Acting
Richard Backus
- Titles
- 10movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1974 to 1984, busiest in 1977 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 5top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Dead of Night64/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime7.6average 3.7
- Mystery6.8average 4.1
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
- Adrenaline5.8average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.6, average 2.9
- Family Dynamics3.4, average 4.7
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
181990s
1 title · average score 75
75
Law & Order (1990)
TV show · as Hamilton Burns Jr.
1980s
8 titles · average score 67
81
Crime Story (1986)
TV show · as Las Vegas Officer
70
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
TV show
62
Why Me? (1984)
as Civilian Doctor
53
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984)
as Larry Nichols
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983)
as Dr. Schumwaith
71
Remington Steele (1982)
TV show · as Chip Carstairs / Eddie Howell
Camelot (1982)
as Mordred
The Gentleman Bandit (1981)
as Attorney
1970s
8 titles · average score 65
Lovers and Friends (1977)
TV show · as Jason Saxton
Soldier's Home (1977)
as Harold Krebs
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976)
as Dr. Lynch
Ah, Wilderness! (1976)
as Richard Miller
Beyond the Horizon (1975)
as Robert Mayo
64
Dead of Night (1974)
as Andy Brooks
67
Great Performances (1971)
TV show · as Robert Mayo / Richard Miller
1960s
1 title
Another World (1964)
TV show