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Cast:Jim Backus
1913 to 1989
American actor
Playing:  Santa Claus 1 time , Scrooge 1 time
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickensstars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. /// An American animated Scrooge adaptation from the popular cartoon series Mr. Magoo, where Mr. Magoo is the main character in a Broadway show of A Christmas Carol. / An animated musical television special in color featuring the UPA character voiced by Jim Backus, with songs by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill.
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1962
12/18/1962
Approved
TV Movie Animated
53 minutes
A
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Comedy
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Director(s):
Abe Levitow
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Cast:

Jim Backus / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Jim Backus / Mr. Magoo (voice)
Jack Cassidy / Bob Cratchit (voice)
Joan Gardner / Tiny Tim (voice)
Royal Dano / Marley's Ghost (voice)
Joan Gardner / Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Les Tremayne / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Jane Kean / Belle (voice)
Paul Frees / Fezziwig (voice)
Morey Amsterdam / Brady (voice)



Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol  (1962)



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Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is. /// Remake of the original film. / A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is.
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1973
12/14/1973
Approved
TV Movie
100 minutes
A
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Drama
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Fielder Cook
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Cast:

Sebastian Cabot / Kris Kringle
Jane Alexander / Karen Walker
David Hartman / Bill Schaffner
Suzanne Davidson / Susan Walker
Jim Backus / Shellhammer
Roddy McDowall / Dr. Sawyer
Tom Bosley / Judge Harper
David Doyle / Mr. Macy
Ellen Weston / Celeste
Roland Winters / Mr. Gimbel



Miracle on 34th Street  (1973)



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Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974)
Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus. /// An animated account of young Virginia. / Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus.
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1974
12/06/1974
Approved
TV Short Animated
25 minutes
A
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Bill Melendez
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jim Backus / Narrator (voice)
Jim Backus / Santa Claus (voice)
Susan Silo / Miss Taylor (voice)
Courtney Lemmon / Virginia O'Hanlon (voice)
Billy Green / Billy (voice)
Sean Manning / Specs (voice)
Tracey Belland / Mary Lou (voice)
Christopher Wong / Arthur (voice)
Vicky Ricketts / Amy (voice)
Jennifer Green / Pee Wee (voice)



Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus  (1974)



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Have I Got A Christmas For You (1977)
Members of a town's Jewish community decide to substitute for their Christian friends and neighbors so they can enjoy Christmas. The good folk humorously attempt jobs they have never done before.
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1977
12/16/1977
Approved
TV Movie
Hallmark
A
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Cast:

Steve Allen / Martin Kaplan
Jim Backus / Kevin Grady
Adrienne Barbeau / Marcia Levine
Milton Berle / Morris Glickstein
Lew Brown / Peter Walsh
Corinne Carroll / Elaine
Jeannie Carson / Mimi Horgan
Jack Carter / Sydney Wineberg
Don Chastain / Reverend Michael Powers
Alex Cord / Dan Levine



Have I Got A Christmas For You  (1977)



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Gilligan's Island (1964–1967) 
Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk (1964)      S1.E12
Gilligan's Christmas wish appears to be coming true when a radio broadcast tells them their rescue is imminent. While they wait, they recall the first days on the island when Gilligan lost the radio and transmitter.
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1964
12/19/1964
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
B
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Director(s):
Rod Amateau
John Rich
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Cast:

Bob Denver / Gilligan
Alan Hale Jr. / Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby
Jim Backus / Thurston Howell III
Natalie Schafer / Mrs. Lovey Howell
Tina Louise / Ginger Grant
Russell Johnson / Professor Roy Hinkley
Dawn Wells / Mary Ann Summers
Charles Maxwell / Radio Announcer (voice)
Gilligan's Island  (1964–1967) 



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Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
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1957
11/19/1957
Approved
Film
122 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Drama
Director(s):
Joseph Pevney
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Cast:

James Cagney / Lon Chaney
Dorothy Malone / Cleva Creighton Chaney
Jane Greer / Hazel Bennet Chaney
Marjorie Rambeau / Gert
Jim Backus / Clarence Locan
Robert Evans / Irving Thalberg 
Celia Lovsky / Mrs. Chaney
Jeanne Cagney / Carrie Chaney
Jack Albertson / Dr. J. Wilson Shields
Roger Smith / Creighton Chaney at 21



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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories, including The Cobbler and the Elves, which takes place at Christmas time...
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1962
08/07/1962
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Film
C
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Cast:

Laurence Harvey / Wilhelm Grimm
Karlheinz Böhm / Jacob Grimm
Claire Bloom / Dorothea Grimm
Walter Slezak / Stossel
Barbara Eden / Greta Heinrich
Oscar Homolka / The Duke
Arnold Stang / Rumpelstiltskin
Martita Hunt / Anna Richter
Betty Garde / Miss Bettenhausen
Bryan Russell / Friedrich Grimm



The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)



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