Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

17/09/1928

Day of Death

03/10/1998
(70) 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.

Filmography

Cast

2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Scien...

as Self (archive footage)

2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywo...

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Keepers of the Frame

as Himself

1998

A Bug's Life

as Mr. Soil (voice)

1998

Loss of Faith

as Henry Stokes

1998

Beyond Titanic

as Self

1998

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

as Himself - Actor / Friend

1997

Obsessed with Vertigo

as Narrator (Voice)

1996

Unlikely Angel

as Saint Peter

1996

The Grass Harp

as Amos Legrand

1996

It's My Party

as Damian Knowles

1996

Dead Man's Island

as Trevor Dunnaway

1996

Star Hunter

as Riecher

1995

The Alien Within

as Dr. Henry Lazarus

1994

Angel 4: Undercover

as Geoffrey Kagen

1994

Heads

as Fibris Drake

1993

The Evil Inside Me

as Pauly

1992

The Sands of Time

as Alan Tucker

1992

Double Trouble

as Phillip Chamberlin

1992

The Naked Target

as Ernest Peabody

1991

Going Under

as Secretary Neighbor

1991

Deadly Game

as Dr. Aaron

1991

Earth Angel

as Mr. Tatum

1990

Shakma

as Sorenson

1990

The Color of Evening

as Henry Seaton

1989

The Big Picture

as Judge

1989

Carmilla

as Inspector Amos

1989

Cutting Class

as Mr. Dante

1988

Fright Night Part 2

as Peter Vincent

1987

Overboard

as Andrew

1987

Dead of Winter

as Mr. Murray

1985

Fright Night

as Peter Vincent

1983

The Wind in the Willows

as Ratty (voice)

1983

Rapunzel

as Narrator

1983

This Girl for Hire

as Manfred Hayes

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

1981

The Million Dollar Face

as Derek Kenyon

1980

The Return of the King

as Samwise Gamgee (voice)

1980

The Memory of Eva Ryker

as MacFarland

1979

Scavenger Hunt

as Jenkins

1979

The Black Hole

as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

1979

Hart to Hart

as Dr. Peterson

1979

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

as Chuck the Robot (voice)

1978

The Immigrants

as Mark Levy

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

1977

Flood!

as Mr. Franklin

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

The White Seal

as Narrator/ White Seal

1975

Funny Lady

as Bobby Moore

1974

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

as George Stanton (uncredited)

1974

The Elevator

as Marvin Ellis

1973

Miracle on 34th Street

as Dr. Sawyer

1973

Arnold

as Robert

1973

The Legend of Hell House

as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1972

Corky

as Harassed Salesman

1971

A Taste of Evil

as Dr. Michael Lomas

1971

Terror in the Sky

as Dr. Ralph Baird

1971

Pretty Maids All in a Row

as Mr. Proffer

1971

Journey to Murder

as Rollo Verdew

1969

Night Gallery

as Jeremy Evans

1969

Midas Run

as Wister

1969

Hello Down There

as Nate Ashbury

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

It!

as Arthur Pimm

1967

The Cool Ones

as Tony Krum

1967

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

as Bullwhip Griffin

1966

The Defector

as Agent Adams

1966

Lord Love a Duck

as Alan Musgrave

1965

Inside Daisy Clover

as Walter Baines

1965

That Darn Cat!

as Gregory Benson

1965

The Loved One

as D.J. Jr.

1965

The Third Day

as Oliver Parsons

1964

Shock Treatment

as Martin Ashley

1963

Cleopatra

as Octavian - Caesar Augustus

1962

The Longest Day

as Pvt. Morris

1960

Midnight Lace

as Malcolm

1960

The Subterraneans

as Yuri Gilgoric

1960

The Tempest

as Ariel

1958

Heart of Darkness

as Charles Marlow

1958

The Big Country

as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

1952

The Steel Fist

as Eric Kardin

1951

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and In...

as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)

1950

Big Timber

as Jimmy

1950

Everybody's Dancin'

as Roddy McDowall

1950

Killer Shark

as Ted White

1949

Black Midnight

as Scott Jordan

1949

Tuna Clipper

as Alec MacLennan

1948

Kidnapped

as David Balfour

1948

Macbeth

as Malcolm

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

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

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

Crew

1987

Overboard

as Executive Producer

1970

The Ballad of Tam Lin

as Director

1950

Big Timber

as Associate Producer

1950

Killer Shark

as Associate Producer

1949

Black Midnight

as Associate Producer