Jim Backus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jim Backus

American radio, television, film, and voice actor

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1913

Place of Birth: Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1989

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, voice actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American radio, television, film, and voice actor.
Among his most famous roles were the voice of nearsighted cartoon character Mr.
Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of The Alan Young Show, Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's character's father in Rebel Without a Cause, and Thurston Howell III, on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island.
He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot Off the Wire. An avid golfer, Backus made the 36-hole cut at the 1964 Bing Crosby Pro-Am tournament.