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Jim Backus

ジム・バッカス　/　じむ・ばっかす

American actor

February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989　・　Ohio, United States

Ohio
actor
screenwriter
voice actor

My Take

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.

Overview

James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) 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 Rebel Without a Cause, the voice of the near-sighted cartoon character Mr.

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1. Profile

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
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Ox
Origin: Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / screenwriter / voice actor / writer / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Shaw High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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

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