Jim Backus

The Unknown Story Self - archive footage 2022

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents Himself (uncredited) 2005

Los Angeles Plays Itself Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage) 2004

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets Self 1987

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show 1986

Prince Jack Dealy 1985

Slapstick of Another Kind President of the U.S. 1982

Gilligan's Planet Thurston Howell, III (voice) 1982

Enchanted Journey Gamba 1981

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 1981

Hill Street Blues Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited) 1981

There Goes The Bride Mr. Perkins 1980

The Gossip Columnist Jim Backus 1980

C.H.O.M.P.S. Mr. Gibbs 1979

Eischied 1979

The Rebels John Hancock 1979

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 1979

Angels' Brigade Cmdr. Lindsey March 1979

$weepstake$ Major Adams 1979

Rescue from Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III 1978

Flying High 1978

Good Guys Wear Black Albert, the Doorman 1978

Fantasy Island Cap Truman 1978

Have I Got a Christmas for You Kevin Grady 1977

Pete's Dragon The Mayor 1977

The Love Boat Marvin Waterman 1977

The Love Boat Mr. Landers 1977

CHiPs Weitzman 1977

What's New, Mr. Magoo? 1977

Never Con a Killer Stanley Bunch 1977

Charlie's Angels Iggy 1976

Friday Foster Enos Griffith 1975

Mobile One Macklin 1975

Ellery Queen Howard Biggers 1975

Joe Forrester 1975

Crazy Mama Mr. Albertson 1975

Cop on the Beat Jake Mandel 1975

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Narrator / Santa Claus (voice) 1974

Chico and the Man 1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974

Harry O Ziggy 1974

The New Adventures of Gilligan Thurston Howell III (voice) 1974

Goodnight Jackie Mr. Landry 1974

Miracle on 34th Street Shellhammer 1973

The Girl Most Likely To... Prof. David Tilson 1973

Police Story 1973

Police Story Jake Mandel 1973

Magic Carpet George Benson 1972

Of Thee I Sing Senator Robert F. Lyons 1972

Now You See Him, Now You Don't Timothy Forsythe 1972

Getting Away from It All Mike Lorimar 1972

Mooch Goes to Hollywood Jim Backus 1971

Alias Smith and Jones 1971

Myra Breckinridge Doctor 1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Staunch 1970

Uncle Sam Magoo Mr. Magoo 1970

Nanny and the Professor Dr. Charles Walters 1970

Wake Me When the War Is Over Colonel 1969

Love, American Style Jerry Franks 1969

The Brady Bunch 1969

Medical Center 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D. Bill 1969

The Barbara McNair Show Self 1969

Hello Down There T.R. Hollister 1969

Blondie J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers 1968

The Good Guys 1968

The Mod Squad Emile Wade 1968

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Tru-Blue Lou 1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self (uncredited) 1968

Accidental Family 1967

Don't Make Waves Self (uncredited) 1967

Damn Yankees Benny Van Buren 1967

Hurry Sundown Carter Sillens 1967

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self 1967

Continental Showcase Self - Host 1966

Billie Howard G. Carol 1965

I Dream of Jeannie General Fitzhugh 1965

The Wild Wild West Fabian Swanson 1965

Fluffy Sergeant 1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Whitepaper 1965

Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell, III 1964

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1964

Daniel Boone Will Scataway 1964

Rendezvous in Space Moon (voice) 1964

Advance to the Rear Gen. Willoughby 1964

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery Mr. Magoo 1964

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest Mr. Magoo 1964

The Wheeler Dealers Bullard Bear 1963

Sunday in New York Chief Pilot Drysdale 1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Tyler Fitzgerald 1963

Johnny Cool Louis Murphy 1963

Burke's Law Harold Mason 1963

Burke's Law Pork Pie Hannigan 1963

Burke's Law Herkimer Witt 1963

Arrest and Trial Sam Thayer 1963

My Six Loves Sheriff 1963

Operation Bikini Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly 1963

Critic's Choice Dr. William Von Hagedorn 1963

A Child Is Waiting Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) 1963

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) 1962

Zotz! Horatio Kellgore 1962

The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962

The Beverly Hillbillies Marty Van Ransohoff 1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm The King (segment "The Dancing Princess") 1962

Boys' Night Out Peter Bowers 1962

The Horizontal Lieutenant Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag 1962

