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Henny Backus

Henny Backus

Known for
Acting
Born
March 21, 1911
Died
December 9, 2004 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography

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.

Known For

Gilligan's Island poster

Gilligan's Island

Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

Blackboard Jungle poster

Blackboard Jungle

Of Mice and Men poster

Of Mice and Men

Emergency! poster

Emergency!

Don't Make Waves poster

Don't Make Waves

When Magoo Flew poster

When Magoo Flew

Hello Down There poster

Hello Down There

Meet Me in Las Vegas poster

Meet Me in Las Vegas

The Great Man poster

The Great Man

Holiday for Lovers poster

Holiday for Lovers

Filmography

1983
The Unpredictable Pudgy! poster

The Unpredictable Pudgy!

Movie · as Herself

1980
The Gossip Columnist poster

The Gossip Columnist

Movie · as Henny Backus

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Mrs. Landers · 2 eps

1972
Magic Carpet poster

Magic Carpet

Movie · as Edna Benson

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Ginger Merkl · 1 ep

1969
Hello Down There poster

Hello Down There

Movie · as Mrs. Webster

1967
Don't Make Waves poster

Don't Make Waves

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1967
Accidental Family poster

Accidental Family

TV · 1 ep

1964
Gilligan's Island poster

Gilligan's Island

TV · as Native Mother · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1959
Holiday for Lovers poster

Holiday for Lovers

Movie · as Connie McDougal

1958
The High Cost of Loving poster

The High Cost of Loving

Movie · as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1956
The Great Man poster

The Great Man

Movie · as Mrs. Rieber

1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas poster

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Movie · as Bossy Wife

1955
Blackboard Jungle poster

Blackboard Jungle

Movie · as Miss Brady (uncredited)

1954
When Magoo Flew poster

When Magoo Flew

Movie · as Stewardess (uncredited)

1953
Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar

Movie · as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)

1939
Of Mice and Men poster

Of Mice and Men

Movie

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