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.
2022The Unknown StoryTV showas Self - archive footage · 1 episodes
2005Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant InnocentsMovieas Self (uncredited)
1986The Bugs Bunny and Tweety ShowTV show261 episodes
1985Prince JackMovieas Dealy
1983The Unpredictable Pudgy!Movieas Himself
1982Slapstick of Another KindMovieas President of the U.S.
1982Gilligan's PlanetTV showas Thurston Howell, III (voice) · 13 episodes
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovieas Self
1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandMovieas Thurston Howell III1981Hill Street BluesTV showas Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 episodes
1980There Goes The BrideMovieas Mr. Perkins
1980The Gossip ColumnistMovieas Jim Backus
1979C.H.O.M.P.S.Movieas Mr. Gibbs
1979EischiedTV show1 episodes
1979The RebelsTV showas John Hancock · 2 episodes
1979The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandMovieas Thurston Howell III
1979Angels' BrigadeMovieas Cmdr. Lindsey March
1978Rescue from Gilligan's IslandMovieas Thurston Howell III
1978Flying HighTV show1 episodes1978Good Guys Wear BlackMovieas Albert, the Doorman1978Fantasy IslandTV showas Cap Truman · 1 episodes
1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouMovieas Kevin Grady1977Pete's DragonMovieas The Mayor1977The Love BoatTV showas Marvin Waterman · as Mr. Landers · 2 episodes1977CHiPsTV showas Weitzman · 1 episodes
1977What's New, Mr. Magoo?TV showas Mr. Magoo (voice) · 32 episodes
1977Never Con a KillerMovieas Stanley Bunch1976Charlie's AngelsTV showas Iggy · 2 episodes
1975Friday FosterMovieas Enos Griffith
1975Mobile OneTV showas Macklin · 1 episodes
1975Ellery QueenTV showas Howard Biggers · 1 episodes
1975Joe ForresterTV show1 episodes
1975Crazy MamaMovieas Mr. Albertson
1975Cop on the BeatMovieas Jake Mandel
1974Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausMovieas Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV show1 episodes
1974Chico and the ManTV show1 episodes
1974Harry OTV showas Ziggy · 1 episodes
1974The New Adventures of GilliganTV showas Thurston Howell III (voice) · 32 episodes
1973Miracle on 34th StreetMovieas Shellhammer
1973The Girl Most Likely To...Movieas Prof. David Tilson
1973Police StoryTV showas Jake Mandel · 2 episodes
1972Magic CarpetMovieas George Benson
1972Of Thee I SingMovieas Senator Robert F. Lyons
1972Now You See Him, Now You Don'tMovieas Timothy Forsythe
1972Getting Away from It AllMovieas Mike Lorimar
1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodMovieas Jim Backus · Writer
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV show1 episodes
1970Myra BreckinridgeMovieas Doctor
1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyMovieas Staunch
1970Uncle Sam MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo
1970Nanny and the ProfessorTV showas Dr. Charles Walters · 1 episodes
1969Wake Me When the War Is OverMovieas Colonel
1969Love, American StyleTV showas Jerry Franks · 2 episodes1969The Brady BunchTV showas Zaccariah · 3 episodes
1969Medical CenterTV show1 episodes
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.TV showas Bill · 1 episodes
1969The Barbara McNair ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1969Hello Down ThereMovieas T.R. Hollister
1968The Good GuysTV show3 episodes
1968The Mod SquadTV showas Emile Wade · 1 episodes
1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Movieas Tru-Blue Lou
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV showas Self (uncredited) · 1 episodes
1967Accidental FamilyTV show1 episodes
1967Don't Make WavesMovieas Self (uncredited)
1967Damn YankeesMovieas Benny Van Buren
1967Hurry SundownMovieas Carter Sillens
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1965BillieMovieas Howard G. Carol1965I Dream of JeannieTV showas General Fitzhugh · 1 episodes1965The Wild Wild WestTV showas Fabian Swanson · 1 episodes
1965FluffyMovieas Sergeant
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Movieas Whitepaper1964Gilligan's IslandTV showas Thurston Howell · 98 episodes
1964The Famous Adventures of Mr. MagooTV showas Mr. Magoo (voice) · 29 episodes
1964Daniel BooneTV showas Will Scataway · 1 episodes
