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Acting

Ruth Gordon

Career: Active from 1915 to 1987, with a break from 1916 to 1939, busiest in 1966 and 1984 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 16
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: Rosemary's Baby
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ruth Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
3.1, average 4.1
Tech & Humanity
0.7, average 1.6
Adrenaline
3.9, average 4.8
Melancholy
4.1, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Cinema 4
Psychological Thriller 4
Character-Driven 4
Absurdist Humor 3
80s Nostalgia 2
Eccentric Characters 2
Biographical Drama 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Coming-of-Age Story 2
Character Study 2
Classic Hollywood 2
World War II 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1980s

11 titles · average score 52

The Trouble with Spies

35

as Mrs. Arkwright

Maxie

22

as Mrs. Lavin

Voyage of the Rock Aliens

54

as The Sheriff

The Secret World of the Very Young

as Mary

Delta Pi

42

as Mugsy

Don't Go to Sleep

65

as Bernice

Newhart

79

TV show · as Blanche Devane

Jimmy the Kid

54

as Bernice

Any Which Way You Can

47

as Ma Boggs

Hardhat & Legs

as Grandmother

My Bodyguard

71

as Gramma

1970s

18 titles · average score 63

Boardwalk

65

as Becky Rosen

Scavenger Hunt

47

as Arvilla Droll

Perfect Gentlemen

as Ms. Cavagarno

Taxi

77

TV show · as Dee Wilcox

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Mrs. Warner

The Prince of Central Park

as Mrs. Miller

The Great Houdinis

63

as Cecilia Weiss

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

26

as Minnie Castevet

Emergency!

78

TV show · as Lenore

Harold and Maude

77

as Maude

Columbo

83

TV show · as Abigail Mitchell

Where’s Poppa?

73

as Mrs. Hocheiser

1960s

6 titles · average score 69

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

64

as Mrs Dimmock

Rosemary's Baby

89

as Minnie Castevet

Rosie!

84

Theatre Play

Inside Daisy Clover

43

as The Dealer - Mrs. Clover

Lord Love a Duck

66

as Stella Bernard

Blithe Spirit

as Madame Arcati

1950s

5 titles · average score 68

The Matchmaker

as Mrs. Levi

The Actress

60

Writer

Pat and Mike

66

Screenplay

The Marrying Kind

63

Writer

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Madame Arcati

1940s

9 titles · average score 69

Adam's Rib

83

Screenplay

Years Ago

Writer

A Double Life

77

Screenplay

Over 21

65

Theatre Play

Action in the North Atlantic

71

as Mrs. Sarah Jarvis

Edge of Darkness

71

as Anna Stensgard

Two-Faced Woman

40

as Ruth Ellis

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

78

as Mary Todd Lincoln

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

69

as Mrs. Ehrlich

1910s

1 title

The Whirl of Life

as Dancer