgeFilmDoctor
- 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyFilmStaunch
- 1970Uncle Sam MagooFilmMr. Magoo
- 1969The Brady BunchSeriesZaccariah
- 1969Love, American StyleSeriesJerry Franks
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesBill
- 1969Medical CenterSeries
- 1969Hello Down ThereFilmT.R. Hollister
- 1969Wake Me When the War Is OverFilmColonel
- 1969The Barbara McNair ShowSeriesSelf
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeriesSelf (uncredited)
- 1968The Mod SquadSeriesEmile Wade
- 1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?FilmTru-Blue Lou
- 1968The Good GuysSeries
- 1968BlondieSeriesJ.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers
- 1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSeriesSelf
- 1967Don't Make WavesFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1967Hurry SundownFilmCarter Sillens
- 1967Accidental FamilySeries
- 1967Damn YankeesFilmBenny Van Buren
- 1965I Dream of JeannieSeriesGeneral Fitzhugh
- 1965The Wild Wild WestSeriesFabian Swanson
- 1965BillieFilmHoward G. Carol
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!FilmWhitepaper
- 1965FluffyFilmSergeant
- 1964Gilligan's IslandSeriesThurston Howell
- 1964Daniel BooneSeriesWill Scataway
- 1964The Famous Adventures of Mr. MagooSeriesMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1964Advance to the RearFilmGen. Willoughby
- 1964Rendezvous in SpaceFilmMoon (voice)
- 1964Mr. Magoo, Man of MysteryFilmMr. Magoo
- 1964Mr. Magoo in Sherwood ForestFilmMr. Magoo
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilmTyler Fitzgerald
- 1963Burke's LawSeriesHarold Mason, Herkimer Witt, Pork Pie Hannigan
- 1963A Child Is WaitingFilmHot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
- 1963Sunday in New YorkFilmChief Pilot Drysdale
- 1963Johnny CoolFilmLouis Murphy
- 1963Arrest and TrialSeriesSam Thayer
- 1963The Wheeler DealersFilmBullard Bear
- 1963Critic's ChoiceFilmWilliam Von Hagedorn
- 1963Operation BikiniFilmBosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
- 1963My Six LovesFilmSheriff
- 1963EspionageSeriesMcAvoy
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeriesMarty Van Ransohoff
- 1962Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolFilmMr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmFilmThe King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
- 1962Boys' Night OutFilmPeter Bowers
- 1962Zotz!FilmHoratio Kellgore
- 1962The Horizontal LieutenantFilmCmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
- 1961Cain's HundredSeriesKarl Bigger
- 1961Magoo Meets FrankensteinFilmMr. Magoo
- 1960The Mr. Magoo ShowSeriesMr Magoo (voice)
- 1960Ice PalaceFilmDave Husack
- 1960Inside MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice) / Self
- 1960I Was a Teenage MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1960Tom, Dick and HarrietFilmJames
- 1960The Jim Backus ShowSeries
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesWilliam Norbert
- 1959The Wild and the InnocentFilmMr. Forbes
- 1959Ask Any GirlFilmMr. Maxwell
- 19591001 Arabian NightsFilmUncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
- 1959The Big OperatorFilmCliff Heldon
- 1959A Private's AffairFilmJim Gordon
- 1959Terror Faces MagooFilmMr. Magoo
- 1959Magoo's Lodge BrotherFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1959Bwana MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1959Merry Minstrel MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1959Magoo’s HomecomingFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1959Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)FilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1959A Princess for MagooFilmNarrator
- 195877 Sunset StripSeriesMaury Samuels
- 1958MacabreFilmSheriff Jim Tyloe
- 1958The High Cost of LovingFilmPaul Mason
- 1958Scoutmaster MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1958Magoo’s Three-Point LandingFilmMr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
- 1958Gumshoe MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1958The Explosive Mr. MagooFilmMr Magoo (voice)
- 1958Magoo's Young ManhoodFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1958Love Comes to MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1958Magoo’s CruiseFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957MaverickSeriesJoe Wheelwright
- 1957Man of a Thousand FacesFilmClarence Locan
- 1957The Pied Piper of HamelinFilmKing's Emissary
- 1957Top Secret AffairFilmCol. Homer W. Gooch
