Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

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

Bio

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.

Movies with Roddy McDowall

Planet of the Apes

1968
As Cornelius
The Poseidon Adventure

1972
As Acres
The Return of the King

1980
As Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Lassie Come Home

1943
As Joe Carraclough
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
The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965
As Matthew
Evil Under the Sun

1982
As Rex Brewster
The Defector

1966
As Agent Adams
Overboard

1987
As Andrew
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967
As Bullwhip Griffin
5 Card Stud

1968
As Nick Evers
Cutting Class

1989
As Mr. Dante
That Darn Cat!

1965
As Gregory Benson
Class of 1984

1982
As Terry Corrigan
Scavenger Hunt

1979
As Jenkins
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982
As Self / Rex Brewster
Man Hunt

1941
As Vaner
Fright Night

1985
As Peter Vincent
It!

1967
As Arthur Pimm
Cleopatra

1963
As Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Circle of Iron

1978
As White Robe
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971
As Mr. Jelk
It's My Party

1996
As Damian Knowles
The Longest Day

1962
As Pvt. Morris
Midnight Lace

1960
As Malcolm
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972
As Frank Gass
Murder in the Family

1938
As Peter Osborne
Hello Down There

1969
As Nate Ashbury
Star Hunter

1996
As Riecher
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999
As
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

1996
As Amos Legrand
Funny Lady

1975
As Bobby Moore
Laserblast

1978
As Doctor Mellon
The White Seal

1975
As Narrator/ White Seal
Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998
As Self - Host
The Keys of the Kingdom

1944
As Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981
As Gillespie
Fright Night Part 2

1988
As Peter Vincent
Inside Daisy Clover

1966
As Walter Baines
Cricket on the Hearth

1967
As Cricket Crocket (voice)
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974
As George Stanton (uncredited)
Convict 99

1938
As Jimmy
The Cat from Outer Space

1978
As Mr. Stallwood
My Friend Flicka

1943
As Ken McLaughlin
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997
As King Murphy
The White Cliffs of Dover

1944
As John Ashwood II as a Boy
Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971
As Mr. Proffer
Dead of Winter

1987
As Mr. Murray
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945
As Ken McLaughlin
Lord Love a Duck

1966
As Alan Musgrave
Mowgli's Brothers

1976
As Mowgli (voice)
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980
As Galen
Mean Johnny Barrows

1975
As Tony Da Vince
The Pied Piper

1942
As Ronnie Cavanaugh
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994
As Dr. Lasky
Corky

1972
As Harassed Salesman
Confirm or Deny

1941
As Albert Perkins
Carmilla

1989
As Inspector Amos
Rabbit Test

1978
As Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Shock Treatment

1964
As Martin Ashley
Unlikely Angel

1996
As Saint Peter
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000
As Self
Kidnapped

1948
As David Balfour
Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969
As Santoro
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
As Self (archive footage)
Killer Shark

1950
As Ted White
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
The Power and the Glory

1963
As Mestizo
Embryo

1976
As Frank Riley
Holiday in Mexico

1946
As Stanley Owen
The Story of Lassie

1994
As Self
The Alien Within

1995
As Dr. Henry Lazarus
The Thief of Baghdad

1978
As Hasan
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984
As Prince John
Arnold

1973
As Robert
Flood!

1977
As Mr. Franklin
Twilight Theatre

1982
As Self - Host
Angel 4: Undercover

1994
As Geoffrey Kagen
Loss of Faith

1998
As Henry Stokes
A Taste of Evil

1971
As Dr. Michael Lomas
The Cool Ones

1967
As Tony Krum
The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992
As Self
Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995
As Thomas
Obsessed with Vertigo

1997
As Narrator (Voice)
The Subterraneans

1960
As Yuri Gilgoric
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
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
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997
As Self
Rocky

1948
As Chris Hammond
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991
As Self
Heads

1994
As Fibris Drake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942
As Benjamin - as a Boy
The Sands of Time

1992
As Alan Tucker
The Naked Target

1992
As Ernest Peabody
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

1994
As Narrator (voice)
Miracle on 34th Street

1973
As Dr. Sawyer
Everybody's Dancin'

1950
As Roddy McDowall
Black Midnight

1949
As Scott Jordan
Saint Joan

1967
As Charles, The Dauphin
Poison Pen

1939
As Choirboy
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997
As Self
I See Ice

1938
As Boy on train
Remo Williams: The Prophecy

1988
As
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997
As Self
Just William

1940
As Ginger
The Steel Fist

1952
As Eric Kardin
A Bug's Life

1998
As Mr. Soil (voice)
Molly and Me

1945
As Jimmy Graham
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997
As Self
The Big Picture

1989
As Judge
Saloon Bar

1940
As Boy
Journey to Murder

1971
As Rollo Verdew
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994
As Jeremy Sennet
Double Trouble

1992
As Phillip Chamberlin
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024
As Self (archive footage)
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
Hey! Hey! USA

