Alice Backes

Biography

Alice Backes was an American actress who worked in radio, television, and film from the 1940s to the 1990s. Born in Salt Lake City, she attended the University of Utah and later moved to Hollywood. She started out as a radio voice actor, performing from 1946 to 1950 on programs such as This Is Your FBI, Dangerous Assignment, and Family Theater. Television became her main focus, and she appeared in more than 80 series and television movies, usually in character roles and dialects. In the 1950s she had credited roles on Gang Busters and Dragnet and worked on many dramas and comedies. Her film credits included I Want to Live! (1958) and It Started with a Kiss (1959), along with That Touch of Mink (1962), The Glory Guys (1965), and Snowball Express (1972). She also appeared on later series such as Barnaby Jones, Barney Miller, and Columbo. She died in 2007.

83years old at death

Born May 17, 1923Salt Lake City
Died March 15, 2007Virginia Beach
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Alice Mayrine Backes

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 14 years1958 to 1972

Every film, newest first

1972Snowball ExpressIMDb rating 6.3
1965The Glory GuysIMDb rating 6.1
1962That Touch of MinkIMDb rating 6.6
1959It Started with a KissIMDb rating 6.0
1958I Want to Live!IMDb rating 7.5

Genres

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Early training
Backes was a gifted violinist at the University of Utah, where she earned the position of concert mistress in the university's symphony orchestra.
A change of course
After Pearl Harbor, Backes enlisted in the WAVES, the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve. She stayed stateside, working mainly as a jeep driver at shore stations around Chicago and later San Francisco.

Alice Backes movies on Netflix

Snowball Express1972IMDb rating 6.3as Miss Ogelvie
The Glory Guys1965IMDb rating 6.1as Mrs. Doris Poole
That Touch of Mink1962IMDb rating 6.6as Miriam
It Started with a Kiss1959IMDb rating 6.0as Sally Meriden
I Want to Live!1958IMDb rating 7.5as Barbara, San Quentin Nurse

Worked with

Alice Backes shares two films with Harry Morgan, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Harry Morgan

James Caan

Cary Grant

Keenan Wynn

Glenn Ford

Edgar BuchananDelbert MannDirector, 1 film

Robert WiseDirector, 1 film Norman TokarDirector, 1 film

Films together

Harry Morgan2 films together, 1959 to 1972
Harry Morgan's page
- Snowball Express1972IMDb rating 6.3Backes as Miss OgelvieMorgan as Jesse McCord
- It Started with a Kiss1959IMDb rating 6.0Backes as Sally MeridenMorgan as Charles Meriden
James Caan1 film together, 1965
James Caan's page
- The Glory Guys1965IMDb rating 6.1Backes as Mrs. Doris PooleCaan as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Cary Grant1 film together, 1962
Cary Grant's page
- That Touch of Mink1962IMDb rating 6.6Backes as MiriamGrant as Philip Shayne
Keenan Wynn1 film together, 1972
Keenan Wynn's page
- Snowball Express1972IMDb rating 6.3Backes as Miss OgelvieWynn as Martin Ridgeway
Glenn Ford1 film together, 1959
Glenn Ford's page
- It Started with a Kiss1959IMDb rating 6.0Backes as Sally MeridenFord as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
Edgar Buchanan1 film together, 1959
Edgar Buchanan's page
- It Started with a Kiss1959IMDb rating 6.0Backes as Sally MeridenBuchanan as Congressman Richard Tappe
Delbert MannDirector, 1 film, 1962
All films by Delbert Mann
- That Touch of Mink1962IMDb rating 6.6Backes as Miriam
Robert WiseDirector, 1 film, 1958
All films by Robert Wise
- I Want to Live!1958IMDb rating 7.5Backes as Barbara, San Quentin Nurse
Norman TokarDirector, 1 film, 1972
All films by Norman Tokar
- Snowball Express1972IMDb rating 6.3Backes as Miss Ogelvie

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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