Acting

Jim Backus

1913-1989

Known for Rebel Without a Cause, Pete's Dragon, Gilligan's Island.

20 linked movie credits shown

Born02/25/1913

Died07/03/1989

AgeDied at 76

BirthplaceCleveland, Ohio, USA

DepartmentActing

Also known asJames Gilmore Backus

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.

Movie Credits

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)

As Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Animation, Family, TV Movie, Comedy

Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)

As Thurston Howell III

Comedy, Adventure, TV Movie

Zotz! (1962)

As Horatio Kellgore

Comedy, Fantasy

Plutopia (1951)

As Milton the Cat

Animation, Comedy, Family

Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)

As Timothy Forsythe

Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Fantasy

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

As Sgt. Hanna

Comedy, Drama

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

As Frank Stark

Drama

Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)

As President of the U.S.

Comedy, Science Fiction

You Can't Run Away from It (1956)

As Danker

Romance, Comedy, Music

Friday Foster (1975)

As Enos Griffith

Action, Thriller

Sunday in New York (1963)

As Chief Pilot Drysdale

Comedy, Romance

Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

As Albert, the Doorman

Action

Hello Down There (1969)

As T.R. Hollister

Comedy, Music, Science Fiction

Pete's Dragon (1977)

As The Mayor

Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Family

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)

As Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Comedy

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

As Doctor

Comedy, Drama

Angel Face (1953)

As District Attorney Judson

Drama, Crime

M (1951)

As The Mayor

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Pat and Mike (1952)

As Charles Barry

Comedy, Romance

Don't Make Waves (1967)

As Self (uncredited)

Comedy