Henny Backus

Known for: Acting

Born: 1911-03-21 – 2004-12-09 (aged 93)

From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Henny Backus (born Henrietta Kaye) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s whose stage credits include Orson Welles's 'Horse Eats Hat'. She was the wife of actor and comedian Jim Backus.

Filmography (18)

MOVIE★ 7.3
The Gossip Columnist
1980
as Henny Backus
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Mrs. Landers
MOVIE★ 9.0
Magic Carpet
1972
as Edna Benson
TV★ 7.9
Emergency!
1972
MOVIE★ 5.9
Hello Down There
1969
as Mrs. Webster
TV★ 6.5
Accidental Family
1967
MOVIE★ 5.2
Don't Make Waves
1967
as Self (uncredited)
TV★ 7.4
Gilligan's Island
1964
as Native Mother
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Connie McDougal
MOVIE★ 6.6
The High Cost of Loving
1958
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Great Man
1956
as Mrs. Rieber
MOVIE★ 4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Bossy Wife
MOVIE★ 6.9
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Miss Brady (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
When Magoo Flew
1954
as Stewardess (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Julius Caesar
1953
as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Of Mice and Men
1939