
James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was a radio, television, film actor, character actor, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles are the voice of "Mr. Magoo," the rich "Hubert Updike, III," of the Alan Young radio show, Joan Davis' husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's father in Rebel Without a Cause and "Thurston Howell, III" on the 1960s hit sitcom Gilligan's Island. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot off the Wire.
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Delicious - The Laughing Song
Delicious
Cave Man
Delicious!
Magoo Opening
Why Don't You Go Home for Christmas
Delicious (The Laughing Song)
The Office Party

Dirty Old Man

The Dirty Old Man

That's Rich
Le Jazz Warm
I Need a Vacation
Mr Magoo in Hi Fi
1001 Arabian Nights: Magoo's Blues

The TV Man

Frigid
Portrait Of Mr Magoo
Ringle, Ringle
Wormwood Scrub March - Closing
Why Don't You Go Home For Christmas?
Wormwood Scrub March
If I Had The Wings Of An Angel
Great To Be Back On Broadway (Reprise)

Me and My Shadow

The Happy Cooker
Great To Be Back On Broadway

I Was a Teenage Reindeer

Kelsey's Nuts And Bolts
Why Don't You Go Home For XMas

Agony and Pain
I Was a Teen Age Reindeer
Bar Fly Magoo
Ringle, Ringle (Reprise)
Caveman
Magoo's Blues
End Title
Crazy Carpet
You Are My Dream - Reprise
I'm All Alone In the World
Magoo's Blues (From 1001 Arabian Nights)
Palanquin Chase
Three Little Maids from Damascus
Wedding Celebration
Dream Ballet
Main Title
Sultan's Parade / You Are My Dream
Great To Be Back On Broadway - Reprise
Unhappy Magoo
Hip Pocket Full Of Rye
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