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Jim Backus - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic
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Jim Backus
Born
Feb 25, 1913
Died: Jul 3, 1989
Lived 76 years
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
163
Movies
70
TV Shows
Also Known As
James Gilmore Backus
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Jim Backus
Acting
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
163
TV Shows
70
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
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Himself (uncredited)
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
2004
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
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Self
1987
Prince Jack
as
Dealy
1985
Slapstick of Another Kind
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President of the U.S.
1982
Enchanted Journey
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Gamba
1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as
Thurston Howell III
1981
There Goes The Bride
as
Mr. Perkins
1980
The Gossip Columnist
as
Jim Backus
1980
C.H.O.M.P.S.
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Mr. Gibbs
1979
The Rebels
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John Hancock
1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
as
Thurston Howell III
1979
Angels' Brigade
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Cmdr. Lindsey March
1979
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as
Thurston Howell III
1978
Good Guys Wear Black
as
Albert, the Doorman
1978
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as
Kevin Grady
1977
Pete's Dragon
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The Mayor
1977
Never Con a Killer
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Stanley Bunch
1977
Friday Foster
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Enos Griffith
1975
Crazy Mama
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Mr. Albertson
1975
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