Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
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Ruth Thane McDevitt (née Shoecraft; September 13, 1895 – May 27, 1976) was an American film, stage, radio, and television actress.
Ruth McDevitt. Actress: The Birds. Delightfully daffy and quite an apple dumpling of a darling, this cheerfully wizened character actress was born Ruth Thane Shoecraft on September 13, 1895, in Michigan but raised in Ohio where her father served as a county sheriff.
Ruth McDevitt. Actress: The Birds. Delightfully daffy and quite an apple dumpling of a darling, this cheerfully wizened character actress was born Ruth Thane Shoecraft on September 13, 1895, in Michigan but raised in Ohio where her father served as a county sheriff.
May 29, 1976 · Ruth McDevitt, who turned actress in her 40's and in later years made something of career of playing often delightfully daft old women, died Thursday night in her Hollywood home. She was 80 years...
Actress between 1949 and 1976. Ruth McDevitt is an American actress born January 15, 1895 in Macomb, Illinois, in the United States. She has played in many theater, cinema and television productions during her long career.
Ruth McDevitt (September 13, 1895 - May 27, 1976) appeared in episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. She also played Mom Peepers on "Mr. Peepers", Mrs. Gossage on "The New Andy Griffith Show", Jo Nelson on "All in the Family" and Emily Cowles on "Kolchak: The Night Stalker".
Ruth McDevitt was an American actress who portrayed Miss Emily Cowles on Kolchak, the Night Stalker. She had a career that spanned over forty years. She was born Ruth Thane Shoecraft and studied to be dramatic actress.
Ruth McDevitt was a recurring guest star on Bewitched who played multiple roles, both witch and mortal. Ruth McDevitt was born Ruth Thane Shoecraft. She appeared in nearly every branch of the entertainment media starting on stage and then radio, graduating to the movies and then television.
Ruth McDevitt September 13, 1895 — May 27, 1976 • 80 y.o. (128)
McDevitt's entree into weekly television was on the classic early-1950s Wally Cox sitcom Mr. Peepers, in which she played Wally's mom. Her next series stint was as rifle-wielding Grandma Hanks in the short-lived 1967 western comedy Pistols and Petticoats.
