Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 25, 1913
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- James Gilmore Backus
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 - Movies
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Tyler Fitzgerald
Rebel Without a Cause
as Frank Stark
Boys' Night Out
as Peter Bowers
Pete's Dragon
as The Mayor
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Clarence Locan
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Don't Bother to Knock
as Peter Jones
M
as The Mayor
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Jim Cleary
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Whitepaper
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
Charlie's Angels
as Iggy
The Love Boat
as Marvin Waterman
The Love Boat
as Mr. Landers
Maverick
as Joe Wheelwright
Climax!
as Detective Herman
The Untouchables
as William Norbert
Hill Street Blues
as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)