Gilligan's Planet
1982
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He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot Off the Wire. An avid golfer, Backus made the 36-hole cut at the 1964 Bing Crosby Pro-Am tournament. He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Jim Backus (1913-1989) was a versatile performer who appeared in radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons. He is best known for his roles as Frank Stark in Rebel Without a Cause, Thurston Howell III in Gilligan's Island, and the voice of Mr. Magoo in animated series and movies.
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- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Jim Backus was an American actor who worked in radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons. He was best known for his roles as Mr. Magoo and Thurston Howell III in Gilligan's Island (1964).
- February 25, 1913
- July 3, 1989
Jul 4, 1989 · Jim Backus, the beetle-browed actor whose booming voice gave life to the nearsighted cartoon character of ''Mr. Magoo'' and the self-indulgent, ascot-wearing millionaire of ''Gilligan's Island...
Jul 4, 1989 · Jim Backus, a celebrated film and television character actor who, to his dismay, will probably live on in America’s imagination as the voice of a myopic curmudgeon named Mr. Magoo, died Monday ...
Jul 3, 1989 · Actor Jim Backus, who played Thurston Howell III on “Gilligan’s Island” and did the voice of the cartoon character Mr. Magoo, died today of pneumonia, a St. John’s Hospital spokeswoman ...
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A strong supporting cast included Dennis Hopper, Edward Platt, and Jim Backus, who received praise for his memorable role as Dean’s henpecked father. All three lead actors met untimely deaths. Dean died in a car crash at age 24; Mineo was stabbed to death at 37; and Wood drowned amid mysterious circumstances at 43.
