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Ruth McDevitt

Ruth McDevitt

Actor · Died May 27, 1976, aged 80 · Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.

Ruth McDevitt (September 13, 1895 – May 27, 1976) was an American stage, film, radio and television actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth McDevitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 13, 1895
Died
May 27, 1976 (aged 80)
From
Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Ruth McDevitt's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
26%
Morality
17%
Society
14%
Power
3%
Survival
2%
Purpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
6
Warm
5
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ruth McDevitt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ruth McDevitt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Crackle of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Emily Cowles

  • Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy(1975)

    as Miss Emily Cowles

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • One of My Wives Is Missing(1976)

    as Mrs. Foster

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Man on the Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Stella Daniels

  • My Father's House(1975)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Abduction of Saint Anne(1975)

    as Sister Patrick

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mixed Company(1974)

    as Miss Bergquist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edith Cowels · as Elderly Woman · as Emily Cowles

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Maddie Elder

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Run, Joe, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Homebodies(1974)

    as Mrs. Loomis

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Winter Kill(1974)

    as Mildred Young

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mame(1974)

    as Cousin Fan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Skyway to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Aunt Louise

  • The Girl Most Likely to...(1973)

    as Housemother

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Farenkrug

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • A Prowler in the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Doreen

  • The Couple Takes a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mrs. Flanagan

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Maude

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The War Between Men and Women(1972)

    as Elderly Woman

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Ferguson

  • In Search of America(1971)

    as Grandma Rose

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jo · as Josephine 'Jo' Nelson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The New Andy Griffith Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Nanny and the Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Change of Habit(1969)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Theresa

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Bristol

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Debbie Reynolds Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • My World and Welcome to It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Room 222 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Love God?(1969)

    as Miss Keezy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Angel in My Pocket(1969)

    as Nadine

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Whitmark

  • Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Selma Plunkett

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West(1968)

    as Mrs. Olive Heywood

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Grandma Hanks

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 26 episodes · as Grandma Effie Hanks

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • I Dream of Jeannie(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Horlick

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Heart(1964)

    as Miss Tait

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Love Is a Ball(1963)

    as Mathilda

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Birds(1963)

    as Mrs. MacGruder

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Emmy Wright · as Mrs. Fister

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Boys' Night Out(1962)

    as Beulah Partridge

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Adele Fromm

  • The Parent Trap(1961)

    as Miss Inch

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Pendleton

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Abbie Dobbins

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Decoy(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Graff

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Gramma Boggs

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva

  • Mister Peepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 48 episodes · as Mom Peepers

  • The Guy Who Came Back(1951)

    as Grandma

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane · as Mrs. Wheaton

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. White

  • She Loves Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Frances Arbuthnot

  • A Woman to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 105 episodes · Actor

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny · as Mrs. Barret · as Mrs. Griffin · as Mrs. Waters

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Clark · as Mrs. Hester · as Mrs. Wilson

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1948 to 1976; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

The Birds (1963)

$62K worldwide

Highest rated

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19481976

Peak 1962 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1940s5 · acting1950s8 · acting1960s29 · acting1970s29 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ruth McDevitt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 21; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Mame (1974)

74th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ruth McDevitt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ruth McDevitt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Melville Shavelson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers