Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Acting

1913-02-25

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died: 1989-07-03

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.

Appears In

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
⭐ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
⭐ 5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
⭐ 5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961

as Self - Co-Host

The Love Boat
⭐ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977

as Marvin Waterman

The Love Boat
⭐ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977

as Mr. Landers

Maverick
⭐ 6.9
Maverick
1957

as Joe Wheelwright

The Beverly Hillbillies
⭐ 6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962

as Marty Van Ransohoff

Charlie's Angels
⭐ 6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976

as Iggy

The Merv Griffin Show
⭐ 6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
1962

as Self

The Wild Wild West
⭐ 7.6
The Wild Wild West
1965

as Fabian Swanson

Hill Street Blues
⭐ 7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981

as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)

I Dream of Jeannie
⭐ 7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965

as General Fitzhugh

Studio One
⭐ 5.0
Studio One
1948

as Tim McTaggart

Matinee Theater
⭐ 5.0
Matinee Theater
1955
Burke's Law
⭐ 6.0
Burke's Law
1963

as Harold Mason

Burke's Law
⭐ 6.0
Burke's Law
1963

as Pork Pie Hannigan

Burke's Law
⭐ 6.0
Burke's Law
1963

as Herkimer Witt

What's My Line?
⭐ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950

as Self - Panelist

Climax!
⭐ 3.3
Climax!
1954

as Detective Herman

Daniel Boone
⭐ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964

as Will Scataway

Robert Montgomery Presents
⭐ 5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

as Lucus Edgerton

The Untouchables
⭐ 7.8
The Untouchables
1959

as William Norbert

Love, American Style
⭐ 6.1
Love, American Style
1969

as Jerry Franks

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Reverend Sims

Fantasy Island
⭐ 6.4
Fantasy Island
1978

as Cap Truman

Marcus Welby, M.D.
⭐ 6.5
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

as Bill

Medical Center
⭐ 6.1
Medical Center
1969
Gilligan's Island
⭐ 7.4
Gilligan's Island
1964

as Thurston Howell, III

The Colgate Comedy Hour
⭐ 6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

as Self

77 Sunset Strip
⭐ 6.7
77 Sunset Strip
1958

as Maury Samuels

Harry O
⭐ 4.6
Harry O
1974

as Ziggy

Trailblazer Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Trailblazer Magoo
1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Don't Bother to Knock
⭐ 6.6
Don't Bother to Knock
1952

as Peter Jones

The Brady Bunch
⭐ 6.7
The Brady Bunch
1969
Arrest and Trial
⭐ 7.7
Arrest and Trial
1963

as Sam Thayer

Police Story
⭐ 6.9
Police Story
1973
Police Story
⭐ 6.9
Police Story
1973

as Jake Mandel

Nanny and the Professor
⭐ 6.0
Nanny and the Professor
1970

as Dr. Charles Walters

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
⭐ 7.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Macabre
⭐ 5.9
Macabre
1958

as Sheriff Jim Tyloe

The Dick Powell Show
⭐ 5.5
The Dick Powell Show
1961

as Monte

Enchanted Journey
⭐ 6.4
Enchanted Journey
1981

as Gamba

Ellery Queen
⭐ 7.4
Ellery Queen
1975

as Howard Biggers

Alias Smith and Jones
⭐ 7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Prince Jack
⭐ 0.0
Prince Jack
1985

as Dealy

Johnny Cool
⭐ 5.1
Johnny Cool
1963

as Louis Murphy

Meet Me in Las Vegas
⭐ 4.2
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956

as Tom Culdane

Emergency Wedding
⭐ 5.5
Emergency Wedding
1950

as Ed Hamley

Iron Man
⭐ 6.1
Iron Man
1951

as Max Watkins

Never Con a Killer
⭐ 0.0
Never Con a Killer
1977

as Stanley Bunch

The Mod Squad
⭐ 6.2
The Mod Squad
1968

as Emile Wade

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
⭐ 6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

as Self (uncredited)

