AKA James Gilmore Backus

Born: 25-Feb-1913
Birthplace: Cuyahoga, OH
Died: 3-Jul-1989
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Section D #203, Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Mr. Howell on Gilligan's Island

Also well-known for being the cartoon voice of Mr. Magoo.

Wife: Henriette Kay Backus ("Henny", actress, b. 21-Mar-1911, m. 1941, until his death)

    High School: Kentucky Military Institute (expelled)

    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1735 Vine Street (television)

    TELEVISION
    Mr. Magoo Mr. Magoo (voice, 1964-65)
    Gilligan's Island Thurston Howell III (1964-67)
    I Married Joan Judge Bradley Stevens (1952-55)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Slapstick (of Another Kind) (1982)
    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (15-May-1981)
    The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (3-May-1979)
    Good Guys Wear Black (21-Mar-1979)
    Angels' Brigade (1979)
    C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
    Rescue from Gilligan's Island (14-Oct-1978)
    Pete's Dragon (03-Nov-1977)
    The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon (4-Feb-1976)
    Friday Foster (1975)
    The Girl Most Likely to... (6-Nov-1973)
    Now You See Him, Now You Don't (23-Aug-1972)
    Myra Breckinridge (24-Jun-1970)
    Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1-May-1970)
    Hello Down There (25-Jun-1969)
    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (19-Jun-1968)
    Hurry Sundown (6-Feb-1967)
    Billie (15-Sep-1965)
    Fluffy (27-Jun-1965)
    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (24-Mar-1965)
    Advance to the Rear (15-Apr-1964)
    The Wheeler Dealers (14-Nov-1963)
    Sunday in New York (13-Nov-1963)
    It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (7-Nov-1963)
    Johnny Cool (2-Oct-1963)
    Critic's Choice (13-Apr-1963)
    My Six Loves (3-Apr-1963)
    Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (18-Dec-1962) [VOICE]
    The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (7-Aug-1962)
    Zotz! (Jul-1962)
    Boys' Night Out (21-Jun-1962)
    Ice Palace (2-Jan-1960)
    Ask Any Girl (21-May-1959)
    Man of a Thousand Faces (13-Aug-1957)
    The Opposite Sex (26-Oct-1956)
    Meet Me in Las Vegas (9-Mar-1956)
    The Square Jungle (30-Dec-1955)
    Rebel Without a Cause (27-Oct-1955)
    Francis in the Navy (5-Aug-1955)
    Deep in My Heart (9-Dec-1954)
    I Love Melvin (20-Mar-1953)
    Angel Face (11-Dec-1952)
    Androcles and the Lion (Dec-1952)
    Above and Beyond (21-Nov-1952)
    Don't Bother to Knock (18-Jul-1952)
    Pat and Mike (13-Jun-1952)
    Deadline USA (14-Mar-1952)
    I'll See You in My Dreams (6-Dec-1951)
    The Man with a Cloak (27-Nov-1951)
    His Kind of Woman (29-Aug-1951)
    Bright Victory (16-Jul-1951)
    Half Angel (5-May-1951)
    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1-Apr-1950)
    The Great Lover (23-Nov-1949)
    Easy Living (8-Oct-1949)
    Father Was a Fullback (30-Sep-1949)

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