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Jim Backus

Jim Backus

ActingBorn: February 25, 1913in Cleveland, Ohio, USADied: July 3, 1989

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.

The Unknown Story

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The Unknown Story

2022Documentary

as Self - archive footage

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005Documentary

as Himself (uncredited)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987Documentary

as Self

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

as Unknown

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

as Dealy

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

as President of the U.S.

Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet

as Thurston Howell, III (voice)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982Documentary

as Unknown

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell III

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

as Mr. Perkins

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

as Jim Backus

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

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

as Mr. Gibbs

Eischied

Eischied

as Unknown

The Rebels

The Rebels

as John Hancock

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell III

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

as Cmdr. Lindsey March

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as Major Adams

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell III

Flying High

Flying High

as Unknown

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

as Albert, the Doorman

Fantasy Island

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Fantasy Island

as Cap Truman

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

as Kevin Grady

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

as The Mayor

The Love Boat

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The Love Boat

as Marvin Waterman

The Love Boat

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The Love Boat

as Mr. Landers

CHiPs

CHiPs

as Weitzman

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

as Stanley Bunch

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Iggy

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

as Enos Griffith

Mobile One

Mobile One

as Macklin

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as Howard Biggers

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

as Unknown

Crazy Mama

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Crazy Mama

as Mr. Albertson

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

as Jake Mandel

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

as Unknown

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Unknown

Harry O

Harry O

as Ziggy

The New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan

as Thurston Howell III (voice)

Goodnight Jackie

as Mr. Landry

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

as Shellhammer

The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

as Prof. David Tilson

Police Story

Police Story

as Unknown

Police Story

Police Story

as Jake Mandel

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

as George Benson

Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

as Senator Robert F. Lyons

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

as Timothy Forsythe

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

as Mike Lorimar

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Jim Backus

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as Unknown

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

as Doctor

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Staunch

Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

as Mr. Magoo

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

as Dr. Charles Walters

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

as Colonel

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Jerry Franks

The Brady Bunch

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The Brady Bunch

as Zaccariah

Medical Center

Medical Center

as Unknown

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Bill

The Barbara McNair Show

as Self

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

as T.R. Hollister

Blondie

Blondie

as J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

as Unknown

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as Emile Wade

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

as Tru-Blue Lou

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

Accidental Family

Accidental Family

as Unknown

Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

as Self (uncredited)

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

as Benny Van Buren

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

as Carter Sillens

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

Continental Showcase

as Self - Host

Billie

Billie

as Howard G. Carol

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

as General Fitzhugh

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as Fabian Swanson

Fluffy

Fluffy

as Sergeant

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Whitepaper

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

as Thurston Howell, III

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Will Scataway

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964Documentary

as Moon (voice)

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

as Gen. Willoughby

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

as Mr. Magoo

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

as Mr. Magoo

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

as Bullard Bear

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

as Chief Pilot Drysdale

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

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

as Tyler Fitzgerald

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

as Louis Murphy

Espionage

Espionage

as McAvoy

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Harold Mason

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Pork Pie Hannigan

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Herkimer Witt

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as Sam Thayer

My Six Loves

My Six Loves

as Sheriff

Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

as Dr. William Von Hagedorn

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Zotz!

Zotz!

as Horatio Kellgore

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Marty Van Ransohoff

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

as Peter Bowers

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as Monte

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as Karl Bigger

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

as Mr. Magoo

The Mr. Magoo Show

The Mr. Magoo Show

as Mr Magoo (voice)

The Jim Backus Show

The Jim Backus Show

as Unknown

Inside Magoo

Inside Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

as Dave Husack

I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

as James

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as William Norbert

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

as Mr. Maxwell

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

as Jim Gordon

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

as Cliff Heldon

Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

as Mr. Magoo

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

as Mr. Forbes

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

Bwana Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

A Princess for Magoo

1959Documentary

as Narrator

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as Maury Samuels

Gumshoe Magoo

Gumshoe Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Macabre

Macabre

as Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Magoo’s Cruise

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

as Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

as Paul Mason

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

as Mr Magoo (voice)

Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as King's Emissary

Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

as Harvey Graham

Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Maverick

Maverick

as Joe Wheelwright

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

as Clarence Locan

Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

Matador Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

as Col. Homer W. Gooch

Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Great Man

The Great Man

as Nick Cellantano

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

as Psychiatrist

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

as Danker

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

as Sgt. Hanna

Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Gale Storm Show

as Arthur Hutchins

Conflict

as Dandy Summers

Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

as Mr. Magoo(voice)

The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

as Willis Haver

Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

as Tom Culdane

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

as Pat Quaid

Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

as Mr. Magoo

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as Unknown

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

as Frank Stark

Gunsmoke

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Gunsmoke

as Reverend Sims

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

as Commander Hutch

Madcap Magoo

Madcap Magoo

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo Express

Magoo Express

as Mr. Magoo

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as Henry Banning

Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

as Ben Judson

Climax!

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Climax!

as Detective Herman

The George Gobel Show

as Self

When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

as Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)

Geraldine

Geraldine

as Jason Ambrose

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

as Mergo

Angel Face

Angel Face

as District Attorney Judson

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

as Centurion

Hotsy Footsy

Hotsy Footsy

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

I Married Joan

I Married Joan

as Judge Bradley Stevens

Pete Hothead

Pete Hothead

as Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Pink and Blue Blues

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

as Peter Jones

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

as Charles Barry

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Jim Cleary

Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

as Joe Randolph

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Kevin Grady

I Want You

I Want You

as Harvey Landrum

Grizzly Golfer

Grizzly Golfer

as Mr. Magoo

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

as Sam Harris

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

as Flaherty

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Iron Man

Iron Man

as Max Watkins

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

as Myron Winton

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

as Bill Grayson

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

as Mitch Davis

Plutopia

Plutopia

as Milton the Cat

Half Angel

Half Angel

as Michael Hogan

Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

as Mr. Magoo

M

as The Mayor

Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

as Mr. Magoo

The Popcorn Story

The Popcorn Story

as Narrator

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

as Ed Hamley

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

as Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Harry

Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

as Mr. Magoo

What's My Line?

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What's My Line?

as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Lucus Edgerton

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

as Magistrate Backus

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

as Higgins

Easy Living

Easy Living

as Dr. Franklin

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

as Professor Sullivan

Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

One Last Fling

One Last Fling

as Howard Pritchard

Studio One

Studio One

as Tim McTaggart

A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

Where Will You Hide?

as Narrator

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

as Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)