Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

  • Birthday: 1928-09-17
  • Deathday: 1998-10-03
  • Place of birth: London, England, UK
  • Also know as: Roddy MacDowall

Biography

Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was an English-American actor, director, and photographer. He is best known for portraying Cornelius and Caesar in the original Planet of the Apes film series, as well as Galen in the spin-off television series.

Filmography

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

As Acres

Planet of the Apes

1968

As Cornelius

The Return of the King

1980

As Samwise Gamgee (voice)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

As Cornelius

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

As Caesar

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

As Caesar

Lassie Come Home

1943

As Joe Carraclough

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

As Matthew

Evil Under the Sun

1982

As Rex Brewster

Overboard

1987

As Andrew

The Defector

1966

As Agent Adams

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967

As Bullwhip Griffin

5 Card Stud

1968

As Nick Evers

That Darn Cat!

1965

As Gregory Benson

Cutting Class

1989

As Mr. Dante

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982

As Self / Rex Brewster

Man Hunt

1941

As Vaner

Class of 1984

1982

As Terry Corrigan

Scavenger Hunt

1979

As Jenkins

It!

1967

As Arthur Pimm

Circle of Iron

1978

As White Robe

Fright Night

1985

As Peter Vincent

Cleopatra

1963

As Octavian - Caesar Augustus

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

As Mr. Jelk

The Longest Day

1962

As Pvt. Morris

It's My Party

1996

As Damian Knowles

Midnight Lace

1960

As Malcolm

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

As Frank Gass

Hello Down There

1969

As Nate Ashbury

Star Hunter

1996

As Riecher

Shakma

1990

As Sorenson

How Green Was My Valley

1941

As Huw Morgan

The Legend of Hell House

1973

As Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The Loved One

1965

As D.J. Jr.

Deadly Game

1991

As Dr. Aaron

The Grass Harp

1995

As Amos Legrand

Funny Lady

1975

As Bobby Moore

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998

As Self - Hosted by (also archive footage)

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981

As Gillespie

Laserblast

1978

As Doctor Mellon

The White Seal

1975

As Narrator

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

As Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Fright Night Part 2

1988

As Peter Vincent

Inside Daisy Clover

1965

As Walter Baines

Cricket on the Hearth

1967

As Cricket Crocket (voice)

My Friend Flicka

1943

As Ken McLaughlin

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971

As Mr. Proffer

The Cat from Outer Space

1978

As Mr. Stallwood

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997

As King Murphy

Dead of Winter

1987

As Mr. Murray

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

As John Ashwood II as a Boy

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

1945

As Ken McLaughlin

Lord Love a Duck

1966

As Alan Musgrave

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

As Tony Da Vince

The Pied Piper

1942

As Ronnie Cavanaugh

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994

As Dr. Lasky

Rabbit Test

1978

As Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

Shock Treatment

1964

As Martin Ashley

Unlikely Angel

1996

As Saint Peter

Kidnapped

1948

As David Balfour

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969

As Santoro

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995

As Self

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

As Self (archive footage)

The Tempest

1960

As Ariel

The Third Day

1965

As Oliver Parsons

Embryo

1976

As Frank Riley

Holiday in Mexico

1946

As Stanley Owen

The Power and the Glory

1963

As Mestizo

The Thief of Baghdad

1978

As Hasan

The Alien Within

1995

As Dr. Henry Lazarus

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

As Prince John

Arnold

1973

As Robert

Flood!

1977

As Mr. Franklin

Angel 4: Undercover

1994

As Geoffrey Kagen

Loss of Faith

1998

As Henry Stokes

A Taste of Evil

1971

As Dr. Michael Lomas

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995

As Thomas

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

1971

As Albert Soames

The Elevator

1974

As Marvin Ellis

Terror in the Sky

1971

As Dr. Ralph Baird

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

1997

As Narrator (Voice)

The Subterraneans

1960

As Yuri Gilgoric

This England

1941

As Hugo

Tuna Clipper

1949

As Alec MacLennan

Dead Man's Island

1996

As Trevor Dunnaway

The Big Country

1958

As Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Mae West

1982

As Rene Valentine

Earth Angel

1991

As Mr. Tatum

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

As Benjamin - as a Boy

Heads

1994

As Fibris Drake

The Naked Target

1992

As Ernest Peabody

Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

1994

As Narrator

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

As Dr. Sawyer

The Cool Ones

1967

As Tony Krum

Killer Shark

1950

As Ted White

Black Midnight

1949

As Scott Jordan

Poison Pen

1939

As Choirboy

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

1988

As

I See Ice

1938

As Boy on train

Just William

1940

As Ginger

Molly and Me

1945

As Jimmy Graham

A Bug's Life

1998

As Mr. Soil (voice)

The Big Picture

1989

As Judge

Confirm or Deny

1941

As Albert Perkins

Saloon Bar

1940

As Boy

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994

As Jeremy Sennet

Double Trouble

1992

As Phillip Chamberlin

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980

As Galen

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980

As Galen

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980

As Galen

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979

As Chuck the Robot (voice)

The Immigrants

1978

As Mark Levy

Macbeth

1948

As Malcolm

The Million Dollar Face

1981

As Derek Kenyon

Going Under

1991

As Secretary Neighbor

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997

As Self

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980

As Galen

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975

As Self

The Steel Fist

1952

As Eric Kardin

The Black Hole

1979

As V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

As MacFarland

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989

As Self

Night Gallery

1969

As Jeremy Evans

Something to Believe In

1998

As Gambler

On the Sunny Side

1942

As Hugh Aylesworth

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

As (archive footage)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

As Narrator (voice)

This Girl For Hire

1983

As Manfred Hayes

Big Timber

1950

As Jimmy

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986

As Nuggit (voice)

The Color of Evening

1990

As Henry Seaton

It's Showtime

1976

As Self (archive footage)

Keepers of the Frame

1999

As Himself

Sixth and Main

1977

As Skateboard

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970

As Cornelius (archive footage) (uncredited)

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998

As Himself - Actor / Friend

Midas Run

1969

As Wister

You Will Remember

1941

As Young Bob Slater

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

As Minister

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000

As Self (archive footage)

Rapunzel

1983

As Narrator

Heart of Darkness

1958

As Charles Marlow

Hollywood’s Children

1982

As Self (Narrator)

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

1991

As Narrator (voice)

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001

As Narrator

The Evil Inside Me

1993

As Pauly

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997

As Self

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994

As Self

Hart to Hart

1979

As Dr. Peterson

The Wind in the Willows

1983

As Ratty (voice)

Hollywood on Horses

1989

As Self

Murder in the Family

1938

As Peter Osborne

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974

As George Stanton (uncredited)

Convict 99

1938

As Jimmy

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980

As Galen

Mowgli's Brothers

1976

As Mowgli (voice)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000

As Self

The Story of Lassie

1994

As Self

Twilight Theatre

1982

As Self - Host

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992

As Self

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997

As Self

Rocky

1948

As Chris Hammond

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

As Self

The Sands of Time

1992

As Alan Tucker

Everybody's Dancin'

1950

As Roddy McDowall

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999

As

Carmilla

1989

As Inspector Amos

Corky

1972

As Harassed Salesman

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

As Self (archive footage)

Saint Joan

0000

As Charles, The Dauphin

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

As Self

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997

As Self

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997

As Self

Production

Tam Lin

1970

As Director

Overboard

1987

As Executive Producer

Big Timber

1950

As Associate Producer

Black Midnight

1949

As Associate Producer

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