Jim Backus
male

Born on February 25, 1913 (112 years old)
Passed Away on July 03, 1989
From Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known for Acting
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 Credits
- 2012
- 2005
- 2004
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as
Tyler Fitzgerald
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
as
Bullard Bear
1963
Johnny Cool
as
Louis Murphy
1963
Critic's Choice
as
Dr. William Von Hagedorn
1963
Operation Bikini
as
Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
1963
My Six Loves
as
Sheriff
1963
Sunday in New York
as
Chief Pilot Drysdale
1963
A Child Is Waiting
as
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1963
Burke's Law
as
Harold Mason
1963
Arrest and Trial
as
Sam Thayer
1963
Burke's Law
as
Pork Pie Hannigan
1963
Burke's Law
as
Herkimer Witt
1963
- 1962
Boys' Night Out
as
Peter Bowers
1962
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
as
Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1962
Zotz!
as
Prof. Horatio Kellgore
1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant
as
Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as
The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
as
Marty Van Ransohoff
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as
Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as
Self
1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
1001 Arabian Nights
as
Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
1959
The Wild and the Innocent
as
Mr. Forbes
1959
The Big Operator
as
Cliff Heldon
1959
A Private's Affair
as
Jim Gordon
1959
Ask Any Girl
as
Mr. Maxwell
1959
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A Princess for Magoo
as
Narrator
1959
Terror Faces Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo
1959
Magoo's Lodge Brother
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Bwana Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Merry Minstrel Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Magoo’s Homecoming
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
The Untouchables
as
William Norbert
1959
- 1958
Macabre
as
Sheriff Jim Tyloe
1958
The High Cost of Loving
as
Paul Mason
1958
Scoutmaster Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Magoo's Young Manhood
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
The Explosive Mr. Magoo
as
Mr Magoo (voice)
1958
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Magoo’s Cruise
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Gumshoe Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
as
Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
1958
Love Comes to Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958
77 Sunset Strip
as
Maury Samuels
1958
- 1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
as
Clarence Locan
1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as
King's Emissary
1957
Top Secret Affair
as
Col. Homer W. Gooch
1957
Eighteen and Anxious
as
Harvey Graham
1957
Rock Hound Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo Goes Overboard
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo's Masquerade
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo's Moose Hunt
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Matador Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo's Private War
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo Breaks Par
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo Saves the Bank
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Maverick
as
Joe Wheelwright
1957
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as
Self
1957
- 1956
You Can't Run Away from It
as
Danker
1956
Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as
Tom Culdane
1956
The Naked Hills
as
Willis Haver
1956
The Girl He Left Behind
as
Sgt. Hanna
1956
The Great Man
as
Nick Cellantano
1956
The Opposite Sex
as
Psychiatrist
1956
Calling Doctor Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Magoo Goes West
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Magoo Beats the Heat
as
Mr. Magoo(voice)
1956
Magoo's Canine Mutiny
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Meet Mother Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Trailblazer Magoo
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Magoo's Problem Child
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
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The Gale Storm Show
as
Arthur Hutchins
1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
Don't Bother to Knock
as
Peter Jones
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
as
Jim Cleary
1952
Here Come the Nelsons
as
Joe Randolph
1952
Hotsy Footsy
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1952
Androcles and the Lion
as
Centurion
1952
The Rose Bowl Story
as
Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
1952
Pat and Mike
as
Charles Barry
1952
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Pink and Blue Blues
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1952
I Married Joan
as
Judge Bradley Stevens
1952
- 1951
His Kind of Woman
as
Myron Winton
1951
I'll See You in My Dreams
as
Sam Harris
1951
Hollywood Story
as
Mitch Davis
1951
Plutopia
as
Milton the Cat
1951
Iron Man
as
Max Watkins
1951
The Man with a Cloak
as
Flaherty
1951
Half Angel
as
Michael Hogan
1951
I Want You
as
Harvey Landrum
1951
M
as
The Mayor
1951
Bungled Bungalow
as
Mr. Magoo
1951
Barefaced Flatfoot
as
Mr. Magoo
1951
Bright Victory
as
Bill Grayson
1951
Grizzly Golfer
as
Mr. Magoo
1951
Fuddy Duddy Buddy
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as
Kevin Grady
1951
- 1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
as
Willie Dennis (uncredited)
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as
Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
1950
Customs Agent
as
Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
1950
Spellbound Hound
as
Mr. Magoo
1950
Emergency Wedding
as
Ed Hamley
1950
Trouble Indemnity
as
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1950
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
as
Magistrate Backus
1950
The Popcorn Story
as
Narrator
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as
Lucus Edgerton
1950
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Lux Video Theatre
as
Harry
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as
Self
1950
What's My Line?
as
Self - Panelist
1950
- 1949
- 1948