ACTOR · FROM CLEVELAND, USA
Jim Backus
1913–1989215 credits since 1948
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ABOUT JIM
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born25 February 1913
Died3 July 1989
BirthplaceCleveland, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora103 of 213 titles
Known for
The titles people know Jim from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 103
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- Ellery QueenIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1948
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1980s
8 titles · IMDb 5.7 on averageSeries261 episodes
as Dealy
Movieas President of the U.S.
as Thurston Howell, III (voice) · 13 episodes
Movieas Thurston Howell III
Seriesas Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 episode
as Mr. Perkins
as Jim Backus
The 1970s
42 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
Movieas Mr. Gibbs
1 episode
as John Hancock · 2 episodes
Movieas Thurston Howell III
Movieas Cmdr. Lindsey March
$weepstake$
Not on Cineoraas Major Adams · 1 episode
Movieas Thurston Howell III
1 episode
The 1960s
50 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as Colonel
Seriesas Jerry Franks · 2 episodes
Seriesas Zaccariah · 3 episodes
Series1 episode
Seriesas Bill · 1 episode
Movieas T.R. Hollister
Blondie
Not on Cineoraas J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers · 14 episodes
3 episodes
The 1950s
104 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Movieas Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
Seriesas William Norbert · 1 episode
Movieas Mr. Maxwell
as Jim Gordon
Movieas Cliff Heldon
as Mr. Magoo
Movieas Mr. Forbes
The 1940s
9 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
as Higgins
Movieas Dr. Franklin
as Professor Sullivan
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Howard Pritchard
Seriesas Tim McTaggart · 2 episodes
Movieas Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Jim’s titles.
Alan Hale Jr.Gilligan's Island, Rescue from Gilligan's Island and 3 more
Sherwood SchwartzWriter · Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch and 3 more
Paul StewartDeadline - U.S.A., A Child Is Waiting and 2 more
Natalie SchaferGilligan's Island, Rescue from Gilligan's Island and 2 more
Dawn WellsGilligan's Island, Rescue from Gilligan's Island and 2 more
Bob DenverGilligan's Island, Rescue from Gilligan's Island and 2 more
Russell JohnsonGilligan's Island, Rescue from Gilligan's Island and 2 more
