Ruth Gordon: movies and TV shows
Ruth Gordon has 65 credits in the archive: 45 films and 20 TV series, from 1915 to 1987. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1915 – 1987 · busiest year: 1982 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Ten-Year Lunch | Herself - Participant | Film | 6.5 | 90 |
| 1987 | The Trouble with Spies | Mrs. Arkwright | Film | 4.7 | 90 |
| 1985 | Maxie | Mrs. Lavin | Film | 5.0 | 88 |
| 1984 | Voyage of the Rock Aliens | The Sheriff | Film | 4.8 | 87 |
| 1984 | The Secret World of the Very Young | Mary | Film | — | 87 |
| 1984 | Delta Pi | Mugsy | Film | 4.0 | 87 |
| 1982 | Newhart | Blanche Devane | TV | 7.1 | 85 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 85 |
| 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | Film | 6.0 | 85 | |
| 1982 | Don't Go to Sleep | Bernice | Film | 6.5 | 85 |
| 1982 | Jimmy the Kid | Bernice | Film | 6.1 | 85 |
| 1980 | Any Which Way You Can | Ma Boggs | Film | 5.8 | 83 |
| 1980 | My Bodyguard | Gramma | Film | 6.4 | 83 |
| 1980 | Hardhat & Legs | Grandmother | Film | 6.3 | 83 |
| 1980 | Hardhat & Legs | Film | 6.3 | 83 | |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Arvilla Droll | Film | 5.6 | 82 |
| 1979 | Boardwalk | Becky Rosen | Film | 7.5 | 82 |
| 1978 | Taxi | Dee Wilcox | TV | 7.3 | 81 |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | Ma Boggs | Film | 6.1 | 81 |
| 1978 | Perfect Gentlemen | Ms. Cavagarno | Film | 4.8 | 81 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Mrs. Warner | TV | 6.3 | 80 |
| 1977 | The Prince of Central Park | Mrs. Miller | Film | 6.0 | 80 |
| 1976 | Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby | Minnie Castevet | Film | 3.5 | 79 |
| 1976 | The Big Bus | Old Lady | Film | 5.3 | 79 |
| 1976 | The Great Houdinis | Cecilia Weiss | Film | 6.3 | 79 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 78 |
| 1975 | Medical Story | Emily Dobson | TV | 5.0 | 78 |
| 1974 | Rhoda | TV | 6.3 | 77 | |
| 1973 | Kojak | Miss Eudora Temple | TV | 7.2 | 76 |
| 1973 | Adam's Rib | TV | 7.5 | 76 | |
| 1973 | Adam's Rib | TV | 7.5 | 76 | |
| 1973 | Isn't It Shocking? | Marge Savage | Film | 6.4 | 76 |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Lenore | TV | 7.9 | 75 |
| 1971 | Columbo | Abigail Mitchell | TV | 8.1 | 74 |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 74 |
| 1971 | Harold and Maude | Maude | Film | 7.6 | 74 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 73 |
| 1970 | Where’s Poppa? | Mrs. Hocheiser | Film | 6.1 | 73 |
| 1969 | What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? | Mrs Dimmock | Film | 6.2 | 72 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 71 |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | Minnie Castevet | Film | 7.8 | 71 |
| 1967 | Rosie! | Film | 10.0 | 70 | |
| 1966 | Inside Daisy Clover | The Dealer - Mrs. Clover | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 1966 | Lord Love a Duck | Stella Bernard | Film | 5.7 | 69 |
| 1966 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 65 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1954 | The Matchmaker | Mrs. Levi | Film | — | 57 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1953 | The Actress | Film | 6.4 | 56 | |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike | Film | 6.4 | 55 | |
| 1952 | The Marrying Kind | Film | 6.7 | 55 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Madame Arcati | TV | 8.8 | 54 |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib | Film | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1948 | The Ford Theatre Hour | TV | — | 51 | |
| 1947 | A Double Life | Film | 6.4 | 50 | |
| 1945 | Over 21 | Film | 6.7 | 48 | |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Anna Stensgard | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Mrs. Sarah Jarvis | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman | Ruth Ellis | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Mrs. Ehrlich | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Mary Todd Lincoln | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1940 | Information Please Series 2, No. 2 | Self - Guest Expert | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1915 | The Whirl of Life | Dancer | Film | 5.0 | 18 |