Jim Backus
Acting
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.
Born: February 25, 1913
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
Destination Magoo
The title of this short is a play on the title of the feature film Destination Moon (which itself has an animated sequence made by Walter Lantz and starring Woody Woodpecker) and once again Magoo and his myopia take an adventure, hand in hand, off to the "Moon". The life that man leads!
I Dream of Jeannie
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".
The Untouchables
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.
Hill Street Blues
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.
Filmography
as Self - archive footage
as Himself (uncredited)
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
as Dealy
as President of the U.S.
as Thurston Howell, III (voice)
as Gamba
as Thurston Howell III
as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mr. Perkins
as Jim Backus
as Mr. Gibbs
as John Hancock
as Thurston Howell III
as Cmdr. Lindsey March
as Thurston Howell III
as Albert, the Doorman
as Cap Truman
as Kevin Grady
as The Mayor
as Marvin Waterman
as Mr. Landers
as Weitzman
as Stanley Bunch
as Iggy
as Enos Griffith
as Macklin
as Howard Biggers
as Mr. Albertson
as Jake Mandel
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
as Ziggy
as Thurston Howell III (voice)
as Shellhammer
as Prof. David Tilson
as Jake Mandel
as George Benson
as Senator Robert F. Lyons
as Timothy Forsythe
as Mike Lorimar
as Jim Backus
as Doctor
as Staunch
as Mr. Magoo
as Dr. Charles Walters
as Colonel
as Jerry Franks
as Bill
as T.R. Hollister
as J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers
as Emile Wade
as Tru-Blue Lou
as Self (uncredited)
as Self (uncredited)
as Benny Van Buren
as Carter Sillens
as Howard G. Carol
as General Fitzhugh
as Fabian Swanson
as Sergeant
as Whitepaper
as Thurston Howell, III
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Will Scataway
as Moon (voice)
as Gen. Willoughby
as Mr. Magoo
as Mr. Magoo
as Bullard Bear
as Chief Pilot Drysdale
as Tyler Fitzgerald
as Louis Murphy
as Harold Mason
as Pork Pie Hannigan
as Herkimer Witt
as Sam Thayer
as Sheriff
as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
as Prof. Horatio Kellgore
as Self
as Marty Van Ransohoff
as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
as Peter Bowers
as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Monte
as Karl Bigger
as Mr. Magoo
as Mr Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self
as Dave Husack
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as James
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
as William Norbert
as Mr. Maxwell
as Jim Gordon
as Cliff Heldon
as Mr. Magoo
as Mr. Forbes
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Maury Samuels
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
as Paul Mason
as Mr Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as King's Emissary
as Harvey Graham
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Joe Wheelwright
as Clarence Locan
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Col. Homer W. Gooch
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Nick Cellantano
as Psychiatrist
as Danker
as Sgt. Hanna
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo(voice)
as Willis Haver
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Tom Culdane
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Pat Quaid
as Mr. Magoo
as Frank Stark
as Reverend Sims
as Commander Hutch
as Mr. Magoo
as Mr. Magoo
as Henry Banning
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Ben Judson
as Detective Herman
as Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
as Jason Ambrose
as Mergo
as District Attorney Judson
as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
as Centurion
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Judge Bradley Stevens
as Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)
as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Peter Jones
as Charles Barry
as Jim Cleary
as Joe Randolph
as Kevin Grady
as Harvey Landrum
as Mr. Magoo
as Sam Harris
as Flaherty
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Max Watkins
as Myron Winton
as Bill Grayson
as Mitch Davis
as Milton the Cat
as Michael Hogan
as Mr. Magoo
as The Mayor
as Mr. Magoo
as Narrator
as Ed Hamley
as Willie Dennis (uncredited)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Self
as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
as Mr. Magoo
as Self - Panelist
as Lucus Edgerton
as Magistrate Backus
as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
as Higgins
as Dr. Franklin
as Professor Sullivan
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Howard Pritchard
as Tim McTaggart
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
as Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)