Roddy McDowall
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-09-17
Day of Death
1998-10-03 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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
Acting
(2024)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
(2001)
The Return of Captain Sinbad
as Narrator
(2000)
(2000)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
(1999)
Keepers of the Frame
as Himself
(1999)
(1999)
(1998)
A Bug's Life
as Mr. Soil (voice)
(1998)
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self - Host
(1998)
Something to Believe In
as Gambler
(1998)
Beyond Titanic
as Self
(1998)
Loss of Faith
as Henry Stokes
(1998)
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
as Himself - Actor / Friend
(1998)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Narrator (voice)
(1997)
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
as King Murphy
(1997)
(1997)
Obsessed with Vertigo
as Narrator (Voice)
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1996)
The Grass Harp
as Amos Legrand
(1996)
It's My Party
as Damian Knowles
(1996)
Dead Man's Island
as Trevor Dunnaway
(1996)
Unlikely Angel
as Saint Peter
(1996)
Star Hunter
as Riecher
(1995)
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Thomas
(1995)
(1995)
The Alien Within
as Dr. Henry Lazarus
(1994)
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
as Dr. Lasky
(1994)
(1994)
Heads
as Fibris Drake
(1994)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Jeremy Sennet
(1994)
Angel 4: Undercover
as Geoffrey Kagen
(1994)
The Story of Lassie
as Self
(1994)
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
as Narrator (voice)
(1993)
The Evil Inside Me
as Pauly
(1992)
Double Trouble
as Phillip Chamberlin
(1992)
(1992)
The Naked Target
as Ernest Peabody
(1992)
The Sands of Time
as Alan Tucker
(1991)
Earth Angel
as Mr. Tatum
(1991)
Going Under
as Secretary Neighbor
(1991)
Deadly Game
as Dr. Aaron
(1991)
(1991)
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
(1991)
(1990)
Shakma
as Sorenson
(1990)
The Color of Evening
as Henry Seaton
(1989)
Cutting Class
as Mr. Dante
(1989)
The Big Picture
as Judge
(1989)
(1989)
Hollywood on Horses
as Self
(1989)
Carmilla
as Inspector Amos
(1989)
(1988)
Fright Night Part 2
as Peter Vincent
(1988)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Minister
(1988)
(1987)
Overboard
as Andrew
(1987)
(1987)
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)
This Girl for Hire
as Manfred Hayes
(1983)
Rapunzel
as Narrator
(1983)
The Wind in the Willows
as Ratty (voice)
(1982)
Evil Under the Sun
as Rex Brewster
(1982)
Class of 1984
as Terry Corrigan
(1982)
Mae West
as Rene Valentine
(1982)
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (Narrator)
(1982)
Twilight Theatre
as Self - Host
(1982)
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Self / Rex Brewster
(1981)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Gillespie
(1981)
The Million Dollar Face
as Derek Kenyon
(1980)
The Return of the King
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
(1980)
(1980)
Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
(1980)
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as MacFarland
(1980)
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
The Black Hole
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
(1979)
Scavenger Hunt
as Jenkins
(1979)
Hart to Hart
as Dr. Peterson
(1979)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Chuck the Robot (voice)
(1978)
Laserblast
as Doctor Mellon
(1978)
The Cat from Outer Space
as Mr. Stallwood
(1978)
Rabbit Test
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
(1978)
The Thief of Baghdad
as Hasan
(1978)
Circle of Iron
as White Robe
(1978)
The Immigrants
as Mark Levy
(1977)
Flood!
as Mr. Franklin
(1977)
The Fantastic Journey
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
(1977)
Sixth and Main
as Skateboard
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1976)
Embryo
as Frank Riley
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
Mowgli's Brothers
as Mowgli (voice)
(1975)
Funny Lady
as Bobby Moore
(1975)
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Tony Da Vince
(1975)
The White Seal
as Narrator/ White Seal
(1975)
(1974)
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
as George Stanton (uncredited)
(1974)
The Elevator
as Marvin Ellis
(1973)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
(1973)
The Legend of Hell House
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
(1973)
Arnold
as Robert
(1973)
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dr. Sawyer
(1972)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
(1972)
The Poseidon Adventure
as Acres
(1972)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Frank Gass
(1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1972)
Corky
as Harassed Salesman
(1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius
(1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Mr. Jelk
(1971)
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Mr. Proffer
(1971)
Terror in the Sky
as Dr. Ralph Baird
(1971)
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Albert Soames
(1971)
A Taste of Evil
as Dr. Michael Lomas
(1971)
Journey to Murder
as Rollo Verdew
(1969)
Night Gallery
as Jeremy Evans
(1969)
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
as Santoro
(1969)
Hello Down There
as Nate Ashbury
(1969)
Midas Run
as Wister
(1968)
Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius
(1968)
5 Card Stud
as Nick Evers
(1967)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Bullwhip Griffin
(1967)
It!
as Arthur Pimm
(1967)
The Cool Ones
as Tony Krum
(1967)
Cricket on the Hearth
as Cricket Crocket (voice)
(1967)
Saint Joan
as Charles, The Dauphin
(1966)
Lord Love a Duck
as Alan Musgrave
(1966)
The Defector
as Agent Adams
(1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Matthew
(1965)
That Darn Cat!
as Gregory Benson
(1965)
The Loved One
as D.J. Jr.
(1965)
Inside Daisy Clover
as Walter Baines
(1965)
The Third Day
as Oliver Parsons
(1964)
Shock Treatment
as Martin Ashley
(1963)
Cleopatra
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
(1963)
The Power and the Glory
as Mestizo
(1962)
The Longest Day
as Pvt. Morris
(1960)
Midnight Lace
as Malcolm
(1960)
The Subterraneans
as Yuri Gilgoric
(1960)
The Tempest
as Ariel
(1958)
The Big Country
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
(1958)
Heart of Darkness
as Charles Marlow
(1952)
The Steel Fist
as Eric Kardin
(1951)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
(1950)
Killer Shark
as Ted White
(1950)
Big Timber
as Jimmy
(1950)
Everybody's Dancin'
as Roddy McDowall
(1949)
Black Midnight
as Scott Jordan
(1949)
Tuna Clipper
as Alec MacLennan
(1948)
Macbeth
as Malcolm
(1948)
Kidnapped
as David Balfour
(1948)
Rocky
as Chris Hammond
(1946)
Holiday in Mexico
as Stanley Owen
(1945)
Molly and Me
as Jimmy Graham
(1945)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin
(1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as John Ashwood II as a Boy
(1944)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
(1943)
Lassie Come Home
as Joe Carraclough
(1943)
My Friend Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Benjamin - as a Boy
(1942)
On the Sunny Side
as Hugh Aylesworth
(1942)
The Pied Piper
as Ronnie Cavanaugh
(1941)
How Green Was My Valley
as Huw Morgan
(1941)
Man Hunt
as Vaner
(1941)
Confirm or Deny
as Albert Perkins
(1941)
This England
as Hugo
(1941)
You Will Remember
as Young Bob Slater
(1940)
His Brother’s Keeper
as Boy
(1940)
Saloon Bar
as Boy
(1940)
Just William
as Ginger
(1939)
Poison Pen
as Choirboy
(1939)
The Outsider
as Cured Child
(1938)
Hey! Hey! USA
as Boy
(1938)
I See Ice
as Boy on train
(1938)
Murder in the Family
as Peter Osborne
(1938)
Convict 99
as Jimmy
Crew
(1987)
Overboard
Executive Producer
(1970)
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Director
(1950)
Big Timber
Associate Producer
(1950)
Killer Shark
Associate Producer
(1949)
Black Midnight
Associate Producer