ACTOR
Jim Backus
Known for The Love Boat · I Dream of Jeannie · Charlie's Angels
Jim Backus (1913–1989) was a radio, television, film, and voice actor.
Snapshot 2026-10-12
- Born
- Feb 25, 1913
- Died
- Jul 3, 1989
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
TV
The Love BoatMarvin Waterman · 1977
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
TV
I Dream of JeannieGeneral Fitzhugh · 1965
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
Charlie's AngelsIggy · 1976
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
Hill Street BluesMr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1981
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
Filmography
Movies
WW
Where Will You Hide?Narrator
1948
A-Lad-in His LampSmokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
1948
One Last FlingHoward Pritchard
1949
Ragtime BearMr. Magoo (voice)
1949
Father Was a FullbackProfessor Sullivan
1949
Easy LivingDr. Franklin
1949
The Great LoverHiggins
1949
A Dangerous ProfessionPolice Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
1949
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthyMagistrate Backus
1950
Spellbound HoundMr. Magoo
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownJoseph "Little Joe" Rogers
1950
Customs AgentShanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby
1950
Trouble IndemnityMr. Magoo (voice)
1950
The Killer That Stalked New YorkWillie Dennis (uncredited)
1950
Emergency WeddingEd Hamley
1950
The Popcorn StoryNarrator
1950
Bungled BungalowMr. Magoo
1951
MThe Mayor
1951
Barefaced FlatfootMr. Magoo
1951
Half AngelMichael Hogan
1951
PlutopiaMilton the Cat
1951
Hollywood StoryMitch Davis
1951
Bright VictoryBill Grayson
1951
His Kind of WomanMyron Winton
1951
Iron ManMax Watkins
1951
Fuddy Duddy BuddyMr. Magoo (voice)
1951
The Man with a CloakFlaherty
1951
I'll See You in My DreamsSam Harris
1951
Grizzly GolferMr. Magoo
1951
I Want YouHarvey Landrum
1951
Here Come the NelsonsJoe Randolph
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.Jim Cleary
1952
Pat and MikeCharles Barry
1952
Don't Bother to KnockPeter Jones
1952
Pink and Blue BluesMr. Magoo (voice)
1952
The Rose Bowl StoryMichael "Iron Mike" Burke
1952
Pete HotheadLavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)
1952
Hotsy FootsyMr. Magoo (voice)
1952
Androcles and the LionCenturion
1952
Angel FaceDistrict Attorney Judson
1953
Above and BeyondGen. Curtis E. LeMay
1953
I Love MelvinMergo
1953
GeraldineJason Ambrose
1953
When Magoo FlewMr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
1954
Deep in My HeartBen Judson
1954
Destination MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1954
Magoo ExpressMr. Magoo
1955
Madcap MagooMr. Magoo
1955
Francis in the NavyCommander Hutch
1955
Rebel Without a CauseFrank Stark
1955
Magoo Makes NewsMr. Magoo
1955
The Square JunglePat Quaid
1955
Magoo's Canine MutinyMr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Meet Me in Las VegasTom Culdane
1956
Magoo Goes WestMr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Calling Doctor MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1956
The Naked HillsWillis Haver
1956
Magoo Beats the HeatMr. Magoo(voice)
1956
Magoo's Puddle JumperMr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Trailblazer MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Magoo's Problem ChildMr. Magoo (voice)
1956
The Girl He Left BehindSgt. Hanna
1956
You Can't Run Away from ItDanker
1956
The Opposite SexPsychiatrist
1956
The Great ManNick Cellantano
1956
Meet Mother MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1956
Top Secret AffairCol. Homer W. Gooch
1957
Magoo Goes OverboardMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Matador MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo Breaks ParMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Man of a Thousand FacesClarence Locan
1957
Magoo's MasqueradeMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo Saves the BankMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Rock Hound MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Eighteen and AnxiousHarvey Graham
1957
The Pied Piper of HamelinKing's Emissary
1957
Magoo's Moose HuntMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo's Private WarMr. Magoo (voice)
1957
Magoo's Young ManhoodMr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Scoutmaster MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1958
The Explosive Mr. MagooMr Magoo (voice)
1958
The High Cost of LovingPaul Mason
1958
Magoo’s Three-Point LandingMr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)
1958
MC
Magoo’s CruiseMr. Magoo (voice)
1958
MacabreSheriff Jim Tyloe
1958
Love Comes to MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1958
Gumshoe MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1958
AP
A Princess for MagooNarrator
1959
Bwana MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Magoo’s HomecomingMr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Merry Minstrel MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1959
Magoo's Lodge BrotherMr. Magoo (voice)
1959
The Wild and the InnocentMr. Forbes
1959
Terror Faces MagooMr. Magoo
1959
The Big OperatorCliff Heldon
1959
A Private's AffairJim Gordon
1959
Ask Any GirlMr. Maxwell
1959
1001 Arabian NightsUncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
1959
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)Mr. Magoo (voice)
1959
I Was a Teenage MagooMr. Magoo (voice)
1960
Tom, Dick and HarrietJames
1960
Ice PalaceDave Husack
1960
Inside MagooMr. Magoo (voice) / Self
1960
Magoo Meets FrankensteinMr. Magoo
1961
The Horizontal LieutenantCmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag
1962
Boys' Night OutPeter Bowers
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
1962
Zotz!Horatio Kellgore
1962
Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolMr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1962
A Child Is WaitingHot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1963
Critic's ChoiceWilliam Von Hagedorn
1963
Operation BikiniBosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
1963
My Six LovesSheriff
1963
Johnny CoolLouis Murphy
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldTyler Fitzgerald
1963
Sunday in New YorkChief Pilot Drysdale
1963
The Wheeler DealersBullard Bear
1963
Mr. Magoo, Man of MysteryMr. Magoo
1964
Mr. Magoo in Sherwood ForestMr. Magoo
1964
Advance to the RearGen. Willoughby
1964
Rendezvous in SpaceMoon (voice)
1964
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Whitepaper
1965
FluffySergeant
1965
BillieHoward G. Carol
1965
Hurry SundownCarter Sillens
1967
Damn YankeesBenny Van Buren
1967
Don't Make WavesSelf (uncredited)
1967
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Tru-Blue Lou
1968
Hello Down ThereT.R. Hollister
1969
Wake Me When the War Is OverColonel
1969
Uncle Sam MagooMr. Magoo
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyStaunch
1970
Myra BreckinridgeDoctor
1970
Mooch Goes to HollywoodJim Backus
1971
Getting Away from It AllMike Lorimar
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don'tTimothy Forsythe
1972
Of Thee I SingSenator Robert F. Lyons
1972
Magic CarpetGeorge Benson
1972
The Girl Most Likely To...Prof. David Tilson
1973
Miracle on 34th StreetShellhammer
1973
GJ
Goodnight JackieMr. Landry
1974
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausNarrator / Santa Claus (voice)
1974
Cop on the BeatJake Mandel
1975
Crazy MamaMr. Albertson
1975
Friday FosterEnos Griffith
1975
Never Con a KillerStanley Bunch
1977
Pete's DragonThe Mayor
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for YouKevin Grady
1977
Good Guys Wear BlackAlbert, the Doorman
1978
Rescue from Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell III
1978
Angels' BrigadeCmdr. Lindsey March
1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell III
1979
C.H.O.M.P.S.Mr. Gibbs
1979
The Gossip ColumnistJim Backus
1980
There Goes The BrideMr. Perkins
1980
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell III
1981
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelf
1982
Slapstick of Another KindPresident of the U.S.
1982
The Unpredictable Pudgy!Himself
1983
Prince JackDealy
1985
HH
Hollywood's Hidden SecretsSelf
1987
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant InnocentsSelf (uncredited)
2005
Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPASelf / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)
Television
Studio OneTim McTaggart · 2 eps
1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsLucus Edgerton · 1 eps
1950
What's My Line?Self · 4 eps
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1950
LV
Lux Video TheatreHarry · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameKevin Grady · 1 eps
1951
I Married JoanJudge Bradley Stevens · 98 eps
1952
TG
The George Gobel ShowSelf · 1 eps
1954
Climax!Detective Herman · 1 eps
1954
The MillionaireHenry Banning · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeReverend Sims · 1 eps
1955
Matinee Theater1 eps
1955
C
ConflictDandy Summers · 1 eps
1956
The Gale Storm ShowArthur Hutchins · 1 eps
1956
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf · 8 eps
1957
MaverickJoe Wheelwright · 1 eps
1957
77 Sunset StripMaury Samuels · 1 eps
1958
The UntouchablesWilliam Norbert · 1 eps
1959
The Jim Backus Show39 eps
1960
The Mr. Magoo ShowMr Magoo (voice) · 130 eps
1960
Cain's HundredKarl Bigger · 1 eps
1961
The Dick Powell ShowMonte · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 10 eps
1961
The Beverly HillbilliesMarty Van Ransohoff · 1 eps
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 5 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 4 eps
1962
Arrest and TrialSam Thayer · 1 eps
1963
Burke's LawHarold Mason · 1 eps
1963
EspionageMcAvoy · 1 eps
1963
Daniel BooneWill Scataway · 1 eps
1964
Gilligan's IslandThurston Howell · 98 eps
1964
The Famous Adventures of Mr. MagooMr. Magoo (voice) · 29 eps
1964
The Wild Wild WestFabian Swanson · 1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieGeneral Fitzhugh · 1 eps
1965
CS
Continental ShowcaseSelf - Host · 14 eps
1966
The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1967
Accidental Family1 eps
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) · 1 eps
1968
The Mod SquadEmile Wade · 1 eps
1968
The Good Guys3 eps
1968
B
BlondieJ.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers · 14 eps
1968
The Barbara McNair ShowSelf · 1 eps
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.Bill · 1 eps
1969
Medical Center1 eps
1969
The Brady BunchZaccariah · 3 eps
1969
Love, American StyleJerry Franks · 2 eps
1969
Nanny and the ProfessorDr. Charles Walters · 1 eps
1970
Alias Smith and Jones1 eps
1971
Police StoryJake Mandel · 1 eps
1973
The New Adventures of GilliganThurston Howell III (voice) · 32 eps
1974
Harry OZiggy · 1 eps
1974
Chico and the Man1 eps
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker1 eps
1974
Joe Forrester1 eps
1975
Ellery QueenHoward Biggers · 1 eps
1975
Mobile OneMacklin · 1 eps
1975
Charlie's AngelsIggy · 2 eps
1976
What's New, Mr. Magoo?Mr. Magoo (voice) · 32 eps
1977
CHiPsWeitzman · 1 eps
1977
The Love BoatMarvin Waterman · 1 eps
1977
Fantasy IslandCap Truman · 1 eps
1978
Flying High1 eps
1978
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$weepstake$Major Adams · 1 eps
1979
The RebelsJohn Hancock · 2 eps
1979
Eischied1 eps
1979
Hill Street BluesMr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
1981
Gilligan's PlanetThurston Howell, III (voice) · 13 eps
1982
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show261 eps
1986
The Unknown StorySelf - archive footage · 1 eps
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