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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — Frank Stark
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I Dream of Jeannie (1965) — General Fitzhugh
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Pete's Dragon (1977) — The Mayor
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Tyler Fitzgerald
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Gilligan's Island (1964) — Thurston Howell, III
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Charlie's Angels (1976) — Iggy
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The Love Boat (1977) — Marvin Waterman
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Angel Face (1953) — District Attorney Judson
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Don't Bother to Knock (1952) — Peter Jones
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The Brady Bunch (1969) — Zaccariah
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CHiPs (1977) — Weitzman
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The Untouchables (1959) — William Norbert
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Marty Van Ransohoff
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Hill Street Blues (1981) — Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Fantasy Island (1978) — Cap Truman
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Reverend Sims
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Good Guys Wear Black (1978) — Albert, the Doorman
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
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The Wild Wild West (1965) — Fabian Swanson
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Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) — Jim Cleary
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His Kind of Woman (1951) — Myron Winton
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Pat and Mike (1952) — Charles Barry
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) — Timothy Forsythe
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) — Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
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M (1951) — The Mayor
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A Child Is Waiting (1963) — Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
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Friday Foster (1975) — Enos Griffith
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Myra Breckinridge (1970) — Doctor
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Macabre (1958) — Sheriff Jim Tyloe
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Sunday in New York (1963) — Chief Pilot Drysdale
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Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) — Clarence Locan
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The Girl Most Likely To... (1973) — Prof. David Tilson
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Ellery Queen (1975) — Howard Biggers
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Maverick (1957) — Joe Wheelwright
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Hurry Sundown (1967) — Carter Sillens
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Don't Make Waves (1967) — Self (uncredited)
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) — The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
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Alias Smith and Jones (1971)