Roddy McDowall

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Popular films

A Bug's Life1998
Planet of the Apes1968
Fright Night1985
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971

About Roddy McDowall

Known for: Acting
Born: September 17, 1928
Died: October 3, 1998 (age 70)
Birthplace: London, England, UK

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.

Also credited as

Roddy MacDowall, Master Roddy McDowall, Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall, Родді Макдавелл, Roderick McDowall

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Filmography

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes2024as Self (archive footage)

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction2024as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless2023as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood2001as Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad2001as Narrator
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film2000as Self
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies2000as Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel1999
Keepers of the Frame1999as Himself
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall1999as Self
A Bug's Life1998as Mr. Soil (voice)
Loss of Faith1998as Henry Stokes
Beyond Titanic1998as Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes1998as Self - Host
Something to Believe In1998as Gambler
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu1998as Himself - Actor / Friend
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists1998as Narrator (voice)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain1997as Self
Obsessed with Vertigo1997as Narrator (Voice)
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo1997as King Murphy
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997as Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady1997as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero1997as Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years1997as Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough1997as Self
Unlikely Angel1996as Saint Peter
The Grass Harp1996as Amos Legrand
It's My Party1996as Damian Knowles
Dead Man's Island1996as Trevor Dunnaway
Star Hunter1996as Riecher
Last Summer in the Hamptons1995as Thomas
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker1995as Self
The Alien Within1995as Dr. Henry Lazarus
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill1994as Self
The Story of Lassie1994as Self
Angel 4: Undercover1994as Geoffrey Kagen
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance1994as Dr. Lasky
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is1994as Jeremy Sennet
Heads1994as Fibris Drake
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic1994as Narrator (voice)
The Evil Inside Me1993as Pauly
The Sands of Time1992as Alan Tucker
The Magical World of Chuck Jones1992as Self
Double Trouble1992as Phillip Chamberlin
The Naked Target1992as Ernest Peabody
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas1991as Narrator (voice)
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II1991as Self
Going Under1991as Secretary Neighbor
Deadly Game1991as Dr. Aaron
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper1991as Self
Earth Angel1991as Mr. Tatum
Shakma1990as Sorenson
The Color of Evening1990as Henry Seaton
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen1989as Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius1989as Self
The Big Picture1989as Judge
Carmilla1989as Inspector Amos
Cutting Class1989as Mr. Dante
Hollywood on Horses1989as Self
Doin' Time on Planet Earth1988as Minister
Remo Williams: The Prophecy1988as Chiun
Fright Night Part 21988as Peter Vincent
Overboard1987as Andrew
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987as Self
Dead of Winter1987as Mr. Murray
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986as Nuggit (voice)
Fright Night1985as Peter Vincent
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood1984as Prince John
The Wind in the Willows1983as Ratty (voice)
Rapunzel1983as Narrator
This Girl for Hire1983as Manfred Hayes
Class of 19841982as Terry Corrigan
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982as Self
Mae West1982as Rene Valentine
Evil Under the Sun1982as Rex Brewster
Hollywood’s Children1982as Self (Narrator)
Twilight Theatre1982as Self - Host
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'1982as Self / Rex Brewster
The Million Dollar Face1981as Derek Kenyon
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen1981as Gillespie
The Return of the King1980as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
The Memory of Eva Ryker1980as MacFarland
Scavenger Hunt1979as Jenkins
The Black Hole1979as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls1979as Governor Saroyan
Hart to Hart1979as Dr. Peterson
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall1979as Chuck the Robot (voice)
Circle of Iron1978as White Robe
The Cat from Outer Space1978as Mr. Stallwood
Rabbit Test1978as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Laserblast1978as Doctor Mellon
The Thief of Baghdad1978as Hasan
Sixth and Main1977as Skateboard
Flood!1977as Mr. Franklin
The Fantastic Journey1977as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Embryo1976as Frank Riley
That's Entertainment, Part II1976as (archive footage)
It's Showtime1976as Self (archive footage)
Mowgli's Brothers1976as Mowgli (voice)
Mean Johnny Barrows1975as Tony Da Vince
The White Seal1975as Narrator/ White Seal
Funny Lady1975as Bobby Moore
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait1975as Self
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry1974as George Stanton (uncredited)
The Elevator1974as Marvin Ellis
Miracle on 34th Street1973as Dr. Sawyer
Arnold1973as Robert
Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973as Caesar
The Legend of Hell House1973as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean1972as Frank Gass
The Poseidon Adventure1972as Acres
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes1972as Caesar
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972as Self (archive footage)
Corky1972as Harassed Salesman
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?1971as Albert Soames
A Taste of Evil1971as Dr. Michael Lomas
Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971as Mr. Jelk
Terror in the Sky1971as Dr. Ralph Baird
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971as Cornelius
Pretty Maids All in a Row1971as Mr. Proffer
Journey to Murder1971as Rollo Verdew
Night Gallery1969as Jeremy Evans
Angel, Angel, Down We Go1969as Santoro
Hello Down There1969as Nate Ashbury
Midas Run1969as Wister
5 Card Stud1968as Nick Evers
The Legend of Robin Hood1968as Prince John
Planet of the Apes1968as Cornelius
Cricket on the Hearth1967as Cricket Crocket (voice)
Saint Joan1967as Charles, The Dauphin
It!1967as Arthur Pimm
The Cool Ones1967as Tony Krum
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967as Bullwhip Griffin
The Defector1966as Agent Adams
Lord Love a Duck1966as Alan Musgrave
Inside Daisy Clover1966as Walter Baines
That Darn Cat!1965as Gregory Benson
The Loved One1965as D.J. Jr.
The Third Day1965as Oliver Parsons
The Greatest Story Ever Told1965as Matthew
Shock Treatment1964as Martin Ashley
Cleopatra1963as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Power and the Glory1963as Mestizo
The Longest Day1962as Pvt. Morris
Midnight Lace1960as Malcolm
The Subterraneans1960as Yuri Gilgoric
The Tempest1960as Ariel
Heart of Darkness1958as Charles Marlow
The Big Country1958as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
THe Good Fairy1956as Waiter
The Steel Fist1952as Eric Kardin
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration1951as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Big Timber1950as Jimmy
Everybody's Dancin'1950as Roddy McDowall
Killer Shark1950as Ted White
Black Midnight1949as Scott Jordan
Tuna Clipper1949as Alec MacLennan
Kidnapped1948as David Balfour
Macbeth1948as Malcolm
Rocky1948as Chris Hammond
Holiday in Mexico1946as Stanley Owen
Molly and Me1945as Jimmy Graham
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka1945as Ken McLaughlin
The Keys of the Kingdom1944as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The White Cliffs of Dover1944as John Ashwood II as a Boy
Lassie Come Home1943as Joe Carraclough
My Friend Flicka1943as Ken McLaughlin
The Pied Piper1942as Ronnie Cavanaugh
On the Sunny Side1942as Hugh Aylesworth
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake1942as Benjamin - as a Boy
Confirm or Deny1941as Albert Perkins
How Green Was My Valley1941as Huw Morgan
This England1941as Hugo
Man Hunt1941as Vaner
You Will Remember1941as Young Bob Slater
Saloon Bar1940as Boy
Just William1940as Ginger
His Brother’s Keeper1940as Boy
Poison Pen1939as Choirboy
The Outsider1939as Cured Child
Hey! Hey! USA1938as Boy
Convict 991938as Jimmy
Murder in the Family1938as Peter Osborne