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Brian Backer

Known for acting · Born 5 December 1956 · 69 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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​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.

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Known for

The Burning

1981

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

The Money Pit

1986

Moving Violations

1985

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1999

A Clown in Babylon

1999

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987

Steel and Lace

1991

Loser

2000

Vamps

2012

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

1989

Charles in Charge

1984

Acting (13)

2012VampsMiddle-Aged Guy / DentistFilm
2000LoserDoctorFilm
1999Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFilm
1999A Clown in BabylonBlakeFilm
1991Steel and LaceNormanFilm
1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonEugeneFilm
1987Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolArnieFilm
1986The Money PitEthanFilm
1985Moving ViolationsScott GreeberFilm
1984Charles in ChargeLeonard BurleySeries
1984Talk to MeSalesmanFilm
1982Fast Times at Ridgemont HighMark "Rat" RatnerFilm
1981The BurningAlfredFilm