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"The Greatest American Hero" (1981): Season 3: Episode 5 -- The biggest day in the lives of Ralph and Pam - their wedding day - is made even more complicated when the President sends Ralph on a secret mission to the North Pole.
"Dragnet 1967" (1967): Season 4: Episode 10 -- Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Gannon (Harry Morgan) investigate a 14-year-old crime committed by a Colorado prison convict who cannot be released until the Los Angeles hold is cleared.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 26 -- Alexander Gifford, being an extremely miserly man around forty, was shocked to arrive home and find that his wife was burning all three ways of the electric light bulb. Worse still, she had bought herself a birthday present.
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 2: Episode 29 -- After spotting his former girlfriend's dead body, a frightened man realizes he could be blamed for her death.
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 3: Episode 17 -- Police believe that an insane medical student is responsible for the murders of three private-duty nurses.

Overview

Date of Birth:
17 May 1923, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA more
Date of Death:
15 March 2007, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA more
Trivia:
Appeared in a pilot for an hour-long Kingston Trio "dramedy" shot in Phoenix... more
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Alternate Names:
Alice Backus

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. Columbo: A Trace of Murder (1997) (TV) .... Harriet Jenkins

  2. "Mr. Belvedere" .... Mrs. Meyers (1 episode, 1988)
        - Braces (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Meyers
  3. "Knight Rider" .... Judge (1 episode, 1984)
        - Knight of the Chameleon (1984) TV episode .... Judge
  4. "The Greatest American Hero" .... Eleanor Pilburn (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Newlywed Game (1983) TV episode .... Eleanor Pilburn
  5. "Barney Miller" .... Mrs. Shawcross (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Car (1981) TV episode .... Mrs. Shawcross
  6. "Barnaby Jones" .... Lillian Bennoit (1 episode, 1980)
        - Deadline for Murder (1980) TV episode .... Lillian Bennoit

  7. Half a House (1979) .... Dentist
    ... aka House Divided (USA: alternative title)
  8. The Best Place to Be (1979) (TV) .... Kitty Rawlings
  9. "Project U.F.O." (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Project Blue Book (USA: alternative title)
        - Sighting 4016: The Pipeline Incident (1978) TV episode
  10. The Cat from Outer Space (1978) .... Farmer's wife
  11. Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978) (TV) .... Miss Grantland
  12. "Switch" .... Librarian (1 episode, 1978)
        - Three Blonde Mice (1978) TV episode .... Librarian
  13. "Welcome Back, Kotter" .... Mrs. Hansen (1 episode, 1977)
        - And Baby Makes Four: Part 3 (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Hansen
  14. "Baretta" .... Foley (1 episode, 1976)
        - Shoes (1976) TV episode .... Foley
  15. Gable and Lombard (1976) .... Hedda Hopper
  16. Fear on Trial (1975) (TV)
  17. Winner Take All (1975) (TV)
    ... aka Time Lock
  18. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Dr. Shropell (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka The Night Stalker
        - Firefall (1974) TV episode .... Dr. Shropell
  19. "Columbo" .... Mrs. Moyland (1 episode, 1974)
        - Negative Reaction (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Moyland
  20. "Maude" .... Woman (1 episode, 1974)
        - The New Housekeeper (1974) TV episode .... Woman
  21. The Man from Independence (1974) .... Teacher
  22. "Adam-12" .... Estelle Graybill / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - Sunburn (1974) TV episode .... Estelle Graybill
        - Venice Division (1973) TV episode .... Woman
  23. "Ironside" .... Maggie (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Class of '40 (1974) TV episode .... Maggie
  24. "Mannix" .... Mrs. Oliver (1 episode, 1973)
        - Search for a Whisper (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Oliver
  25. "Room 222" .... Mrs. Webster (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Nichols Girl (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Webster
  26. Snowball Express (1972) .... Miss Ogelvie
  27. Women in Chains (1972) (TV) .... Mrs. Foster
  28. "Mayberry R.F.D." .... Miss Pringle / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - The City Planner (1971) TV episode .... Miss Pringle
        - Mike's Project (1970) TV episode .... Miss Pringle
        - Goober's New Gas Station (1970) TV episode .... Miss Fawcett
  29. "Lancer" (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Experiment (1970) TV episode
  30. "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Angela (1 episode, 1970)
        - Goodbye, Cruel World (1970) TV episode .... Angela

