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Biography

She was one of the most popular 'Little Old Lady' actresses in all of show business. Ruth McDevitt was born Ruth Thane Shoecraft in…more

Born

9/13/1895, Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Birth Name

Ruth Thane Shoecraft

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- Pistols and Petticoats
  Grandma Effie Hanks
  - S 1: Ep 26 Harold's Double
    3/11/67
  - S 1: Ep 25 Colonel Comes To Town
    3/4/67
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Taming Of Sorry Water
    2/25/67
  - S 1: Ep 23 Peace Offering
    2/18/67
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Golden Fleece
    2/11/67
  - + 18 More Credits
- Pistols and Petticoats
  Grandma
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Ross Guttley Story
    11/5/66
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sir Richard of Wretched
    10/8/66
  - S 1: Ep 2 No Sale
    9/24/66
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  Emily Cowles
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Youth Killer
    3/14/75
  - S 1: Ep 16 Demon in Lace
    2/7/75
  - S 1: Ep 15 Chopper
    1/31/75
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Trevi Collection
    1/24/75
  - S 1: Ep 12 Mr. R.I.N.G.
    1/10/75
  - + 4 More Credits
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  Emily Cowels
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Devil's Platform
    11/15/74
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  Edith/Emily Cowles
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Werewolf
    11/1/74
- The Everly Brothers Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 September 9, 1970
    9/9/70
  - S 1: Ep 7 August 19, 1970
    8/19/70
  - S 1: Ep 5 August 5, 1970
    8/5/70
  - S 1: Ep 4 July 29, 1970
    7/29/70
- The Everly Brothers Show
  Herself/Aunt Hattie
  - S 1: Ep 1 July 8, 1970
    7/8/70
- Mr. Peepers
  Mom Peepers
  - S 4: Ep 2 Episdoe 89: "The Eclipse"
    9/26/54
  - S 3: Ep 39 Episode 87
    6/6/54
  - S 3: Ep 37 Episode 85: "The Wedding"
    5/23/54
  - S 3: Ep 36 Episode 84: "Meeting the Relatives"
    5/16/54
  - S 3: Ep 18 Episode 66
    1/10/54
  - + 4 More Credits
- Mr. Peepers
  Ma Peepers
  - S 3: Ep 28 Episode 76
    3/21/54
  - S 3: Ep 15 Episode 63
    12/20/53
  - S 3: Ep 1 Episode 49
    9/13/53
- Mr. Peepers
  Mrs. Peepers
  - S 2: Ep 21 Episode 31
    3/15/53
Guest Star (73)

