Roddy McDowall

Personal Info

Birthday

September 17, 1928

Day of Death

1998-10-03

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Roddy MacDowall

Master Roddy McDowall

Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall

Родді Макдавелл

Родди Макдауэлл

رادی مک‌داول

Roddy McDowall

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.

Known For

Columbo

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Batman

Robert Montgomery Presents

Quantum Leap

The Twilight Zone

Filmography

2024
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad
as Narrator
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
as Self
1999
Keepers of the Frame
as Himself
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
as Self
1998
A Bug's Life
as Mr. Soil (voice)
Loss of Faith
as Henry Stokes
Beyond Titanic
as Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self - Host
Something to Believe In
as Gambler
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
as Himself - Actor / Friend
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Narrator (voice)
1997
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Self
Obsessed with Vertigo
as Narrator (Voice)
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
as King Murphy
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self
1996
Unlikely Angel
as Saint Peter
The Grass Harp
as Amos Legrand
It's My Party
as Damian Knowles
Dead Man's Island
as Trevor Dunnaway
Star Hunter
as Riecher
1995
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Thomas
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self
The Alien Within
as Dr. Henry Lazarus
1994
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
as Self
The Story of Lassie
as Self
Angel 4: Undercover
as Geoffrey Kagen
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
as Dr. Lasky
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Jeremy Sennet
Heads
as Fibris Drake
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
as Narrator (voice)
1993
The Evil Inside Me
as Pauly
1992
The Sands of Time
as Alan Tucker
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
Double Trouble
as Phillip Chamberlin
The Naked Target
as Ernest Peabody
1991
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
as Self
Going Under
as Secretary Neighbor
Deadly Game
as Dr. Aaron
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self
Earth Angel
as Mr. Tatum
1990
Shakma
as Sorenson
The Color of Evening
as Henry Seaton
1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as Self
The Big Picture
as Judge
Carmilla
as Inspector Amos
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Himself
Cutting Class
as Mr. Dante
Hollywood on Horses
as Self
1988
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Minister
Fright Night Part 2
as Peter Vincent
1987
Overboard
as Andrew
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Dead of Winter
as Mr. Murray
1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Nuggit (voice)
1985
Fright Night
as Peter Vincent
1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Prince John
1983
The Wind in the Willows
as Ratty (voice)
Rapunzel
as Narrator
This Girl for Hire
as Manfred Hayes
1982
Class of 1984
as Terry Corrigan
Mae West
as Rene Valentine
Evil Under the Sun
as Rex Brewster
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (Narrator)
Twilight Theatre
as Self - Host
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Self / Rex Brewster
1981
The Million Dollar Face
as Derek Kenyon
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Gillespie
1980
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
The Return of the King
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as MacFarland
1979
Scavenger Hunt
as Jenkins
The Black Hole
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Hart to Hart
as Dr. Peterson
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Chuck the Robot (voice)
1978
The Immigrants
as Mark Levy
Circle of Iron
as White Robe
The Cat from Outer Space
as Mr. Stallwood
Rabbit Test
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Laserblast
as Doctor Mellon
The Thief of Baghdad
as Hasan
1977
Flood!
as Mr. Franklin
The Fantastic Journey
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Sixth and Main
as Skateboard
1976
Embryo
as Frank Riley
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Mowgli's Brothers
as Mowgli (voice)
1975
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Tony Da Vince
The White Seal
as Narrator/ White Seal
Funny Lady
as Bobby Moore
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
as Self
1974
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
as George Stanton (uncredited)
The Elevator
as Marvin Ellis
1973
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dr. Sawyer
Arnold
as Robert
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
The Legend of Hell House
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Frank Gass
The Poseidon Adventure
as Acres
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Corky
as Harassed Salesman
1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Albert Soames
A Taste of Evil
as Dr. Michael Lomas
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Mr. Jelk
Terror in the Sky
as Dr. Ralph Baird
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Mr. Proffer
Journey to Murder
as Rollo Verdew
1969
Night Gallery
as Jeremy Evans
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
as Santoro
Midas Run
as Wister
Hello Down There
as Nate Ashbury
1968
5 Card Stud
as Nick Evers
The Legend of Robin Hood
as Prince John
Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius
1967
Cricket on the Hearth
as Cricket Crocket (voice)
Saint Joan
as Charles, The Dauphin
It!
as Arthur Pimm
The Cool Ones
as Tony Krum
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Bullwhip Griffin
1966
The Defector
as Agent Adams
Lord Love a Duck
as Alan Musgrave
Inside Daisy Clover
as Walter Baines
1965
That Darn Cat!
as Gregory Benson
The Loved One
as D.J. Jr.
The Third Day
as Oliver Parsons
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Matthew
1964
Shock Treatment
as Martin Ashley
1963
Cleopatra
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Power and the Glory
as Mestizo
1962
The Longest Day
as Pvt. Morris
1960
Midnight Lace
as Malcolm
The Subterraneans
as Yuri Gilgoric
The Tempest
as Ariel
1958
Heart of Darkness
as Charles Marlow
The Big Country
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
1952
The Steel Fist
as Eric Kardin
1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
1950
Big Timber
as Jimmy
Everybody's Dancin'
as Roddy McDowall
Killer Shark
as Ted White
1949
Black Midnight
as Scott Jordan
Tuna Clipper
as Alec MacLennan
1948
Kidnapped
as David Balfour
Macbeth
as Malcolm
Rocky
as Chris Hammond
1946
Holiday in Mexico
as Stanley Owen
1945
Molly and Me
as Jimmy Graham
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The White Cliffs of Dover
as John Ashwood II as a Boy
1943
Lassie Come Home
as Joe Carraclough
My Friend Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin
1942
The Pied Piper
as Ronnie Cavanaugh
On the Sunny Side
as Hugh Aylesworth
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Benjamin - as a Boy
1941
Confirm or Deny
as Albert Perkins
How Green Was My Valley
as Huw Morgan
This England
as Hugo
Man Hunt
as Vaner
You Will Remember
as Young Bob Slater
1940
Saloon Bar
as Boy
Just William
as Ginger
His Brother’s Keeper
as Boy
1939
Poison Pen
as Choirboy
The Outsider
as Cured Child
1938
Hey! Hey! USA
as Boy
Convict 99
as Jimmy
I See Ice
as Boy on train
Murder in the Family
as Peter Osborne