  31. "Dragnet 1967" .... Bertha Johnson (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka Dragnet (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Dragnet 1968 (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Dragnet 1969 (USA: third season title)
    ... aka Dragnet 1970 (USA: fourth season title)
        - Internal Affairs: Parolee (1969) TV episode .... Bertha Johnson
  32. "The Outsider" .... Telephone Operator (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Flip Side (1969) TV episode .... Telephone Operator
  33. "Here's Lucy" .... Woman (1 episode, 1968)
        - Lucy, the Matchmaker (1968) TV episode .... Woman
  34. "The Big Valley" .... Housekeeper (1 episode, 1968)
        - Deathtown (1968) TV episode .... Housekeeper
  35. "Bewitched" .... June Foster / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1966)
        - The Girl with the Golden Nose (1966) TV episode .... Betty
        - It's Magic (1965) TV episode .... June Foster
        - Mother, Meet What's His Name (1964) TV episode .... June Foster
  36. "The Farmer's Daughter" .... Saleswoman (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Last to Know (1966) TV episode .... Saleswoman
  37. "The Donna Reed Show" .... Mrs. Brandon / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1966)
        - No More Parties - Almost (1966) TV episode .... Mrs. McCracken
        - The First Child (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Brandon
  38. "Gunsmoke" .... Cora Neller / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1966)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Sweet Billy, Singer of Songs (1966) TV episode .... Widow Folsome
        - Tail to the Wind (1959) TV episode .... Cora Neller
  39. The Glory Guys (1965) .... Mrs. Doris Poole
  40. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Helen Fiske / ... (5 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - The Second Wife (1965) TV episode .... Helen Fiske
        - Consider Her Ways (1964) TV episode .... Second Doctor
        - Bed of Roses (1964) TV episode .... Martha Hinchley
        - The Jar (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Tridden
        - The Lonely Hours (1963) TV episode .... The Policewoman
  41. "The Munsters" .... Miss Fairchild (1 episode, 1965)
        - Eddie's Nickname (1965) TV episode .... Miss Fairchild
  42. "Burke's Law" .... Millie (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Rosie Sunset? (1965) TV episode .... Millie
  43. "Wagon Train" .... Ada Meecham / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Wanda Snow Story (1965) TV episode .... Delphine Hostatter
        - The Link Cheney Story (1964) TV episode .... Ada Meecham
  44. "The Rogues" .... Watkins (1 episode, 1965)
        - Gambit by the Golden Gate (1965) TV episode .... Watkins
  45. "Hazel" .... Della / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1965)
        - Champagne Tony (1965) TV episode .... Miss Logan
        - Dorothy's New Client (1961) TV episode .... Della
  46. "My Favorite Martian" .... Miss Maxwell, Secretary (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka My Favourite Martian (Australia)
        - Hitch-Hiker to Mars (1964) TV episode .... Miss Maxwell, Secretary
  47. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Olive, the waitress (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army (1963) TV episode .... Olive, the waitress
  48. "The Dick Powell Show" (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Old Man and the City (1963) TV episode
  49. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Fan / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - Jack Answers Request Letters (1963) TV episode .... Fan
        - Jack and the Crying Cab Driver (1962) TV episode .... Mother
  50. "Going My Way" .... Miss Simpson - The Grand Dame (1 episode, 1963)
        - My Memorial for Finnegan (1963) TV episode .... Miss Simpson - The Grand Dame
  51. "The Virginian" .... Coralee Darby (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Accomplice (1962) TV episode .... Coralee Darby
  52. That Touch of Mink (1962) (uncredited) .... Miriam
  53. "General Electric Theater" .... Ann Linihan / ... (5 episodes, 1959-1962)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Unstoppable Gray Fox (1962) TV episode .... Katy Sawyer
        - Louie and the Horseless Buggy (1961) TV episode .... Mamie Schmidt
        - Journey to a Wedding (1960) TV episode .... Miss Foss
        - The House of Truth (1959) TV episode .... Ann Linihan
        - Train for Tecumseh (1959) TV episode
  54. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Alma Prager / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
    ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
    ... aka The Detectives
    ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
        - Pandora's Box (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Williams
        - Night on the Town (1962) TV episode .... Alma Prager
        - The Little Witness (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Margaret Marx
  55. "Leave It to Beaver" .... Miss Lawrence / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1962)
        - Beaver, the Bunny (1962) TV episode .... Miss Lawrence
        - The Tooth (1959) TV episode .... Nurse
  56. "Ben Casey" .... Mrs. Torrance (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Sweet Kiss of Madness (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Torrance
  57. "Thriller" .... Carolyn (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Fatal Impulse (1960) TV episode .... Carolyn
  58. "Hennesey" .... Ethel Peterson / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
        - Tell It to the Chaplain (1960) TV episode .... Miss Dobbs
        - Scarlett Woman in White (1960) TV episode .... Ethel Peterson
  59. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Pauline (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - The Sitter's Baby (1960) TV episode .... Pauline
  60. "Startime" .... Aunt Pauline / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - Incident at a Corner (1960) TV episode .... Aunt Pauline
        - Cindy's Fella (1959) TV episode .... Esther
  61. "The Rifleman" .... Isabel Dent (1 episode, 1960)
        - Mail Order Groom (1960) TV episode (as Alice Backus) .... Isabel Dent

