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DIED
July 03, 1989

RECENT CREDITS
Slapstick of Another Kind (FILM)  Mar. 1, 1984
Prince Jack (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1984
Good Guys Wear Black (FILM)  May. 1, 1978
Pete's Dragon (FILM)  Nov. 3, 1977
Crazy Mama (FILM)  Jul. 1, 1976

BIOGRAPHY
Supporting player from the stage and radio who entered film in 1942 but remained best known for his distinctive voices. Usually cast in humorous parts, Backus was most memorable in a rare dramatic performance as James....
Supporting player from the stage and radio who entered film in 1942 but remained best known for his distinctive voices. Usually cast in humorous parts, Backus was most memorable in a rare dramatic performance as James Dean's ineffectual father in "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955). He was the voice of cartoondom's bumbling "Mr. Magoo" and played the pompous millionaire, Thurston Howell III, on the TV cult series, "Gilligan's Island" (1964-67).



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Jerry Lewis at the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Live held at The South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada - 09-01-08
Slapstick of Another Kind
Released: Mar. 1, 1984

Prince Jack
Released: Jan. 1, 1984

Chuck Norris and wife Gina at the 17th Annual Movieguide Faith and Values Awards Gala. Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. 02-11-09
Good Guys Wear Black
Released: May. 1, 1978

Pete's Dragon
Released: Nov. 3, 1977

Cloris Leachman
Crazy Mama
Released: Jul. 1, 1976


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