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Roddy McDowall

Acting · Born 1928-09-17 · 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.

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Credits · 266

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman: The Restless

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001 · Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Keepers of the Frame

Keepers of the Frame

1999 · Himself

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

1998 · Mr. Soil (voice)

1998 · Henry Stokes

Godzilla: The Series

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998 · Self - Host

Something to Believe In

1998 · Gambler

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998 · Himself - Actor / Friend

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 · Narrator (voice)

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997 · Narrator (Voice)

The New Batman Adventures

1997 · Mad Hatter (voice)

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997 · King Murphy

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1996 · Saint Peter

1996 · Amos Legrand

Superman: The Animated Series

1996 · Mad Hatter (voice)

1996 · Damian Knowles

Dead Man's Island

1996 · Trevor Dunnaway

1996 · Giles Aldwych

1996 · Riecher

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Pinky and the Brain

1995 · Snowball (voice)

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

The Alien Within

1995 · Dr. Henry Lazarus

1994 · Proteus (voice)

1994 · The Breadmaster (voice)

The Story of Lassie

Angel 4: Undercover

1994 · Geoffrey Kagen

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994 · Dr. Lasky

1994 · Akers (voice)

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994 · Jeremy Sennet

1994 · Fibris Drake

1994 · Maurice Gillette

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

1994 · Narrator (voice)

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

1993 · Madkat (voice)

The Evil Inside Me

The Sands of Time

1992 · Alan Tucker

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Batman: The Animated Series

1992 · Mad Hatter (voice)

MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992 · Phillip Chamberlin

The Naked Target

1992 · Ernest Peabody

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

1991 · Narrator (voice)

1991 · Sir Quackmire Mallard (voice)

The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991 · Secretary Neighbor

1991 · Dr. Aaron

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

An Inconvenient Woman

1991 · Cyril Rathbone

1991 · Mr. Tatum

The Pirates of Dark Water

1991 · Niddler (voice)

1990 · Sorenson

The Color of Evening

1990 · Henry Seaton

1990 · Bob Jeffers

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

The Big Picture

1989 · Inspector Amos

Nightmare Classics

1989 · Inspector Amos

1989 · Mr. Dante

Around the World in 80 Days

1989 · McBaines

1989 · Edward St. John V

Hollywood on Horses

Hollywood on Horses

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988 · Minister

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

Fright Night Part 2

1988 · Peter Vincent

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 · Mr. Murray

Bridges to Cross

Bridges to Cross

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986 · Nuggit (voice)

1986 · Christopher Hoyt

Alice in Wonderland

1985 · March Hare

George Burns Comedy Week

1985 · Bob Cratchit

1985 · Peter Vincent

Hollywood Wives

1985 · Jason Swandle

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984 · Prince John

The Wind in the Willows

1983 · Ratty (voice)

1983 · Narrator

This Girl for Hire

1983 · Manfred Hayes

Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982 · "Bon Chance" Louie

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982 · Narrator (voice)

1982 · Anthony Spears

1982 · Terry Corrigan

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982 · Rene Valentine

Evil Under the Sun

1982 · Rex Brewster

Hollywood’s Children

1982 · Self (Narrator)

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

1982 · Self / Rex Brewster

The Million Dollar Face

1981 · Derek Kenyon

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981 · Gillespie

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

The Return of the King

1980 · Samwise Gamgee (voice)

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980 · MacFarland

The Martian Chronicles

1980 · Father Stone

1979 · Jenkins

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

Trapper John, M.D.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979 · Governor Saroyan

1979 · Dr. Peterson

1979 · Benjamin Warren Talcott

1979 · Theodore

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979 · Chuck the Robot (voice)

1978 · Mark Levy

1978 · White Robe

The Cat from Outer Space

1978 · Mr. Stallwood

1978 · Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

1978 · Doctor Mellon

1978 · Mephistopheles

The Thief of Baghdad

1977 · Fred Beery

1977 · Skateboard

1977 · Mr. Franklin

The Rhinemann Exchange

1977 · Bobby Ballard

The Fantastic Journey

1977 · Dr. Jonathan Willoway

The Fantastic Journey

1977 · Dr. Jonathan Willaway

1976 · Frank Riley

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

1976 · Self (archive footage)

