Jim Backus
Acting
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.
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Age 49 (now 76)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Timothy Forsythe
Age 59 (now 76)
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Prof. David Tilson
Age 60 (now 76)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Tyler Fitzgerald
Age 50 (now 76)
A-Lad-in His Lamp
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 76)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
Age 91 (now 76)
Slapstick of Another Kind
as President of the U.S.
Age 69 (now 76)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
Age 68 (now 76)
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
Age 66 (now 76)
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
Age 65 (now 76)
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
Age 61 (now 76)
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Prof. David Tilson
Age 60 (now 76)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Timothy Forsythe
Age 59 (now 76)
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Staunch
Age 57 (now 76)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Tru-Blue Lou
Age 55 (now 76)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Whitepaper
Age 52 (now 76)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Tyler Fitzgerald
Age 50 (now 76)
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Age 49 (now 76)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Age 49 (now 76)
The Horizontal Lieutenant
as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
Age 49 (now 76)
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Age 46 (now 76)
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
as Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
Age 45 (now 76)
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Willie Dennis (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 76)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
Age 37 (now 76)
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
as Magistrate Backus
Age 36 (now 76)
A Dangerous Profession
as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
Age 36 (now 76)
A-Lad-in His Lamp
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 76)
Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA
as Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)
Hill Street Blues
as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 67 (now 76)
The New Adventures of Gilligan
as Thurston Howell III (voice)
Age 61 (now 76)
Nanny and the Professor
as Dr. Charles Walters
Age 56 (now 76)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Age 54 (now 76)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
Age 53 (now 76)
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Age 51 (now 76)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 49 (now 76)
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Marty Van Ransohoff
Age 49 (now 76)
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Lucus Edgerton
Age 36 (now 76)
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Also Known As
James Gilmore Backus
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