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Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

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

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024 • Self (archive footage)

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024 • Self (archive footage)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001 • Self (archive footage)

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001 • Narrator

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000 • Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Full filmography

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024 • Self (archive footage)

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024 • Self (archive footage)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001 • Self (archive footage)

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001 • Narrator

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000 • Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000 • Self

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

2000 • Self

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999

Keepers of the Frame

1999 • Himself

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

1999 • Self

A Bug's Life

1998 • Mr. Soil (voice)

1998 • Henry Stokes

Beyond Titanic

1998 • Self

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998 • Self - Host

Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

1998 • Gambler

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998 • Himself - Actor / Friend

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 • Narrator (voice)

Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle

1997 • Snowball (voice)

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997 • Self

Obsessed with Vertigo

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997 • Narrator (Voice)

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997 • King Murphy

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 • Self

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997 • Self

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997 • Self

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997 • Self

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997 • Self

Unlikely Angel

1996 • Saint Peter

The Grass Harp

1996 • Amos Legrand

It's My Party

1996 • Damian Knowles

Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island

1996 • Trevor Dunnaway

1996 • Riecher

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995 • Thomas

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995 • Self

The Alien Within

The Alien Within

1995 • Dr. Henry Lazarus

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994 • Self

The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie

1994 • Self

Angel 4: Undercover

Angel 4: Undercover

1994 • Geoffrey Kagen

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994 • Dr. Lasky

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994 • Jeremy Sennet

Heads

1994 • Fibris Drake

Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

1994 • Narrator (voice)

The Evil Inside Me

The Evil Inside Me

1993 • Pauly

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

1992 • Alan Tucker

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992 • Self

Double Trouble

1992 • Phillip Chamberlin

The Naked Target

The Naked Target

1992 • Ernest Peabody

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

1991 • Narrator (voice)

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

1991 • Self

Going Under

1991 • Secretary Neighbor

Deadly Game

1991 • Dr. Aaron

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991 • Self

Earth Angel

1991 • Mr. Tatum

Shakma

1990 • Sorenson

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990 • Henry Seaton

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989 • Self

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989 • Self

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989 • Judge

Carmilla

1989 • Inspector Amos

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989 • Self (voice)

Cutting Class

1989 • Mr. Dante

Hollywood on Horses

1989 • Self

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988 • Minister

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

1988 • Chiun

Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

1988 • Peter Vincent

Overboard

1987 • Andrew

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 • Self

Dead of Winter

1987 • Mr. Murray

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986 • Nuggit (voice)

Fright Night

1985 • Peter Vincent

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984 • Prince John

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1983 • Ratty (voice)

Rapunzel

1983 • Narrator

This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

1983 • Manfred Hayes

Class of 1984

1982 • Terry Corrigan

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

Mae West

1982 • Rene Valentine

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982 • Rex Brewster

Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982 • Self (Narrator)

Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

1982 • Self - Host

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982 • Self / Rex Brewster

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981 • Derek Kenyon

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981 • Gillespie

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980 • Galen

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980 • Galen

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980 • Galen

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980 • Galen

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980 • Galen

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980 • Samwise Gamgee (voice)

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980 • MacFarland

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

1980 • Father Stone

Scavenger Hunt

1979 • Jenkins

The Black Hole

1979 • V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

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

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

1979 • Governor Saroyan

Hart to Hart

1979 • Dr. Peterson

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979 • Chuck the Robot (voice)

The Immigrants

1978 • Mark Levy

Circle of Iron

1978 • White Robe

The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

1978 • Mr. Stallwood

Rabbit Test

1978 • Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

Laserblast

1978 • Doctor Mellon

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

1978 • Hasan

Sixth and Main

1977 • Skateboard

Flood!

1977 • Mr. Franklin

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

1977 • Dr. Jonathan Willoway

Embryo

1976 • Frank Riley

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 • (archive footage)

It's Showtime

1976 • Self (archive footage)

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

1976 • Mowgli (voice)

Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975 • Tony Da Vince

The White Seal

1975 • Narrator/ White Seal

Funny Lady

1975 • Bobby Moore

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975 • Self

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974 • George Stanton (uncredited)

The Elevator

1974 • Marvin Ellis

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 • Dr. Sawyer

Arnold

1973 • Robert

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 • Caesar

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

1973 • Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 • Acres

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 • Frank Gass

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972 • Caesar

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 • Self (archive footage)

Corky

1972 • Harassed Salesman

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

1971 • Albert Soames

A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

1971 • Dr. Michael Lomas

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 • Mr. Jelk

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

1971 • Dr. Ralph Baird

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 • Cornelius

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971 • Mr. Proffer

Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

1971 • Rollo Verdew

Night Gallery

1969 • Jeremy Evans

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969 • Santoro

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 • Nate Ashbury

Midas Run

1969 • Wister

5 Card Stud

1968 • Nick Evers

The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood

1968 • Prince John

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968 • Cornelius

Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

1967 • Cricket Crocket (voice)

Saint Joan

1967 • Charles, The Dauphin

It!

1967 • Arthur Pimm

The Cool Ones

1967 • Tony Krum

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967 • Bullwhip Griffin

The Defector

1966 • Agent Adams

Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck

1966 • Alan Musgrave

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

1966 • Walter Baines

That Darn Cat!

1965 • Gregory Benson

The Loved One

1965 • D.J. Jr.

The Third Day

1965 • Oliver Parsons

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 • Matthew

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964 • Martin Ashley

Cleopatra

1963 • Octavian - Caesar Augustus

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1963 • Mestizo

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962 • Pvt. Morris

Midnight Lace

1960 • Malcolm

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960 • Yuri Gilgoric

The Tempest

1960 • Ariel

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1958 • Charles Marlow

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958 • Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

The Steel Fist

1952 • Eric Kardin

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951 • Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)

Big Timber

1950 • Jimmy

Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

1950 • Roddy McDowall

Killer Shark

1950 • Ted White

Black Midnight

1949 • Scott Jordan

Tuna Clipper

1949 • Alec MacLennan

Kidnapped

1948 • David Balfour

Macbeth

1948 • Malcolm

Rocky

1948 • Chris Hammond

Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

1946 • Stanley Owen

Molly and Me

1945 • Jimmy Graham

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945 • Ken McLaughlin

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 • Francis Chisholm, as a boy

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 • John Ashwood II as a Boy

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943 • Joe Carraclough

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943 • Ken McLaughlin

The Pied Piper

1942 • Ronnie Cavanaugh

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1942 • Hugh Aylesworth

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 • Benjamin - as a Boy

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941 • Albert Perkins

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941 • Huw Morgan

This England

1941 • Hugo

Man Hunt

1941 • Vaner

You Will Remember

You Will Remember

1941 • Young Bob Slater

Saloon Bar

1940 • Boy

1940 • Ginger

His Brother’s Keeper

1940 • Boy

Poison Pen

1939 • Choirboy

The Outsider

1939 • Cured Child

Hey! Hey! USA

1938 • Boy

Convict 99

1938 • Jimmy

I See Ice

1938 • Boy on train

Murder in the Family

1938 • Peter Osborne

Roddy McDowall – Biography, Known For & Filmography