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Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

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.

Born

Sep 17, 1928

London, England, UK

Died

Oct 03, 1998

Known For

Acting

Movies

192 acting

5 crew

Popularity

2.6

movie

Known For

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998

as Mr. Soil (voice)
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968

as Cornelius
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

as Pvt. Morris
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

as Acres
Overboard

Overboard

1987

as Andrew
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

as Cornelius
Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982

as Rex Brewster
Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

as Caesar
Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

1988

as Peter Vincent
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
1998 • as Mr. Soil (voice)
★ 7.0
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
1968 • as Cornelius
★ 7.7
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963 • as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
★ 7.1
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
1962 • as Pvt. Morris
★ 7.6
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 • as Acres
★ 7.2
Overboard
Overboard
1987 • as Andrew
★ 6.8
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 • as Cornelius
★ 6.4
Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun
1982 • as Rex Brewster
★ 6.9
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 • as Caesar
★ 5.7
Fright Night Part 2
Fright Night Part 2
1988 • as Peter Vincent
★ 6.4
Fright Night
Fright Night
1985 • as Peter Vincent
★ 7.0
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 • as Caesar
★ 6.2
The Black Hole
The Black Hole
1979 • as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 • as Mr. Jelk
★ 7.0
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958 • as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 • as Terry Corrigan
★ 6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 • as Matthew
★ 6.4
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
1941 • as Huw Morgan
★ 7.3
Cutting Class
Cutting Class
1989 • as Mr. Dante
★ 5.1
The Defector
The Defector
1966 • as Agent Adams
★ 5.8
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
1989 • as Judge
★ 5.9
5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud
1968 • as Nick Evers
★ 6.3
The Return of the King
The Return of the King
1980 • as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
★ 6.4
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972 • as Frank Gass
★ 6.5
That Darn Cat!
That Darn Cat!
1965 • as Gregory Benson
★ 6.6
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974 • as George Stanton (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 • as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
★ 7.1
Funny Lady
Funny Lady
1975 • as Bobby Moore
★ 5.3
Macbeth
Macbeth
1948 • as Malcolm
★ 7.3
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House
1973 • as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
★ 6.7
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home
1943 • as Joe Carraclough
★ 6.7
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp
1996 • as Amos Legrand
★ 5.9
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover
1966 • as Walter Baines
★ 5.6
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967 • as Bullwhip Griffin
★ 6.6
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981 • as Gillespie
★ 5.2
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
1992 • as Phillip Chamberlin
★ 4.8
The Cat from Outer Space
The Cat from Outer Space
1978 • as Mr. Stallwood
★ 6.0
Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt
1979 • as Jenkins
★ 5.6
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 • as Benjamin - as a Boy
★ 7.2
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Thief of Baghdad
The Thief of Baghdad
1978 • as Hasan
★ 5.5
Flood!
Flood!
1977 • as Mr. Franklin
★ 5.1
movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 • as Self (voice)
Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace
1960 • as Malcolm
★ 6.6
Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter
1987 • as Mr. Murray
★ 6.0
It!
It!
1967 • as Arthur Pimm
★ 6.2
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
1969 • as Jeremy Evans
★ 6.6
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 • as D.J. Jr.
★ 6.2
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Shakma
Shakma
1990 • as Sorenson
★ 5.5
It's My Party
It's My Party
1996 • as Damian Knowles
★ 6.3
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1941 • as Vaner
★ 6.9
It's Showtime
It's Showtime
