Jim Backus
Current Interest
0.8
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 74 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
Rebel Without a Cause
as Frank Stark
1955
50.1
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Tyler Fitzgerald
1963
48.6
Pete's Dragon
as The Mayor
1977
46.4
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Prof. David Tilson
1973
42.1
His Kind of Woman
as Myron Winton
1951
33.5
Don't Bother to Knock
as Peter Jones
1952
32.4
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Timothy Forsythe
1972
32.0
Myra Breckinridge
as Doctor
1970
30.3
Angel Face
as District Attorney Judson
1953
29.6
Johnny Cool
as Louis Murphy
1963
29.3
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Jim Cleary
1952
27.0
Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell, III
1964
24.8
A Child Is Waiting
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1963
23.1
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Clarence Locan
1957
22.7
Hurry Sundown
as Carter Sillens
1967
21.7
Deep in My Heart
as Ben Judson
1954
21.6
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1978
21.4
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Tom Culdane
1956
21.2
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Tru-Blue Lou
1968
20.7
Boys' Night Out
as Peter Bowers
1962
20.6
Sunday in New York
as Chief Pilot Drysdale
1963
20.3
Friday Foster
as Enos Griffith
1975
20.3
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Staunch
1970
19.3
Pat and Mike
as Charles Barry
1952
18.7
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1962
17.8
Iron Man
as Max Watkins
1951
17.8
Crazy Mama
as Mr. Albertson
1975
17.8
C.H.O.M.P.S.
as Mr. Gibbs
1979
16.5
Androcles and the Lion
as Centurion
1952
16.4
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
2004
16.1
Advance to the Rear
as Gen. Willoughby
1964
16.0
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Whitepaper
1965
15.5
The Man with a Cloak
as Flaherty
1951
15.2
Slapstick of Another Kind
as President of the U.S.
1982
15.2
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Willie Dennis (uncredited)
1950
14.5
M
as The Mayor
1951
13.3
The Wild and the Innocent
as Mr. Forbes
1959
12.3
Francis in the Navy
as Commander Hutch
1955
11.8
The Big Operator
as Cliff Heldon
1959
11.6
Miracle on 34th Street
as Shellhammer
1973
11.3
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
1950
10.2
Ice Palace
as Dave Husack
1960
9.5
Billie
as Howard G. Carol
1965
9.1
Wake Me When the War Is Over
as Colonel
1969
9.0
Macabre
as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
1958
8.5
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Jim Backus
1971
8.3
Hollywood Story
as Mitch Davis
1951
6.8
Father Was a Fullback
as Professor Sullivan
1949
6.5
A Dangerous Profession
as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
1949
6.4
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sam Harris
1951
5.0
The Wheeler Dealers
as Bullard Bear
1963
4.8
Hello Down There
as T.R. Hollister
1969
4.8
I Love Melvin
as Mergo
1953
4.4
Cop on the Beat
as Jake Mandel
1975
4.4
Trouble Indemnity
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1950
3.7
There Goes The Bride
as Mr. Perkins
1980
3.4
My Six Loves
as Sheriff
1963
3.3
Here Come the Nelsons
as Joe Randolph
1952
3.0
1001 Arabian Nights
as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
1959
2.9
Never Con a Killer
as Stanley Bunch
1977
2.7
The Gossip Columnist
as Jim Backus
1980
2.5
Operation Bikini
as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
1963
2.1
Zotz!
as Horatio Kellgore
1962
1.4
Plutopia
as Milton the Cat
1951
1.1
A-Lad-in His Lamp
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
1948
1.0
When Magoo Flew
as Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
1954
1.0
Angels' Brigade
as Cmdr. Lindsey March
1979
0.9Pink and Blue Blues
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1952
0.3
The Great Man
as Nick Cellantano
1956
0.3
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
2005
0.3
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
0.3
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
1974
0.2
Magoo's Private War
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
0.2
Eighteen and Anxious
as Harvey Graham
1957
0.1
Magoo Meets Frankenstein
as Mr. Magoo
1961
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Jim Backus
Jim Backus has appeared in 75 titles, including 74 movies and 1 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Jim Backus's filmography is A-Lad-in His Lamp (1948).
The most recent title featuring Jim Backus is Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Jim Backus is Los Angeles Plays Itself with an IMDb rating of 7.8.
Jim Backus has been active for approximately 57 years, with credits spanning from 1948 to 2005.
Titles featuring Jim Backus currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.2.
The busiest years in Jim Backus's career include 1951, 1963, 1952.