Role
- Medical Center
  Alice
  - S 7: Ep 11 One Last Rebellion
    11/24/75
- Ellery Queen
  Zelda Van Dyke
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express
    10/9/75
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Mrs. Mumford
  - S 4: Ep 5 School of Fear
    10/9/75
- Phyllis
  Miss McDermott
  - S 1: Ep 6 Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons
    10/7/75
- Griff
  Stella Daniels
  - S 1: Ep 0 Man On The Outside
    6/29/75
- All In The Family
  Jo Nelson
  - S 5: Ep 25 Mike Makes His Move
    3/8/75
  - S 4: Ep 17 Archie Feels Left Out
    1/12/74
  - S 4: Ep 3 Edith Finds an Old Man
    9/29/73
- Emergency!
  Mrs. Quincy
  - S 4: Ep 22 905-Wild
    3/1/75
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Mrs. Davis
  - S 6: Ep 12 Child of Silence
    12/3/74
- Gunsmoke
  Grandma Boggs
  - S 20: Ep 9 The Tarnished Badge
    11/11/74
- Little House on the Prairie
  Maddie
  - S 1: Ep 6 If I Should Wake Before I Die
    10/23/74
- McCloud
  Landlady
  - S 5: Ep 2 The Gang That Stole Manhattan
    10/13/74
- Emergency!
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 3 Gossip
    9/28/74
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  Elderly Peeping Tom
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Ripper
    9/13/74
- Kojak
  Mrs. Farenkrug
  - S 1: Ep 15 Deliver Us Some Evil
    2/13/74
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Maude
  - S 2: Ep 13 Winterkill
    12/13/73
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show
  Mrs. Ferguson
  - S 3: Ep 5 Mrs. Ferguson
    10/8/73
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 12 September 18, 1973
    9/18/73
- The Wide World Of Mystery
  Doreen
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Prowler in the Heart
    3/26/73
- Mannix
  Penelope Penhaven
  - S 6: Ep 17 A Matter of Principle
    1/14/73
- Room 222
  Elizabeth Brown
  - S 4: Ep 12 Elizabeth Brown is Failing
    12/1/72
- Love, American Style
  Mrs. Benson
  - S 4: Ep 6 Love and the Love Nest
    9/22/72
- Room 222
  Vivian
  - S 3: Ep 20 I Gave My Love...
    2/11/72
- Nanny and the Professor
  Mrs Rumble
  - S 2: Ep 21 How Many Candles?
    2/26/71
- Love, American Style
  Margaret
  - S 2: Ep 51 Love and the Heist
    2/26/71
- The New Andy Griffith Show
  Mrs. Gossage
  - S 1: Ep 7 Big Noise, Small Claims
    2/19/71
  - S 1: Ep 6 Otis Burfoot is a Hundred Years Old
    2/12/71
  - S 1: Ep 4 Town Square
    1/29/71
  - S 1: Ep 11 Suspicion
- Bewitched
  Millicent
  - S 7: Ep 10 Samantha's Old Man
    12/3/70
- Here's Lucy
  Mrs. Whitmark
  - S 3: Ep 10 Lucy, the Diamond Cutter
    11/16/70
- That Girl (1966)
  Aunt Belle
  - S 5: Ep 7 There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis (2)
    11/6/70
- Love, American Style
  Theresa
  - S 1: Ep 65 Love and Grandma
    3/6/70
- Ironside
  Landlady
  - S 3: Ep 17 Eden Is the Place We Leave
    1/29/70
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father
  Miss Bristol
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Road to You Know Where is Paved with You Know What
    1/14/70
- My World and Welcome to It
  Aunt Hester
  - S 1: Ep 17 Darn that Dream
    1/5/70
- Mayberry R.F.D.
  Selma
  - S 2: Ep 10 Palm Springs, Here We Come (1)
    11/24/69
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Mrs. Horlick
  - S 5: Ep 7 The Blood of a Jeannie
    10/28/69
- The Debbie Reynolds Show
  Mrs. Patterson
  - S 1: Ep 3 In the Soup
    9/30/69
- The Outsider
  Alice Donner
  - S 1: Ep 27 Through a Stained Glass Window
    4/16/69
- Mannix
  Miss Jean Johnson
  - S 2: Ep 24 Merry Go Round for Murder
    4/5/69
- Bewitched
  Miss Parsons
  - S 5: Ep 20 Mrs. Stephens, Where are You?
    2/13/69
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
  Mrs. Rodman
  - S 1: Ep 13 Love is a Toothache
    12/21/68
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Ethel Pendleton
  - S 8: Ep 25 Emmett's Anniversary
    2/26/68
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Mrs. Pendleton
  - S 8: Ep 24 Helen's Past
    2/19/68
- Bewitched
  Ticheba
  - S 4: Ep 1 Long Live the Queen
    9/7/67
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Emmy Rice
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Gentleman Caller
    4/10/64
- Route 66
  Unknown
  - S 4: Ep 18 Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl
    2/7/64
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Mrs. Millie Fister
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Cadaver
    11/29/63
- The Nurses (1962)
  Miss Dillon
  - S 1: Ep 1 Nightshift
    9/27/62
- Dr. Kildare
  Adele Fromm R.N.
  - S 2: Ep 1 Gravida One
    9/27/62
- Naked City
  Abbie Dobbins
  - S 3: Ep 12 Bridge Party
    12/27/61
- The United States Steel Hour
  Mrs. Simpkins
  - S 6: Ep 19 The Wayward Widow
    5/6/59
- The United States Steel Hour
  Sister Augustine
  - S 6: Ep 9 One Red Rose for Christmas
    12/17/58
- Decoy
  Mrs. Graff
  - S 1: Ep 38 First Arrest
    6/30/58
- Omnibus
  Evva
  - S 6: Ep 11 Mrs. McThing
    3/9/58
- Harbourmaster
  Mrs. Markham
  - S 1: Ep 19 Silent Threat
    2/23/58
- Studio One
  Mrs. Clark
  - S 9: Ep 33 The Weston Strain
    5/27/57
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Mrs. White
  - S 8: Ep 29 A Slice of Life
    4/1/57
- Studio One
  Mrs. Wilson
  - S 9: Ep 22 A Child Is Waiting
    3/11/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 14 The Wonderful Gift
    12/19/56
  - S 4: Ep 50 The Easy Mark
    9/5/51
- Star Tonight
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 49 The Gentleman Caller
    8/2/56
- Studio One
  Mrs. Hester
  - S 8: Ep 44 An Incident of Love
    7/23/56
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 83 I Want to March
    2/24/56
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 6 Up Above the World So High
    11/22/53
  - S 3: Ep 53 The Wayward Season
    9/16/51
  - S 2: Ep 41 The Bump on Brannigan's Head
    6/11/50
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Mrs. Wheaton
  - S 3: Ep 15 Fear
    12/8/52
- Suspense
  Jenny
  - S 3: Ep 47 Wisteria Cottage
    7/17/51
  - S 2: Ep 42 Wisteria Cottage
    6/27/50
- Four Star Revue
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 36 June 6, 1951
    6/6/51
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 18 Ladies in Retirement
    5/7/51
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Jane
  - S 1: Ep 29 Heritage On Wimpole Street
    4/16/51
- Suspense
  Sister of Mercy
  - S 3: Ep 4 Dark Shadows
    9/19/50
- Suspense
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Distant Island
    1/31/50
- Suspense
  Mrs. Waters
  - S 2: Ep 20 Summer Storm
    1/17/50
- Suspense
  Mrs. Barrett
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Man in the House
    11/29/49
- Ford Theatre
  Frances Arbuthnot
  - S 2: Ep 3 She Loves Me Not
    11/4/49
- Suspense
  Mrs. Griffin
  - S 1: Ep 14 Help Wanted
    6/14/49
- Ford Theatre
  Aunt Martha Brewster
  - S 1: Ep 7 Arsenic and Old Lace
    5/11/49

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Ruth McDevitt

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Guest Star (73)

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