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Jim Backus. James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island, the father of James Dean 's character in Rebel Without a Cause, [1] the voice of the near-sighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, [2] the rich Hubert Updike III on ...
Jim Backus. Actor: Rebel Without a Cause. Jim Backus was born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was one of the few actors to do it all: radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons.
- Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
- February 25, 1913
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- July 3, 1989
Jim Backus. Actor: Rebel Without a Cause. Jim Backus was born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was one of the few actors to do it all: radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons. After attending preparatory school in his hometown Cleveland, Backus enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, to ply his trade. While waiting for parts, he did radio and ...
- 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 ...
Feb 28, 2024 · Jim Backus on the radio in the 1930s BLUE/Wikipedia Jim Backus appeared in some bourbon print ads in 1940, and two years later found himself hosting local radio comedy series The Jim Backus Show . That same year, he narrated the radio documentary The Nation at War , and with the cancellation of his own show, ended up making appearances on ...
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Jul 4, 1989 · July 4, 1989 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. 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 ...
Jul 3, 1989 · July 3, 1989 12 AM PT. From Times wire services. 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 ...
