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

Acting

Popularity

1.3

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Birthday

February 25, 1913

Deathday

July 03, 1989

Known for

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955
7.5
Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977
6.3
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

1963
7.0
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952
6.6
Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979
2.8
Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972
6.3
The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950
6.1
Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978
4.6
His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951
6.6
Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962
5.7
Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969
5.7
Macabre

Macabre

1958
6.0
Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952
6.8
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959
0.0
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968
4.9
The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963
6.2
I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951
4.7
Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957
6.6
Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955
5.4
1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959
5.7
The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

1959
6.3
Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951
6.6
Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960
5.8
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005
0.0
Plutopia

Plutopia

1951
5.6
A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

1949
5.6
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962
6.2
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004
7.6
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950
6.1
Iron Man

Iron Man

1951
6.1
Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982
2.7
Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963
5.1
Zotz!

Zotz!

1962
5.6
The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951
6.9
Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975
5.9
Billie

Billie

1965
4.7
The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973
6.6
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963
5.5
C.H.O.M.P.S.

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

1979
5.0
You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956
4.7
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979
6.6
Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975
5.4
Ragtime Bear

Ragtime Bear

1949
7.0
Uncle Sam Magoo

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970
0.0
Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956
5.5
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965
3.1
Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949
6.0
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957
5.4
The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962
4.8
The Rebels

The Rebels

1979
0.0
Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini

1963
3.6
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971
4.3
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956
4.3
Half Angel

Half Angel

1951
5.6
The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956
4.6
Customs Agent

Customs Agent

1950
0.0
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970
6.2
The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956
3.5
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964
5.0
Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967
6.4
Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957
4.3
Inside Magoo

Inside Magoo

1960
0.0
The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958
5.7
Fluffy

Fluffy

1965
6.5
My Six Loves

My Six Loves

1963
5.6
I Want You

I Want You

1951
4.7
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973
6.8
The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959
5.8
Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972
0.0
Here Come the Nelsons

Here Come the Nelsons

1952
6.0
Goodnight Jackie

Goodnight Jackie

1974
0.0
M

M

1951
6.3
I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953
6.0
The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955
5.9
Spellbound Hound

Spellbound Hound

1950
0.0
Bungled Bungalow

Bungled Bungalow

1951
0.0
Barefaced Flatfoot

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951
6.0
Angel Face

Angel Face

1953
7.1
Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951
6.9
Grizzly Golfer

Grizzly Golfer

1951
6.0
A Private's Affair

A Private's Affair

1959
1.0
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962
5.8
One Last Fling

One Last Fling

1949
3.8
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974
6.6
When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew

1954
6.6
Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972
0.0
Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950
5.5
Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977
0.0
The Great Man

The Great Man

1956
4.6
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987
0.0
Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978
5.1
Fuddy Duddy Buddy

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951
6.0
Hotsy Footsy

Hotsy Footsy

1952
7.0
I Was a Teenage Magoo

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960
0.0
Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975
4.1
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952
5.8
Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970
4.5
Magoo Meets Frankenstein

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961
0.0
Scoutmaster Magoo

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958
6.0
Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985
0.0
Trouble Indemnity

Trouble Indemnity

1950
5.8
There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980
0.0
Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959
6.2
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954
6.8
Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

1967
5.1
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981
4.6
The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956
5.2
The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952
3.0
Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960
0.0
A Princess for Magoo

A Princess for Magoo

1959
0.0
Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963
6.7
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950
0.0
Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

1953
6.1
Eighteen and Anxious

Eighteen and Anxious

1957
6.0
Terror Faces Magoo

Terror Faces Magoo

1959
4.5
Magoo Express

Magoo Express

1955
6.0
Madcap Magoo

Madcap Magoo

1955
6.0
Magoo Makes News

Magoo Makes News

1955
6.0
Magoo Goes West

Magoo Goes West

1956
6.0
Calling Doctor Magoo

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956
0.0
Destination Magoo

Destination Magoo

1954
8.0
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964
0.0
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980
7.5
Magoo Beats the Heat

