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Henny Backus

Acting · Born March 21, 1911 · 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.

Henny Backus movies and shows

  • The Mike Douglas Show1961
  • The Love Boat1977
  • Emergency!1972
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957
  • Gilligan's Island1964
  • Accidental Family1967
  • Julius Caesar1953
  • Blackboard Jungle1955
  • Of Mice and Men1939
  • Don't Make Waves1967
  • Meet Me in Las Vegas1956
  • The High Cost of Loving1958
  • Hello Down There1969
  • Holiday for Lovers1959
  • The Gossip Columnist1980
  • The Great Man1956
  • Magic Carpet1972
  • When Magoo Flew1954
  • The Unpredictable Pudgy!1983