1964Rendezvous in SpaceMovieas Moon (voice)
1964Advance to the RearMovieas Gen. Willoughby
1964Mr. Magoo, Man of MysteryMovieas Mr. Magoo
1964Mr. Magoo in Sherwood ForestMovieas Mr. Magoo
1963The Wheeler DealersMovieas Bullard Bear
1963Sunday in New YorkMovieas Chief Pilot Drysdale1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovieas Tyler Fitzgerald
1963Johnny CoolMovieas Louis Murphy
1963EspionageTV showas McAvoy · 1 episodes
1963Burke's LawTV showas Harold Mason · as Pork Pie Hannigan · as Herkimer Witt · 1 episodes
1963Arrest and TrialTV showas Sam Thayer · 1 episodes
1963My Six LovesMovieas Sheriff
1963Operation BikiniMovieas Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
1963Critic's ChoiceMovieas William Von Hagedorn
1963A Child Is WaitingMovieas Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1962Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolMovieas Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1962Zotz!Movieas Horatio Kellgore1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV showas Self · 4 episodes
1962The Merv Griffin ShowTV showas Self · 5 episodes1962The Beverly HillbilliesTV showas Marty Van Ransohoff · 1 episodes
1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmMovieas The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
1962Boys' Night OutMovieas Peter Bowers
1962The Horizontal LieutenantMovieas Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
1961The Mike Douglas ShowTV showas Self · as Self - Co-Host · 10 episodes
1961The Dick Powell ShowTV showas Monte · 1 episodes
1961Cain's HundredTV showas Karl Bigger · 1 episodes
1961Magoo Meets FrankensteinMovieas Mr. Magoo
1960The Mr. Magoo ShowTV showas Mr Magoo (voice) · 130 episodes
1960The Jim Backus ShowTV show39 episodes
1960Inside MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
1960Ice PalaceMovieas Dave Husack
1960I Was a Teenage MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1960Tom, Dick and HarrietMovieas James
1959Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)Movieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
19591001 Arabian NightsMovieas Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)1959The UntouchablesTV showas William Norbert · 1 episodes
1959Ask Any GirlMovieas Mr. Maxwell
1959A Private's AffairMovieas Jim Gordon
1959The Big OperatorMovieas Cliff Heldon
1959Terror Faces MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo
1959The Wild and the InnocentMovieas Mr. Forbes
1959Magoo's Lodge BrotherMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959Merry Minstrel MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959Magoo’s HomecomingMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959Bwana MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
195877 Sunset StripTV showas Maury Samuels · 1 episodes
1958Gumshoe MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958Love Comes to MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958MacabreMovieas Sheriff Jim Tyloe
1958Magoo’s CruiseMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958Magoo’s Three-Point LandingMovieas Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
1958The High Cost of LovingMovieas Paul Mason
1958The Explosive Mr. MagooMovieas Mr Magoo (voice)
1958Scoutmaster MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1958Magoo's Young ManhoodMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957Magoo's Private WarMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957Magoo's Moose HuntMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957The Pied Piper of HamelinMovieas King's Emissary
1957Eighteen and AnxiousMovieas Harvey Graham
1957Rock Hound MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957Magoo Saves the BankMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957MaverickTV showas Joe Wheelwright · 1 episodes
1957Man of a Thousand FacesMovieas Clarence Locan
1957Magoo's MasqueradeMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV showas Self · 8 episodes
1957Magoo Breaks ParMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957Matador MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957Magoo Goes OverboardMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957Top Secret AffairMovieas Col. Homer W. Gooch
