Roddy McDowall
ActingBorn
September 17, 1928
Died
October 3, 1998
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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
Filmography
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2001
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
Keepers of the Frame
1999
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1999
A Bug's Life
1998
Loss of Faith
1998
Beyond Titanic
1998
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Something to Believe In
1998
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
1997
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
Unlikely Angel
1996
The Grass Harp
1996
It's My Party
1996
Dead Man's Island
1996
Star Hunter
1996
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
The Alien Within
1995
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994
The Story of Lassie
1994
Angel 4: Undercover
1994
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
Heads
1994
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1994
The Evil Inside Me
1993
The Sands of Time
1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Double Trouble
1992
The Naked Target
1992
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
1991
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
Going Under
1991
Deadly Game
1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
Earth Angel
1991
Shakma
1990
The Color of Evening
1990
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989
The Big Picture
1989
Carmilla
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
Cutting Class
1989
Hollywood on Horses
1989
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Overboard
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Dead of Winter
1987
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
Fright Night
1985
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
The Wind in the Willows
1983
Rapunzel
1983
This Girl for Hire
1983
Class of 1984
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Mae West
1982
Evil Under the Sun
1982
Hollywood’s Children
1982
Twilight Theatre
1982
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
The Million Dollar Face
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
The Return of the King
1980
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
Scavenger Hunt
1979
The Black Hole
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
The Immigrants
1978
Circle of Iron
1978
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
Rabbit Test
1978
Laserblast
1978
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
Sixth and Main
1977
Flood!
1977
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Embryo
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
It's Showtime
1976
Mowgli's Brothers
1976
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
The White Seal
1975
Funny Lady
1975
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
The Elevator
1974
Miracle on 34th Street
1973
Arnold
1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
The Legend of Hell House
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Corky
1972
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
A Taste of Evil
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Terror in the Sky
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
Journey to Murder
1971
Night Gallery
1969
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
Hello Down There
1969
Midas Run
1969
5 Card Stud
1968
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
Planet of the Apes
1968
Cricket on the Hearth
1967
Saint Joan
1967
It!
1967
The Cool Ones
1967
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
The Defector
1966
Lord Love a Duck
1966
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
That Darn Cat!
1965
The Loved One
1965
The Third Day
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Shock Treatment
1964
Cleopatra
1963
The Power and the Glory
1963
The Longest Day
1962
Midnight Lace
1960
The Subterraneans
1960
The Tempest
1960
Heart of Darkness
1958
The Big Country
1958
The Steel Fist
1952
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
Big Timber
1950
Everybody's Dancin'
1950
Killer Shark
1950
Black Midnight
1949
Tuna Clipper
1949
Kidnapped
1948
Macbeth
1948
Rocky
1948
Holiday in Mexico
1946
Molly and Me
1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
Lassie Come Home
1943
My Friend Flicka
1943
The Pied Piper
1942
On the Sunny Side
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
Confirm or Deny
1941
How Green Was My Valley
1941
This England
1941
Man Hunt
1941
You Will Remember
1941
Saloon Bar
1940
Just William
1940
His Brother’s Keeper
1940
Poison Pen
1939
The Outsider
1939
Hey! Hey! USA
1938
Convict 99
1938
I See Ice
1938
Murder in the Family
1938
Godzilla: The Series
1998
The New Batman Adventures
1997
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Remember WENN
1996
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Gargoyles
1994
Duckman
1994
Burke's Law
1994
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
An Inconvenient Woman
1991
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991
Dream On
1990
The New Lassie
1989
Nightmare Classics
1989
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Quantum Leap
1989
Biography
1987
The Wizard
1986
Bridges to Cross
1986
Matlock
1986
Matlock
1986
Alice in Wonderland
1985
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
Hollywood Wives
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Hotel
1982
Here's Boomer
1981
The Martian Chronicles
1980
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Supertrain
1979
$weepstake$
1979
The Immigrants
1978
Flying High
1978
Fantasy Island
1978
The Love Boat
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Wonder Woman
1975
Wonder Woman
1975
Ellery Queen
1975
Planet of the Apes
1974
Police Woman
1974
Harry O
1974
The Snoop Sisters
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
Delphi Bureau
1972
The Rookies
1972
Columbo
1971
Great Performances
1971
McCloud
1970
Love, American Style
1969
Journey to the Unknown
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
Felony Squad
1966
Batman
1966
Run for Your Life
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Arrest and Trial
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Ben Casey
1961
The Twilight Zone
1959
Naked City
1958
Suspicion
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Golden Globe Awards
1944