CHiPs
⭐ 6.8
CHiPs
1977

as Weitzman

The Millionaire
⭐ 5.0
The Millionaire
1955

as Henry Banning

Los Angeles Plays Itself
⭐ 7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004

as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

One Last Fling
⭐ 3.8
One Last Fling
1949

as Howard Pritchard

Cain's Hundred
⭐ 4.7
Cain's Hundred
1961

as Karl Bigger

The Mr. Magoo Show
⭐ 6.7
The Mr. Magoo Show
1960

as Mr Magoo

Magoo's Masquerade
⭐ 1.0
Magoo's Masquerade
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Square Jungle
⭐ 5.9
The Square Jungle
1955

as Pat Quaid

Magoo's Canine Mutiny
⭐ 7.5
Magoo's Canine Mutiny
1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt
⭐ 5.0
Magoo's Moose Hunt
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
⭐ 6.9
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967

as Self

Uncle Sam Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Uncle Sam Magoo
1970

as Mr. Magoo

The Rebels
⭐ 0.0
The Rebels
1979

as John Hancock

Magoo's Puddle Jumper
⭐ 5.5
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Critic's Choice
⭐ 5.6
Critic's Choice
1963

as Dr. William Von Hagedorn

Inside Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Inside Magoo
1960

as Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

1001 Arabian Nights
⭐ 5.7
1001 Arabian Nights
1959

as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

Chico and the Man
⭐ 5.8
Chico and the Man
1974
Flying High
⭐ 4.5
Flying High
1978
Boys' Night Out
⭐ 5.7
Boys' Night Out
1962

as Peter Bowers

Here Come the Nelsons
⭐ 6.0
Here Come the Nelsons
1952

as Joe Randolph

Fluffy
⭐ 6.5
Fluffy
1965

as Sergeant

Top Secret Affair
⭐ 4.3
Top Secret Affair
1957

as Col. Homer W. Gooch

Magoo's Lodge Brother
⭐ 0.0
Magoo's Lodge Brother
1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

His Kind of Woman
⭐ 6.7
His Kind of Woman
1951

as Myron Winton

The Good Guys
⭐ 6.0
The Good Guys
1968
Zotz!
⭐ 5.6
Zotz!
1962

as Prof. Horatio Kellgore

The Horizontal Lieutenant
⭐ 4.8
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962

as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Ragtime Bear
⭐ 7.0
Ragtime Bear
1949

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
⭐ 8.1
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
1986
Rebel Without a Cause
⭐ 7.5
Rebel Without a Cause
1955

as Frank Stark

Joe Forrester
⭐ 7.0
Joe Forrester
1975
Half Angel
⭐ 5.6
Half Angel
1951

as Michael Hogan

A Dangerous Profession
⭐ 5.6
A Dangerous Profession
1949

as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
⭐ 7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963

as Tyler Fitzgerald

Of Thee I Sing
⭐ 6.0
Of Thee I Sing
1972

as Senator Robert F. Lyons

The Great Lover
⭐ 6.8
The Great Lover
1949

as Higgins

Accidental Family
⭐ 5.0
Accidental Family
1967
My Six Loves
⭐ 5.6
My Six Loves
1963

as Sheriff

Magoo Beats the Heat
⭐ 0.0
Magoo Beats the Heat
1956

as Mr. Magoo(voice)

The Explosive Mr. Magoo
⭐ 0.0
The Explosive Mr. Magoo
1958

as Mr Magoo (voice)

Magoo Express
⭐ 6.0
Magoo Express
1955

as Mr. Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Merry Minstrel Magoo
1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Advance to the Rear
⭐ 5.0
Advance to the Rear
1964

as Gen. Willoughby

Above and Beyond
⭐ 6.1
Above and Beyond
1953

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Operation Bikini
⭐ 3.7
Operation Bikini
1963

as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

What's New, Mr. Magoo?
⭐ 7.5
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
1977
I Married Joan
⭐ 6.0
I Married Joan
1952

as Judge Bradley Stevens

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
⭐ 6.6
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
1964

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Blondie
⭐ 0.0
Blondie
1968

as J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers

Gumshoe Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Gumshoe Magoo
1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Man with a Cloak
⭐ 6.9
The Man with a Cloak
1951

as Flaherty

Hello Down There
⭐ 5.7
Hello Down There
1969

as T.R. Hollister

Pete's Dragon
⭐ 6.3
Pete's Dragon
1977

as The Mayor

Plutopia
⭐ 5.7
Plutopia
1951

as Milton the Cat

Billie
⭐ 4.7
Billie
1965

as Howard G. Carol

Hallmark Hall of Fame
⭐ 8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

as Kevin Grady

Gilligan's Planet
⭐ 5.8
Gilligan's Planet
1982

as Thurston Howell, III (voice)

