Jim Backus

James Gilmore Backus was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island, the father of James Dean's character in Reb…

Filmography

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005) · as Himself (uncredited)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) · as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987) · as Self
Prince Jack (1985) · as Dealy
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982) · as President of the U.S.
There Goes The Bride (1980) · as Mr. Perkins
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979) · as Mr. Gibbs
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979) · as Thurston Howell III
Angels' Brigade (1979) · as Cmdr. Lindsey March
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) · as Thurston Howell III
Good Guys Wear Black (1978) · as Albert, the Doorman
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977) · as Kevin Grady
Pete's Dragon (1977) · as The Mayor
Friday Foster (1975) · as Enos Griffith
Crazy Mama (1975) · as Mr. Albertson
Cop on the Beat (1975) · as Jake Mandel
Miracle on 34th Street (1973) · as Shellhammer
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973) · as Prof. David Tilson
Magic Carpet (1972) · as George Benson
Getting Away from It All (1972) · as Mike Lorimar
Myra Breckinridge (1970) · as Doctor
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) · as Staunch
Uncle Sam Magoo (1970) · as Mr. Magoo
Hello Down There (1969) · as T.R. Hollister