Roddy McDowall
September 17, 1928 (96 years old) in London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 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 · Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self
- 1999 · Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel as
- 1999 · Keepers of the Frame as Himself
- 1998 · A Bug's Life as Mr. Soil (voice)
- 1998 · Loss of Faith as Henry Stokes
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as
- 1998 · Beyond Titanic as Self
- 1998 · Behind the Planet of the Apes as Self - Host
- 1998 · Something to Believe In as Gambler
- 1998 · Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu as Himself - Actor / Friend
- 1998 · Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain as Self
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Mad Hatter (voice)
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice)
- 1997 · Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece as Narrator (Voice)
- 1997 · The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo as King Murphy
- 1997 · Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self
- 1997 · Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady as Self
- 1997 · Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero as Self
- 1997 · Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years as Self
- 1997 · Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self
- 1996 · Unlikely Angel as Saint Peter
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Mad Hatter (voice)
- 1996 · It's My Party as Damian Knowles
- 1996 · Dead Man's Island as Trevor Dunnaway
- 1996 · Star Hunter as Riecher
- 1995 · Last Summer in the Hamptons as Thomas
- 1995 · The Grass Harp as Amos Legrand
- 1995 · Pinky and the Brain as Snowball (voice)
- 1995 · Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker as Self
- 1995 · The Alien Within as Dr. Henry Lazarus
- 1994 · Gargoyles as
- 1994 · Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill as Self
- 1994 · The Story of Lassie as Self
- 1994 · Angel 4: Undercover as Geoffrey Kagen
- 1994 · Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Dr. Lasky
- 1994 · Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is as Jeremy Sennet
- 1994 · Heads as Fibris Drake
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Maurice Gillette
- 1994 · Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic as Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron as
- 1993 · The Evil Inside Me as Pauly
- 1992 · The Sands of Time as Alan Tucker
- 1992 · The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Mad Hatter (voice)
- 1992 · MGM: When the Lion Roars as
- 1992 · Double Trouble as Phillip Chamberlin
- 1992 · The Naked Target as Ernest Peabody
- 1991 · Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1991 · Going Under as Secretary Neighbor
- 1991 · Deadly Game as Dr. Aaron
- 1991 · Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self
- 1991 · An Inconvenient Woman as Cyril Rathbone
- 1991 · Earth Angel as Mr. Tatum
- 1991 · The Pirates of Dark Water as Niddler (voice)
- 1990 · Shakma as Sorenson
- 1990 · The Color of Evening as Henry Seaton
- 1990 · Dream On as Bob Jeffers
- 1989 · Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self
- 1989 · The Big Picture as Judge
- 1989 · Carmilla as Inspector Amos
- 1989 · Camp Candy as
- 1989 · The New Lassie as
- 1989 · Nightmare Classics as Inspector Amos
- 1989 · Cutting Class as Mr. Dante
- 1989 · Around the World in 80 Days as McBaines
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Edward St. John V
- 1989 · Hollywood on Horses as Self
- 1988 · Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Minister
- 1988 · Remo Williams: The Prophecy as
- 1988 · Fright Night Part 2 as Peter Vincent
- 1987 · Overboard as Andrew
- 1987 · Dead of Winter as Mr. Murray
- 1986 · The Wizard as
- 1986 · Bridges to Cross as
- 1986 · GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords as Nuggit (voice)
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as The March Hare
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as March Hare
- 1985 · Fright Night as Peter Vincent
- 1985 · Hollywood Wives as Jason Swandle
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Gordon Fairchild
- 1984 · The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Prince John
- 1983 · The Wind in the Willows as Ratty (voice)
- 1983 · Rapunzel as Narrator
- 1983 · This Girl For Hire as Manfred Hayes
- 1982 · Tales of the Gold Monkey as "Bon Chance" Louie
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · Class of 1984 as Terry Corrigan
- 1982 · Mae West as Rene Valentine
- 1982 · Evil Under the Sun as Rex Brewster
- 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 · The Million Dollar Face as Derek Kenyon
- 1981 · Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen as Gillespie
- 1980 · Farewell to the Planet of the Apes as Galen
- 1980 · Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes as Galen
- 1980 · Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes as Galen
- 1980 · The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes as Galen
- 1980 · Back to the Planet of the Apes as Galen
- 1980 · The Return of the King as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
- 1980 · The Memory of Eva Ryker as MacFarland
- 1980 · Here's Boomer as
- 1980 · The Martian Chronicles as Father Stone
- 1979 · Scavenger Hunt as Jenkins
- 1979 · The Black Hole as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as Dr. Peterson
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Governor Saroyan
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as Dr. Peterson
- 1979 · Sweepstakes as
- 1979 · Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Chuck the Robot (voice)
- 1978 · The Immigrants as Mark Levy
- 1978 · Flying High as
- 1978 · Circle of Iron as White Robe
- 1978 · The Cat from Outer Space as Mr. Stallwood
- 1978 · Rabbit Test as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
- 1978 · Laserblast as Doctor Mellon
- 1978 · The Thief of Baghdad as Hasan
