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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.
Acted in 205
1980s
- 1986
- 1985
Prince Jack
Dealy
- 1982
Gilligan's Planet
Thurston Howell, III (voice) · 13 episodes
- 1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Thurston Howell III
- 1980
There Goes The Bride
Mr. Perkins
The Gossip Columnist
Jim Backus
1970s
- 1979
C.H.O.M.P.S.
Mr. Gibbs
Eischied
TV
The Rebels
John Hancock · 2 episodes
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
Thurston Howell III
- 1978
- 1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Kevin Grady
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
Mr. Magoo (voice) · 32 episodes
Never Con a Killer
Stanley Bunch
- 1976
- 1975
Mobile One
Macklin · 1 episode
Cop on the Beat
Jake Mandel
- 1974
The New Adventures of Gilligan
Thurston Howell III (voice) · 32 episodes
- 1973
Miracle on 34th Street
Shellhammer
The Girl Most Likely To...
Prof. David Tilson
- 1972
Magic Carpet
George Benson
Of Thee I Sing
Senator Robert F. Lyons
Getting Away from It All
Mike Lorimar
- 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Jim Backus
- 1970
Myra Breckinridge
Doctor
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Staunch
Uncle Sam Magoo
Mr. Magoo
1960s
- 1969
Hello Down There
T.R. Hollister
- 1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Tru-Blue Lou
- 1967
Accidental Family
TV
Damn Yankees
Benny Van Buren
Hurry Sundown
Carter Sillens
- 1965
Fluffy
Sergeant
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Whitepaper
- 1964
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice) · 29 episodes
Rendezvous in Space
Moon (voice)
Advance to the Rear
Gen. Willoughby
Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest
Mr. Magoo
- 1963
The Wheeler Dealers
Bullard Bear
Sunday in New York
Chief Pilot Drysdale
My Six Loves
Sheriff
Operation Bikini
Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
Critic's Choice
William Von Hagedorn
- 1962
Zotz!
Horatio Kellgore
Boys' Night Out
Peter Bowers
The Horizontal Lieutenant
Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
- 1961
Magoo Meets Frankenstein
Mr. Magoo
- 1960
The Jim Backus Show
TV
Inside Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
Ice Palace
Dave Husack
I Was a Teenage Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harriet
James
1950s
- 1959
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
Mr. Magoo (voice)
1001 Arabian Nights
Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
A Private's Affair
Jim Gordon
The Big Operator
Cliff Heldon
Terror Faces Magoo
Mr. Magoo
The Wild and the Innocent
Mr. Forbes
Magoo's Lodge Brother
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Merry Minstrel Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Homecoming
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Bwana Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
- 1958
Gumshoe Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Love Comes to Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo’s Three-Point Landing
Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
The High Cost of Loving
Paul Mason
The Explosive Mr. Magoo
Mr Magoo (voice)
Scoutmaster Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Young Manhood
Mr. Magoo (voice)
- 1957
Magoo's Private War
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Moose Hunt
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Eighteen and Anxious
Harvey Graham
Rock Hound Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Saves the Bank
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Man of a Thousand Faces
Clarence Locan
Magoo's Masquerade
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Breaks Par
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Matador Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes Overboard
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Top Secret Affair
Col. Homer W. Gooch
- 1956
Meet Mother Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
The Great Man
Nick Cellantano
You Can't Run Away from It
Danker
The Girl He Left Behind
Sgt. Hanna
Magoo's Problem Child
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Trailblazer Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Beats the Heat
Mr. Magoo(voice)
The Naked Hills
Willis Haver
Calling Doctor Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Magoo Goes West
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Tom Culdane
Magoo's Canine Mutiny
Mr. Magoo (voice)
- 1955
The Square Jungle
Pat Quaid
Magoo Makes News
Mr. Magoo
Francis in the Navy
Commander Hutch
Madcap Magoo
Mr. Magoo
Magoo Express
Mr. Magoo
- 1954
Destination Magoo
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Deep in My Heart
Ben Judson
When Magoo Flew
Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
- 1953
Geraldine
Jason Ambrose
I Love Melvin
Mergo
Above and Beyond
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
- 1952
Androcles and the Lion
Centurion
Hotsy Footsy
Mr. Magoo (voice)
I Married Joan
Judge Bradley Stevens · 98 episodes
Pete Hothead
Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)
The Rose Bowl Story
Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
Pink and Blue Blues
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Deadline - U.S.A.
Jim Cleary
Here Come the Nelsons
Joe Randolph
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Kevin Grady · 1 episode
Grizzly Golfer
Mr. Magoo
Fuddy Duddy Buddy
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Iron Man
Max Watkins
Bright Victory
Bill Grayson
Hollywood Story
Mitch Davis
Plutopia
Milton the Cat
Half Angel
Michael Hogan
Barefaced Flatfoot
Mr. Magoo
67M
Mayor
Bungled Bungalow
Mr. Magoo
- 1950
Emergency Wedding
Ed Hamley
The Killer That Stalked New York
Willie Dennis (uncredited)
Trouble Indemnity
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Customs Agent
Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
Spellbound Hound
Mr. Magoo
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
Magistrate Backus
1940s
- 1949
A Dangerous Profession
Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
The Great Lover
Higgins
Easy Living
Dr. Franklin
Father Was a Fullback
Professor Sullivan
Ragtime Bear
Mr. Magoo (voice)
One Last Fling
Howard Pritchard
- 1948
A-Lad-in His Lamp
Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
Wrote 2
1970s
- 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Writer
1950s
- 1954
Destination Magoo
Story
Appearances17
2000s
- 2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Self (uncredited)
1980s
- 1983
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
Himself
- 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1970s
- 1974
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
1960s
- 1969
The Barbara McNair Show
Self · 1 episode
- 1968
- 1967
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1957
- 1950
The Popcorn Story
Narrator
No release date
Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA
Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)