Mrs. Doris Ruston — Warning Shot Character Profile

About Mrs. Doris Ruston

The widow of the victim, Dr. James Ruston. Described as alcoholic and flirtatious, she initially obstructs Valens's investigation, embodying the public facade that masks her husband's dark secrets.

Character Facts

Played by

Eleanor Parker

Appears in

Warning Shot (1967)

Role

Supporting

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• Capt. Roy Klodin (Ed Begley)
• Sgt. Ed Musso (Keenan Wynn)
• Frank Sanderman (Sam Wanamaker)
• Paul Jerez (Carroll O'Connor)
• Alice Willows (Lillian Gish)
• Orville Ames (Walter Pidgeon)
• Joanie Valens (Joan Collins)
• Police Surgeon (as John Garfield Jr.) (David Garfield)
• Liz Thayer (Stefanie Powers)
• Cocktail Waitress (Jean Carson)
• Designer (Vito Scotti)