Jim Backus

The Unknown Story

2022

as Self - archive footage

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

2005

as Himself (uncredited)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987

as Self

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

1986

Prince Jack

1985

as Dealy

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982

as President of the U.S.

Gilligan's Planet

1982

as Thurston Howell, III (voice)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

as Thurston Howell III

Hill Street Blues

1981

as Mr. Magoo (archive footage) (uncredited)

There Goes The Bride

1980

as Mr. Perkins

The Gossip Columnist

1980

as Jim Backus

C.H.O.M.P.S.

1979

as Mr. Gibbs

Eischied

1979

The Rebels

1979

as John Hancock

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979

as Thurston Howell III

Angels' Brigade

1979

as Cmdr. Lindsey March

$weepstake$

1979

as Major Adams

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978

as Thurston Howell III

Flying High

1978

Good Guys Wear Black

1978

as Albert, the Doorman

Fantasy Island

1978

as Cap Truman

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

as Kevin Grady

Pete's Dragon

1977

as The Mayor

The Love Boat

1977

as Marvin Waterman

CHiPs

1977

as Weitzman

What's New, Mr. Magoo?

1977

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Never Con a Killer

1977

as Stanley Bunch

Charlie's Angels

1976

as Iggy

Friday Foster

1975

as Enos Griffith

Mobile One

1975

as Macklin

Ellery Queen

1975

as Howard Biggers

Joe Forrester

1975

Crazy Mama

1975

as Mr. Albertson

Cop on the Beat

1975

as Jake Mandel

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

as Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

Chico and the Man

1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

Harry O

1974

as Ziggy

The New Adventures of Gilligan

1974

as Thurston Howell III (voice)

Goodnight Jackie

1974

as Mr. Landry

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

as Shellhammer

The Girl Most Likely To...

1973

as Prof. David Tilson

Police Story

1973

Magic Carpet

1972

as George Benson

Of Thee I Sing

1972

as Senator Robert F. Lyons

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

as Timothy Forsythe

Getting Away from It All

1972

as Mike Lorimar

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

as Jim Backus

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Myra Breckinridge

1970

as Doctor

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

as Staunch

Uncle Sam Magoo

1970

as Mr. Magoo

Nanny and the Professor

1970

as Dr. Charles Walters

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

as Colonel

Love, American Style

1969

as Jerry Franks

The Brady Bunch

1969

as Zaccariah

Medical Center

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

as Bill

The Barbara McNair Show

1969

as Self

Hello Down There

1969

as T.R. Hollister

Blondie

1968

as J.C. Dithers /Mr. Dithers

The Good Guys

1968

The Mod Squad

1968

as Emile Wade

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

as Tru-Blue Lou

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self (uncredited)

Accidental Family

1967

Don't Make Waves

1967

as Self (uncredited)

Damn Yankees

1967

as Benny Van Buren

Hurry Sundown

1967

as Carter Sillens

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

as Self

Continental Showcase

1966

as Self - Host

Billie

1965

as Howard G. Carol

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

as General Fitzhugh

The Wild Wild West

1965

as Fabian Swanson

Fluffy

1965

as Sergeant

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

as Whitepaper

Gilligan's Island

1964

as Thurston Howell, III

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

1964

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Daniel Boone

1964

as Will Scataway

Rendezvous in Space

1964

as Moon (voice)

Advance to the Rear

1964

as Gen. Willoughby

Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

1964

as Mr. Magoo

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

1964

as Mr. Magoo

The Wheeler Dealers

1963

as Bullard Bear

Sunday in New York

1963

as Chief Pilot Drysdale

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Tyler Fitzgerald

Johnny Cool

1963

as Louis Murphy

Espionage

1963

as McAvoy

Burke's Law

1963

as Harold Mason

Arrest and Trial

1963

as Sam Thayer

My Six Loves

1963

as Sheriff

Operation Bikini

1963

as Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

Critic's Choice

1963

as Dr. William Von Hagedorn

A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

as Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Zotz!

