Henny Backus
Known for
Acting
Life
1911 – 2004 (aged 93)
Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
View on IMDb15 acting credits
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
26 Sep 1964
Julius Caesar
04 Jun 1953
The Love Boat
24 Sep 1977
Blackboard Jungle
25 Mar 1955
Of Mice and Men
24 Dec 1939
Emergency!
22 Jan 1972
When Magoo Flew
06 Jan 1954
Hello Down There
25 Jun 1969
Filmography
1980
- The Gossip Columnistas Henny Backus
1977
- The Love Boatas Mrs. Landers2 episodes
1972
- Magic Carpetas Edna Benson
- Emergency!as Ginger Merkl1 episode
1969
- Hello Down Thereas Mrs. Webster
1967
- Accidental Family1 episode
1964
- Gilligan's Islandas Native Mother1 episode
1959
- Holiday for Loversas Connie McDougal
1958
- The High Cost of Lovingas Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
1956
- The Great Manas Mrs. Rieber
- Meet Me in Las Vegasas Bossy Wife
1955
- Blackboard Jungleas Miss Brady (uncredited)
1954
- When Magoo Flewas Stewardess (uncredited)
1953
- Julius Caesaras Citizen of Rome (uncredited)