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Jim Backus

Jim Backus is known for acting, with popular credits including Rebel Without a Cause, Pete's Dragon, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Don't Bother to Knock.

Born 25 Feb 1913 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Profile updated 1 second ago

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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 Rebel Without a Cause, Pete's Dragon, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Don't Bother to Knock.

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2022 The Unknown Story as Self - archive footage tv 2005 Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents as Himself (uncredited) movie 1987 Hollywood's Hidden Secrets as Self movie 1986 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show tv 1985 Prince Jack as Dealy movie 1982 Slapstick of Another Kind as President of the U.S. movie 1982 Gilligan's Planet as Thurston Howell, III (voice) tv 1982 Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady movie 1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III movie 1981 Hill Street Blues as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) tv 1980 There Goes The Bride as Mr. Perkins movie 1980 The Gossip Columnist as Jim Backus movie 1979 C.H.O.M.P.S. as Mr. Gibbs movie 1979 Eischied tv 1979 The Rebels as John Hancock tv 1979 The Castaways on Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III movie 1979 Angels' Brigade as Cmdr. Lindsey March movie 1979 $weepstake$ as Major Adams tv 1978 Rescue from Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell III movie 1978 Flying High tv 1978 Good Guys Wear Black as Albert, the Doorman movie 1978 Fantasy Island as Cap Truman tv 1977 Have I Got a Christmas for You as Kevin Grady movie 1977 Pete's Dragon as The Mayor movie 1977 The Love Boat as Marvin Waterman tv 1977 The Love Boat as Mr. Landers tv 1977 CHiPs as Weitzman tv 1977 What's New, Mr. Magoo? as Mr. Magoo (voice) tv 1977 Never Con a Killer as Stanley Bunch movie 1976 Charlie's Angels as Iggy tv 1975 Friday Foster as Enos Griffith movie 1975 Mobile One as Macklin tv 1975 Ellery Queen as Howard Biggers tv 1975 Joe Forrester tv 1975 Crazy Mama as Mr. Albertson movie 1975 Cop on the Beat as Jake Mandel movie 1974 Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice) movie 1974 Chico and the Man tv 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker tv 1974 Harry O as Ziggy tv 1974 The New Adventures of Gilligan as Thurston Howell III (voice) tv 1974 Goodnight Jackie as Mr. Landry movie 1973 Miracle on 34th Street as Shellhammer movie 1973 The Girl Most Likely To... as Prof. David Tilson movie 1973 Police Story tv 1973 Police Story as Jake Mandel tv 1972 Magic Carpet as George Benson movie 1972 Of Thee I Sing as Senator Robert F. Lyons movie 1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Timothy Forsythe movie 1972 Getting Away from It All as Mike Lorimar movie 1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Jim Backus movie 1971 Alias Smith and Jones tv 1970 Myra Breckinridge as Doctor movie 1970 The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County as Staunch movie 1970 Uncle Sam Magoo as Mr. Magoo movie 1970 Nanny and the Professor as Dr. Charles Walters tv 1969 Wake Me When the War Is Over as Colonel movie 1969 Love, American Style as Jerry Franks tv 1969 The Brady Bunch as Zaccariah tv 1969 Medical Center tv 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. as Bill tv 1969 The Barbara McNair Show as Self tv 1969 Hello Down There as T.R. Hollister movie 1968 Blondie as J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers tv 1968 The Good Guys tv 1968 The Mod Squad as Emile Wade tv 1968 Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? as Tru-Blue Lou movie 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited) tv 1967 Accidental Family tv 1967 Don't Make Waves as Self (uncredited) movie 1967 Damn Yankees as Benny Van Buren movie 1967 Hurry Sundown as Carter Sillens movie 1967 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self tv 1966 Continental Showcase as Self - Host tv 1965 Billie as Howard G. Carol movie 1965 I Dream of Jeannie as General Fitzhugh tv 1965 The Wild Wild West as Fabian Swanson tv 1965 Fluffy as Sergeant movie 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Whitepaper movie 1964 Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell, III tv

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Who is Jim Backus?

Jim Backus is known for acting, with popular credits including Rebel Without a Cause, Pete's Dragon, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Don't Bother to Knock.

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Jim Backus is 113 years old, based on the birthday listed by TMDB.

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Jim Backus is known for credits including Rebel Without a Cause, Pete's Dragon, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Don't Bother to Knock, Angels' Brigade.

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