Acting credits
219
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jim Backus
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 158Series: 61Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 2771
IMDb ID: nm0000822
Known for: Acting
Born: February 25, 1913
Died: July 3, 1989
Age: 76
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2022
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.37
Wikidata: Q1236412
Also known as
James Gilmore Backus
Other jobs
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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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jim Backus.
as Himself (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005 • Movie
as Dealy
Prince Jack
1985 • Movie
as President of the U.S.
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982 • Movie
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982 • Movie
as Thurston Howell III
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 • Movie
as Mr. Perkins
There Goes The Bride
1980 • Movie
as Jim Backus
The Gossip Columnist
1980 • Movie
as Mr. Gibbs
C.H.O.M.P.S.
1979 • Movie
as Thurston Howell III
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979 • Movie
as Cmdr. Lindsey March
Angels' Brigade
1979 • Movie
as Thurston Howell III
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978 • Movie
as Albert, the Doorman
Good Guys Wear Black
1978 • Movie
as Kevin Grady
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977 • Movie
as The Mayor
Pete's Dragon
1977 • Movie
as Stanley Bunch
Never Con a Killer
1977 • Movie
as Enos Griffith
Friday Foster
1975 • Movie
as Mr. Albertson
Crazy Mama
1975 • Movie
as Jake Mandel
Cop on the Beat
1975 • Movie
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1974 • Movie
as Shellhammer
Miracle on 34th Street
1973 • Movie
as Prof. David Tilson
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973 • Movie
as George Benson
Magic Carpet
1972 • Movie
as Senator Robert F. Lyons
Of Thee I Sing
1972 • Movie
as Timothy Forsythe
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jim Backus.
as Self - archive footage • 1 eps
The Unknown Story
2022 • Series
261 eps
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
1986 • Series
as Thurston Howell, III (voice) • 13 eps
Gilligan's Planet
1982 • Series
as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981 • Series
1 eps
Eischied
1979 • Series
as John Hancock • 2 eps
The Rebels
1979 • Series
1 eps
Flying High
1978 • Series
as Cap Truman • 1 eps
Fantasy Island
1978 • Series
as Marvin Waterman • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
as Weitzman • 1 eps
CHiPs
1977 • Series
as Mr. Magoo (voice) • 32 eps
What's New, Mr. Magoo?
1977 • Series
as Iggy • 2 eps
Charlie's Angels
1976 • Series
as Macklin • 1 eps
Mobile One
1975 • Series
as Howard Biggers • 1 eps
Ellery Queen
1975 • Series
1 eps
Joe Forrester
1975 • Series
1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 • Series
1 eps
Chico and the Man
1974 • Series
as Ziggy • 1 eps
Harry O
1974 • Series
as Thurston Howell III (voice) • 32 eps
The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974 • Series
2 eps
Police Story
1973 • Series
1 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 • Series
as Dr. Charles Walters • 1 eps
Nanny and the Professor
1970 • Series
as Jerry Franks • 2 eps
Love, American Style
1969 • Series
as Zaccariah • 3 eps
The Brady Bunch
1969 • Series