Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 25, 1913
Died
Jul 03, 1989
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
231 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Unknown Story
Self - archive footage
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
Self
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
Prince Jack
Dealy
Slapstick of Another Kind
President of the U.S.
Gilligan's Planet
Thurston Howell, III (voice)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Thurston Howell III
Hill Street Blues
Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)
There Goes The Bride
Mr. Perkins
The Gossip Columnist
Jim Backus
C.H.O.M.P.S.
Mr. Gibbs
Eischied
The Rebels
John Hancock
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
Thurston Howell III
Angels' Brigade
Cmdr. Lindsey March
$weepstake$
Major Adams
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
Thurston Howell III
Flying High
Good Guys Wear Black
Albert, the Doorman
Fantasy Island
Cap Truman
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Kevin Grady
Pete's Dragon
The Mayor
The Love Boat
Marvin Waterman
CHiPs
Weitzman
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Never Con a Killer
Stanley Bunch
Charlie's Angels
Iggy
Friday Foster
Enos Griffith
Mobile One
Macklin
Ellery Queen
Howard Biggers
Joe Forrester
Crazy Mama
Mr. Albertson
Cop on the Beat
Jake Mandel
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
Chico and the Man
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Harry O
Ziggy
The New Adventures of Gilligan
Thurston Howell III (voice)
Goodnight Jackie
Mr. Landry
Miracle on 34th Street
Shellhammer
The Girl Most Likely To...
Prof. David Tilson
Police Story
Magic Carpet
George Benson
Of Thee I Sing
Senator Robert F. Lyons
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Timothy Forsythe
Getting Away from It All
Mike Lorimar
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Jim Backus
Alias Smith and Jones