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Jim Backus

Known for Acting

Jim Backus
Born February 25, 1913
Died July 3, 1989
Place of Birth Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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

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

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

1963

as Tyler Fitzgerald

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Frank Stark

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977

as The Mayor

Iron Man

Iron Man

1951

as Max Watkins

M

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1951

as The Mayor

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975

as Mr. Albertson

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963

as Chief Pilot Drysdale

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951

as Myron Winton

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Jim Cleary

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

as Louis Murphy

Myra Breckinridge

Myra Breckinridge

1970

as Doctor

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962

as Peter Bowers

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

1978

as Albert, the Doorman

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

as Timothy Forsythe

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

as Clarence Locan

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Peter Jones

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953

as District Attorney Judson

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