Rock Hound Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Rock Hound Magoo
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Hurry Sundown
⭐ 6.4
Hurry Sundown
1967

as Carter Sillens

Ask Any Girl
⭐ 6.2
Ask Any Girl
1959

as Mr. Maxwell

The Wheeler Dealers
⭐ 6.2
The Wheeler Dealers
1963

as Bullard Bear

Magoo's Young Manhood
⭐ 0.0
Magoo's Young Manhood
1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The New Adventures of Gilligan
⭐ 4.8
The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974

as Thurston Howell III (voice)

Deadline - U.S.A.
⭐ 6.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952

as Jim Cleary

Eischied
⭐ 6.0
Eischied
1979
Magoo Goes Overboard
⭐ 7.5
Magoo Goes Overboard
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Jim Backus Show
⭐ 0.0
The Jim Backus Show
1960
M
⭐ 6.4
M
1951

as The Mayor

Angel Face
⭐ 7.1
Angel Face
1953

as District Attorney Judson

Good Guys Wear Black
⭐ 5.1
Good Guys Wear Black
1978

as Albert, the Doorman

Myra Breckinridge
⭐ 4.5
Myra Breckinridge
1970

as Doctor

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
⭐ 6.3
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972

as Timothy Forsythe

Mobile One
⭐ 5.0
Mobile One
1975

as Macklin

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
⭐ 5.8
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Bwana Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Bwana Magoo
1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Crazy Mama
⭐ 5.5
Crazy Mama
1975

as Mr. Albertson

Hollywood Story
⭐ 6.6
Hollywood Story
1951

as Mitch Davis

Magoo Saves the Bank
⭐ 5.0
Magoo Saves the Bank
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Geraldine
⭐ 5.0
Geraldine
1953

as Jason Ambrose

Meet Mother Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Meet Mother Magoo
1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

A Child Is Waiting
⭐ 6.8
A Child Is Waiting
1963

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Deep in My Heart
⭐ 6.8
Deep in My Heart
1954

as Ben Judson

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
⭐ 0.0
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
1958

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

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
⭐ 6.5
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950

as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

I Love Melvin
⭐ 6.0
I Love Melvin
1953

as Mergo

Spellbound Hound
⭐ 0.0
Spellbound Hound
1950

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo’s Homecoming
⭐ 0.0
Magoo’s Homecoming
1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
⭐ 6.2
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962

as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

The Killer That Stalked New York
⭐ 6.2
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950

as Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Magoo's Problem Child
⭐ 0.0
Magoo's Problem Child
1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Opposite Sex
⭐ 5.2
The Opposite Sex
1956

as Psychiatrist

The Girl Most Likely To...
⭐ 6.6
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973

as Prof. David Tilson

Man of a Thousand Faces
⭐ 6.6
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957

as Clarence Locan

Friday Foster
⭐ 5.9
Friday Foster
1975

as Enos Griffith

Androcles and the Lion
⭐ 5.8
Androcles and the Lion
1952

as Centurion

Trouble Indemnity
⭐ 5.8
Trouble Indemnity
1950

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Easy Living
⭐ 5.6
Easy Living
1949

as Dr. Franklin

Rescue from Gilligan's Island
⭐ 4.6
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978

as Thurston Howell III

I Want You
⭐ 4.7
I Want You
1951

as Harvey Landrum

C.H.O.M.P.S.
⭐ 5.0
C.H.O.M.P.S.
1979

as Mr. Gibbs

Miracle on 34th Street
⭐ 6.8
Miracle on 34th Street
1973

as Shellhammer

Don't Make Waves
⭐ 5.1
Don't Make Waves
1967

as Self (uncredited)

Bright Victory
⭐ 6.9
Bright Victory
1951

as Bill Grayson

Pat and Mike
⭐ 6.3
Pat and Mike
1952

as Charles Barry

The Girl He Left Behind
⭐ 3.5
The Girl He Left Behind
1956

as Sgt. Hanna

The Great Man
⭐ 4.6
The Great Man
1956

as Nick Cellantano

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
⭐ 3.1
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965

as Whitepaper

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
⭐ 5.4
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957

as King's Emissary

Sunday in New York
⭐ 6.7
Sunday in New York
1963

as Chief Pilot Drysdale

Ice Palace
⭐ 5.8
Ice Palace
1960

as Dave Husack

Magoo Breaks Par
⭐ 0.0
Magoo Breaks Par
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

I Was a Teenage Magoo
⭐ 0.0
I Was a Teenage Magoo
1960

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

I'll See You in My Dreams
⭐ 4.7
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951

as Sam Harris

The Wild and the Innocent
⭐ 6.3
The Wild and the Innocent
1959

as Mr. Forbes

Francis in the Navy
⭐ 5.4
Francis in the Navy
1955

as Commander Hutch

Madcap Magoo
⭐ 6.0
Madcap Magoo
1955

as Mr. Magoo

Father Was a Fullback
⭐ 6.0
Father Was a Fullback
1949

as Professor Sullivan

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
⭐ 6.2
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970

as Staunch

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
⭐ 4.9
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968

as Tru-Blue Lou

You Can't Run Away from It
⭐ 4.7
You Can't Run Away from It
1956

as Danker

Slapstick of Another Kind
⭐ 2.7
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982

as President of the U.S.

