Roddy McDowall
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 17, 1928 (98 years old)
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
| 2024 | Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science FictionSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost TapesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | The Return of Captain SinbadNarrator | |
| 2000 | Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmSelf | |
| 2000 | Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster MoviesSelf | |
| 1999 | Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel | |
| 1999 | Keepers of the FrameHimself | |
| 1999 | Intimate Portrait: Lauren BacallSelf | |
| 1998 | Behind the Planet of the ApesSelf - Host | |
| 1998 | Loss of FaithHenry Stokes | |
| 1998 | A Bug's LifeMr. Soil (voice) | |
| 1998 | Something to Believe InGambler | |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsNarrator (voice) | |
| 1998 | Louise Brooks: Looking for LuluHimself - Actor / Friend | |
| 1998 | Beyond TitanicSelf | |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | |
| 1997 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & BalooKing Murphy | |
| 1997 | Obsessed with VertigoNarrator (Voice) | |
| 1997 | Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest LadySelf | |
| 1997 | Walter Matthau: Diamond in the RoughSelf | |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf | |
| 1997 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroSelf | |
| 1997 | Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainSelf | |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsSelf | |
| 1997 | Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the JungleSnowball (voice) | |
| 1997 | The New Batman AdventuresMad Hatter (voice) | |
| 1997 | The New Batman AdventuresThe Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice) | |
| 1996 | It's My PartyDamian Knowles | |
| 1996 | Star HunterRiecher | |
| 1996 | The Grass HarpAmos Legrand | |
| 1996 | Unlikely AngelSaint Peter | |
| 1996 | Dead Man's IslandTrevor Dunnaway | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated SeriesMad Hatter (voice) | |
| 1996 | Remember WENNGiles Aldwych | |
| 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerSelf | |
| 1995 | The Alien WithinDr. Henry Lazarus | |
| 1995 | Last Summer in the HamptonsThomas | |
| 1995 | Pinky and the BrainSnowball (voice) | |
| 1994 | Mirror Mirror 2: Raven DanceDr. Lasky | |
| 1994 | The Story of LassieSelf | |
| 1994 | Angel 4: UndercoverGeoffrey Kagen | |
| 1994 | HeadsFibris Drake | |
| 1994 | Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American ClassicNarrator (voice) | |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart IsJeremy Sennet | |
| 1994 | Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could KillSelf | |
| 1994 | GargoylesProteus (voice) | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawMaurice Gillette | |
| 1994 | DuckmanAkers (voice) | |
| 1993 | The Evil Inside MePauly | |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronMadkat (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelf | |
| 1992 | The Sands of TimeAlan Tucker | |
| 1992 | The Naked TargetErnest Peabody | |
| 1992 | Double TroublePhillip Chamberlin | |
| 1992 | MGM: When the Lion Roars | |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated SeriesMad Hatter (voice) | |
| 1991 | Deadly GameDr. Aaron | |
| 1991 | Earth AngelMr. Tatum | |
| 1991 | Crazy About the Movies: Dennis HopperSelf | |
| 1991 | Going UnderSecretary Neighbor | |
| 1991 | Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments ChristmasNarrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War IISelf | |
| 1991 | The Pirates of Dark WaterNiddler (voice) | |
| 1991 | An Inconvenient WomanCyril Rathbone | |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | |
| 1990 | ShakmaSorenson | |
| 1990 | The Color of EveningHenry Seaton | |
| 1990 | Dream OnBob Jeffers | |
| 1989 | Cutting ClassMr. Dante | |
| 1989 | CarmillaInspector Amos | |
| 1989 | The Big PictureJudge | |
| 1989 | Harold Lloyd: The Third GeniusSelf | |
| 1989 | Hollywood on HorsesSelf | |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice) | |
| 1989 | When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenSelf | |
| 1989 | The New Lassie | |
| 1989 | Nightmare ClassicsInspector Amos | |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 DaysMcBaines | |
| 1989 | Quantum LeapEdward St. John V | |
| 1988 | Fright Night Part 2Peter Vincent | |
| 1988 | Remo Williams: The ProphecyChiun | |
| 1988 | Doin' Time on Planet EarthMinister | |
| 1987 | OverboardAndrew | |
| 1987 | Dead of WinterMr. Murray | |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf | |
| 1987 | BiographySelf | |
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock LordsNuggit (voice) | |