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956
0.0
Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952
6.3
Easy Living

Easy Living

1949
5.6
A-Lad-in His Lamp

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948
7.3
Enchanted Journey

Enchanted Journey

1981
6.4
Trailblazer Magoo

Trailblazer Magoo

1956
0.0
Magoo's Problem Child

Magoo's Problem Child

1956
0.0
Meet Mother Magoo

Meet Mother Magoo

1956
0.0
Magoo's Canine Mutiny

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956
7.5
Rock Hound Magoo

Rock Hound Magoo

1957
0.0
Magoo's Moose Hunt

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957
5.0
Magoo's Private War

Magoo's Private War

1957
0.0
Magoo Goes Overboard

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957
7.5
Matador Magoo

Matador Magoo

1957
0.0
Magoo Breaks Par

Magoo Breaks Par

1957
0.0
Magoo's Masquerade

Magoo's Masquerade

1957
1.0
Magoo Saves the Bank

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957
5.0
Magoo's Young Manhood

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958
0.0
Geraldine

Geraldine

1953
5.0
Magoo's Lodge Brother

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959
0.0
Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

1967
4.0
Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969
5.0
A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963
6.8
The Explosive Mr. Magoo

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958
0.0
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958
0.0
Magoo’s Cruise

Magoo’s Cruise

1958
0.0
Love Comes to Magoo

Love Comes to Magoo

1958
0.0
Gumshoe Magoo

Gumshoe Magoo

1958
0.0
Bwana Magoo

Bwana Magoo

1959
0.0
Magoo’s Homecoming

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959
0.0
Merry Minstrel Magoo

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959
0.0
Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977
0.0
The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1949
6.8
Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964
0.0
Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

1972
6.0
Where Will You Hide?

Where Will You Hide?

1948
0.0
The Popcorn Story

The Popcorn Story

1950
6.0
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

1964
0.0
Pink and Blue Blues

Pink and Blue Blues

1952
5.8
Pete Hothead

Pete Hothead

1952
0.0
CHiPs

CHiPs

1977
6.8
The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

1961
5.5
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958
6.7
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
6.0
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961
4.7
Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet

1982
5.8
The Good Guys

The Good Guys

1968
6.0
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977
6.3
The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch

1969
6.7
Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

1964
7.4
Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

1974
5.8
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
6.9
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
7.0
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976
6.7
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
6.2
Continental Showcase

Continental Showcase

1966
0.0
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968
6.2
The New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan

1974
4.8
Medical Center

Medical Center

1969
6.1
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963
7.7
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
6.6
Studio One

Studio One

1948
5.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974
7.6
Blondie

Blondie

1968
0.0
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965
7.6
Mobile One

Mobile One

1975
5.0
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970
6.0
Police Story

Police Story

1973
6.9
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964
7.0
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955
5.0
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968
6.6
Climax!

Climax!

1954
3.3
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955
5.0
Accidental Family

Accidental Family

1967
5.0
Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

1975
7.4
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
5.6
I Married Joan

I Married Joan

1952
6.0
Eischied

Eischied

1979
6.0
Flying High

Flying High

1978
4.5
The Barbara McNair Show

The Barbara McNair Show

1969
0.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

1986
8.1
What's New, Mr. Magoo?

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

1977
7.5
The Mr. Magoo Show

The Mr. Magoo Show

1960
6.7
The Jim Backus Show

The Jim Backus Show

1960
0.0
Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

1975
7.0
Maverick

Maverick

1957
6.9
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
5.4
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

1964
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969
6.5
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969
6.1
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959
7.8
The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

1956
5.5
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
6.3
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
6.0
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
6.0
The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

1954
7.3
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977
6.3
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
6.8
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957
7.0
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967
6.9
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965
7.8
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
6.9
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978
6.4
Harry O

Harry O

1974
4.6
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979
0.0
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981
7.6
Police Story

Police Story

1973
6.9

Profile Images

958x1437960x14401100x1650421x631
Made by  Geisiel Melo  with