1956Meet Mother MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956The Great ManMovieas Nick Cellantano
1956The Opposite SexMovieas Psychiatrist
1956You Can't Run Away from ItMovieas Danker
1956The Girl He Left BehindMovieas Sgt. Hanna
1956Magoo's Problem ChildMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956The Gale Storm ShowTV showas Arthur Hutchins · 1 episodes
1956Trailblazer MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956Magoo's Puddle JumperMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956Magoo Beats the HeatMovieas Mr. Magoo(voice)
1956The Naked HillsMovieas Willis Haver
1956Calling Doctor MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956Magoo Goes WestMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956Meet Me in Las VegasMovieas Tom Culdane
1956Magoo's Canine MutinyMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1955The Square JungleMovieas Pat Quaid
1955Magoo Makes NewsMovieas Mr. Magoo
1955Matinee TheaterTV show1 episodes1955Rebel Without a CauseMovieas Frank Stark1955GunsmokeTV showas Reverend Sims · 1 episodes
1955Francis in the NavyMovieas Commander Hutch
1955Madcap MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo
1955Magoo ExpressMovieas Mr. Magoo
1955The MillionaireTV showas Henry Banning · 1 episodes
1954Destination MagooMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice) · Story
1954Deep in My HeartMovieas Ben Judson
1954Climax!TV showas Detective Herman · 1 episodes
1954When Magoo FlewMovieas Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
1953GeraldineMovieas Jason Ambrose
1953I Love MelvinMovieas Mergo1953Angel FaceMovieas District Attorney Judson
1953Above and BeyondMovieas Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
1952Androcles and the LionMovieas Centurion
1952Hotsy FootsyMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1952I Married JoanTV showas Judge Bradley Stevens · 98 episodes
1952Pete HotheadMovieas Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)
1952The Rose Bowl StoryMovieas Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
1952Pink and Blue BluesMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)1952Don't Bother to KnockMovieas Peter Jones
1952Pat and MikeMovieas Charles Barry
1952Deadline - U.S.A.Movieas Jim Cleary
1952Here Come the NelsonsMovieas Joe Randolph
1951I Want YouMovieas Harvey Landrum
1951Grizzly GolferMovieas Mr. Magoo
1951I'll See You in My DreamsMovieas Sam Harris
1951The Man with a CloakMovieas Flaherty
1951Fuddy Duddy BuddyMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1951Iron ManMovieas Max Watkins
1951His Kind of WomanMovieas Myron Winton
1951Bright VictoryMovieas Bill Grayson
1951Hollywood StoryMovieas Mitch Davis
1951PlutopiaMovieas Milton the Cat
1951Half AngelMovieas Michael Hogan
1951Barefaced FlatfootMovieas Mr. Magoo
1951MMovieas The Mayor
1951Bungled BungalowMovieas Mr. Magoo
1950The Popcorn StoryMovieas Narrator
1950Emergency WeddingMovieas Ed Hamley
1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkMovieas Willie Dennis (uncredited)
1950Lux Video TheatreTV showas Harry · 1 episodes
1950Trouble IndemnityMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1950The Colgate Comedy HourTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1950Customs AgentMovieas Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownMovieas Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
1950Spellbound HoundMovieas Mr. Magoo
1950What's My Line?TV showas Self · 4 episodes
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV showas Lucus Edgerton · 1 episodes
1950Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthyMovieas Magistrate Backus
1949A Dangerous ProfessionMovieas Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
1949The Great LoverMovieas Higgins
1949Easy LivingMovieas Dr. Franklin
1949Father Was a FullbackMovieas Professor Sullivan
1949Ragtime BearMovieas Mr. Magoo (voice)
1949One Last FlingMovieas Howard Pritchard
1948Studio OneTV showas Tim McTaggart · 2 episodes
1948A-Lad-in His LampMovieas Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
—Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPAMovieas Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)