Mini-Biography:
Jim Backus was born on Februar 15, 1913 in Cleveland, OH, US. He was an American Schauspieler, known for Half Angel (1951), The Wheeler Dealers (1963), Rebel without a Cause (1955), Jim Backus's first movie on record is from 1949. Jim Backus died on July 3, 1989 in Santa Monica, CA, US. His last motion picture on file dates from 1982.
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1982: Slapstick (Darsteller: US-Präsident), Directed by Steven Paul, with John Abbott, Marty Feldman,
1979: Chomps (R.O.B.O.D.O.G.) (Darsteller: Mr.Gibbs), Directed by Don Chaffey, with Conrad Bain, Valerie Bertinelli,
1973: Miracle of 34th Street (Darsteller), with Jane Alexander, Tom Bosley,
1972: Now you see him, Now you don't (Der unsichtbare Supertyp) (Darsteller), Directed by Robert Butler, with Joe Flynn, Cesar Romero,
1967: Don't make Waves (Die nackten Tatsachen) (Darsteller), Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, with Joanna Barnes, Edgar Bergen,
1963: The Wheeler Dealers (Getrennte Betten) (Darsteller), Directed by Arthur Hiller, with James Garner, Phil Harris,
1963: Advance to the rear ! (Helden ohne Hosen) (Darsteller), Directed by George Marshall, with Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas,
1963: Critic's Choice (Darsteller), Directed by Don Weis, with Dorothy Green, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball,
1960: Ice Palace (Titanen) (Darsteller: Dave), Directed by Vincent Sherman, with Richard Burton, Ray Danton,
1959: A Private's Affair (Darsteller: Jim Gordon), Directed by Raoul Walsh, with Sal Mineo, Christine Carère, ,
1958: Ask any girl (Immer die verflixten Frauen) (Darsteller: Mr.Maxwell), Directed by Charles Walters, with Shirley MacLaine, David Niven,
1955: Rebel without a Cause (Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun) (Darsteller: Jims Vater), Directed by Nicholas Ray, with James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo,
1954: Deep in my heart (Tief in meinem Herzen) (Darsteller: Ben Judson ), Directed by Stanley Donen, with José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel,
1953: I love Melvin (Fotograf aus Liebe) (Darsteller: Mergo), Directed by Don Weis, with Richard Anderson, Allyn Joslyn,
1952: Angel Face (Engelsgesicht, Die Bestie im Weib) (Darsteller: District Attorny Judson ), Directed by Otto Preminger, with Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman,
1952: I Married Joan (Darsteller: Judge Bradley Stevens (98 Episoden, 1952-1955) ), Directed by Ezra Stone, John Rich, Marc Daniels, Hal Walker, with Joan Davis, ,
1951: His kind of Woman (Das Satansweib) (Darsteller), Directed by John Farrow, with Robert Mitchum, , Vincent Price,
1951: Half Angel (Darsteller), Directed by Richard Sale, with Joseph Cotten, Cecil Kellaway,
1949: Oh, You Beautiful Doll (Darsteller: Professor Sullivan (as James G. Backus)), Directed by John M. Stahl, with Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn,
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