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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

Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Frank Stark

Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon

1977

as The Mayor

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

1963

as Tyler Fitzgerald

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

1952

as Jim Cleary

Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves

1967

as Self (uncredited)

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

1962

as Peter Bowers

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman

1951

as Myron Winton

Angel Face
Angel Face

1953

as District Attorney Judson

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

1972

as Timothy Forsythe

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

1952

as Peter Jones

Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl

1959

as Mr. Maxwell

Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart

1954

as Ben Judson

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

1962

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Centurion

Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown

1967

as Carter Sillens

Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

as Tom Culdane

A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge

1970

as Doctor

Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama

1975

as Mr. Albertson

Advance to the Rear
Advance to the Rear

1964

as Gen. Willoughby