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 • as Self
★ 7.7
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997 • as Self
★ 7.2
Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron
1978 • as White Robe
★ 5.5
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971 • as Mr. Proffer
★ 5.9
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997 • as King Murphy
★ 5.8
Laserblast
Laserblast
1978 • as Doctor Mellon
★ 3.4
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 • as Self - Host
★ 7.1
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 • as John Ashwood II as a Boy
★ 6.7
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 • as Self
★ 8.0
Angel 4: Undercover
Angel 4: Undercover
1994 • as Geoffrey Kagen
★ 4.1
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Hello Down There
Hello Down There
1969 • as Nate Ashbury
★ 5.9
This Girl for Hire
This Girl for Hire
1983 • as Manfred Hayes
★ 5.0
The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980 • as MacFarland
★ 8.0
Poison Pen
Poison Pen
1939 • as Choirboy
★ 6.7
The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey
1977 • as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
★ 6.0
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
1983 • as Ratty (voice)
★ 6.2
My Friend Flicka
My Friend Flicka
1943 • as Ken McLaughlin
★ 5.9
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
★ 6.0
movie
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000 • as Self
Beyond Titanic
Beyond Titanic
1998 • as Self
★ 8.3
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971 • as Albert Soames
★ 6.3
The Alien Within
The Alien Within
1995 • as Dr. Henry Lazarus
★ 4.3
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994 • as Self
This England
This England
1941 • as Hugo
★ 6.9
Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck
1966 • as Alan Musgrave
★ 5.7
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980 • as Galen
★ 7.4
movie
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991 • as Self
The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face
1981 • as Derek Kenyon
★ 8.0
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986 • as Nuggit (voice)
★ 7.4
movie
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979 • as Chuck the Robot (voice)
★ 9.0
Dead Man's Island
Dead Man's Island
1996 • as Trevor Dunnaway
★ 5.1
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997 • as Self
★ 6.4
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994 • as Jeremy Sennet
★ 6.6
The Story of Lassie
The Story of Lassie
1994 • as Self
★ 8.0
Mae West
Mae West
1982 • as Rene Valentine
★ 5.8
Paul Newman: The Restless
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023 • as Self
★ 7.5
Embryo
Embryo
1976 • as Frank Riley
★ 4.8
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997 • as Self
★ 7.0
Unlikely Angel
Unlikely Angel
1996 • as Saint Peter
★ 6.1
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
Star Hunter
Star Hunter
1996 • as Riecher
★ 4.6
The Legend of Robin Hood
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968 • as Prince John
The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans
1960 • as Yuri Gilgoric
★ 5.1
Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test
1978 • as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
★ 4.5
Cricket on the Hearth
Cricket on the Hearth
1967 • as Cricket Crocket (voice)
★ 5.3
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995 • as Self
★ 4.3
movie
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.9
On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side
1942 • as Hugh Aylesworth
★ 7.0
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory
1963 • as Mestizo
★ 9.0
Carmilla
Carmilla
1989 • as Inspector Amos
★ 5.8
Rocky
Rocky
1948 • as Chris Hammond
★ 8.0
Earth Angel
Earth Angel
1991 • as Mr. Tatum
★ 5.4
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998 • as Himself - Actor / Friend
★ 7.4
Going Under
Going Under
1991 • as Secretary Neighbor
★ 3.9
Hollywood’s Children
Hollywood’s Children
1982 • as Self (Narrator)
★ 9.0
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994 • as Dr. Lasky
★ 4.0
Twilight Theatre
Twilight Theatre
1982 • as Self - Host
Terror in the Sky
Terror in the Sky
1971 • as Dr. Ralph Baird
★ 7.1
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980 • as Galen
★ 6.3
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1942 • as Ronnie Cavanaugh
★ 6.9
Mean Johnny Barrows
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975 • as Tony Da Vince
★ 5.6
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951 • as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
★ 4.8
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975 • as Self
★ 5.7
A Taste of Evil
A Taste of Evil
