Jim Backus

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 25, 1913

died

July 3, 1989

place of birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

also known as

James Gilmore Backus

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963as Tyler Fitzgerald
Rebel Without a Cause
7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

1955as Frank Stark
Pete's Dragon
6.3

Pete's Dragon

1977as The Mayor
Good Guys Wear Black
5.1

Good Guys Wear Black

1978as Albert, the Doorman
Don't Bother to Knock
6.6

Don't Bother to Knock

1952as Peter Jones
Myra Breckinridge
4.5

Myra Breckinridge

1970as Doctor
Angel Face
7.1

Angel Face

1953as District Attorney Judson
Crazy Mama
5.6

Crazy Mama

1975as Mr. Albertson
Hurry Sundown
6.4

Hurry Sundown

1967as Carter Sillens
Ice Palace
6.3

Ice Palace

1960as Dave Husack
Boys' Night Out
5.9

Boys' Night Out

1962as Peter Bowers
Johnny Cool
5.3

Johnny Cool

1963as Louis Murphy
Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952as Jim Cleary
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
6.3

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972as Timothy Forsythe
Man of a Thousand Faces
6.8

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957as Clarence Locan
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Girl He Left Behind
4.5

The Girl He Left Behind

1956as Sgt. Hanna
The Girl Most Likely To...
6.6

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973as Prof. David Tilson
The Opposite Sex
5.4

The Opposite Sex

1956as Psychiatrist
Friday Foster
6.0

Friday Foster

1975as Enos Griffith
Hollywood Story
6.7

Hollywood Story

1951as Mitch Davis
M
6.4

M

1951as The Mayor
C.H.O.M.P.S.
5.0

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

1979as Mr. Gibbs
Bright Victory
7.1

Bright Victory

1951as Bill Grayson
Above and Beyond
6.2

Above and Beyond

1953as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Getting Away from It All
10.0

Getting Away from It All

1972as Mike Lorimar
His Kind of Woman
6.8

His Kind of Woman

1951as Myron Winton
Don't Make Waves
5.2

Don't Make Waves

1967as Self (uncredited)
Billie
5.0

Billie

1965as Howard G. Carol
Sunday in New York
6.8

Sunday in New York

1963as Chief Pilot Drysdale
Pat and Mike
6.4

Pat and Mike

1952as Charles Barry
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
4.6

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978as Thurston Howell III
Iron Man
6.2

Iron Man

1951as Max Watkins
Fluffy
7.0

Fluffy

1965as Sergeant
Deep in My Heart
6.7

Deep in My Heart

1954as Ben Judson
Hello Down There
5.9

Hello Down There

1969as T.R. Hollister
I Love Melvin
6.2

I Love Melvin

1953as Mergo
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.5

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
The Killer That Stalked New York
6.2

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950as Willie Dennis (uncredited)
The Wild and the Innocent
6.3

The Wild and the Innocent

1959as Mr. Forbes
Here Come the Nelsons
7.0

Here Come the Nelsons

1952as Joe Randolph
Meet Me in Las Vegas
4.5

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956as Tom Culdane
Magic Carpet
9.0

Magic Carpet

1972as George Benson
The Wheeler Dealers
6.3

The Wheeler Dealers

1963as Bullard Bear
The Great Man
5.0

The Great Man

1956as Nick Cellantano
Critic's Choice
5.7

Critic's Choice

1963as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
Macabre
6.0

Macabre

1958as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
The High Cost of Loving
6.8

The High Cost of Loving

1958as Paul Mason
Cop on the Beat
4.7

Cop on the Beat

1975as Jake Mandel
A Child Is Waiting
6.8

A Child Is Waiting

1963as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)