Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Jim Backus (1913–1989) was a radio, television, film, and voice actor.

Among his most famous credits are The Alan Young Radio Show, I Married Joan, Gilligan's Island, and Rebel Without a Cause. He also starred on his own show The Jim Backus Show.

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Rebel Without a Cause

As Frank Stark

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Pete's Dragon

As The Mayor

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

As Tyler Fitzgerald

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Don't Bother to Knock

As Peter Jones

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Angels' Brigade

As Cmdr. Lindsey March

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Now You See Him, Now You Don't

As Timothy Forsythe

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The Killer That Stalked New York

As Willie Dennis (uncredited)

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Rescue from Gilligan's Island

As Thurston Howell III

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His Kind of Woman

As Myron Winton

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Boys' Night Out

As Peter Bowers

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Hello Down There

As T.R. Hollister

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Macabre

As Sheriff Jim Tyloe

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Deadline - U.S.A.

As Jim Cleary

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Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

As Tru-Blue Lou

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The Wheeler Dealers

As Bullard Bear

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I'll See You in My Dreams

As Sam Harris

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Man of a Thousand Faces

As Clarence Locan

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Francis in the Navy

As Commander Hutch

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1001 Arabian Nights

As Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo (voice)

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The Wild and the Innocent

As Mr. Forbes

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Hollywood Story

As Mitch Davis

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Ice Palace

As Dave Husack

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Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

As Himself (uncredited)

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Plutopia

As Milton the Cat

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A Dangerous Profession

As Police Lt. Nick Ferrone / Narrator (as James Backus)

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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

As Mr. Quincy Magoo / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

As Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

As Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

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Iron Man

As Max Watkins

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Slapstick of Another Kind

As President of the U.S.

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Johnny Cool

As Louis Murphy

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Zotz!

As Prof. Horatio Kellgore

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The Man with a Cloak

As Flaherty

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Friday Foster

As Enos Griffith

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Billie

As Howard G. Carol

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The Girl Most Likely To...

As Prof. David Tilson

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Critic's Choice

As Dr. William Von Hagedorn

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C.H.O.M.P.S.

As Mr. Gibbs

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You Can't Run Away from It

As Danker

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The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

As Thurston Howell III

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Crazy Mama

As Mr. Albertson

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Ragtime Bear

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Uncle Sam Magoo

As Mr. Magoo

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Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

As Whitepaper

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Father Was a Fullback

As Professor Sullivan

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

As King's Emissary

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The Horizontal Lieutenant

As Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

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The Rebels

As John Hancock

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Operation Bikini

As Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly

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Mooch Goes to Hollywood

As Jim Backus

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Meet Me in Las Vegas

As Tom Culdane

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Half Angel

As Michael Hogan

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The Naked Hills

As Willis Haver

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Customs Agent

As Shanghai Chief Agent Thomas Jacoby

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The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

As Staunch

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The Girl He Left Behind

As Sgt. Hanna

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Advance to the Rear

As Gen. Willoughby

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Hurry Sundown

As Carter Sillens

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Top Secret Affair

As Col. Homer W. Gooch

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Inside Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice) / Self

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The High Cost of Loving

As Paul Mason

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Fluffy

As Sergeant

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My Six Loves

As Sheriff

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I Want You

As Harvey Landrum

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Miracle on 34th Street

As Shellhammer

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The Big Operator

As Cliff Heldon

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Getting Away from It All

As Mike Lorimar

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Here Come the Nelsons

As Joe Randolph

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Goodnight Jackie

As Mr. Landry

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M

As The Mayor

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I Love Melvin

As Mergo

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The Square Jungle

As Pat Quaid

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Spellbound Hound

As Mr. Magoo

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Bungled Bungalow

As Mr. Magoo

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Barefaced Flatfoot

As Mr. Magoo

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Angel Face

As District Attorney Judson

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Bright Victory

As Bill Grayson

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Grizzly Golfer

As Mr. Magoo

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A Private's Affair

As Jim Gordon

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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

As The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

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One Last Fling

As Howard Pritchard

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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

As Pat Quaid (archive footage)

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Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

As Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)

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When Magoo Flew

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magic Carpet

As George Benson

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Emergency Wedding

As Ed Hamley

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Never Con a Killer

As Stanley Bunch

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The Great Man

As Nick Cellantano

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Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

As Self

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Good Guys Wear Black

As Albert, the Doorman

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Fuddy Duddy Buddy

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Hotsy Footsy

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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I Was a Teenage Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Cop on the Beat

As Jake Mandel

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Androcles and the Lion

As Centurion

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Myra Breckinridge

As Doctor

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Magoo Meets Frankenstein

As Mr. Magoo

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Scoutmaster Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Prince Jack

