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Jim Backus
Acting
Born: February 25, 1913
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Tyler Fitzgerald
Rebel Without a Cause
as Frank Stark
Pete's Dragon
as The Mayor
Crazy Mama
as Mr. Albertson
The Opposite Sex
as Psychiatrist
Angel Face
as District Attorney Judson
Don't Bother to Knock
as Peter Jones
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Timothy Forsythe
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Tom Culdane
