Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Deceased · Born: Feb 25, 1913 · Died: Jul 3, 1989

1977
1976
1975
1969
1964

Known For

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 Pete's Dragon
Gilligan's Island Gilligan's Island

Personal Details

Born Feb 25, 1913 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Spouse

  • Henny Backus

    ( Jan 14, 1943 to Jul 3, 1989 )

  • Betty Kean

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

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.

Career

2018
The Gilligan Manifesto
The Gilligan Manifesto as Thurston Howell III
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2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom as Pat Quaid (archive footage)
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2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
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1985
Prince Jack
Prince Jack as Dealy
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1982
Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind as President of the U.S.
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Gilligan's Planet
Gilligan's Planet
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1981
The Enchanted Journey
The Enchanted Journey as Gamba
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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III
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1980
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride as Mr. Perkins
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1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III
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C.H.O.M.P.S.
C.H.O.M.P.S. as Mr. Gibbs
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Angels' Brigade
Angels' Brigade as Cmdr. Lindsey March
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The Rebels
The Rebels as John Hancock
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1978
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
Rescue from Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III
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Good Guys Wear Black
Good Guys Wear Black as Albert, the Doorman
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1977
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon as The Mayor
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Have I Got a Christmas for You
Have I Got a Christmas for You as Kevin Grady
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The Love Boat
The Love Boat as Marvin Waterman
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What's New, Mr. Magoo?
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
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1975
Friday Foster
Friday Foster as Enos Griffith
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Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama as Mr. Albertson
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1974
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Narrator and Santa Claus
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Goodnight Jackie
Goodnight Jackie as Mr. Landry
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
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The New Adventures of Gilligan
The New Adventures of Gilligan
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1973
The Girl Most Likely to...
The Girl Most Likely to... as Prof. David Tilson
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Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street as Shellhammer
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1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Timothy Forsythe
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Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing as Senator Robert F. Lyons
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Getting Away from It All
Getting Away from It All as Mike Lorimar
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1971
Mooch
Mooch as Jim Backus
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The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
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1970
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge as Doctor
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Uncle Sam Magoo
Uncle Sam Magoo as Mr. Magoo
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The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County as Staunch
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1969
Wake Me When the War Is Over
Wake Me When the War Is Over as Colonel
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Hello Down There
Hello Down There as T.R. Hollister
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1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? as Tru-Blue Lou
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1967
Damn Yankees!
Damn Yankees! as Benny Van Buren
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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Will Scataway
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1965
Billie
Billie as Howard G. Carol
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Whitepaper
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Fluffy
Fluffy as Sergeant
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1964
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest as Mr. Magoo
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Advance to the Rear
Advance to the Rear as Gen. Willoughby
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Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell, III
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The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo as Mr. Magoo (voice)
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1963
Sunday in New York
Sunday in New York as Chief Pilot Drysdale
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Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool as Louis Murphy
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Operation Bikini
Operation Bikini as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
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Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
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The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers as Bullard Bear
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1962
Zotz!
Zotz! as Prof. Horatio Kellgore
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
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The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
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The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies as Marty Van Ransohoff
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1960
Ice Palace
Ice Palace as Dave Husack
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Mister Magoo
Mister Magoo as Mr Magoo
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1959
1001 Arabian Nights
1001 Arabian Nights as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
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Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl as Mr. Maxwell
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The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent as Mr. Forbes
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The Big Operator
The Big Operator as Cliff Heldon
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A Private's Affair
A Private's Affair as Jim Gordon
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1958
Macabre
Macabre as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
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The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving as Paul Mason
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1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin as King's Emissary
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Eighteen and Anxious
Eighteen and Anxious as Harvey Graham
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Top Secret Affair
Top Secret Affair as Col. Homer W. Gooch
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Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces as Clarence Locan
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1956
The Naked Hills
The Naked Hills as Willis Haver
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The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind as Sgt. Hanna
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Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas as Tom Culdane
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You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It as Danker
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The Great Man
The Great Man as Nick Cellantano
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Climax!
Climax! as Detective Herman
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1955
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause as Frank Stark
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The Square Jungle
The Square Jungle as Pat Quaid
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Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy as E.T. Hutch
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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre as Harry
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1954
Geraldine
Geraldine as Jason Ambrose
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1953
I Love Melvin
I Love Melvin as Mergo
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1952
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock as Peter Jones
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The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
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Here Come the Nelsons
Here Come the Nelsons as Joe Randolph
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I Married Joan
I Married Joan as Judge Bradley Stevens
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1951
Bright Victory
Bright Victory as Bill Grayson
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I Want You
I Want You as Harvey Landrum
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Plutopia
Plutopia as Milton the Cat
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The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak as Flaherty
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His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman as Myron Winton
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Iron Man
Iron Man as Max Watkins
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Half Angel
Half Angel as Michael Hogan
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I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams as Sam Harris
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Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story as Mitch Davis
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1950
Customs Agent
Customs Agent as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
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Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding as Ed Hamley
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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
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1949
Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback as Professor Sullivan
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One Last Fling
One Last Fling as Howard Pritchard
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A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus)
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The Windblown Hare
The Windblown Hare as Big Bad Wolf - beginning scene
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1948
A-Lad-in His Lamp
A-Lad-in His Lamp as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
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2001
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
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1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
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1971
Mooch
Mooch as Writer
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