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Jim Backus

Jim Backus

As actor

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.

As actor

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🎬 Pete's Dragon The Mayor 🎬 Rebel Without a Cause Frank Stark 🎬 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Tyler Fitzgerald 🎬 Sunday in New York Chief Pilot Drysdale 🎬 Mooch Goes to Hollywood Jim Backus 🎬 Don't Bother to Knock Peter Jones 🎬 Slapstick of Another Kind President of the U.S. 🎬 The High Cost of Loving Paul Mason 🎬 The Wheeler Dealers Bullard Bear 🎬 Angel Face District Attorney Judson 🎬 Good Guys Wear Black Albert, the Doorman 🎬 Now You See Him, Now You Don't Timothy Forsythe 🎬 The Killer That Stalked New York Willie Dennis (uncredited) 🎬 Myra Breckinridge Doctor 🎬 Man of a Thousand Faces Clarence Locan 🎬 The Girl Most Likely To... Prof. David Tilson 🎬 The Wild and the Innocent Mr. Forbes 🎬 Above and Beyond Gen. Curtis E. LeMay 🎬 You Can't Run Away from It Danker 🎬 The Great Man Nick Cellantano 🎬 C.H.O.M.P.S. Mr. Gibbs 🎬 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 🎬 Damn Yankees Benny Van Buren 🎬 Cop on the Beat Jake Mandel 🎬 Deep in My Heart Ben Judson 🎬 The Big Operator Cliff Heldon 🎬 Miracle on 34th Street Shellhammer 🎬 The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Staunch 🎬 Ask Any Girl Mr. Maxwell 🎬 Macabre Sheriff Jim Tyloe 🎬 Francis in the Navy Commander Hutch 🎬 The Gossip Columnist Jim Backus 🎬 The Rose Bowl Story Michael "Iron Mike" Burke 🎬 Hollywood Story Mitch Davis 🎬 Friday Foster Enos Griffith 🎬 Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Tru-Blue Lou 🎬 Have I Got a Christmas for You Kevin Grady 🎬 Getting Away from It All Mike Lorimar 🎬 Wake Me When the War Is Over Colonel 🎬 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Whitepaper 🎬 The Horizontal Lieutenant Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag 🎬 Billie Howard G. Carol 🎬 A Private's Affair Jim Gordon 🎬 I Want You Harvey Landrum 🎬 Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) 🎬 The Naked Hills Willis Haver 🎬 Half Angel Michael Hogan 🎬 Crazy Mama Mr. Albertson 🎬 Father Was a Fullback Professor Sullivan 🎬 Angels' Brigade Cmdr. Lindsey March 🎬 Spellbound Hound Mr. Magoo 🎬 Advance to the Rear Gen. Willoughby 🎬 There Goes The Bride Mr. Perkins 🎬 The Great Lover Higgins 🎬 The Unpredictable Pudgy! Himself 🎬 Destination Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Rendezvous in Space Moon (voice) 🎬 Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy Magistrate Backus 🎬 Grizzly Golfer Mr. Magoo 🎬 One Last Fling Howard Pritchard 🎬 Here Come the Nelsons Joe Randolph 🎬 Magoo Goes Overboard Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 The Pied Piper of Hamelin King's Emissary 🎬 Magoo Breaks Par Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio) 🎬 His Kind of Woman Myron Winton 🎬 The Explosive Mr. Magoo Mr Magoo (voice) 🎬 Magoo's Puddle Jumper Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Magoo’s Three-Point Landing Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice) 🎬 Rock Hound Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Meet Mother Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Of Thee I Sing Senator Robert F. Lyons 🎬 My Six Loves Sheriff 🎬 Uncle Sam Magoo Mr. Magoo 🎬 🎬 Goodnight Jackie Mr. Landry 🎬 Magoo's Canine Mutiny Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 I Was a Teenage Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Magoo's Problem Child Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Pink and Blue Blues Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 When Magoo Flew Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice) 🎬 Magoo's Young Manhood Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Magoo Saves the Bank Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Rescue from Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 🎬 Bungled Bungalow Mr. Magoo 🎬 🎬 A Princess for Magoo Narrator 🎬 Magoo Beats the Heat Mr. Magoo(voice) 🎬 Prince Jack Dealy 🎬 Bright Victory Bill Grayson 🎬 🎬 Where Will You Hide? Narrator 🎬 Terror Faces Magoo Mr. Magoo 🎬 Merry Minstrel Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 🎬 Magic Carpet George Benson 🎬 Magoo Express Mr. Magoo 🎬 Scoutmaster Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice)

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

via TMDB
🎬 Mooch Goes to Hollywood Movie · 1971

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

via TMDB
📺 The Love Boat Series · 1977 📺 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series · 1962 📺 The Mike Douglas Show Series · 1961 📺 The Merv Griffin Show Series · 1962 📺 What's My Line? Series · 1950 📺 Matinee Theater Series · 1955 📺 Love, American Style Series · 1969 📺 Hill Street Blues Series · 1981 📺 Maverick Series · 1957 📺 Charlie's Angels Series · 1976 📺 I Dream of Jeannie Series · 1965 📺 The Beverly Hillbillies Series · 1962 📺 Tonight Starring Jack Paar Series · 1957 📺 Studio One Series · 1948 📺 Robert Montgomery Presents Series · 1950 📺 Climax! Series · 1954 📺 The Wild Wild West Series · 1965 📺 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Series · 1974 📺 The Untouchables Series · 1959 📺 Daniel Boone Series · 1964 📺 Fantasy Island Series · 1978 📺 Marcus Welby, M.D. Series · 1969 📺 Burke's Law Series · 1963 📺 Medical Center Series · 1969