1971 • as Dr. Michael Lomas
★ 6.0
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984 • as Prince John
★ 6.8
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980 • as Galen
★ 7.3
The Tempest
The Tempest
1960 • as Ariel
★ 7.5
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995 • as Thomas
★ 5.8
The Cool Ones
The Cool Ones
1967 • as Tony Krum
★ 5.4
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time
1992 • as Alan Tucker
★ 10.0
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980 • as Galen
★ 6.0
Deadly Game
Deadly Game
1991 • as Dr. Aaron
★ 5.9
Something to Believe In
Something to Believe In
1998 • as Gambler
★ 5.0
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
Obsessed with Vertigo
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997 • as Narrator (Voice)
★ 7.1
The Third Day
The Third Day
1965 • as Oliver Parsons
★ 5.6
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
★ 7.0
Corky
Corky
1972 • as Harassed Salesman
★ 5.5
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988 • as Minister
★ 4.0
Rapunzel
Rapunzel
1983 • as Narrator
★ 5.9
The Color of Evening
The Color of Evening
1990 • as Henry Seaton
★ 6.0
Arnold
Arnold
1973 • as Robert
★ 5.3
Hey! Hey! USA
Hey! Hey! USA
1938 • as Boy
★ 7.2
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 • as Self
★ 6.5
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
1967 • as Charles, The Dauphin
★ 10.0
Holiday in Mexico
Holiday in Mexico
1946 • as Stanley Owen
★ 6.7
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982 • as Self / Rex Brewster
★ 8.3
I See Ice
I See Ice
1938 • as Boy on train
★ 6.5
Midas Run
Midas Run
1969 • as Wister
★ 4.7
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
1973 • as Dr. Sawyer
★ 7.0
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
1979 • as Dr. Peterson
★ 7.5
Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny
1941 • as Albert Perkins
★ 4.8
movie
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991 • as Self
Mowgli's Brothers
Mowgli's Brothers
1976 • as Mowgli (voice)
★ 6.1
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
1958 • as Charles Marlow
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1948 • as David Balfour
★ 6.7
Heads
Heads
1994 • as Fibris Drake
★ 3.0
Saloon Bar
Saloon Bar
1940 • as Boy
★ 7.0
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
1964 • as Martin Ashley
★ 6.8
The White Seal
The White Seal
1975 • as Narrator/ White Seal
★ 6.4
The Immigrants
The Immigrants
1978 • as Mark Levy
★ 6.0
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000 • as Self
★ 7.0
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989 • as Self
The Elevator
The Elevator
1974 • as Marvin Ellis
★ 6.5
The Evil Inside Me
The Evil Inside Me
1993 • as Pauly
★ 7.0
Big Timber
Big Timber
1950 • as Jimmy
★ 10.0
The Naked Target
The Naked Target
1992 • as Ernest Peabody
★ 4.7
Killer Shark
Killer Shark
1950 • as Ted White
★ 6.4
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 • as Ken McLaughlin
★ 6.6
movie
Murder in the Family
1938 • as Peter Osborne
★ 9.0
The Steel Fist
The Steel Fist
1952 • as Eric Kardin
★ 6.0
movie
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988 • as Chiun
★ 4.8
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969 • as Santoro
★ 4.8
Everybody's Dancin'
Everybody's Dancin'
1950 • as Roddy McDowall
★ 10.0
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
Loss of Faith
1998 • as Henry Stokes
★ 5.6
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979 • as Governor Saroyan
The Outsider
The Outsider
1939 • as Cured Child
★ 6.0
Journey to Murder
Journey to Murder
1971 • as Rollo Verdew
★ 7.0
You Will Remember
You Will Remember
1941 • as Young Bob Slater
★ 7.0
movie
Just William
1940 • as Ginger
★ 7.0
movie
Keepers of the Frame
1999 • as Himself
★ 10.0
Black Midnight
Black Midnight
1949 • as Scott Jordan
★ 6.5
movie
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1999 • as Self
★ 10.0
movie
His Brother’s Keeper
1940 • as Boy
★ 8.0
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980 • as Galen
★ 7.3
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989 • as Self
★ 7.0
Sixth and Main
Sixth and Main
1977 • as Skateboard
★ 8.0
movie
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
1997 • as Snowball (voice)
Molly and Me
Molly and Me
1945 • as Jimmy Graham
★ 6.7
movie
Hollywood on Horses
1989 • as Self
★ 4.7
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997 • as Self
★ 8.0
Tuna Clipper
Tuna Clipper
1949 • as Alec MacLennan
★ 7.8
Convict 99
Convict 99
1938 • as Jimmy
★ 7.0
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1994 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
The Return of Captain Sinbad
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2001 • as Narrator