Roddy McDowall
Acting
Born: September 17, 1928 · London, England, UK
Died: October 3, 1998 (aged 70)
Highest Rated
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
A Bug's Life
1998
Planet of the Apes
1968
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Fright Night
1985
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
The Twilight Zone
1959
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
The Longest Day
1962
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Overboard
1987
Photos (7)
Movies (148)
A Bug's Life
Mr. Soil (voice)
Planet of the Apes
Cornelius
The Longest Day
Pvt. Morris
Cleopatra
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Overboard
Andrew
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Cornelius
The Poseidon Adventure
Acres
Fright Night
Peter Vincent
Evil Under the Sun
Rex Brewster
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Mr. Jelk
The Black Hole
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
The Defector
Agent Adams
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Matthew
Fright Night Part 2
Peter Vincent
The Legend of Hell House
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
The Big Country
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Class of 1984
Terry Corrigan
Lassie Come Home
Joe Carraclough
Cutting Class
Mr. Dante
How Green Was My Valley
Huw Morgan
That Darn Cat!
Gregory Benson
The Keys of the Kingdom
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Bullwhip Griffin
The Cat from Outer Space
Mr. Stallwood
The Return of the King
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Macbeth
Malcolm
The Grass Harp
Amos Legrand
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
George Stanton (uncredited)
The Big Picture
Judge
The Loved One
D.J. Jr.
Unlikely Angel
Saint Peter
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Gillespie
Double Trouble
Phillip Chamberlin
Night Gallery
Jeremy Evans
Funny Lady
Bobby Moore
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Frank Gass
Man Hunt
Vaner
Scavenger Hunt
Jenkins
5 Card Stud
Nick Evers
Midnight Lace
Malcolm
Shakma
Sorenson
Inside Daisy Clover
Walter Baines
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Mr. Proffer
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Benjamin - as a Boy
Dead of Winter
Mr. Murray
Circle of Iron
White Robe
It!
Arthur Pimm
It's My Party
Damian Knowles
The Thief of Baghdad
Hasan
Laserblast
Doctor Mellon
Hello Down There
Nate Ashbury
The Memory of Eva Ryker
MacFarland
Flood!
Mr. Franklin
This England
Hugo
Poison Pen
Choirboy
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Tempest
Ariel
Deadly Game
Dr. Aaron
The Fantastic Journey
Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Going Under
Secretary Neighbor
Rapunzel
Narrator
The White Cliffs of Dover
John Ashwood II as a Boy
My Friend Flicka
Ken McLaughlin
The Wind in the Willows
Ratty (voice)
Something to Believe In
Gambler
Embryo
Frank Riley
This Girl for Hire
Manfred Hayes
Angel 4: Undercover
Geoffrey Kagen
Miracle on 34th Street
Dr. Sawyer
Mae West
Rene Valentine
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
King Murphy
Hart to Hart
Dr. Peterson
Carmilla
Inspector Amos
The Subterraneans
Yuri Gilgoric
Rocky
Chris Hammond
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Minister
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Jeremy Sennet
Rabbit Test
Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Dead Man's Island
Trevor Dunnaway
Earth Angel
Mr. Tatum
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
Albert Soames
Star Hunter
Riecher
Obsessed with Vertigo
Narrator (Voice)
A Taste of Evil
Dr. Michael Lomas
Lord Love a Duck
Alan Musgrave
The Power and the Glory
Mestizo
The Alien Within
Dr. Henry Lazarus
The Million Dollar Face
Derek Kenyon
Heads
Fibris Drake
Midas Run
Wister
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Galen
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Nuggit (voice)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Prince John
Cricket on the Hearth
Cricket Crocket (voice)
Tuna Clipper
Alec MacLennan
The Cool Ones
Tony Krum
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Galen
Kidnapped
David Balfour
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Thomas
Saloon Bar
Boy
The White Seal
Narrator/ White Seal
The Color of Evening
Henry Seaton
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Ken McLaughlin
Terror in the Sky
Dr. Ralph Baird
The Third Day
Oliver Parsons
Convict 99
Jimmy
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
Dr. Lasky
The Pied Piper
Ronnie Cavanaugh
Shock Treatment
Martin Ashley
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Narrator (voice)
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
I See Ice
Boy on train
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
Governor Saroyan
Heart of Darkness
Charles Marlow
The Legend of Robin Hood
Prince John
Confirm or Deny
Albert Perkins
On the Sunny Side
Hugh Aylesworth
Mean Johnny Barrows
Tony Da Vince
Corky
Harassed Salesman
The Elevator
Marvin Ellis
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Galen
Arnold
Robert
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Galen
The Sands of Time
Alan Tucker
The Outsider
Cured Child
Killer Shark
Ted White