The Naked Hills
⭐ 4.6
The Naked Hills
1956

as Willis Haver

Bungled Bungalow
⭐ 0.0
Bungled Bungalow
1951

as Mr. Magoo

The High Cost of Loving
⭐ 5.7
The High Cost of Loving
1958

as Paul Mason

The Unknown Story
⭐ 0.0
The Unknown Story
2022

as Self - archive footage

Tom, Dick and Harriet
⭐ 0.0
Tom, Dick and Harriet
1960

as James

Angels' Brigade
⭐ 2.8
Angels' Brigade
1979

as Cmdr. Lindsey March

Magic Carpet
⭐ 0.0
Magic Carpet
1972

as George Benson

The Rose Bowl Story
⭐ 3.0
The Rose Bowl Story
1952

as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
⭐ 4.6
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981

as Thurston Howell III

Cop on the Beat
⭐ 4.1
Cop on the Beat
1975

as Jake Mandel

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
⭐ 6.6
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979

as Thurston Howell III

The Big Operator
⭐ 5.8
The Big Operator
1959

as Cliff Heldon

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
⭐ 4.3
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971

as Jim Backus

Eighteen and Anxious
⭐ 6.0
Eighteen and Anxious
1957

as Harvey Graham

There Goes The Bride
⭐ 0.0
There Goes The Bride
1980

as Mr. Perkins

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
⭐ 0.0
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005

as Himself (uncredited)

Wake Me When the War Is Over
⭐ 5.0
Wake Me When the War Is Over
1969

as Colonel

Have I Got a Christmas for You
⭐ 0.0
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977

as Kevin Grady

A Private's Affair
⭐ 1.0
A Private's Affair
1959

as Jim Gordon

A-Lad-in His Lamp
⭐ 7.1
A-Lad-in His Lamp
1948

as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

Scoutmaster Magoo
⭐ 6.0
Scoutmaster Magoo
1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Destination Magoo
⭐ 8.0
Destination Magoo
1954

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Gossip Columnist
⭐ 7.5
The Gossip Columnist
1980

as Jim Backus

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA
⭐ 0.0
Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA
0000

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

Pete Hothead
⭐ 0.0
Pete Hothead
1952

as Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)

Grizzly Golfer
⭐ 6.0
Grizzly Golfer
1951

as Mr. Magoo

When Magoo Flew
⭐ 6.6
When Magoo Flew
1954

as Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)

Calling Doctor Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Calling Doctor Magoo
1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Barefaced Flatfoot
⭐ 6.0
Barefaced Flatfoot
1951

as Mr. Magoo

Customs Agent
⭐ 0.0
Customs Agent
1950

as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

Hotsy Footsy
⭐ 7.0
Hotsy Footsy
1952

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Fuddy Duddy Buddy
⭐ 6.0
Fuddy Duddy Buddy
1951

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
⭐ 0.0
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery
⭐ 0.0
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery
1964

as Mr. Magoo

Damn Yankees
⭐ 4.0
Damn Yankees
1967

as Benny Van Buren

Rendezvous in Space
⭐ 0.0
Rendezvous in Space
1964

as Moon (voice)

Magoo Goes West
⭐ 6.0
Magoo Goes West
1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
⭐ 0.0
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950

as Magistrate Backus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
⭐ 6.6
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1974

as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Love Comes to Magoo
1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Getting Away from It All
⭐ 0.0
Getting Away from It All
1972

as Mike Lorimar

The Popcorn Story
⭐ 6.0
The Popcorn Story
1950

as Narrator

Magoo Makes News
⭐ 6.0
Magoo Makes News
1955

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo Meets Frankenstein
⭐ 0.0
Magoo Meets Frankenstein
1961

as Mr. Magoo

Matador Magoo
⭐ 0.0
Matador Magoo
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest
⭐ 0.0
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest
1964

as Mr. Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo
⭐ 4.5
Terror Faces Magoo
1959

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo's Private War
⭐ 0.0
Magoo's Private War
1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)