Mowgli's Brothers

1976 · Mowgli (voice)

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975 · Tony Da Vince

1975 · Henry Roberts

1975 · Narrator/ White Seal

1975 · Bobby Moore

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Planet of the Apes

1974 · Moulton

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974 · George Stanton (uncredited)

1974 · Marvin Ellis

The Snoop Sisters

1973 · Lionel Standish

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 · Dr. Sawyer

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

The Legend of Hell House

1973 · Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Stanley Lambert

The Poseidon Adventure

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 · Frank Gass

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

1972 · Harassed Salesman

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

1971 · Albert Soames

A Taste of Evil

1971 · Dr. Michael Lomas

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 · Mr. Jelk

Terror in the Sky

1971 · Dr. Ralph Baird

1971 · Roger Stanford

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 · Cornelius

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971 · Mr. Proffer

Great Performances

Journey to Murder

1971 · Rollo Verdew

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970 · Director

1970 · Phil Sandler

1969 · Jeremy Evans

Love, American Style

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969 · Santoro

Hello Down There

1969 · Nate Ashbury

Journey to the Unknown

1968 · Rollo Verdew

The Name of the Game

1968 · Philip Saxon

1968 · Nick Evers

Planet of the Apes

1968 · Cornelius

Cricket on the Hearth

1967 · Cricket Crocket (voice)

1967 · Charles, The Dauphin

The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · Self - Guest

1967 · Arthur Pimm

1967 · Tony Krum

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967 · Bullwhip Griffin

1967 · Lloyd Lindstrom

1966 · Agent Adams

Mission: Impossible

1966 · Leo Ostro

Lord Love a Duck

1966 · Alan Musgrave

Inside Daisy Clover

1966 · Walter Baines

1966 · The Bookworm

1965 · Gregory Benson

1965 · D.J. Jr.

Run for Your Life

1965 · Gyula Bognar

1965 · Oliver Parsons

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 · Matthew

Shock Treatment

1964 · Martin Ashley

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Robert 'Professor' Benson

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Arthur Biddle

The Danny Kaye Show

Arrest and Trial

1963 · Octavian - Caesar Augustus

The Power and the Glory

1963 · Mestizo

The Merv Griffin Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Longest Day

1962 · Pvt. Morris

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1960 · Malcolm

The Subterraneans

1960 · Yuri Gilgoric

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Sam Conrad

1958 · Donnie Benton

The Big Country

1958 · Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Matinee Theater

General Electric Theater

1953 · Leprechaun

1952 · Eric Kardin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951 · Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Everybody's Dancin'

1950 · Roddy McDowall

1950 · Ted White

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Gerald Forbes

1949 · Scott Jordan

1949 · Alec MacLennan

1948 · David Balfour

1948 · Malcolm

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Chris Hammond

Kraft Television Theatre

1947 · Mr. Elton

Holiday in Mexico

1946 · Stanley Owen

1945 · Jimmy Graham

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945 · Ken McLaughlin

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 · Francis Chisholm, as a boy

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 · John Ashwood II as a Boy

Golden Globe Awards

Lassie Come Home

1943 · Joe Carraclough

My Friend Flicka

1943 · Ken McLaughlin

1942 · Ronnie Cavanaugh

On the Sunny Side

1942 · Hugh Aylesworth

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 · Benjamin - as a Boy

Confirm or Deny

1941 · Albert Perkins

How Green Was My Valley

1941 · Huw Morgan

You Will Remember

1941 · Young Bob Slater

His Brother’s Keeper

His Brother’s Keeper

1939 · Choirboy

1939 · Cured Child

1938 · Boy on train

Murder in the Family

Murder in the Family

1938 · Peter Osborne

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