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Lionel Backus(1901-1981)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Lionel Backus was born on 28 December 1901 in New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) and Red Lights Ahead (1936). He was married to Gloria Joy. He died on 10 June 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 28, 1901
DiedJune 10, 1981(79)
BornDecember 28, 1901
DiedJune 10, 1981(79)
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Known for

Smashing the Vice Trust (1937)
Smashing the Vice Trust
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1937
Andy Clyde and Lucile Gleason in Red Lights Ahead (1936)
Red Lights Ahead
5.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1936

Credits

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Actor

  • Vince Barnett, Fred Cordova, Milton Frome, Pete Gordon, and Dorothy Page in Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
    Ride 'em, Cowgirl
    5.8
    • Elderly Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • William Bakewell and Patricia Farr in Lady Luck (1936)
    Lady Luck
    5.3
    • Chauffeur (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Charles Ray in Just My Luck (1935)
    Just My Luck
    4.7
    • Employee (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Happiness C.O.D. (1935)
    Happiness C.O.D.
    5.4
    • Taxi Cab Driver (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Esther Ralston and Regis Toomey in Shadows of the Orient (1935)
    Shadows of the Orient
    4.7
    • Steve Garland (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Silver Tip Baker, Dick Botiller, Ben Corbett, Lois January, and Reb Russell in Arizona Bad Man (1935)
    Arizona Bad Man
    5.0
    • Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Al Shean in Symphony of Living (1935)
    Symphony of Living
    6.7
    • Partygoer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • James Flavin, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Archie Ricks, and Bob Steele in The Brand of Hate (1934)
    The Brand of Hate
    5.5
    • Man at the Dance (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Marion Shilling and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Thunder Over Texas (1934)
    Thunder Over Texas
    5.0
    • Frank Norton (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Tom Keene and Karen Morley in Our Daily Bread (1934)
    Our Daily Bread
    7.0
    • Barber (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Clyde Beatty in The Lost Jungle (1934)
    The Lost Jungle
    4.6
    • Sandy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Frankie Darro, Gordon De Main, George J. Lewis, Henry B. Walthall, and Rin Tin Tin Jr. in The Wolf Dog (1933)
    The Wolf Dog
    5.7
    • Jack (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • A Man of Sentiment (1933)
    A Man of Sentiment
    5.0
    • Superintendent Orderly (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Bela Lugosi and Roy D'Arcy in The Whispering Shadow (1933)
    The Whispering Shadow
    5.3
    • W.B. Jarvis [Chs. 3-6, 12] (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Harry Carey in The Devil Horse (1932)
    The Devil Horse
    6.4
    • Bank Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1932

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Smashing the Vice Trust (1937)
    Smashing the Vice Trust
    • assistant director
    • 1937
  • Andy Clyde and Lucile Gleason in Red Lights Ahead (1936)
    Red Lights Ahead
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1936
  • Arthur McLaglen in King of the Wild (1931)
    King of the Wild
    5.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 28, 1901
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 10, 1981
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Gloria Joy

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