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Jim Backus

Jim Backus (February 25, 1913 - July 3, 1989) was a radio, television and movie actor, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles are the voice of Mr. Magoo, the rich Herbert Updike of the Alan Young radio show, Joan Davis' husband on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's father in Rebel Without A Cause, and Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island.

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Jim Backus Facts

Birth NameJames Gilmore Backus
OccupationActor
BirthdayFebruary 25, 1913
SignPisces
BirthplaceCleveland, Ohio, USA
Date of deathJuly 3, 1989 (age 76)

Selected Filmography

Gilligan's Island
Pete's Dragon
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Burke's Law: Season One Volume Two
The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 2
Rebel Without a Cause
Classic Cartoon Favorites
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