| 1986 | MatlockChristopher Hoyt | |
| 1986 | Bridges to Cross | |
| 1986 | The Wizard | |
| 1986 | MatlockDon Mosher | |
| 1985 | Fright NightPeter Vincent | |
| 1985 | Alice in WonderlandMarch Hare | |
| 1985 | Hollywood WivesJason Swandle | |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy WeekBob Cratchit | |
| 1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodPrince John | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteDr. Alger Kenyon, PHD | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteGordon Fairchild | |
| 1983 | This Girl for HireManfred Hayes | |
| 1983 | RapunzelNarrator | |
| 1983 | The Wind in the WillowsRatty (voice) | |
| 1982 | Evil Under the SunRex Brewster | |
| 1982 | Class of 1984Terry Corrigan | |
| 1982 | The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Self / Rex Brewster | |
| 1982 | Twilight TheatreSelf - Host | |
| 1982 | Mae WestRene Valentine | |
| 1982 | Hollywood’s ChildrenSelf (Narrator) | |
| 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey"Bon Chance" Louie | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreNarrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | HotelAnthony Spears | |
| 1981 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenGillespie | |
| 1981 | The Million Dollar FaceDerek Kenyon | |
| 1981 | Here's Boomer | |
| 1980 | The Return of the KingSamwise Gamgee (voice) | |
| 1980 | The Forgotten City of the Planet of the ApesGalen | |
| 1980 | Farewell to the Planet of the ApesGalen | |
| 1980 | Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the ApesGalen | |
| 1980 | Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the ApesGalen | |
| 1980 | Back to the Planet of the ApesGalen | |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva RykerMacFarland | |
| 1980 | The Martian ChroniclesFather Stone | |
| 1980 | The Martian ChroniclesFather Stone | |
| 1979 | Scavenger HuntJenkins | |
| 1979 | Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry MarshallChuck the Robot (voice) | |
| 1979 | The Black HoleV.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1979 | Hart to HartDr. Peterson | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave GirlsGovernor Saroyan | |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyGovernor Saroyan | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$Theodore | |
| 1979 | SupertrainBenjamin Warren Talcott | |
| 1978 | Circle of IronWhite Robe | |
| 1978 | LaserblastDoctor Mellon | |
| 1978 | The Cat from Outer SpaceMr. Stallwood | |
| 1978 | Rabbit TestGypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine | |
| 1978 | The Thief of BaghdadHasan | |
| 1978 | The ImmigrantsMark Levy | |
| 1978 | Flying High | |
| 1978 | Fantasy IslandMephistopheles | |
| 1978 | The ImmigrantsMark Levy | |
| 1977 | Flood!Mr. Franklin | |
| 1977 | Sixth and MainSkateboard | |
| 1977 | The Fantastic JourneyDr. Jonathan Willoway | |
| 1977 | The Rhinemann ExchangeBobby Ballard | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatFred Beery | |
| 1977 | The Fantastic JourneyDr. Jonathan Willaway | |
| 1976 | Mowgli's BrothersMowgli (voice) | |
| 1976 | EmbryoFrank Riley | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) | |
| 1976 | It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Funny LadyBobby Moore | |
| 1975 | The White SealNarrator/ White Seal | |
| 1975 | Mean Johnny BarrowsTony Da Vince | |
| 1975 | Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate PortraitSelf | |
| 1975 | Wonder WomanHenry Roberts | |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | |
| 1974 | Dirty Mary Crazy LarryGeorge Stanton (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | The ElevatorMarvin Ellis | |
| 1974 | Planet of the ApesGalen | |
| 1974 | Harry O | |
| 1974 | Police WomanMoulton | |
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the ApesCaesar | |
| 1973 | The Legend of Hell HouseBenjamin Franklin Fischer | |
| 1973 | ArnoldRobert | |
| 1973 | Miracle on 34th StreetDr. Sawyer | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1973 | Barnaby JonesStanley Lambert | |
| 1973 | The Snoop SistersLionel Standish | |
| 1972 | The Poseidon AdventureAcres | |
| 1972 | Conquest of the Planet of the ApesCaesar | |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanFrank Gass | |
| 1972 | CorkyHarassed Salesman | |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | Delphi BureauHarold | |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the ApesCornelius | |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and BroomsticksMr. Jelk | |
| 1971 | Pretty Maids All in a RowMr. Proffer | |
| 1971 | A Taste of EvilDr. Michael Lomas | |
| 1971 | What's a Nice Girl Like You...?Albert Soames | |
| 1971 | Terror in the SkyDr. Ralph Baird | |
| 1971 | Journey to MurderRollo Verdew | |