- 1957Magoo's Moose HuntFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957Magoo Saves the BankFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957Magoo Goes OverboardFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957Eighteen and AnxiousFilmHarvey Graham
- 1957Magoo's MasqueradeFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957Matador MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957Magoo's Private WarFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957Magoo Breaks ParFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957Rock Hound MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1956The Gale Storm ShowSeriesArthur Hutchins
- 1956The Opposite SexFilmPsychiatrist
- 1956Magoo's Puddle JumperFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1956Meet Me in Las VegasFilmTom Culdane
- 1956You Can't Run Away from ItFilmDanker
- 1956The Naked HillsFilmWillis Haver
- 1956The Girl He Left BehindFilmSgt. Hanna
- 1956The Great ManFilmNick Cellantano
- 1956ConflictSeriesDandy Summers
- 1956Magoo's Canine MutinyFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1956Magoo Goes WestFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1956Meet Mother MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1956Magoo's Problem ChildFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1956Trailblazer MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1956Magoo Beats the HeatFilmMr. Magoo(voice)
- 1956Calling Doctor MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesReverend Sims
- 1955Rebel Without a CauseFilmFrank Stark
- 1955Matinee TheaterSeries
- 1955The MillionaireSeriesHenry Banning
- 1955Francis in the NavyFilmCommander Hutch
- 1955The Square JungleFilmPat Quaid
- 1955Magoo ExpressFilmMr. Magoo
- 1955Madcap MagooFilmMr. Magoo
- 1955Magoo Makes NewsFilmMr. Magoo
- 1954Climax!SeriesDetective Herman
- 1954Deep in My HeartFilmBen Judson
- 1954The George Gobel ShowSeriesSelf
- 1954When Magoo FlewFilmMr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
- 1954Destination MagooFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1953Angel FaceFilmDistrict Attorney Judson
- 1953I Love MelvinFilmMergo
- 1953Above and BeyondFilmGen. Curtis E. LeMay
- 1953GeraldineFilmJason Ambrose
- 1952Don't Bother to KnockFilmPeter Jones
- 1952Deadline - U.S.A.FilmJim Cleary
- 1952Pat and MikeFilmCharles Barry
- 1952Androcles and the LionFilmCenturion
- 1952Pink and Blue BluesFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1952I Married JoanSeriesJudge Bradley Stevens
- 1952The Rose Bowl StoryFilmMichael "Iron Mike" Burke
- 1952Here Come the NelsonsFilmJoe Randolph
- 1952Hotsy FootsyFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1952Pete HotheadFilmLavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)
- 1951His Kind of WomanFilmMyron Winton
- 1951MFilmThe Mayor
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesKevin Grady
- 1951The Man with a CloakFilmFlaherty
- 1951Iron ManFilmMax Watkins
- 1951Hollywood StoryFilmMitch Davis
- 1951I'll See You in My DreamsFilmSam Harris
- 1951Bright VictoryFilmBill Grayson
- 1951PlutopiaFilmMilton the Cat
- 1951Half AngelFilmMichael Hogan
- 1951I Want YouFilmHarvey Landrum
- 1951Grizzly GolferFilmMr. Magoo
- 1951Barefaced FlatfootFilmMr. Magoo
- 1951Bungled BungalowFilmMr. Magoo
- 1951Fuddy Duddy BuddyFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeriesLucus Edgerton
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesHarry
- 1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkFilmWillie Dennis (uncredited)
- 1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownFilmJoseph "Little Joe" Rogers
- 1950Trouble IndemnityFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1950Emergency WeddingFilmEd Hamley
- 1950Spellbound HoundFilmMr. Magoo
- 1950The Popcorn StoryFilmNarrator
- 1950Customs AgentFilmShanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
- 1950Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthyFilmMagistrate Backus
- 1949Easy LivingFilmDr. Franklin
- 1949A Dangerous ProfessionFilmPolice Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
- 1949Ragtime BearFilmMr. Magoo (voice)
- 1949One Last FlingFilmHoward Pritchard
- 1949The Great LoverFilmHiggins
- 1949Father Was a FullbackFilmProfessor Sullivan
- 1948Studio OneSeriesTim McTaggart
- 1948A-Lad-in His LampFilmSmokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948Where Will You Hide?FilmNarrator
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Filmography from TMDB.