Henny Backus

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.

Often works with

Jim Backus
9 titles together
Gilligan's Island, When Magoo Flew, Hello Down There
Louis Calhern
2 titles together
Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle
John Hoyt
2 titles together
Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle
Cosmo Sardo
2 titles together
The Love Boat, Holiday for Lovers
Julie London
2 titles together
Emergency!, The Great Man
Bobby Troup
2 titles together
Emergency!, The High Cost of Loving

Full filmography · 15

The Gossip Columnist
as Henny Backus
1980
Magic Carpet
as Edna Benson
1972
Hello Down There
as Mrs. Webster
1969
Holiday for Lovers
as Connie McDougal
1959
The High Cost of Loving
as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
1958
The Great Man
as Mrs. Rieber
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Bossy Wife
1956
Blackboard Jungle
as Miss Brady (uncredited)
19556.9
When Magoo Flew
as Stewardess (uncredited)
19546.7
Julius Caesar
as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
19537.1
Of Mice and Men
cast
19397.3