Jim Backus
Actor · 122 credits · 38 in highly-rated films
Best known for Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Frequent collaborators: Jerry Hausner, Daws Butler, Alan Reed, Henny Backus, Edward Platt
Best Jim Backus movies by genre
Movies (122 total, ranked by score)
1Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · ★ 7.5 (1,798 votes)
Drama
2Don't Bother to Knock
1952 · ★ 6.7 (171 votes)
Drama, Thriller
3Bright Victory
1951 · ★ 6.9 (18 votes)
Drama, Romance
4His Kind of Woman
1951 · ★ 6.8 (77 votes)
Crime, Comedy, Thriller
5Pete's Dragon
1977 · ★ 6.3 (725 votes)
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy
6M
1951 · ★ 6.4 (62 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7Sunday in New York
1963 · ★ 6.8 (47 votes)
Comedy, Romance
- 8
The Naked Hills
1956 · ★ 4.6 (10 votes)
Western
9Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · ★ 6.8 (44 votes)
Drama
10Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962 · ★ 6.3 (67 votes)
Animation, Family, TV Movie
11Getting Away from It All
1972
Comedy, TV Movie
12Here Come the Nelsons
1952 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
13Magoo's Private War
1957
Animation, Comedy
14Prince Jack
1985
History, Drama
15A-Lad-in His Lamp
1948 · ★ 7.1 (13 votes)
Animation, Fantasy, Comedy
16Destination Magoo
1954 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)
Comedy, Animation
17Half Angel
1951 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)
Comedy
18Emergency Wedding
1950 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Comedy
19Bungled Bungalow
1951 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Animation, Comedy
20Customs Agent
1950
Crime, Drama
21Trouble Indemnity
1950 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)
Animation
22Ragtime Bear
1949 · ★ 7.2 (6 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Family
23Friday Foster
1975 · ★ 6.1 (57 votes)
Action, Thriller
- 24
Magoo's Lodge Brother
1959
Animation, Comedy
25Magic Carpet
1972
Drama, TV Movie
26Hotsy Footsy
1952 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)
Animation, Comedy
27I Want You
1951 · ★ 5.2 (5 votes)
Drama
28Spellbound Hound
1950 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Animation, Comedy
29Miracle on 34th Street
1973 · ★ 7.0 (13 votes)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
30Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)
Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.