Jim Backus

Actor

Born: February 25, 1913
Died: July 3, 1989 (age 76)
From: 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.

Filmography (162)

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005)
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987)
Self
Prince Jack (1985)
Dealy
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
President of the U.S.
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
Thurston Howell III
There Goes The Bride (1980)
Mr. Perkins
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
Jim Backus
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
Mr. Gibbs
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979)
Thurston Howell III
Angels' Brigade (1979)
Cmdr. Lindsey March
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
Thurston Howell III
Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
Albert, the Doorman
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)
Kevin Grady
Pete's Dragon (1977)
The Mayor
Never Con a Killer (1977)
Stanley Bunch
Friday Foster (1975)
Enos Griffith
Crazy Mama (1975)
Mr. Albertson
Cop on the Beat (1975)
Jake Mandel
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974)
Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
Goodnight Jackie
Goodnight Jackie (1974)
Mr. Landry
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
Shellhammer
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
Prof. David Tilson
Magic Carpet (1972)
George Benson
Of Thee I Sing (1972)
Senator Robert F. Lyons
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Timothy Forsythe
Getting Away from It All (1972)
Mike Lorimar
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Jim Backus
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Doctor
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
Staunch