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Fred Beery
- 1977 · Flood! as Mr. Franklin
- 1977 · The Rhinemann Exchange as Bobby Ballard
- 1977 · The Fantastic Journey as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
- 1977 · Sixth and Main as Skateboard
- 1976 · Embryo as Frank Riley
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1976 · It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · Mowgli's Brothers as Mowgli (voice)
- 1975 · Mean Johnny Barrows as Tony Da Vince
- 1975 · Wonder Woman as Henry Roberts
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1975 · The White Seal as Narrator/ White Seal
- 1975 · Funny Lady as Bobby Moore
- 1975 · Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Planet of the Apes as Galen
- 1974 · Harry O as
- 1974 · Dirty Mary Crazy Larry as George Stanton (uncredited)
- 1974 · The Elevator as Marvin Ellis
- 1973 · The Snoop Sisters as Lionel Standish
- 1973 · Miracle on 34th Street as Dr. Sawyer
- 1973 · Arnold as Robert
- 1973 · Battle for the Planet of the Apes as Caesar
- 1973 · The Legend of Hell House as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Stanley Lambert
- 1972 · The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Frank Gass
- 1972 · The Poseidon Adventure as Acres
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1972 · Conquest of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar
- 1972 · Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · Corky as Harassed Salesman
- 1971 · What's a Nice Girl Like You...? as Albert Soames
- 1971 · A Taste of Evil as Dr. Michael Lomas
- 1971 · Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Mr. Jelk
- 1971 · Terror in the Sky as Dr. Ralph Baird
- 1971 · Columbo as Roger Stanford
- 1971 · Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Cornelius
- 1971 · Pretty Maids All in a Row as Mr. Proffer
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1971 · Journey to Murder as Rollo Verdew
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Jeremy Evans
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · Night Gallery as Jeremy Evans
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Howard
- 1969 · Angel, Angel, Down We Go as Santoro
- 1969 · Midas Run as Wister
- 1969 · Hello Down There as Nate Ashbury
- 1968 · Journey to the Unknown as
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Philip Saxon
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Early McCorley
- 1968 · 5 Card Stud as Nick Evers
- 1968 · Planet of the Apes as Cornelius
- 1967 · Cricket on the Hearth as Cricket Crocket (voice)
- 1967 · Saint Joan as Charles, The Dauphin
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1967 · It! as Arthur Pimm
- 1967 · The Cool Ones as Tony Krum
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1967 · The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as Bullwhip Griffin
- 1967 · The Invaders as Lloyd Lindstrom
- 1966 · The Defector as Agent Adams
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1966 · Lord Love a Duck as Alan Musgrave
- 1966 · Batman as The Bookworm
- 1965 · Inside Daisy Clover as Walter Baines
- 1965 · That Darn Cat! as Gregory Benson
- 1965 · The Loved One as D.J. Jr.
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Gyula Bognar
- 1965 · The Third Day as Oliver Parsons
- 1965 · The Greatest Story Ever Told as Matthew
- 1964 · Shock Treatment as Martin Ashley
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Robert 'Professor' Benson
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Arthur Biddle
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1963 · Arrest and Trial as
- 1963 · Cleopatra as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
- 1963 · The Power and the Glory as Mestizo
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Longest Day as Pvt. Morris
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as George
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Gerald Musgrove
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1960 · Midnight Lace as Malcolm
- 1960 · The Subterraneans as Yuri Gilgoric
- 1960 · The Tempest as Ariel
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Sam Conrad
- 1958 · Heart of Darkness as Charles Marlow
- 1958 · Naked City as Donnie Benton
- 1958 · The Big Country as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
- 1957 · Suspicion as
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Leprechaun
- 1952 · The Steel Fist as Eric Kardin
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ariel
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Dauphin
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Pete
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Bellamy Partridge
- 1950 · Big Timber as Jimmy
- 1950 · Everybody's Dancin' as Roddy McDowall
- 1950 · Killer Shark as Ted White
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Gerald Forbes
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Pip
- 1949 · Black Midnight as Scott Jordan
- 1949 · Tuna Clipper as Alec MacLennan
- 1948 · Kidnapped as David Balfour
- 1948 · Macbeth as Malcolm
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self / Ariel
- 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 Keys of the Kingdom as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
- 1944 · The White Cliffs of Dover as John Ashwood II as a Boy
- 1943 · Lassie Come Home as Joe Carraclough
- 1943 · My Friend Flicka as Ken McLaughlin
- 1942 · The Pied Piper as Ronnie Cavanaugh
- 1942 · On the Sunny Side as Hugh Aylesworth
- 1942 · Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Benjamin - as a Boy
- 1941 · Confirm or Deny as Albert Perkins
- 1941 · How Green Was My Valley as Huw Morgan
- 1941 · This England as Hugo
- 1941 · Man Hunt as Vaner
- 1941 · You Will Remember as Young Bob Slater
- 1940 · Saloon Bar as Boy
- 1940 · Just William as Ginger
- 1940 · His Brother’s Keeper as Boy
- 1939 · Poison Pen as Choirboy
- 1939 · The Outsider as Cured Child
- 1938 · Hey! Hey! USA as Boy
- 1938 · Convict 99 as Jimmy
- 1938 · I See Ice as Boy on train
- 1938 · Murder in the Family as Peter Osborne