Interviews

Jim Backus

Recorded March 20th, 1984 - 37 min

Durable supporting actor who appeared on radio in many roles, most notably as Hubert Updyke III on the Alan Young Show; on TV in Gilligan’s Island, I Married Joan and, later, as the voice of Mr. McGoo; and in many motion pictures.

He was born February 25, 1913 and was 71 when we met in his Bel Aire, California home for our chat about his long career.  He died July 3, 1989 at age 76.