Actor profile

Henny Backus

21st March 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

12 Movies 5 TV Shows 18 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Gossip Columnist 21st March 1980 as Henny Backus

Magic Carpet 6th November 1972 as Edna Benson

Hello Down There 25th June 1969 as Mrs. Webster

Don't Make Waves 20th June 1967 as Self (uncredited)

Holiday for Lovers 21st July 1959 as Connie McDougal

The High Cost of Loving 16th May 1958 as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

The Great Man 1st December 1956 as Mrs. Rieber

Meet Me in Las Vegas 9th March 1956 as Bossy Wife

Blackboard Jungle 25th March 1955 as Miss Brady (uncredited)

When Magoo Flew 6th January 1954 as Stewardess (uncredited)

Julius Caesar 4th June 1953 as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)

Of Mice and Men 24th December 1939

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Mrs. Landers

Emergency! 22nd January 1972 as Ginger Merkl

Accidental Family 15th September 1967

Gilligan's Island 26th September 1964 as Native Mother

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self