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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

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

1952

as Peter Jones

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool

1963

as Louis Murphy

Angel Face
Angel Face

1953

as District Attorney Judson

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman

1951

as Myron Winton

The Girl Most Likely To...
The Girl Most Likely To...

1973

as Prof. David Tilson

A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown

1967

as Carter Sillens

The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex

1956

as Psychiatrist

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

1952

as Jim Cleary

Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

as Clarence Locan

Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge

1970

as Doctor

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

1972

as Timothy Forsythe

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Centurion

Half Angel
Half Angel

1951

as Michael Hogan

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

1962

as Peter Bowers

Good Guys Wear Black
Good Guys Wear Black

1978

as Albert, the Doorman