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Portrait of Ruth McDevitt

Acting

Ruth McDevitt

Career

Active from 1949 to 1976, with a break from 1953 to 1962, busiest in 1949 and 1974 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for One of My Wives Is Missing
One of My Wives Is Missing
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ruth McDevitt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Comfort Watch 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

29 titles · average score 67
One of My Wives Is Missing
One of My Wives Is Missing (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mrs. Foster

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Maddie Elder

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Elderly Woman / Emily Cowles

Homebodies
Homebodies (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Loomis

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mrs. Farenkrug

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mrs. Blaine

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Maude

The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Josephine 'Jo' Nelson / Jo

In Search of America
In Search of America (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

as Grandma Rose

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

1960s

29 titles · average score 62
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Theresa

The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Olive Heywood

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Grandma Effie Hanks

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mrs. Horlick

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Birds
The Birds (1963)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mrs. MacGruder

Love is a Ball
Love is a Ball (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mathilda

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Miss Emmy Wright / Mrs. Fister

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Nurse Adele Fromm

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Mrs. Pendleton

1950s

8 titles · average score 73
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Abbie Dobbins

Decoy
Decoy (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mrs. Graff

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Gramma Boggs

Mister Peepers
Mister Peepers (1952)

TV show · as Mom Peepers

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Eva

The Guy Who Came Back
The Guy Who Came Back (1951)

as Grandma

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show · as Mrs. White

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Jane / Mrs. Wheaton

1940s

5 titles · average score 63
She Loves Me Not
She Loves Me Not (1949)

as Frances Arbuthnot

Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Mrs. Waters / Mrs. Griffin

A Woman to Remember
A Woman to Remember (1949)

TV show

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Mrs. Clark / Mrs. Wilson

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show