Jim Backus
Current Interest
1.6
▼ 0.6Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 74 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Prof. David Tilson
1973
7.3
Don't Bother to Knock
as Peter Jones
1952
6.0
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell III
1978
5.4
Gilligan's Island
as Thurston Howell, III
1964
5.3
Rebel Without a Cause
as Frank Stark
1955
5.3
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Jim Cleary
1952
5.3
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Timothy Forsythe
1972
5.2
Angel Face
as District Attorney Judson
1953
5.2
Myra Breckinridge
as Doctor
1970
5.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Tyler Fitzgerald
1963
4.8
His Kind of Woman
as Myron Winton
1951
4.7
A Child Is Waiting
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1963
4.5
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Clarence Locan
1957
4.5
Pete's Dragon
as The Mayor
1977
4.0
Hurry Sundown
as Carter Sillens
1967
3.5
Sunday in New York
as Chief Pilot Drysdale
1963
3.4
Boys' Night Out
as Peter Bowers
1962
2.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
2004
2.4
Pat and Mike
as Charles Barry
1952
2.4
Deep in My Heart
as Ben Judson
1954
2.3
Slapstick of Another Kind
as President of the U.S.
1982
2.2
M
as The Mayor
1951
2.1
Advance to the Rear
as Gen. Willoughby
1964
2.1
Crazy Mama
as Mr. Albertson
1975
2.0
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Whitepaper
1965
2.0
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Tom Culdane
1956
2.0
The Wild and the Innocent
as Mr. Forbes
1959
1.9
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Tru-Blue Lou
1968
1.8
Androcles and the Lion
as Centurion
1952
1.8
Francis in the Navy
as Commander Hutch
1955
1.5
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sam Harris
1951
1.4
The Wheeler Dealers
as Bullard Bear
1963
1.4
The Man with a Cloak
as Flaherty
1951
1.3
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Willie Dennis (uncredited)
1950
1.2
Cop on the Beat
as Jake Mandel
1975
1.0
Johnny Cool
as Louis Murphy
1963
1.0
Wake Me When the War Is Over
as Colonel
1969
0.9
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Staunch
1970
0.8
Miracle on 34th Street
as Shellhammer
1973
0.7
There Goes The Bride
as Mr. Perkins
1980
0.7
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Jim Backus
1971
0.7
Here Come the Nelsons
as Joe Randolph
1952
0.6
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers
1950
0.6
Hello Down There
as T.R. Hollister
1969
0.6
Father Was a Fullback
as Professor Sullivan
1949
0.6
C.H.O.M.P.S.
as Mr. Gibbs
1979
0.6
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1962
0.5
Friday Foster
as Enos Griffith
1975
0.4
A Dangerous Profession
as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)
1949
0.4
The Big Operator
as Cliff Heldon
1959
0.3
Billie
as Howard G. Carol
1965
0.2
Iron Man
as Max Watkins
1951
0.2
Hollywood Story
as Mitch Davis
1951
0.2
Macabre
as Sheriff Jim Tyloe
1958
0.2
Trouble Indemnity
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1950
0.1
The Gossip Columnist
as Jim Backus
1980
0.1
Ice Palace
as Dave Husack
1960
0.1
Angels' Brigade
as Cmdr. Lindsey March
1979
0.1
1001 Arabian Nights
as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)
1959
0.1
Plutopia
as Milton the Cat
1951
0.1
Zotz!
as Horatio Kellgore
1962
0.1
I Love Melvin
as Mergo
1953
0.1
The Great Man
as Nick Cellantano
1956
0.1
Operation Bikini
as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
1963
0.1
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
1974
0.1
My Six Loves
as Sheriff
1963
0.1
When Magoo Flew
as Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)
1954
0.1
Eighteen and Anxious
as Harvey Graham
1957
0.1
A-Lad-in His Lamp
as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)
1948
0.1
Pink and Blue Blues
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1952
0.1
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1956
0.1
Magoo Meets Frankenstein
as Mr. Magoo
1961
0.1
Magoo's Private War
as Mr. Magoo (voice)
1957
0.1
Never Con a Killer
as Stanley Bunch
1977
0.1
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
2005
0.1
Frequently 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.
