Born 1913 (age 76) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Appears in 232 titles

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.

Filmography

Rebel Without a Cause
7.5
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Frank Stark
Pete's Dragon
6.3
Pete's Dragon
1977
as The Mayor
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Tyler Fitzgerald
Angel Face
7.1
Angel Face
1953
as District Attorney Judson
Don't Bother to Knock
6.6
Don't Bother to Knock
1952
as Peter Jones
Good Guys Wear Black
5.2
Good Guys Wear Black
1978
as Albert, the Doorman
Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Jim Cleary
Pat and Mike
6.4
Pat and Mike
1952
as Charles Barry
His Kind of Woman
6.8
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Myron Winton
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
6.3
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Timothy Forsythe
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
6.3
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
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6.4
M
1951
as The Mayor
Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
A Child Is Waiting
6.8
A Child Is Waiting
1963
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Friday Foster
6.0
Friday Foster
1975
as Enos Griffith
Myra Breckinridge
4.6
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Doctor
Macabre
6.0
Macabre
1958
as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
Sunday in New York
6.8
Sunday in New York
1963
as Chief Pilot Drysdale
Man of a Thousand Faces
6.8
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
as Clarence Locan
The Girl Most Likely To...
6.6
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Prof. David Tilson