Acting
Jim Backus
- Titles
- 163movies69TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1986, busiest in 1956 with 13 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 81top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Bright Victory88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 100 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.6average 3.7
- Situational Comedy5.0average 2.7
- Wholesome5.3average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.2average 2.4
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism3.4, average 5.4
- Tension4.5, average 6.0
- Melancholy3.2, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 14
- Nostalgic 11
- Classic Animation 7
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Situational Humor 6
- Slapstick Comedy 6
- Lighthearted 5
- Slapstick Humor 4
- Physical Comedy 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Feel-Good 4
- Historical Setting 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jerry HausnerActorThe Mr. Magoo Show, Grizzly Golfer, Trailblazer Magoo, The Explosive Mr. Magoo, Destination Magoo, +27 more- PPete BurnessDirectorGrizzly Golfer, Trailblazer Magoo, The Explosive Mr. Magoo, Destination Magoo, Trouble Indemnity, +22 more
Daws ButlerActorThe Mr. Magoo Show, Grizzly Golfer, The Explosive Mr. Magoo, Magoo's Puddle Jumper, Love Comes to Magoo, +8 more
Alan Hale Jr.ActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Advance to the Rear, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, +2 more
Abe LevitowDirectorThe Mr. Magoo Show, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol, Uncle Sam Magoo, Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery, +2 more
Natalie SchaferActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, +1 more
Russell JohnsonActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, +1 more
Bob DenverActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, +1 more
John HubleyDirectorTrouble Indemnity, Spellbound Hound, Barefaced Flatfoot, Bungled Bungalow, Ragtime Bear, +1 more- SSherwood SchwartzWriterGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, +1 more
Dawn WellsActorGilligan's Island, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island- RRudy LarrivaDirectorMagoo's Private War, Magoo's Lodge Brother, Merry Minstrel Magoo, Magoo’s Cruise, Magoo's Masquerade
Movies and TV shows
2141980s
8 titles · average score 54
as Dealy
TV show · as Thurston Howell, III (voice)
as President of the U.S.
as Thurston Howell III
TV show · as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mr. Perkins
as Jim Backus
1970s
42 titles · average score 57
as Thurston Howell III
as Thurston Howell III
as Albert, the Doorman
TV show · as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Enos Griffith
TV show · as Thurston Howell III (voice)
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
as Prof. David Tilson
as Timothy Forsythe
as Jim Backus
as Mr. Magoo
1960s
51 titles · average score 57
TV show · as J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers
as Howard G. Carol
TV show · as Thurston Howell
TV show · as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Moon (voice)
as Gen. Willoughby
as Louis Murphy
as Chief Pilot Drysdale
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
as Horatio Kellgore
TV show · as Mr Magoo (voice)
TV show
1950s
104 titles · average score 62
as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Frank Stark
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
TV show · as Judge Bradley Stevens
as Milton the Cat
as Mr. Magoo
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Mr. Magoo
1940s
9 titles · average score 58
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
as Professor Sullivan
as Howard Pritchard
as Dr. Franklin
as Higgins
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator
TV show · as Tim McTaggart