James Gilmore Backus
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James Gilmore Backus was an American actor and voice actor best known for playing Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island" and voicing the cartoon character Mr. Magoo.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Gilmore Backus canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| birthName | James Gilmore Backus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
Parkinson's disease
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pneumonia ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Mr. Magoo
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Thurston Howell III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-07-03 ⓘ |
| employer |
ABC
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CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Backus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Jim Backus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole |
near-sighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo
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wealthy, snobbish millionaire Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gilligan's Island
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I Married Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Magoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebel Without a Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ radio personality ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Henny Backus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
animated films
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radio series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
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