As Dealy

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Trouble Indemnity

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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There Goes The Bride

As Mr. Perkins

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Ask Any Girl

As Mr. Maxwell

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Deep in My Heart

As Ben Judson

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Don't Make Waves

As Self (uncredited)

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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

As Thurston Howell III

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The Opposite Sex

As Psychiatrist

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The Rose Bowl Story

As Michael "Iron Mike" Burke

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Tom, Dick and Harriet

As James

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A Princess for Magoo

As Narrator

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Sunday in New York

As Chief Pilot Drysdale

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Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

As Magistrate Backus

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Above and Beyond

As Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

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Eighteen and Anxious

As Harvey Graham

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Terror Faces Magoo

As Mr. Magoo

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Magoo Express

As Mr. Magoo

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Madcap Magoo

As Mr. Magoo

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Magoo Makes News

As Mr. Magoo

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Magoo Goes West

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Calling Doctor Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Destination Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

As Mr. Magoo

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The Gossip Columnist

As Jim Backus

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Magoo Beats the Heat

As Mr. Magoo(voice)

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Pat and Mike

As Charles Barry

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Easy Living

As Dr. Franklin

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A-Lad-in His Lamp

As Smokey the Genie (voice) (uncredited)

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The Enchanted Journey

As Gamba

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Trailblazer Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo's Problem Child

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Meet Mother Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo's Canine Mutiny

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Rock Hound Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo's Moose Hunt

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo's Private War

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo Goes Overboard

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Matador Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo Breaks Par

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo's Masquerade

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo Saves the Bank

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo's Young Manhood

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Geraldine

As Jason Ambrose

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Magoo's Lodge Brother

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Damn Yankees

As Benny Van Buren

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Wake Me When the War Is Over

As Colonel

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A Child Is Waiting

As Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

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The Explosive Mr. Magoo

As Mr Magoo (voice)

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Magoo’s Three-Point Landing

As Mr. Magoo / Air Traffic Controller / Sully (voice)

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Magoo’s Cruise

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Love Comes to Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Gumshoe Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Bwana Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Magoo’s Homecoming

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Merry Minstrel Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Have I Got a Christmas for You

As Kevin Grady

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The Great Lover

As Higgins

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Rendezvous in Space

As Moon (voice)

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Of Thee I Sing

As Senator Robert F. Lyons

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Where Will You Hide?

As Narrator

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CHiPs

As Weitzman

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The Dick Powell Show

As Monte

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77 Sunset Strip

As Maury Samuels

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Burke's Law

As Harold Mason

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Cain's Hundred

As Karl Bigger

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Gilligan's Planet

As Thurston Howell, III (voice)

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The Good Guys

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The Love Boat

As Marvin Waterman

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The Brady Bunch

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Gilligan's Island

As Thurston Howell, III

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Chico and the Man

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The Beverly Hillbillies

As Marty Van Ransohoff

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Alias Smith and Jones

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Charlie's Angels

As Iggy

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The Merv Griffin Show

As Self

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Continental Showcase

As Self - Host

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The New Adventures of Gilligan

As Thurston Howell III (voice)

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The Mod Squad

As Emile Wade

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Medical Center

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Arrest and Trial

As Sam Thayer

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Gunsmoke

As Reverend Sims

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Studio One

As Tim McTaggart

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

As Kevin Grady

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

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Blondie

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Harry O

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Mobile One

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The Wild Wild West

As Fabian Swanson

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Nanny and the Professor

As Dr. Charles Walters

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Daniel Boone

As Will Scataway

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Police Story

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The Millionaire

As Henry Banning

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

As Self

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Climax!

As Detective Herman

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Matinee Theater

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Accidental Family

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Ellery Queen

As Howard Biggers

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Robert Montgomery Presents

As Lucus Edgerton

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Eischied

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I Married Joan

As Judge Bradley Stevens

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Sweepstakes

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Flying High

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The Barbara McNair Show

As Self

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

As Self

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The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

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What's New, Mr. Magoo?

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The Mr. Magoo Show

As Mr Magoo

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The Jim Backus Show

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Joe Forrester

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Maverick

As Joe Wheelwright

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The Mike Douglas Show

As Self

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The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo

As Mr. Magoo (voice)

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Love, American Style

As Jerry Franks

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

As Bill

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Lux Video Theatre

As Harry

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The Untouchables

As William Norbert

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The Gale Storm Show

As Arthur Hutchins

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The George Gobel Show

As Self

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

As Self

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar

As Self

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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

As Self

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I Dream of Jeannie

As General Fitzhugh

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What's My Line?

As Self - Panelist