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Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Birthday: 1913-02-25 | Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

as    Self (uncredited)

1987
1985
Prince Jack

as    Dealy

1984
Slapstick of Another Kind

as    President of the U.S.

1983
The Unpredictable Pudgy!

as    Himself

1982
Gilligan's Planet

as    Thurston Howell, III (voice)

1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as    Thurston Howell III

1979
Angels' Brigade

as    Cmdr. Lindsey March

1979
The Rebels

as    John Hancock

1979
C.H.O.M.P.S.

as    Mr. Gibbs

1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

as    Thurston Howell III

1978
Good Guys Wear Black

as    Albert, the Doorman

1978
Rescue from Gilligan's Island

as    Thurston Howell III

1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You

as    Kevin Grady

1977
What's New, Mr. Magoo?

as    Mr. Magoo (voice)

1977
Never Con a Killer

as    Stanley Bunch

1975
Friday Foster

as    Enos Griffith

1975
Crazy Mama

as    Mr. Albertson

1974
Goodnight Jackie

as    Mr. Landry

1974
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

as    Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

1974
The New Adventures of Gilligan

as    Thurston Howell III (voice)

1973
The Girl Most Likely To...

as    Prof. David Tilson

1973
Miracle on 34th Street

as    Shellhammer

1972
Getting Away from It All

as    Mike Lorimar

1972
Of Thee I Sing

as    Senator Robert F. Lyons

1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't

as    Timothy Forsythe

1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as    Jim Backus

1970
Myra Breckinridge

as    Doctor