Ruth McDevitt

Career timeline

1. 1895 · Born

   Born in Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   The Philco Television Playhouse (TV)

3. 1963 · Breakthrough

   The Birds (Movie)

4. 1976 · Latest release

   Crackle of Death (Movie)

5. 1976 · Died

   May 27, 1976

Career in numbers

5 1940s

8 1950s

28 1960s

27 1970s

• Drama32
• Comedy31
• Crime13
• Tv Movie12
• Family10
• Mystery10

Highest-rated title Little House on the Prairie 1974 8.0 Most popular title The Birds 1963 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ruth McDevitt in our catalogue.

Norman Lloyd

2 titles together

1. 1976 Crackle of Death as Emily Cowles Movie
2. 1976 Demon and the Mummy as Miss Emily Cowles Movie
3. 1976 One of My Wives Is Missing as Mrs. Foster Movie
4. 1975 Ellery Queen 7.5 TV
5. 1975 Man on the Outside as Stella Daniels Movie
6. 1975 My Father's House as Anna Movie
7. 1975 The Abduction of Saint Anne as Sister Patrick Movie
8. 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Elderly Woman 7.7 TV
9. 1974 Little House on the Prairie as Maddie Elder 8.0 TV
10. 1974 Run, Joe, Run TV
11. 1974 Homebodies as Mrs. Loomis Movie
12. 1974 Winter Kill as Mildred Young Movie
13. 1974 Mame as Cousin Fan 5.9 Movie
14. 1974 Skyway to Death as Aunt Louise Movie
15. 1973 The Girl Most Likely To... as Housemother 6.6 Movie
16. 1973 Kojak as Mrs. Farenkrug 7.3 TV
17. 1973 A Prowler in the Heart as Doreen Movie
18. 1972 The Couple Takes a Wife as Mrs. Flanagan Movie
19. 1972 The Streets of San Francisco 7.1 TV
20. 1972 The Rookies 6.9 TV
21. 1972 The War Between Men and Women as Elderly Woman 6.4 Movie
22. 1972 Emergency! as Mrs. Quincy 7.9 TV
23. 1971 The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Mrs. Ferguson TV
24. 1971 All in the Family as Josephine 'Jo' Nelson 7.8 TV
25. 1971 The New Andy Griffith Show TV
26. 1970 McCloud 7.2 TV
27. 1970 Nanny and the Professor TV
28. 1969 Change of Habit as Lily 5.3 Movie
29. 1969 Love, American Style as Theresa 6.2 TV
30. 1969 Medical Center TV
31. 1969 The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Miss Bristol TV
32. 1969 The Debbie Reynolds Show TV
33. 1969 My World and Welcome to It TV
34. 1969 Room 222 6.1 TV
35. 1969 The Love God? as Miss Keezy 6.0 Movie
36. 1969 Angel in My Pocket as Nadine Movie
37. 1968 Here's Lucy as Mrs. Whitmark 6.7 TV
38. 1968 Mayberry R.F.D. as Selma Plunkett TV
39. 1968 The Outsider TV
40. 1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West as Mrs. Olive Heywood 6.3 Movie
41. 1967 Mannix 6.9 TV
42. 1967 Ironside 6.8 TV
43. 1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Grandma Effie Hanks TV
44. 1966 That Girl 6.2 TV
45. 1965 I Dream of Jeannie as Mrs. Horlick 7.8 TV
46. 1965 Dear Heart as Miss Tait Movie
47. 1964 Bewitched 7.9 TV
48. 1963 Love is a Ball as Mathilda Movie
49. 1963 The Birds as Mrs. MacGruder 7.5 Movie
50. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mrs. Fister 7.9 TV
51. 1962 Boys' Night Out as Beulah Partridge 5.8 Movie
52. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Nurse Adele Fromm TV
53. 1961 The Parent Trap as Miss Inch 7.0 Movie
54. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
55. 1960 The Andy Griffith Show as Mrs. Pendleton 7.6 TV
56. 1958 Naked City as Abbie Dobbins TV
57. 1957 Decoy as Mrs. Graff TV
58. 1955 Gunsmoke as Gramma Boggs 6.7 TV
59. 1952 Omnibus as Eva TV
60. 1952 Mister Peepers as Mom Peepers TV
61. 1951 The Guy Who Came Back as Grandma Movie
62. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Jane TV
63. 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents as Mrs. White TV
64. 1949 She Loves Me Not as Frances Arbuthnot Movie
65. 1949 A Woman to Remember TV
66. 1949 Suspense as Mrs. Griffin TV
67. 1948 Studio One as Mrs. Hester TV
68. 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse TV

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