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Brian Backer

Brian Backer

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. His other films include the 1985 comedy film Moving Violations (playing the role of Scott Greeber) and the 1987 comedy film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol. Backer's primary television role was on the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1990 as A. Bartlett Congdon. He has made guest appearances on such shows as Charles in Charge and Growing Pains. Backer won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award for Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb, in which he portrayed an Allen-like protagonist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Backer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Vamps
Vamps
2012 • Middle-Aged Guy / Dentist
Loser
Loser
2000 • Doctor
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1999
A Clown in Babylon
A Clown in Babylon
1999 • Blake
Steel and Lace
Steel and Lace
1991 • Norman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
1989 • Eugene
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987 • Arnie
The Money Pit
The Money Pit
1986 • Ethan

Full filmography

Vamps
Vamps
2012 • Middle-Aged Guy / Dentist
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Loser
Loser
2000 • Doctor
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Moving Violations
Moving Violations
1985 • Scott Greeber
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Talk to Me
Talk to Me
1984 • Salesman
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 • Mark "Rat" Ratner
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The Burning
The Burning
1981 • Alfred
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Brian Backer – Biography, Known For & Filmography