The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961

The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host 1961

The Dick Powell Show Monte 1961

Cain's Hundred Karl Bigger 1961

Magoo Meets Frankenstein Mr. Magoo 1961

The Mr. Magoo Show Mr Magoo 1960

The Jim Backus Show 1960

Inside Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self 1960

Ice Palace Dave Husack 1960

I Was a Teenage Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1960

Tom, Dick and Harriet James 1960

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959

1001 Arabian Nights Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice) 1959

The Untouchables William Norbert 1959

Ask Any Girl Mr. Maxwell 1959

A Private's Affair Jim Gordon 1959

The Big Operator Cliff Heldon 1959

Terror Faces Magoo Mr. Magoo 1959

The Wild and the Innocent Mr. Forbes 1959

Magoo's Lodge Brother Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959

Merry Minstrel Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959

Magoo’s Homecoming Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959

Bwana Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1959

A Princess for Magoo Narrator 1959

77 Sunset Strip Maury Samuels 1958

Gumshoe Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958

Love Comes to Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958

Macabre Sheriff Jim Tyloe 1958

Magoo’s Cruise Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice) 1958

The High Cost of Loving Paul Mason 1958

The Explosive Mr. Magoo Mr Magoo (voice) 1958

Scoutmaster Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958

Magoo's Young Manhood Mr. Magoo (voice) 1958

Magoo's Private War Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

Magoo's Moose Hunt Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

The Pied Piper of Hamelin King's Emissary 1957

Eighteen and Anxious Harvey Graham 1957

Rock Hound Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

Magoo Saves the Bank Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

Maverick Joe Wheelwright 1957

Man of a Thousand Faces Clarence Locan 1957

Magoo's Masquerade Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957

Magoo Breaks Par Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

Matador Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

Magoo Goes Overboard Mr. Magoo (voice) 1957

Top Secret Affair Col. Homer W. Gooch 1957

Meet Mother Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956

The Great Man Nick Cellantano 1956

The Opposite Sex Psychiatrist 1956

You Can't Run Away from It Danker 1956

The Girl He Left Behind Sgt. Hanna 1956

Magoo's Problem Child Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956

The Gale Storm Show Arthur Hutchins 1956

Trailblazer Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956

Magoo's Puddle Jumper Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956

Magoo Beats the Heat Mr. Magoo(voice) 1956

The Naked Hills Willis Haver 1956

Calling Doctor Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956

Magoo Goes West Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas Tom Culdane 1956

Magoo's Canine Mutiny Mr. Magoo (voice) 1956

The Square Jungle Pat Quaid 1955

Magoo Makes News Mr. Magoo 1955

Matinee Theater 1955

Rebel Without a Cause Frank Stark 1955

Gunsmoke Reverend Sims 1955

Francis in the Navy Commander Hutch 1955

Madcap Magoo Mr. Magoo 1955

Magoo Express Mr. Magoo 1955

The Millionaire Henry Banning 1955

Destination Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice) 1954

Deep in My Heart Ben Judson 1954

Climax! Detective Herman 1954

The George Gobel Show Self 1954

When Magoo Flew Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice) 1954

Geraldine Jason Ambrose 1953

I Love Melvin Mergo 1953

Angel Face District Attorney Judson 1953

Above and Beyond Gen. Curtis E. LeMay 1953

Androcles and the Lion Centurion 1952

Hotsy Footsy Mr. Magoo (voice) 1952

I Married Joan Judge Bradley Stevens 1952

Pete Hothead Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited) 1952

The Rose Bowl Story Michael "Iron Mike" Burke 1952

Pink and Blue Blues Mr. Magoo (voice) 1952

Don't Bother to Knock Peter Jones 1952

Pat and Mike Charles Barry 1952

Deadline - U.S.A. Jim Cleary 1952

Here Come the Nelsons Joe Randolph 1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame Kevin Grady 1951

I Want You Harvey Landrum 1951

Grizzly Golfer Mr. Magoo 1951

I'll See You in My Dreams Sam Harris 1951

The Man with a Cloak Flaherty 1951

Fuddy Duddy Buddy Mr. Magoo (voice) 1951

Iron Man Max Watkins 1951

His Kind of Woman Myron Winton 1951

Bright Victory Bill Grayson 1951

Hollywood Story Mitch Davis 1951

Plutopia Milton the Cat 1951

Half Angel Michael Hogan 1951

Barefaced Flatfoot Mr. Magoo 1951

M The Mayor 1951

Bungled Bungalow Mr. Magoo 1951

The Popcorn Story Narrator 1950

Emergency Wedding Ed Hamley 1950

The Killer That Stalked New York Willie Dennis (uncredited) 1950

Lux Video Theatre Harry 1950

Trouble Indemnity Mr. Magoo (voice) 1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950

Customs Agent Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby 1950

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers 1950

Spellbound Hound Mr. Magoo 1950

What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents Lucus Edgerton 1950

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy Magistrate Backus 1950

A Dangerous Profession Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice) 1949

The Great Lover Higgins 1949

Easy Living Dr. Franklin 1949

Father Was a Fullback Professor Sullivan 1949

Ragtime Bear Mr. Magoo (voice) 1949

One Last Fling Howard Pritchard 1949

Studio One Tim McTaggart 1948

A-Lad-in His Lamp Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited) 1948

Where Will You Hide? Narrator 1948

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)

Mooch Goes to Hollywood Writer 1971

Destination Magoo Story 1954