James Gilmore Backus was an American radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles was the voice of nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of The Alan Young Show, Joan Davis' character's husband on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's character's father in Rebel Without a Cause, and Thurston Howell III, on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot Off the Wire.
Jim Backus
Active - 1948 - 2018 |
Birth - Feb 25, 1913 |
Death - Jul 3, 1989 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Family, Animation, Romance
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Subgenres - Musical, Romantic Comedy, Film Noir, Biographical Film, American Football Film
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James Backus, James G. Backus, James Gilmore Backus, Jim & Henny-
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Musical, Romantic Comedy, Film Noir, Biographical Film, American Football Film, Western Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Satire, Sports Comedy, Animated Short, Boxing Film, Christmas Film, Family Film, Neo-Noir, Science Fiction Comedy, Teen Film, Action-Adventure Film, Animated Cartoon, Basketball, Black Comedy Film, Blaxploitation Film, Chase, Collage Film, Comedy Drama, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Docudrama, Epic Film, Female Buddy Film, Gangster Film, Heist Film, Historical Film, LGBT-Related Film, Martial Arts Film, Parody Film, Screwball Comedy Film, Spy Film, Sword-And-Sandal Film, Teen Comedy, Teen Romance, Treasure Hunt Film