Jim Backus
- Born
- February 25, 1913 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- July 3, 1989
- Actor
- Writer
- soundtrack
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.
Filmography · 69 credits
- 2018The Gilligan Manifesto · Archive footage (Thurston Howell III)
- 2003Los Angeles Plays Itself · Actor (Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause)
- 2003Los Angeles Plays Itself · Archive footage (Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause)
- 1984Prince Jack · Actor (Dealy)
- 1982Slapstick of Another Kind · Actor (President of the U.S.)
- 1979Angels' Brigade · Actor (Cmdr. Lindsey March)
- 1979C.H.O.M.P.S. · Actor (Mr. Gibbs)
- 1978Good Guys Wear Black · Actor (Doorman)
- 1977Pete's Dragon · Actor (The Mayor)
- 1975Friday Foster · Actor (Enos Griffith)
- 1975Crazy Mama · Actor (Mr. Albertson)
- 1974Goodnight Jackie · Actor (Mr. Landry)
- 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don't · Actor (Timothy Forsythe)
- 1970Myra Breckinridge · Actor (Doctor)
- 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County · Actor (Staunch)
- 1969Hello Down There · Actor (T.R. Hollister)
- 1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? · Actor (Tru-Blue Lou)
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · Actor (Miles Whitepaper)
- 1965Billie · Actor (Howard G. Carol)
- 1965Fluffy · Actor (Sergeant)
- 1964Advance to the Rear · Actor (General Willoughby)
- 1964Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest · Actor (Mr. Magoo)
- 1963Sunday in New York · Actor (Chief Pilot Drysdale)
- 1963The Wheeler Dealers · Actor (Bullard Bear)
- 1963Johnny Cool · Actor (Louis Murphy)
- 1963Critic's Choice · Actor (Dr. William Von Hagedorn)
- 1963Operation Bikini · Actor (Boatswain's Mate Ed Fennelly)
- 1962Zotz! · Actor (Horatio Kellgore)
- 1962The Horizontal Lieutenant · Actor (Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag)
- 1960Ice Palace · Actor (Dave Husack)
- 1959The Wild and the Innocent · Actor (Cecil Forbes)
- 1959Ask Any Girl · Actor (Maxwell)
- 1959The Big Operator · Actor (Cliff Heldon)
- 19591001 Arabian Nights · Actor (Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo)
- 1959A Private's Affair · Actor (Jim Gordon)
- 1958Macabre · Actor (Police Chief Jim Tyloe)
- 1958The High Cost of Loving · Actor (Paul Mason)
- 1957Man of a Thousand Faces · Actor (Clarence Locan)
- 1957Top Secret Affair · Actor (Col. Homer W. Gooch)
- 1957Eighteen and Anxious · Actor (Harvey Graham)
- 1956Meet Me in Las Vegas · Actor (Tom Culdane)
- 1956You Can't Run Away from It · Actor (Danker)
- 1956The Girl He Left Behind · Actor (Sgt. Hanna)
- 1956The Great Man · Actor (Nick Cellantano)
- 1956The Naked Hills · Actor (Willis Haver)
- 1955Rebel Without a Cause · Actor (Frank Stark)
- 1955Francis in the Navy · Actor (Commander Hutch)
- 1955The Square Jungle · Actor (Pat Quaid)
- 1953I Love Melvin · Actor (Mergo)
- 1953Geraldine · Actor (Jason Ambrose)
- 1953Mr. Magoo Cartoon Merry-Go-Round · Actor (Mr. Magoo)
- 1952Don't Bother to Knock · Actor (Peter Jones)
- 1952Here Come the Nelsons · Actor (Joe Randolph)
- 1952The Rose Bowl Story · Actor (Michael 'Iron Mike' Burke)
- 1951His Kind of Woman · Actor (Myron Winton)
- 1951The Man with a Cloak · Actor (Flaherty)
- 1951I'll See You in My Dreams · Actor (Sam Harris)
- 1951Hollywood Story · Actor (Mitch Davis)
- 1951Bright Victory · Actor (Bill Grayson)
- 1951I Want You · Actor (Harvey Landrum)
- 1951Half Angel · Actor (Michael Hogan)
- 1951Iron Man · Actor (Max Watkins)
- 1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town · Actor (Joseph 'Little Joe' Rogers)
- 1950Emergency Wedding · Actor (Ed Hamley)
- 1950Customs Agent · Actor (Thomas S. Jacoby)
- 1949A Dangerous Profession · Actor (Police Lt. Nick Ferrone)
- 1949A Dangerous Profession · Actor (Narrator)
- 1949Father Was a Fullback · Actor (Professor Sullivan)
- 1949One Last Fling · Actor (Howard Pritchard)