Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

October 30, 1896 · 129 years old

Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film role…

Known For

11 titles
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Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968 · 2h 17m · Movie

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

8.0
2
Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

1971 · 1h 31m · Movie

Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.

7.8
3
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949 · 1h 41m · Movie

Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.

7.4
4
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · 2h 6m · Movie

An American tanker is sunk by a German U-boat, and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. Their next assignment - bound for Murmansk through the sub-stalked N. Atlantic.

7.0
5
Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

1966 · 2h 8m · Movie

A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.

6.1
6
A Double Life

A Double Life

1947 · 1h 44m · Movie

A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.

6.9
7
The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976 · 1h 28m · Movie

A nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.

5.6
8
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979 · 1h 56m · Movie

To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.

5.8
9
Where's Poppa?

Where's Poppa?

1970 · 1h 22m · Movie

When an attorney meets the girl of his dreams, he fears that his batty mother will scare her off, so he schemes to eliminate the senile old woman.

6.4
10
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 · 1h 50m · Movie

Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

7.3
11
Boardwalk

Boardwalk

1979 · 1h 38m · Movie

In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Isla...

6.2