1938
As Boy
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
His Brother’s Keeper

1940
As Boy
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 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
Keepers of the Frame

1999
As Himself
Sixth and Main

1977
As Skateboard
It's Showtime

1976
As Self (archive footage)
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998
As Himself - Actor / Friend
Midas Run

1969
As Wister
You Will Remember

1941
As Young Bob Slater
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000
As Self (archive footage)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988
As Minister
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
Hollywood on Horses

1989
As Self
The Wind in the Willows

1987
As Ratty (voice)
The Outsider

1939
As Cured Child
Beyond Titanic

1998
As Self
The Fantastic Journey

1977
As Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989
As Self (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987
As Self
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

1991
As Self
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951
As Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

1999
As Self
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

2000
As Self
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

1979
As Governor Saroyan
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989
As Self
The Legend of Robin Hood

1968
As Prince John
The Martian Chronicles

1980
As Father Stone

TV Shows with Roddy McDowall

Planet of the Apes

1974
As Galen
Murder, She Wrote

1984
As Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

1993
As
The Rookies

1972
As
Trapper John, M.D.

1979
As
Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
As Robert 'Professor' Benson
Matlock

1986
As
Batman

1966
As The Bookworm
Gargoyles

1994
As Proteus (voice)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979
As Governor Saroyan
The Martian Chronicles

1980
As Father Stone
Naked City

1958
As Donnie Benton
The Merv Griffin Show

1962
As Self
The Pirates of Dark Water

1991
As Niddler (voice)
Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982
As "Bon Chance" Louie
Arrest and Trial

1963
As
Superman: The Animated Series

1996
As Mad Hatter (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
As Narrator (voice)
Wonder Woman

1975
As Henry Roberts
General Electric Theater

1953
As Leprechaun
The New Batman Adventures

1997
As Mad Hatter (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
As
The Twilight Zone

1959
As Sam Conrad
Ironside

1967
As
Felony Squad

1966
As
Harry O

1974
As
Run for Your Life

1965
As Gyula Bognar
Journey to the Unknown

1968
As
Lux Video Theatre

1950
As Pete
McCloud

1970
As
Here's Boomer

1980
As
The New Lassie

1989
As
Matinee Theater

1955
As
Ben Casey

1961
As
Ellery Queen

1975
As
MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992
As
Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
As Gerald Forbes
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
As Self
Flying High

1978
As
Bridges to Cross

1986
As
The Rhinemann Exchange

1977
As Bobby Ballard
Alice in Wonderland

1985
As March Hare
An Inconvenient Woman

1991
As Cyril Rathbone
Hollywood Wives

1985
As Jason Swandle
Nightmare Classics

1989
As Inspector Amos
Batman: The Animated Series

1992
As Mad Hatter (voice)
Columbo

1971
As Roger Stanford
Murder, She Wrote

1984
As Gordon Fairchild
Pinky and the Brain

1995
As Snowball (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
As Self
Around the World in 80 Days

1989
As McBaines
Quantum Leap

1989
As Edward St. John V
Lux Video Theatre

1950
As Bellamy Partridge
Godzilla: The Series

1998
As
Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
As Pip
The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
As Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
As George
The Name of the Game

1968
As Philip Saxon
The New Batman Adventures

1997
As The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
As Ariel
Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
As The Dauphin
Burke's Law

1994
As Maurice Gillette
The Wizard

1986
As
Great Performances

1971
As Self
Love, American Style

1969
As Howard
The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991
As
The Carol Burnett Show

1967
As Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show

1967
As Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Invaders

1967
As Lloyd Lindstrom
The Love Boat

1977
As Fred Beery
The Name of the Game

1968
As Early McCorley
Dream On

1990
As Bob Jeffers
Barnaby Jones

1973
As Stanley Lambert
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
As Arthur Biddle
The Snoop Sisters

1973
As Lionel Standish
Suspicion

1957
As
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
As Gerald Musgrove
The Danny Kaye Show

1963
As Self
Kraft Television Theatre

1947
As Mr. Elton
Golden Globe Awards

1944
As Self
Hotel

1982
As Anthony Spears
Remember WENN

1996
As Giles Aldwych
Kraft Television Theatre

1947
As
Police Woman

1974
As Moulton
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
As Harry Carlin
Mission: Impossible

1966
As Leo Ostro
Duckman

1994
As Akers (voice)
$weepstake$

1979
As Theodore
The Fantastic Journey

1977
As Dr. Jonathan Willaway
Delphi Bureau

1972
As Harold
Biography

1987
As Self

Production Credits

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970
As Director
Big Timber

1950
As Associate Producer
Overboard

1987
As Executive Producer
Black Midnight

1949
As Associate Producer
Killer Shark

1950
As Associate Producer