1962

as Horatio Kellgore

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

as Marty Van Ransohoff

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Boys' Night Out

1962

as Peter Bowers

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962

as Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

The Dick Powell Show

1961

as Monte

Cain's Hundred

1961

as Karl Bigger

Magoo Meets Frankenstein

1961

as Mr. Magoo

The Mr. Magoo Show

1960

as Mr Magoo (voice)

The Jim Backus Show

1960

Inside Magoo

1960

as Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

Ice Palace

1960

as Dave Husack

I Was a Teenage Magoo

1960

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Tom, Dick and Harriet

1960

as James

Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

1001 Arabian Nights

1959

as Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

The Untouchables

1959

as William Norbert

Ask Any Girl

1959

as Mr. Maxwell

A Private's Affair

1959

as Jim Gordon

The Big Operator

1959

as Cliff Heldon

Terror Faces Magoo

1959

as Mr. Magoo

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

as Mr. Forbes

Magoo's Lodge Brother

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Merry Minstrel Magoo

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Homecoming

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Bwana Magoo

1959

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

A Princess for Magoo

1959

as Narrator

77 Sunset Strip

1958

as Maury Samuels

Gumshoe Magoo

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Love Comes to Magoo

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Macabre

1958

as Sheriff Jim Tyloe

Magoo’s Cruise

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

1958

as Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)

The High Cost of Loving

1958

as Paul Mason

The Explosive Mr. Magoo

1958

as Mr Magoo (voice)

Scoutmaster Magoo

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Young Manhood

1958

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Private War

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Moose Hunt

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

as King's Emissary

Eighteen and Anxious

1957

as Harvey Graham

Rock Hound Magoo

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Saves the Bank

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Maverick

1957

as Joe Wheelwright

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

as Clarence Locan

Magoo's Masquerade

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

Magoo Breaks Par

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Matador Magoo

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes Overboard

1957

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Top Secret Affair

1957

as Col. Homer W. Gooch

Meet Mother Magoo

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Great Man

1956

as Nick Cellantano

The Opposite Sex

1956

as Psychiatrist

You Can't Run Away from It

1956

as Danker

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Sgt. Hanna

Magoo's Problem Child

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Gale Storm Show

1956

as Arthur Hutchins

Conflict

1956

as Dandy Summers

Trailblazer Magoo

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Beats the Heat

1956

as Mr. Magoo(voice)

The Naked Hills

1956

as Willis Haver

Calling Doctor Magoo

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Magoo Goes West

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

as Tom Culdane

Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Square Jungle

1955

as Pat Quaid

Magoo Makes News

1955

as Mr. Magoo

Matinee Theater

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Frank Stark

Gunsmoke

1955

as Reverend Sims

Francis in the Navy

1955

as Commander Hutch

Madcap Magoo

1955

as Mr. Magoo

Magoo Express

1955

as Mr. Magoo

The Millionaire

1955

as Henry Banning

Destination Magoo

1954

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Ben Judson

Climax!

1954

as Detective Herman

The George Gobel Show

1954

as Self

When Magoo Flew

1954

as Mr. Magoo/Pilot (voice)

Geraldine

1953

as Jason Ambrose

I Love Melvin

1953

as Mergo

Angel Face

1953

as District Attorney Judson

Above and Beyond

1953

as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as Centurion

Hotsy Footsy

1952

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

I Married Joan

1952

as Judge Bradley Stevens

Pete Hothead

1952

as Lavery the Floorwalker/Mailman (uncredited)

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

as Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

Pink and Blue Blues

1952

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Peter Jones

Pat and Mike

1952

as Charles Barry

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Jim Cleary

Here Come the Nelsons

1952

as Joe Randolph

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Kevin Grady

I Want You

1951

as Harvey Landrum

Grizzly Golfer

1951

as Mr. Magoo

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

as Sam Harris

The Man with a Cloak

1951

as Flaherty

Fuddy Duddy Buddy

1951

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

Iron Man

1951

as Max Watkins

His Kind of Woman

1951

as Myron Winton

Bright Victory

1951

as Bill Grayson

Hollywood Story

1951

as Mitch Davis

Plutopia

1951

as Milton the Cat

Half Angel

1951

as Michael Hogan

Barefaced Flatfoot

1951

as Mr. Magoo

M

1951

as The Mayor

Bungled Bungalow

1951

as Mr. Magoo

The Popcorn Story

1950

as Narrator

Emergency Wedding

1950

as Ed Hamley

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

as Willie Dennis (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Harry

Trouble Indemnity

1950

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

Customs Agent

1950

as Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Spellbound Hound

1950

as Mr. Magoo

What's My Line?

1950

as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

as Lucus Edgerton

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950

as Magistrate Backus

A Dangerous Profession

1949

as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (voice)

The Great Lover

1949

as Higgins

Easy Living

1949

as Dr. Franklin

Father Was a Fullback

1949

as Professor Sullivan

Ragtime Bear

1949

as Mr. Magoo (voice)

One Last Fling

1949

as Howard Pritchard

Studio One

1948

as Tim McTaggart

A-Lad-in His Lamp

1948

as Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

Where Will You Hide?

1948

as Narrator

Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA

as Self / Mr. Magoo (archive footage, audio)