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Galen
Mowgli's Brothers
Mowgli (voice)
The Evil Inside Me
Pauly
Saint Joan
Charles, The Dauphin
Holiday in Mexico
Stanley Owen
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Santoro
Big Timber
Jimmy
The Naked Target
Ernest Peabody
Everybody's Dancin'
Roddy McDowall
Black Midnight
Scott Jordan
Hey! Hey! USA
Boy
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Sixth and Main
Skateboard
The Steel Fist
Eric Kardin
Molly and Me
Jimmy Graham
Journey to Murder
Rollo Verdew
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Narrator (voice)
You Will Remember
Young Bob Slater
The Return of Captain Sinbad
Narrator
TV Shows (83)
Columbo
Roger Stanford · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Fred Beery · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Gordon Fairchild · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
George · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Gerald Musgrove · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Edward St. John V · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Mad Hatter (voice) · 4 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Gerald Forbes · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Pip · 2 eps
The Twilight Zone
Sam Conrad · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
Mephistopheles · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
Richard Simmons · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Howard · 1 eps
Batman
The Bookworm · 2 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Mad Hatter (voice) · 1 eps
Matlock
Christopher Hoyt · 1 eps
Matlock
Don Mosher · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Leo Ostro · 1 eps
Hotel
Anthony Spears · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
4 eps
The Name of the Game
Philip Saxon · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Early McCorley · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Stanley Lambert · 1 eps
Gargoyles
Proteus (voice) · 2 eps
Darkwing Duck
Sir Quackmire Mallard (voice) · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Gyula Bognar · 1 eps
Police Woman
Moulton · 1 eps
Naked City
Donnie Benton · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Pinky and the Brain
Snowball (voice) · 7 eps
Duckman
Akers (voice) · 1 eps
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Governor Saroyan · 2 eps
The Invaders
Lloyd Lindstrom · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
Mr. Elton · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
1 eps
The New Batman Adventures
Mad Hatter (voice) · 2 eps
McCloud
Phil Sandler · 1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
Godzilla: The Series
1 eps
Dream On
Bob Jeffers · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Robert 'Professor' Benson · 1 eps
Harry O
1 eps
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Tick
The Breadmaster (voice) · 1 eps
Wonder Woman
Henry Roberts · 1 eps
Wonder Woman
Professor Arthur Chapman · 1 eps
Ellery Queen
1 eps
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Madkat (voice) · 1 eps
Felony Squad
2 eps
The Fantastic Journey
Dr. Jonathan Willaway · 8 eps
Suspicion
2 eps
Arrest and Trial
1 eps
Burke's Law
Maurice Gillette · 1 eps
Remember WENN
Giles Aldwych · 1 eps
Flying High
1 eps
The Pirates of Dark Water
Niddler (voice) · 3 eps
George Burns Comedy Week
Bob Cratchit · 1 eps
Planet of the Apes
Galen · 14 eps
Journey to the Unknown
Rollo Verdew · 1 eps
Tales of the Gold Monkey
"Bon Chance" Louie · 22 eps
Alice in Wonderland
March Hare · 2 eps
Here's Boomer
1 eps
The Wizard
1 eps
Supertrain
Benjamin Warren Talcott · 1 eps
Hollywood Wives
Jason Swandle · 3 eps
The Martian Chronicles
Father Stone · 3 eps
Around the World in 80 Days
McBaines · 3 eps
General Electric Theater
Leprechaun · 1 eps
The Snoop Sisters
Lionel Standish · 1 eps
The New Lassie
3 eps
An Inconvenient Woman
Cyril Rathbone · 2 eps
Delphi Bureau
Harold · 1 eps
MGM: When the Lion Roars
3 eps
The Rhinemann Exchange
Bobby Ballard · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ariel · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Dauphin · 1 eps
The Immigrants
Mark Levy · 2 eps
Nightmare Classics
Inspector Amos · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (38)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 2 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 3 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters · 2 eps
Biography
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self - Host
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Titanic
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Self
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Self / Rex Brewster
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Twilight Theatre
Self - Host
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self
Hollywood’s Children
Self (Narrator)
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self
The Story of Lassie
Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Self
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Self
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Self
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Himself - Actor / Friend
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Self
