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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. He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Jim Backus (1913-1989) was a versatile performer who appeared in radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons. He is best known for his roles as Frank Stark in Rebel Without a Cause, Thurston Howell III in Gilligan's Island, and the voice of Mr. Magoo in animated series and movies.
Jim Backus merupakan pelakon Amerika Syarikat yang dilahirkan pada 25 Februari 1913 di Cleveland, Ohio dan meninggal dunia pada usia 76 tahun (3 Julai 1989 di Los Angeles, California. Beliau terkenal sebagai Mr. Howell menerusi siri Gilligan's Island .
Jim Backus was an American actor who worked in radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons. He was best known for his roles as Mr. Magoo and Thurston Howell III in Gilligan's Island (1964).
4 Jul 1989 · Jim Backus, the beetle-browed actor whose booming voice gave life to the nearsighted cartoon character of ''Mr. Magoo'' and the self-indulgent, ascot-wearing millionaire of ''Gilligan's...
Jim Backus was born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, to Daisy Taylor and Russell Gould Backus. He was raised in Bratenahl in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Backus studied at ‘Shaw High School’ in East Cleveland.
Jim Backus (1913–1989) was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous credits are The Alan Young Radio Show, I Married Joan, Gilligan's Island, and Rebel Without a Cause. He also starred on his own show The Jim Backus Show.
