Jim Backus

Jim Backus

1913-02-25 – 1989-07-03 (age 76) Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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.

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Known For

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

Good Guys Wear Black
Good Guys Wear Black

1978

as Albert, the Doorman

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool

1963

as Louis Murphy

Angel Face
Angel Face

1953

as District Attorney Judson

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Peter Jones

Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge

1970

as Doctor

Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama

1975

as Mr. Albertson

Ice Palace
Ice Palace

1960

as Dave Husack

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

1962

as Peter Bowers

Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown

1967

as Carter Sillens

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman

1951

as Myron Winton

Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Jim Cleary

C.H.O.M.P.S.
C.H.O.M.P.S.

1979

as Mr. Gibbs

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

as Timothy Forsythe

Iron Man
Iron Man

1951

as Max Watkins

M
M

1951

as The Mayor

Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike

1952

as Charles Barry

The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex

1956

as Psychiatrist