Acting

Henny Backus

Born 1911-03-21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died 2004-12-09

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Unpredictable Pudgy!
as Herself
1983
The Gossip Columnist
as Henny Backus
1980
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Landers
1977
Magic Carpet
as Edna Benson
1972
Emergency!
as Ginger Merkl
1972
Hello Down There
as Mrs. Webster
1969
Accidental Family
1967
Don't Make Waves
as Self (uncredited)
1967
Gilligan's Island
as Native Mother
1964
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Holiday for Lovers
as Connie McDougal
1959
The High Cost of Loving
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
The Great Man
as Mrs. Rieber
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Bossy Wife
1956
Blackboard Jungle
as Miss Brady (uncredited)
1955
When Magoo Flew
as Stewardess (uncredited)
1954
Julius Caesar
as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
1953
Of Mice and Men
1939