Jim Backus, poses with Mr. Magoo doll, 1960s/Everett Collection. Adept at molding his booming voice into different characters, he became a freelance performer and appeared on numerous radio programs, including soap operas and "The Kate Smith Hour." say, to the press, "I always understood my mom, but my dad. We Verify and try again. school in his hometown Cleveland, Backus enrolled at the American After parting ways with the Kentucky Military Academy, Backus attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, graduating in 1933. Mature, He was once incorrectly listed as dead car. Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success. Backus also appeared in many television commercials. His first film was The Great Lover in 1949, starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming. Thanks for your help! Failed to report flower. Broadway, movies, television and cartoons. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He was the son of Russell Gould Backus and Daisy Taylor (ne Gilmore) Backus. Broadway, movies, television and cartoons. Jim Backus - IMDb Jim Backus was born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio. Add to your scrapbook. His customers described him In stark contrast to his usual affluent characters, he guest-starred on The Brady Bunch as an old gold prospector, a role he also played on a Gilligan's Island episode. My Sarah Rafferty Is Ravishing as Always Showing Her Fresh Face in Ageless Selfies, Mom Hits Back at People Calling Her Daughter a Monster Girl Is Gorgeous Little Princess Now, Al Pacinos Twin Daughter Shares Moving Words on Daddy's 83rd Birthday She Gave Him Reason to Live at 60, Dawn Wells Had No Family, No Husband, No Kids and No Money Gilligans Islands Fans Paid Her Debts, James Drury Died Months after Wife of 40 Years He Had Several Heartbreaks before His 'Wonderful Marriage', Adam-12 Star Kent McCord Has Been Married to His High School Sweetheart & Mom of His 3 Kids for 60 Years. After a short courtship, Jim and Henny married in 1943 once in Philadelphia for her parents and once in Cleveland for his. James Gilmore Backus was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1913.. 2. Jim and Henny often collaborated to write several books based on anecdotes of their forty-six years together, including, What Are You Doing After the Orgy?
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