Acting
Jim Backus
- Titles
- 166movies65TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19482012
- Leading roles
- 81top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 82 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Situational Comedy5.1average 2.7
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Physical Comedy4.6average 2.5
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Psychological3.5, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.1, average 4.7
- Tension4.6, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 13
- Family-Friendly 13
- Slapstick Comedy 8
- Classic Animation 7
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Lighthearted 5
- Situational Humor 5
- Classic Sitcom 4
- Nostalgic Television 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Feel-Good 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jerry HausnerActorThe Mr. Magoo Show, Destination Magoo, Mooch Goes to Hollywood, Matador Magoo, Grizzly Golfer, +25 more- PPete BurnessDirectorDestination Magoo, Bungled Bungalow, Matador Magoo, Grizzly Golfer, The Explosive Mr. Magoo, +21 more
Daws ButlerActorThe Mr. Magoo Show, Grizzly Golfer, The Explosive Mr. Magoo, 1001 Arabian Nights, Magoo’s Three-Point Landing, +7 more
Alan Hale Jr.ActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Advance to the Rear, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, +2 more
Bob DenverActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, +1 more
Russell JohnsonActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, +1 more
Natalie SchaferActorGilligan's Island, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, +1 more
Abe LevitowDirectorThe Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol, Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy), Uncle Sam Magoo, Inside Magoo, +1 more
John HubleyDirectorBungled Bungalow, Spellbound Hound, Trouble Indemnity, Ragtime Bear, Barefaced Flatfoot, +1 more
Dawn WellsActorGilligan's Island, Gilligan's Planet, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island- CCarl E. GuthrieCinematographerIron Man, Francis in the Navy, Hollywood Story, Macabre, One Last Fling
- RRudy LarrivaDirectorMagoo's Lodge Brother, Merry Minstrel Magoo, Magoo's Private War, Magoo’s Cruise, Magoo's Masquerade
Movies and TV shows
2152010s
1 titles
as Pat Quaid (archive footage)
2000s
1 titles · average score 77
77
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
1980s
8 titles · average score 51
as Dealy
58
TV show · as Thurston Howell, III (voice)
25
as President of the U.S.
45
as Thurston Howell III
as Gamba
as Mr. Perkins
as Jim Backus
1970s
44 titles · average score 59
60
as Thurston Howell III
49
as Mr. Gibbs
50
as Thurston Howell III
as Kevin Grady
60
as Enos Griffith
56
TV show · as Thurston Howell III (voice)
68
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
69
as Prof. David Tilson
62
as Timothy Forsythe
47
as Jim Backus
1960s
50 titles · average score 62
TV show
55
as Tru-Blue Lou
53
as Howard G. Carol
76
TV show · as Thurston Howell
69
TV show · as Mr. Magoo (voice)
66
as Chief Pilot Drysdale
58
as Louis Murphy
56
as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
63
as Bullard Bear
69
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
66
TV show · as Mr Magoo
TV show
1950s
102 titles · average score 63
59
as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
57
as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
69
as Clarence Locan
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
54
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
53
as Tom Culdane
75
as Frank Stark
64
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
68
TV show · as Judge Bradley Stevens
61
as Milton the Cat
as Mr. Magoo
as Mr. Magoo
1940s
9 titles · average score 61
68
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
58
as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
62
as Professor Sullivan
46
as Howard Pritchard
61
as Dr. Franklin
as Higgins
72
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator
63
TV show · as Tim McTaggart