| 1971 | ColumboRoger Stanford | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1970 | McCloudPhil Sandler | |
| 1969 | Hello Down ThereNate Ashbury | |
| 1969 | Angel, Angel, Down We GoSantoro | |
| 1969 | Night GalleryJeremy Evans | |
| 1969 | Midas RunWister | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleHoward | |
| 1968 | Planet of the ApesCornelius | |
| 1968 | 5 Card StudNick Evers | |
| 1968 | The Legend of Robin HoodPrince John | |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GamePhilip Saxon | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameEarly McCorley | |
| 1967 | The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinBullwhip Griffin | |
| 1967 | It!Arthur Pimm | |
| 1967 | Cricket on the HearthCricket Crocket (voice) | |
| 1967 | The Cool OnesTony Krum | |
| 1967 | Saint JoanCharles, The Dauphin | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters | |
| 1967 | The InvadersLloyd Lindstrom | |
| 1966 | The DefectorAgent Adams | |
| 1966 | Inside Daisy CloverWalter Baines | |
| 1966 | Lord Love a DuckAlan Musgrave | |
| 1966 | BatmanThe Bookworm | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleLeo Ostro | |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever ToldMatthew | |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat!Gregory Benson | |
| 1965 | The Loved OneD.J. Jr. | |
| 1965 | The Third DayOliver Parsons | |
| 1965 | Run for Your LifeGyula Bognar | |
| 1964 | Shock TreatmentMartin Ashley | |
| 1963 | CleopatraOctavian - Caesar Augustus | |
| 1963 | The Power and the GloryMestizo | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreRobert 'Professor' Benson | |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreArthur Biddle | |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye ShowSelf | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreHarry Carlin | |
| 1962 | The Longest DayPvt. Morris | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourGeorge | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourGerald Musgrove | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1960 | Midnight LaceMalcolm | |
| 1960 | The TempestAriel | |
| 1960 | The SubterraneansYuri Gilgoric | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneSam Conrad | |
| 1958 | The Big CountryHannassey Watchman (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Heart of DarknessCharles Marlow | |
| 1958 | Naked CityDonnie Benton | |
| 1957 | Suspicion | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterLeprechaun | |
| 1952 | The Steel FistEric Kardin | |
| 1951 | Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and InspirationPvt. Huntington (The Professor) | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameAriel | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameThe Dauphin | |
| 1950 | Killer SharkTed White | |
| 1950 | Everybody's Dancin'Roddy McDowall | |
| 1950 | Big TimberJimmy | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatrePete | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsGerald Forbes | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreBellamy Partridge | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsPip | |
| 1949 | Tuna ClipperAlec MacLennan | |
| 1949 | Black MidnightScott Jordan | |
| 1948 | KidnappedDavid Balfour | |
| 1948 | RockyChris Hammond | |
| 1948 | MacbethMalcolm | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television TheatreMr. Elton | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1946 | Holiday in MexicoStanley Owen | |
| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of FlickaKen McLaughlin | |
| 1945 | Molly and MeJimmy Graham | |
| 1944 | The Keys of the KingdomFrancis Chisholm, as a boy | |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of DoverJohn Ashwood II as a Boy | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf | |
| 1943 | Lassie Come HomeJoe Carraclough | |
| 1943 | My Friend FlickaKen McLaughlin | |
| 1942 | The Pied PiperRonnie Cavanaugh | |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeBenjamin - as a Boy | |
| 1942 | On the Sunny SideHugh Aylesworth | |
| 1941 | Man HuntVaner | |
| 1941 | How Green Was My ValleyHuw Morgan | |
| 1941 | Confirm or DenyAlbert Perkins | |
| 1941 | This EnglandHugo | |
| 1941 | You Will RememberYoung Bob Slater | |
| 1940 | Just WilliamGinger | |
| 1940 | Saloon BarBoy | |
| 1940 | His Brother’s KeeperBoy | |
| 1939 | Poison PenChoirboy | |
| 1939 | The OutsiderCured Child | |
| 1938 | Murder in the FamilyPeter Osborne | |
| 1938 | Convict 99Jimmy | |
| 1938 | I See IceBoy on train | |
| 1938 | Hey! Hey! USABoy |
| 1987 | OverboardExecutive Producer | |
| 1950 | Big TimberAssociate Producer | |
| 1950 | Killer SharkAssociate Producer | |
| 1949 | Black MidnightAssociate Producer |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Tam LinDirector |