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Roddy McDowall

Actor | * 09/17/1928 († 70, 10/03/1998) | Herne Hill, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but ...

Cleopatra

G

1963 | 3.5/5 | 4h 8min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century. ...

How Green Was My Valley

NR

1941 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Kids & Family
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Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him. ...

Fright Night

R

1985 | 3.5/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Horror
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In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity. ...

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

PG

1972 | 3.1/5 | 1h 28min
Action, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Roddy McDowall

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Roddy McDowall as Actor(170)

as Self (archive footage)2024 Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
as Self (archive footage)2024 Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Narrator2001 The Return of Captain Sinbad
as Self (archive footage)2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)2000 Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as himself1999 Keepers of the Frame
as himself1999 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Mr. Soil (voice)1998 A Bug's Life
as Himself - Actor / Friend1998 Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
as himself1998 Beyond Titanic
as Himself - Hosted by (also archive footage)1998 Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Gambler1998 Something to Believe In
as Narrator (voice)1998 Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Henry Stokes1998 Loss of Faith
as King Murphy1997 The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
as Narrator (Voice)1997 Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
as himself1997 20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as himself1997 Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as himself1997 Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Trevor Dunnaway1996 Dead Man's Island
as Riecher1996 Star Hunter
as Damian Knowles1996 It's My Party
as Saint Peter1996 Unlikely Angel
as himself1995 Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Thomas1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Dr. Henry Lazarus1995 The Alien Within
as Amos Legrand1995 The Grass Harp
as himself1994 Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
as Jeremy Sennet1994 Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Dr. Lasky1994 Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
as Fibris Drake1994 Heads
as Narrator1994 Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
as himself1994 The Story of Lassie
as Geoffrey Kagen1994 Angel 4: Undercover
as Pauly1993 The Evil Inside Me
as Ernest Peabody1992 The Naked Target
as Phillip Chamberlin1992 Double Trouble
as Alan Tucker1992 The Sands of Time
as himself1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Dr. Aaron1991 Deadly Game
as Mr. Tatum1991 Earth Angel
as himself1991 Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Narrator (voice)1991 Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
as Secretary Neighbor1991 Going Under
as Henry Seaton1990 The Color of Evening
as Sorenson1990 Shakma
as himself1989 Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as himself1989 Hollywood on Horses
as himself1989 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Judge1989 The Big Picture
as Mr. Dante1989 Cutting Class
as Peter Vincent1988 Fright Night Part 2
1988 Remo Williams: The Prophecy
as Minister1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Andrew1987 Overboard
as Ratty (voice)1987 The Wind in the Willows
as Mr. Murray1987 Dead of Winter
as Nuggit (voice)1986 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Peter Vincent1985 Fright Night
as Prince John1984 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Manfred Hayes1983 This Girl For Hire
as Self / Rex Brewster1982 The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Terry Corrigan1982 Class of 1984
as Rex Brewster1982 Evil Under the Sun
as Rene Valentine1982 Mae West
1982 Twilight Theater
as Self - Narrator (voice)1982 Hollywood’s Children
as Derek Kenyon1981 The Million Dollar Face
as Gillespie1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Galen1980 Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)1980 The Return of the King
as Galen1980 The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
as Galen1980 Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen1980 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
as MacFarland1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Galen1980 Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)1979 The Black Hole
as Dr. Peterson1979 Hart to Hart
as Chuck the Robot (voice)1979 Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Jenkins1979 Scavenger Hunt
as Hasan1978 The Thief of Baghdad
as White Robe1978 Circle of Iron
as Mr. Stallwood1978 The Cat from Outer Space
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine1978 Rabbit Test
as Doctor Mellon1978 Laserblast
as Mark Levy1978 The Immigrants
as Skateboard1977 Sixth and Main
as Mr. Franklin1977 Flood!
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as Frank Riley1976 Embryo
as Mowgli (voice)1976 Mowgli's Brothers
as Self (archive footage)1976 It's Showtime
as Narrator1975 The White Seal
as himself1975 Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
as Tony Da Vince1975 Mean Johnny Barrows
as Bobby Moore1975 Funny Lady
as Marvin Ellis1974 The Elevator
as George Stanton (uncredited)1974 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
as Robert1973 Arnold
as Dr. Sawyer1973 Miracle on 34th Street
as Caesar1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer1973 The Legend of Hell House
as Frank Gass1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Acres1972 The Poseidon Adventure
as Caesar1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Mr. Jelk1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Cornelius1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Dr. Ralph Baird1971 Terror in the Sky
as Dr. Michael Lomas1971 A Taste of Evil
as Albert Soames1971 What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Mr. Proffer1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Cornelius (archive footage) (uncredited)1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes
as Nate Ashbury1969 Hello Down There
as Santoro1969 Angel, Angel, Down We Go
as Wister1969 Midas Run
as Jeremy Evans1969 Night Gallery
as Nick Evers1968 5 Card Stud
as Cornelius1968 Planet of the Apes
as Tony Krum1967 The Cool Ones
as Cricket Crocket (voice)1967 Cricket on the Hearth
as Bullwhip Griffin1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Alan Musgrave1966 Lord Love a Duck
as Arthur Pimm1966 It!
as Agent Adams1966 The Defector
as Walter Baines1965 Inside Daisy Clover
as Oliver Parsons1965 The Third Day
as Matthew1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Gregory Benson1965 That Darn Cat!
as D.J. Jr.1965 The Loved One
as Martin Ashley1964 Shock Treatment
as Mestizo1963 The Power and the Glory
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus1963 Cleopatra
as Pvt. Morris1962 The Longest Day
as Yuri Gilgoric1960 The Subterraneans
as Ariel1960 The Tempest
as Malcolm1960 Midnight Lace
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)1958 The Big Country
as Charles Marlow1958 Heart of Darkness
as Eric Kardin1952 The Steel Fist
as Ted White1950 Killer Shark
as himself1950 Everybody's Dancin'
as Jimmy1950 Big Timber
as Scott Jordan1949 Black Midnight
as Alec MacLennan1949 Tuna Clipper
as Malcolm1948 Macbeth
as Chris Hammond1948 Rocky
as David Balfour1948 Kidnapped
as Stanley Owen1946 Holiday in Mexico
as Jimmy Graham1945 Molly and Me
as Ken McLaughlin1945 Thunderhead - Son of Flicka
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
as John Ashwood II as a Boy1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
as Joe Carraclough1943 Lassie Come Home
as Ken McLaughlin1943 My Friend Flicka
as Benjamin - as a Boy1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Ronnie Cavanaugh1942 The Pied Piper
as Hugh Aylesworth1942 On the Sunny Side
as Young Bob Slater1941 You Will Remember
as Vaner1941 Man Hunt
as Huw Morgan1941 How Green Was My Valley
as Hugo1941 This England
as Albert Perkins1941 Confirm or Deny
as Boy1940 Saloon Bar
as Ginger1940 Just William
as Choirboy1939 Poison Pen
as Cured Child1939 The Outsider
as Jimmy1938 Convict 99
as Boy1938 Hey! Hey! USA
as Peter Osborne1938 Murder in the Family
as Boy on train1938 I See Ice

