Biografía y filmografía

Jim Backus

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.

Fotos

Películas (163)

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005 · Self (uncredited)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987 · Self

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985 · Dealy

The Unpredictable Pudgy!

The Unpredictable Pudgy!

1983 · Himself

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982 · President of the U.S.

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982 · Self

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981 · Thurston Howell III

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980 · Mr. Perkins

The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980 · Jim Backus

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

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

1979 · Mr. Gibbs

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979 · Thurston Howell III

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979 · Cmdr. Lindsey March

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978 · Thurston Howell III

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978 · Albert, the Doorman

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977 · Kevin Grady

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977 · The Mayor

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977 · Stanley Bunch

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975 · Enos Griffith

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975 · Mr. Albertson

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975 · Jake Mandel

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974 · Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

Goodnight Jackie

Goodnight Jackie

1974 · Mr. Landry

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 · Shellhammer

The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973 · Prof. David Tilson

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972 · George Benson

Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

1972 · Senator Robert F. Lyons

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972 · Timothy Forsythe

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972 · Mike Lorimar

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971 · Jim Backus, Writer

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970 · Doctor

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970 · Staunch

Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970 · Mr. Magoo

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969 · Colonel

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 · T.R. Hollister

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968 · Tru-Blue Lou

Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

1967 · Self (uncredited)

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

1967 · Benny Van Buren

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967 · Carter Sillens

Billie

Billie

1965 · Howard G. Carol

Fluffy

Fluffy

1965 · Sergeant

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 · Whitepaper

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964 · Moon (voice)

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964 · Gen. Willoughby

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964 · Mr. Magoo

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

1964 · Mr. Magoo

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 · Bullard Bear

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963 · Chief Pilot Drysdale

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

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

1963 · Tyler Fitzgerald

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963 · Louis Murphy

My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963 · Sheriff

Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

1963 · Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963 · William Von Hagedorn

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963 · Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962 · Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Zotz!

Zotz!

1962 · Horatio Kellgore

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962 · The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 · Peter Bowers

The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962 · Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961 · Mr. Magoo

Inside Magoo

Inside Magoo

1960 · Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960 · Dave Husack

I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960 · James

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959 · Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959 · Mr. Maxwell

A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959 · Jim Gordon

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959 · Cliff Heldon

Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959 · Mr. Magoo

The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959 · Mr. Forbes

Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

Bwana Magoo

1959 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

A Princess for Magoo

A Princess for Magoo

1959 · Narrator

Gumshoe Magoo

Gumshoe Magoo

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Macabre

Macabre

1958 · Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Magoo’s Cruise

Magoo’s Cruise

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958 · Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958 · Paul Mason

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958 · Mr Magoo (voice)

Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957 · King's Emissary

Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

1957 · Harvey Graham

Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957 · Clarence Locan

Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

Matador Magoo

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957 · Col. Homer W. Gooch

Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Great Man

The Great Man

1956 · Nick Cellantano

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956 · Psychiatrist

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956 · Danker

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956 · Sgt. Hanna

Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956 · Mr. Magoo(voice)

The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956 · Willis Haver

Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 · Tom Culdane

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955 · Pat Quaid

Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

1955 · Mr. Magoo

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 · Frank Stark

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955 · Commander Hutch

Madcap Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955 · Mr. Magoo

Magoo Express

Magoo Express

1955 · Mr. Magoo

Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954 · Mr. Magoo (voice), Story

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954 · Ben Judson

When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

1954 · Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)

Geraldine

Geraldine

1953 · Jason Ambrose

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953 · Mergo

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953 · District Attorney Judson

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953 · Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952 · Centurion

Hotsy Footsy

Hotsy Footsy

1952 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Pete Hothead

Pete Hothead

1952 · Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952 · Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Pink and Blue Blues

Pink and Blue Blues

1952 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952 · Peter Jones

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952 · Charles Barry

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952 · Jim Cleary

Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952 · Joe Randolph

I Want You

I Want You

1951 · Harvey Landrum

Grizzly Golfer

Grizzly Golfer

1951 · Mr. Magoo

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951 · Sam Harris

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951 · Flaherty

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Iron Man

Iron Man

1951 · Max Watkins

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951 · Myron Winton

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951 · Bill Grayson

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951 · Mitch Davis

Plutopia

Plutopia

1951 · Milton the Cat

Half Angel

Half Angel

1951 · Michael Hogan

Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951 · Mr. Magoo

M

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1951 · Mayor

Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

1951 · Mr. Magoo

The Popcorn Story

The Popcorn Story

1950 · Narrator

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950 · Ed Hamley

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 · Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

1950 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Customs Agent

Customs Agent

1950 · Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950 · Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

1950 · Mr. Magoo

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950 · Magistrate Backus

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

1949 · Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949 · Higgins

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949 · Dr. Franklin

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949 · Professor Sullivan

Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

1949 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

One Last Fling

One Last Fling

1949 · Howard Pritchard

A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948 · Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

Where Will You Hide?

Where Will You Hide?

1948 · Narrator

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

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

Series (69)

The Unknown Story

The Unknown Story

2022 · Self - archive footage

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

1986

Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet

1982 · Thurston Howell, III (voice)

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981 · Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eischied

Eischied

1979

The Rebels

The Rebels

1979 · John Hancock

$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979 · Major Adams

Flying High

Flying High

1978

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978 · Cap Truman

Vacaciones en el mar

Vacaciones en el mar

1977 · Marvin Waterman, Mr. Landers

CHiPs

CHiPs

1977 · Weitzman

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

1977 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Iggy

Mobile One

Mobile One

1975 · Macklin

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

1975 · Howard Biggers

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

1975

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

Harry O

Harry O

1974 · Ziggy

The New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan

1974 · Thurston Howell III (voice)

Police Story

Police Story

1973 · Jake Mandel

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970 · Dr. Charles Walters

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 · Jerry Franks

The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch

1969 · Zaccariah

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969 · Bill

The Barbara McNair Show

The Barbara McNair Show

1969 · Self

Blondie

Blondie

1968 · J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

1968

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968 · Emile Wade

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968 · Self (uncredited)

Accidental Family

Accidental Family

1967

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967 · Self

Continental Showcase

Continental Showcase

1966 · Self - Host

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · General Fitzhugh

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965 · Fabian Swanson

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

1964 · Thurston Howell

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

1964 · Mr. Magoo (voice)

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964 · Will Scataway

Espionage

Espionage

1963 · McAvoy

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Harold Mason, Pork Pie Hannigan, Herkimer Witt

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963 · Sam Thayer

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 · Marty Van Ransohoff

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

1961 · Monte

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961 · Karl Bigger

The Mr. Magoo Show

The Mr. Magoo Show

1960 · Mr Magoo (voice)

The Jim Backus Show

The Jim Backus Show

1960

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959 · William Norbert

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Maury Samuels

Maverick

Maverick

1957 · Joe Wheelwright

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Self

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

1956 · Arthur Hutchins

Conflict

Conflict

1956 · Dandy Summers

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Reverend Sims

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955 · Henry Banning

Climax!

Climax!

1954 · Detective Herman

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

1954 · Self

I Married Joan

I Married Joan

1952 · Judge Bradley Stevens

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Kevin Grady

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Harry

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Lucus Edgerton

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Tim McTaggart