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Backus also returned as the voice of Mr. Magoo in various revivals between 1964 and 1977, which included The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo and What's New, Mr. Magoo?. Backus played Reverend Sims in the 1975 "Brides and Grooms" episode of Gunsmoke .
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...
With his career in full swing, Backus also tackled two roles that he would be best known for, Mr. Magoo in cartoons and Thurston Howell III in Gilligan's Island (1964). After the series' run ended, he continued doing guest spots on television and movies, before passing away on July 3, 1989.
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Animated series featuring Jim Backus's Mr. Magoo character in half-hour adaptations of classic stories for children. Praised by both critics and educators, and well-remembered by fans, the program won a prestigious George Foster Peabody award in 1965. Stars. Jim Backus. Joan Gardner. Marvin Miller. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY.
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Feb 28, 2024 · Entertainment. Jim Backus: Remembering the Man Who Gave Us Mr. Magoo and Mr. Howell from ‘Gilligan’s Island’. You may know him from his two most famous characters, but the actor had a long career on stage, in radio and on screen. By Ed Gross February 28, 2024.
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Jim Backus. Morey Amsterdam. Jack Cassidy. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.99. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 2.0K users. 76 User reviews. 22 Critic reviews.
Rutgers University. J. Quincy Magoo, better known as Mr. Magoo, is a fictional cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Mr. Magoo is an elderly, wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of comical situations as a result of his extreme near-sightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal ...
