Roddy McDowall
Actor · Director · ProducerRoderick 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR192
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
Self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2001
Narrator
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
Self (archive footage)
- Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000
Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
- Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame
1999
Himself
- Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1999
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Self - Host
- Loss of Faith
Loss of Faith
1998
Henry Stokes
A Bug's Life
1998
Mr. Soil (voice)
Something to Believe In
1998
Gambler
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
Narrator (voice)
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
Himself - Actor / Friend
Beyond Titanic
1998
Self
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997
King Murphy
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
Narrator (Voice)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
Self
- Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
1997
Snowball (voice)
It's My Party
1996
Damian Knowles
Star Hunter
1996
Riecher
The Grass Harp
1996
Amos Legrand
Unlikely Angel
1996
Saint Peter
Dead Man's Island
1996
Trevor Dunnaway
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
Self
The Alien Within
1995
Dr. Henry Lazarus
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
Thomas
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
Dr. Lasky
The Story of Lassie
1994
Self
Angel 4: Undercover
1994
Geoffrey Kagen
Heads
1994
Fibris Drake
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1994
Narrator (voice)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
Jeremy Sennet
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994
Self
The Evil Inside Me
1993
Pauly
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Self
The Sands of Time
1992
Alan Tucker
The Naked Target
1992
Ernest Peabody
Double Trouble
1992
Phillip Chamberlin
Deadly Game
1991
Dr. Aaron
Earth Angel
1991
Mr. Tatum
- Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
Self
Going Under
1991
Secretary Neighbor
- Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
1991
Narrator (voice)
- Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
Self
Shakma
1990
Sorenson
The Color of Evening
1990
Henry Seaton
Cutting Class
1989
Mr. Dante
Carmilla
1989
Inspector Amos
The Big Picture
1989
Judge
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989
Self
- Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses
1989
Self
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
Self (voice)
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
Self
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Peter Vincent
- Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988
Chiun
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
Minister
Overboard
1987
Andrew
Dead of Winter
1987
Mr. Murray
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Self
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
Nuggit (voice)
Fright Night
1985
Peter Vincent
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
Prince John
This Girl for Hire
1983
Manfred Hayes
Rapunzel
1983
Narrator
The Wind in the Willows
1983
Ratty (voice)
Evil Under the Sun
1982
Rex Brewster
Class of 1984
1982
Terry Corrigan
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
Self / Rex Brewster
Twilight Theatre
1982
Self - Host
Mae West
1982
Rene Valentine
Hollywood’s Children
1982
Self (Narrator)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
Gillespie
The Million Dollar Face
1981
Derek Kenyon
The Return of the King
1980
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
Galen
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Galen
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
Galen
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980
Galen
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Galen
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
MacFarland
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Jenkins
- Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
Chuck the Robot (voice)
The Black Hole
1979
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Hart to Hart
1979
Dr. Peterson
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
Governor Saroyan
Circle of Iron
1978
White Robe
Laserblast
1978
Doctor Mellon
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
Mr. Stallwood
Rabbit Test
1978
Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
Hasan
The Immigrants
1978
Mark Levy
Flood!
1977
Mr. Franklin
Sixth and Main
1977
Skateboard
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Mowgli's Brothers
1976
Mowgli (voice)
Embryo
1976
Frank Riley
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
Funny Lady
1975
Bobby Moore
The White Seal
1975
Narrator/ White Seal
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
Tony Da Vince
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975
Self
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
George Stanton (uncredited)
The Elevator
1974
Marvin Ellis
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Caesar
The Legend of Hell House
1973
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Arnold
1973
Robert
Miracle on 34th Street
1973
Dr. Sawyer
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Acres
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Caesar
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Frank Gass
Corky
1972
Harassed Salesman
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Cornelius
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Mr. Jelk
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
Mr. Proffer
A Taste of Evil
1971
Dr. Michael Lomas
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
Albert Soames
Terror in the Sky
1971
Dr. Ralph Baird
Journey to Murder
1971
Rollo Verdew
Hello Down There
1969
Nate Ashbury
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
Santoro
Night Gallery
1969
Jeremy Evans
Midas Run
1969
Wister
Planet of the Apes
1968
Cornelius
5 Card Stud
1968
Nick Evers
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
Prince John
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
Bullwhip Griffin
It!
1967
Arthur Pimm
Cricket on the Hearth
1967
Cricket Crocket (voice)
The Cool Ones
1967
Tony Krum
Saint Joan
1967
Charles, The Dauphin
The Defector
1966
Agent Adams
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
Walter Baines
Lord Love a Duck
1966
Alan Musgrave
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Matthew
That Darn Cat!
1965
Gregory Benson
The Loved One
1965
D.J. Jr.
The Third Day
1965
Oliver Parsons
Shock Treatment
1964
Martin Ashley
Cleopatra
1963
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Power and the Glory
1963
Mestizo
The Longest Day
1962
Pvt. Morris
Midnight Lace
1960
Malcolm
The Tempest
1960
Ariel
The Subterraneans
1960
Yuri Gilgoric
The Big Country
1958
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Heart of Darkness
1958
Charles Marlow
The Steel Fist
1952
Eric Kardin
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Killer Shark
1950
Ted White
Everybody's Dancin'
1950
Roddy McDowall
Big Timber
1950
Jimmy
Tuna Clipper
1949
Alec MacLennan
Black Midnight
1949
Scott Jordan
Kidnapped
1948
David Balfour
Rocky
1948
Chris Hammond
Macbeth
1948
Malcolm
Holiday in Mexico
1946
Stanley Owen
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
Ken McLaughlin
Molly and Me
1945
Jimmy Graham
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
John Ashwood II as a Boy
Lassie Come Home
1943
Joe Carraclough
My Friend Flicka
1943
Ken McLaughlin
The Pied Piper
1942
Ronnie Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
Benjamin - as a Boy
On the Sunny Side
1942
Hugh Aylesworth
Man Hunt
1941
Vaner
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Huw Morgan
Confirm or Deny
1941
Albert Perkins
This England
1941
Hugo
You Will Remember
1941
Young Bob Slater
- Just William
Just William
1940
Ginger
Saloon Bar
1940
Boy
- His Brother’s Keeper
His Brother’s Keeper
1940
Boy
Poison Pen
1939
Choirboy
The Outsider
1939
Cured Child
- Murder in the Family
Murder in the Family
1938
Peter Osborne
Convict 99
1938
Jimmy
I See Ice
1938
Boy on train
Hey! Hey! USA
1938
Boy
