Full Name: James Gilmore Backus
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Date of Birth: February 25, 1913
Date of Death:: July 3, 1989 (age 76)
Cause of Death: Pneumonia (Los Angeles, California)
Burial Site: Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California

Jim Backus was a multi-talented performer. Not only in movies, he also did well in radio broadcasting, Broadway, television shows, and cartoons. He first entered the show business when he did a radio show while enrolling in the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Later he also did movies and was frequently being cast in wealthy roles, with the exception of Frank Stark in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). His two most well-known roles in his career were Mr. Magoo in the Mister Magoo cartoon series (1949 - 1964) and Thurston Howell III, one of the crazy castaways in popular TV sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964 - 1967).

Rebel Without A Cause (1955) - as Frank Stark
Mr. Magoo (1949 - 1964) - as Mr. Magoo (voice)
Gilligan's Island (1964 - 1967) (TV) - Thurston Howell III

Category: Television
Star Location: 1735 Vine Street

TV and Movie Trivia Tribute: Jim Backus
Jim Backus at TV Home
Jim Backus at IMDB.com

AS MR. FRANK STARK

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