TV Shows/Series with Roddy McDowall as Actor(76)

as March Hare2014 iBlade
as McBaines2014 Hollywood Divas
as The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice)1997 The New Batman Adventures
as The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice)1996 Superman: The Animated Series
1994 Gargoyles
1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as The Mad Hatter / Dr. Jervis Tetch (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars
as Niddler (voice)1991 The Pirates of Dark Water
as Cyril Rathbone1991 An Inconvenient Woman
1990 Dream On
as Edward St. John V1989 Quantum Leap
as Inspector Amos1989 Nightmare Classics
1989 Camp Candy
1989 The New Lassie
1986 Matlock
1986 The Wizard
1986 Bridges to Cross
as Jason Swandle1985 Hollywood Wives
as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Gordon Fairchild1984 Murder, She Wrote
as "Bon Chance" Louie1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982 Hotel
as Narrator (voice)1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
1980 Here's Boomer
as Father Stone1980 The Martian Chronicles
1979 Trapper John, M.D.
as Governor Saroyan1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1978 Flying High
as Fred Beery1977 The Love Boat
as Bobby Ballard1977 The Rhinemann Exchange
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway1977 The Fantastic Journey
as Henry Roberts1975 Wonder Woman
1975 Ellery Queen
1974 Harry O
1974 Police Woman
as Galen1974 Planet of the Apes
as himself1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Stanley Lambert1973 Barnaby Jones
1972 The Rookies
as Roger Stanford1971 Columbo
as himself1971 Great Performances
1970 McCloud
as Jeremy Evans1970 Night Gallery
as Philip Saxon1968 The Name of the Game
1968 Journey to the Unknown
as Self - Guest1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Lloyd Lindstrom1967 The Invaders
1967 Ironside
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour
1966 Felony Squad
1966 Mission: Impossible
as The Bookworm1966 Batman
as Gyula Bognar1965 Run for Your Life
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Robert 'Professor' Benson1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as himself1963 The Danny Kaye Show
1963 Arrest and Trial
as Gerald Musgrove1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as George1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1961 Ben Casey
as Sam Conrad1959 The Twilight Zone
as Donnie Benton1958 Naked City
1957 Suspicion
1955 Matinee Theater
as Leprechaun1953 General Electric Theater
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ariel1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Dauphin1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Pete1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Bellamy Partridge1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Gerald Forbes1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Pip1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Self / Ariel1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Roddy McDowall as Crew(3)

Production/Executive Producer1987 Overboard
Directing/Director1970 The Ballad of Tam Lin
Production/Associate Producer1950 Big Timber

Full Name: Roddy McDowall
Born: Monday, 09/17 1928 (September) in Herne Hill, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Saturday, 10/03 1998 (October) in Studio City (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: St Joseph's College, University High School
Other names for Roddy McDowall (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Roddy MacDowall"
"Master Roddy McDowall"
"Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall"
Roddy McDowall frequently works together with these people:
Vera Miles (27x, Actress)
Jack Klugman (27x, Actor)
William Windom (26x, Actor)
Bradford Dillman (25x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (24x, Actor)
John Newland (24x, Crew)
Leslie Nielsen (23x, Actor)
Anne Francis (22x, Actress)
Edward Andrews (22x, Actor)
Vincent Price (21x, Actor)
Anne Seymour (21x, Actress)
Pierre Boulle (11x, Crew)
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