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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 the radio ...
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.
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.
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...
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 ...
Jim Backus. Highest Rated: 100% Don't Bother to Knock (1952) Lowest Rated: 17% Good Guys Wear Black (1978) Birthday: Feb 25, 1913. Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA. A witty and talented...
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.
