Jim Backus

Backus makes me smile just thinking about him. The pompous millionaire Thurston Howell III, the gloriously myopic Mr. Magoo, and the conflicted father in Rebel Without a Cause prove a range most actors never touch in a lifetime. Born in Ohio in 1913, he could earn his keep with his face, his unmistakable voice, or his pen, and that versatility is what I find genuinely impressive. The star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels well earned for such a dependable character man. He passed in 1989, but that warm, comic delivery has not aged a day, and I cherish craftsmen like him.

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Name (English)

Jim Backus

Name (Japanese)

ジム・バッカス

Reading

じむ・ばっかす

Born

February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989

Origin

Ohio, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / voice actor / writer / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

High school

Shaw High School

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Backus
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1236412

Tags

• Ohio
• actor
• screenwriter
• voice actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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