Henny Backus

Henny Backus

3/21/1911 – 12/9/2004Philadelphia, 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 titles)

The Gossip Columnist7.3Movie

The Gossip Columnist

Henny Backus · 1980

The Love Boat6.3Show

The Love Boat

Mrs. Landers · 1977

Magic Carpet9.0Movie

Magic Carpet

Edna Benson · 1972

Emergency!7.9Show

Emergency!

1972

Hello Down There5.9Movie

Hello Down There

Mrs. Webster · 1969

Accidental Family6.5Show

Accidental Family

1967

Don't Make Waves5.2Movie

Don't Make Waves

Self (uncredited) · 1967

Gilligan's Island7.4Show

Gilligan's Island

Native Mother · 1964

The Mike Douglas Show5.8Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

Holiday for Lovers6.3Movie

Holiday for Lovers

Connie McDougal · 1959

The High Cost of Loving6.6Movie

The High Cost of Loving

Mrs. Mason (uncredited) · 1958

7.5Show

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self · 1957

The Great Man5.0Movie

The Great Man

Mrs. Rieber · 1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas4.5Movie

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Bossy Wife · 1956

Blackboard Jungle6.9Movie

Blackboard Jungle

Miss Brady (uncredited) · 1955

When Magoo Flew6.7Movie

When Magoo Flew

Stewardess (uncredited) · 1954

Julius Caesar7.1Movie

Julius Caesar

Citizen of Rome (uncredited) · 1953

Of Mice and Men7.3Movie

Of Mice and Men

1939