Acting

Brian Backer

Born December 5, 1956 · Brooklyn, New York, USA (age 69)

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 Academ…

Known For

The Money Pit

The Money Pit · 1986

MovieComedyRomance

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High · 1982

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

MovieComedyRomance

A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol · 1987

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

MovieComedyCrime

A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.

Loser

MovieComedyRomance

On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.

The Burning

The Burning · 1981

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.

Vamps

MovieComedyRomance

The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality.

Steel and Lace

Steel and Lace · 1991

MovieActionHorror

After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to enact vengeance, transplanting his sister's brain into a humanoid cyborg with bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices...

Moving Violations

Moving Violations · 1985

Moving Violations

A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.

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The Money Pit

The Money Pit · 1986

MovieComedyRomance

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.

Ethan

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High · 1982

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

MovieComedyRomance

A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.

Mark "Rat" Ratner

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol · 1987

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

MovieComedyCrime

A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.

Arnie

Loser

MovieComedyRomance

On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.

Doctor

The Burning

The Burning · 1981

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.

Alfred

Vamps

MovieComedyRomance

The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality.

Middle-Aged Guy / Dentist

Steel and Lace

Steel and Lace · 1991

MovieActionHorror

After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to enact vengeance, transplanting his sister's brain into a humanoid cyborg with bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices...

Norman

Moving Violations

Moving Violations · 1985

Moving Violations

A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.

Scott Greeber

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson · 1989

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

MovieMysteryDrama

Ken Malansky, a law student of Perry Mason's, is accused of murdering a fellow student. Perry is reluctant to take on his case as the victim was the son of a close friend.

Eugene

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High · 1999

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

MovieDocumentary

This documentary is featured on the Collector's Edition, High School Reunion Edition, and Awesome Special Edition DVDs for 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'.

Talk to Me

Talk to Me · 1984

MovieDramaTV Movie

Richard, a successful New York accountant, has a chronic stuttering problem that causes great exhaustion and personal strife for him. After trying a number of different therapies to alleviate his condition, Richard travels to Roanoke, Virginia, where he enters the Hollins Institute, a treatment center devoted to the research and cure for stuttering. Here, Richard's painful memories form the core of this poignant drama.

Salesman

A Clown in Babylon

A Clown in Babylon · 1999

A Clown in Babylon

Haunted by childhood memories of his father's murder, Frank Carroll, a private detective/circus clown, sets out on a mission of vengeance. Jingles Carroll, a gentleman in a red nose, was gunned down in cold blood by Max & Fudge, two members of a secret society, as his young son watched in horror. Now, twenty years later, Frank strikes back.

Blake

Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge · 1984

Charles in Charge

Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, works as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board.

Leonard Burley