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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 was a versatile performer who appeared in radio, Broadway, movies, TV 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 Smoky the Genie in Merrie Melodies.
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- February 25, 1913
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- July 3, 1989
Jim Backus was a versatile actor who did 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 ...
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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Jim Backus (1965) "Rocks on the Roof". Jim Backus and Henriette Kaye (1962) "What Are You Doing After the Orgy". Jim Backus and Henriette Kaye (1962) A witty and talented performer who excelled in no less than four mediums - film, television, music and radio - Jim Backus was a character actor whose skill at portraying the idle and addled rich ...
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 ...
