Henny Backus

Henny Backus

Acting

March 21, 1911 – December 9, 2004 (aged 93)

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

The Unpredictable Pudgy!
Movie
The Unpredictable Pudgy!1983 · Herself
The Gossip Columnist
Movie
The Gossip Columnist1980 · Henny Backus
The Love Boat
Series
The Love Boat1977 · Mrs. Landers
Magic Carpet
Movie
Magic Carpet1972 · Edna Benson
Emergency!
Series
Emergency!1972 · Ginger Merkl
Glamorosa
Series
Glamorosa1969 · Mrs. Webster
Accidental Family
Series
Accidental Family1967
Don't Make Waves
Movie
Don't Make Waves1967 · Self (uncredited)
Gilligan's Island
Series
Gilligan's Island1964 · Native Mother
The Mike Douglas Show
Series
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · Self
Promised Land
Series
Promised Land1959 · Connie McDougal
The High Cost of Loving
Movie
The High Cost of Loving1958 · Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · Self
The Great Man
Movie
The Great Man1956 · Mrs. Rieber
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Movie
Meet Me in Las Vegas1956 · Bossy Wife
Blackboard Jungle
Movie
Blackboard Jungle1955 · Miss Brady (uncredited)
When Magoo Flew
Movie
When Magoo Flew1954 · Stewardess (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
Movie
Julius Caesar1953 · Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men
Movie
Of Mice and Men1939