Emily Cowles

Emily Cowles is a fictional secretary and a recurring character featured on the ABC television series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Played by actress Ruth McDevitt, she first appeared in the pilot episode "The Ripper", where she was identified only as "elderly woman". In her second appearance, "The Werewolf", she was identified as "Edith Cowles". With her third appearance, "The Devil's Platform", her name was firmly established as Emily Cowles. She made twelve appearances in the series in total. She also made appearances in comic books based on the Kolchak TV series.

Biography
Emily Cowles was an elderly woman in the mid 1970s. She worked as a secretary for Tony Vincenzo at the Independent News Service in Chicago, Illinois. Emily was always ready with a few barbed criticisms for the paper's most notable journalist, Carl Kolchak.

Notes & Trivia



 * Playing the role of Emily Cowles was Ruth McDevitt's final work in the horror genre. McDevitt passed away on May 27th, 1976 at the age of 80.


 * Ruth McDevitt is also known for playing the role of Mrs. MacGruder in the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, The Birds.

Appearances

 * 1) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Ripper
 * 2) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Werewolf
 * 3) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Devil's Platform
 * 4) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Bad Medicine
 * 5) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Spanish Moss Murders
 * 6) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Energy Eater
 * 7) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Horror in the Heights
 * 8) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Mr. R.I.N.G.
 * 9) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Trevi Collection
 * 10) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Chopper
 * 11) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Demon in Lace
 * 12) Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Youth Killer
 * 13) Kolchak: Tales of the Night Stalker 1