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Jim 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.

Known For

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

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

Rebel Without a Cause poster

Rebel Without a Cause

Pete's Dragon poster

Pete's Dragon

Angel Face poster

Angel Face

Myra Breckinridge poster

Myra Breckinridge

Macabre poster

Macabre

Deadline - U.S.A. poster

Deadline - U.S.A.

The Opposite Sex poster

The Opposite Sex

Now You See Him, Now You Don't poster

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Don't Bother to Knock poster

Don't Bother to Knock

Johnny Cool poster

Johnny Cool

Easy Living poster

Easy Living

Career Timeline

19481956196419721980198819962005
  1. 2005
    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

    Himself (uncredited) • Acting

  2. 1987
  3. 1985
    Prince Jack

    Dealy • Acting

  4. 1982
    Slapstick of Another Kind

    President of the U.S. • Acting

  5. 1982
  6. 1981
    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

    Thurston Howell III • Acting

  7. 1980
    The Gossip Columnist

    Jim Backus • Acting

  8. 1980
    There Goes The Bride

    Mr. Perkins • Acting

Jim Backus - Aperture