Jim Backus

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

February 25, 1913

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

July 3, 1989

Jim Backus

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.

Movie Appearances (Acting)

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

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

1963 Movie

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 Movie

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977 Movie

The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956 Movie

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975 Movie

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971 Movie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957 Movie

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004 Movie

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954 Movie

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951 Movie

Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

1967 Movie

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957 Movie

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952 Movie

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956 Movie

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 Movie

M

1951 Movie

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963 Movie

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952 Movie

The Rebels

The Rebels

1979 Movie

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 Movie

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963 Movie

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972 Movie

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962 Movie

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952 Movie

My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963 Movie

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953 Movie

Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

1963 Movie

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960 Movie

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953 Movie

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975 Movie

Macabre

Macabre

1958 Movie

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956 Movie

The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973 Movie

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970 Movie

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959 Movie

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968 Movie

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

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

1979 Movie

I Want You

I Want You

1951 Movie

Billie

Billie

1965 Movie

Iron Man

Iron Man

1951 Movie

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950 Movie

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 Movie

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978 Movie

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970 Movie

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949 Movie

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978 Movie

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959 Movie

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

1949 Movie

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955 Movie

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959 Movie

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949 Movie

Zotz!

Zotz!

1962 Movie

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956 Movie

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963 Movie

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977 Movie

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 Movie

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967 Movie

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963 Movie

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951 Movie

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982 Movie

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 Movie

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949 Movie

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 Movie

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951 Movie

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964 Movie

The Great Man

The Great Man

1956 Movie

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972 Movie

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951 Movie

Geraldine

Geraldine

1954 Movie

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981 Movie

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950 Movie

Plutopia

Plutopia

1951 Movie

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 Movie

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957 Movie

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964 Movie

Fluffy

Fluffy

1965 Movie

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962 Movie

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952 Movie

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977 Movie

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951 Movie

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959 Movie

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953 Movie

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979 Movie

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979 Movie

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959 Movie

Half Angel

Half Angel

1951 Movie

Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

1957 Movie

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985 Movie

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958 Movie

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012 Movie

Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956 Movie

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

1967 Movie

Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952 Movie

One Last Fling

One Last Fling

1949 Movie

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

1950 Movie

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962 Movie

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955 Movie

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950 Movie

Madcap Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955 Movie

Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

1957 Movie

Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958 Movie

Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

1957 Movie

Magoo’s Cruise

Magoo’s Cruise

1958 Movie

Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957 Movie

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952 Movie

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975 Movie

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972 Movie

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958 Movie

Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

1957 Movie

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969 Movie

Gumshoe Magoo

Gumshoe Magoo

1958 Movie

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987 Movie

When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

1954 Movie

Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970 Movie

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980 Movie

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980 Movie

Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

1972 Movie

Magoo Express

Magoo Express

1955 Movie

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005 Movie

Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

1956 Movie

Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959 Movie

Enchanted Journey

Enchanted Journey

1981 Movie

Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957 Movie

Matador Magoo

Matador Magoo

1957 Movie

Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

1957 Movie

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956 Movie

Bwana Magoo

Bwana Magoo

1959 Movie

Inside Magoo

Inside Magoo

1960 Movie

Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958 Movie

Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

1956 Movie

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974 Movie

I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960 Movie

A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948 Movie

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958 Movie

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959 Movie

Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

1955 Movie

Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

1950 Movie

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959 Movie

Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

1949 Movie

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956 Movie

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960 Movie

Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

1956 Movie

Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

1958 Movie

The Popcorn Story

The Popcorn Story

1950 Movie

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959 Movie

Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954 Movie

Goodnight Jackie

Goodnight Jackie

1974 Movie

Hotsy Footsy

Hotsy Footsy

1952 Movie

Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959 Movie

Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956 Movie

Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

1950 Movie

Where Will You Hide?

Where Will You Hide?

1948 Movie

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964 Movie

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961 Movie

Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951 Movie

Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957 Movie

Pink and Blue Blues

Pink and Blue Blues

1952 Movie

Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

1951 Movie

Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

1956 Movie

Grizzly Golfer

Grizzly Golfer

1951 Movie

A Princess for Magoo

A Princess for Magoo

1959 Movie

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951 Movie

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

1964 Movie