Acting

Jim Backus

Born 1913-02-25 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died 1989-07-03

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Unknown Story
as Self - archive footage
2022
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Self (uncredited)
2005
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
as Self
1987
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
1986
Prince Jack
as Dealy
1985
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
as Himself
1983
Slapstick of Another Kind
as President of the U.S.
1982
Gilligan's Planet
as Thurston Howell, III (voice)
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self
1982
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1981
Hill Street Blues
as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
There Goes The Bride
as Mr. Perkins
1980
The Gossip Columnist
as Jim Backus
1980
C.H.O.M.P.S.
as Mr. Gibbs
1979
Eischied
1979
The Rebels
as John Hancock
1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1979
Angels' Brigade
as Cmdr. Lindsey March
1979
$weepstake$
as Major Adams
1979
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1978
Flying High
1978
Good Guys Wear Black
as Albert, the Doorman
1978
Fantasy Island
as Cap Truman
1978
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as Kevin Grady
1977
Pete's Dragon
as The Mayor
1977
The Love Boat
as Marvin Waterman
1977
The Love Boat
as Mr. Landers
1977
CHiPs
as Weitzman
1977
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1977
Never Con a Killer
as Stanley Bunch
1977
Charlie's Angels
as Iggy
1976
Friday Foster
as Enos Griffith
1975
Mobile One
as Macklin
1975
Ellery Queen
as Howard Biggers
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
Crazy Mama
as Mr. Albertson
1975
Cop on the Beat
as Jake Mandel
1975
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
1974
Chico and the Man
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Harry O
as Ziggy
1974
The New Adventures of Gilligan
as Thurston Howell III (voice)
1974
Goodnight Jackie
as Mr. Landry
1974
Miracle on 34th Street
as Shellhammer
1973
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Prof. David Tilson
1973
Police Story
1973
Police Story
as Jake Mandel
1973
Magic Carpet
as George Benson
1972
Of Thee I Sing
as Senator Robert F. Lyons
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Timothy Forsythe
1972
Getting Away from It All
as Mike Lorimar
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Jim Backus
1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Writer
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Myra Breckinridge
as Doctor
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Staunch
1970
Uncle Sam Magoo
as Mr. Magoo
1970
Nanny and the Professor
as Dr. Charles Walters
1970
Wake Me When the War Is Over
as Colonel
1969
Love, American Style
as Jerry Franks
1969
The Brady Bunch
as Zaccariah
1969
Medical Center
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Bill
1969
The Barbara McNair Show
as Self
1969
Hello Down There
as T.R. Hollister
1969
Blondie
as J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers
1968
The Good Guys
1968
The Mod Squad
as Emile Wade
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Tru-Blue Lou
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Accidental Family
1967
Don't Make Waves
as Self (uncredited)
1967
Damn Yankees
as Benny Van Buren
1967
Hurry Sundown
as Carter Sillens
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
1967
Continental Showcase
as Self - Host
1966
Billie
as Howard G. Carol
1965
I Dream of Jeannie
as General Fitzhugh
1965
The Wild Wild West
as Fabian Swanson
1965
Fluffy
as Sergeant
1965