  62. "Law of the Plainsman" .... Abigail Hollis (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Passenger to Mescalero (1959) TV episode .... Abigail Hollis
  63. "The Ann Sothern Show" .... Arlene (1 episode, 1959)
        - Katy and Olive's Nervous Break-up (1959) TV episode .... Arlene
  64. It Started with a Kiss (1959) .... Sally Meriden
  65. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Rumor (1959) TV episode
  66. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Jennifer Gifford (1 episode, 1959)
        - Cheap Is Cheap (1959) TV episode .... Jennifer Gifford
  67. I Want to Live! (1958) .... Barbara, San Quentin Nurse
  68. "Lux Playhouse" .... Mrs. Dolman (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Best House in the Valley (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Dolman
  69. "M Squad" .... Maid / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
        - Dead or Alive (1958) TV episode .... Switchboard Operator
        - Day of Terror (1958) TV episode .... Maid
  70. "Bachelor Father" .... Vickie (13 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - Bentley's Clubhouse (1958) TV episode .... Vickie
        - Bentley's Prospective Son-In-Law (1958) TV episode .... Vickie
        - Peter Falls in Love (1958) TV episode .... Vickie
        - Woman of the House (1958) TV episode .... Vickie
        - Bentley and the Social Worker (1958) TV episode .... Vickie
          (8 more)
  71. "The Real McCoys" .... Miss Small (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The McCoys
        - It's a Woman's World (1957) TV episode .... Miss Small
  72. "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" .... Woman in Drug Store (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Ozzie and Harriet
        - The Editor (1957) TV episode .... Woman in Drug Store
  73. "Medic" .... Miss Harris (1 episode, 1955)
        - General Practitioner (1955) TV episode .... Miss Harris
  74. "Mr. & Mrs. North" .... Claudia Blair (1 episode, 1954)
        - Phantom at the Wedding (1954) TV episode .... Claudia Blair
  75. The Twonky (1953) .... Offended Phone Operator #1
  76. "Dragnet" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Jump (1952) TV episode
  77. "Gang Busters" .... Secretary (1 episode)
    ... aka Captured (USA: alternative title)
        - The Dennis Case (????) TV episode .... Secretary

  78. Up in Central Park (1948) (uncredited) .... Swedish Immigrant Girl
Self:
  1. "You Bet Your Life" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka The Groucho Show (USA: last season title)
        - Episode #1.22 (1951) TV episode
Archive Footage:
  1. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Voice Recreation
  2. "Disneyland"
        - The Cat from Outer Space: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Ada
        - The Cat from Outer Space: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Ada
  3. Crackle of Death (1974) (TV) .... Mrs. Shropell

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