Jim Backus

JIM BACKUS d1989. American actor. Amongst his most famous roles were ; Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island / the father of James Dean's character in Rebel Without a Cause /  the voice of the nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo / the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of The Alan Young Show and Joan Davis' character's husband on TV's I Married Joan. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show also known as Hot Off the Wire. He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960