Roddy McDowall
Acting
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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
Filmography
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2001
as Narrator
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000
as Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
Keepers of the Frame
1999
as Himself
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1999
as Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self - Host
Loss of Faith
1998
as Henry Stokes
A Bug's Life
1998
as Mr. Soil (voice)
Something to Believe In
1998
as Gambler
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
as Himself - Actor / Friend
Beyond Titanic
1998
as Self
Godzilla: The Series
1998
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997
as King Murphy
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
as Narrator (Voice)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
as Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
as Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
as Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
as Self
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
1997
as Snowball (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Mad Hatter (voice)
It's My Party
1996
as Damian Knowles
Star Hunter
1996
as Riecher
The Grass Harp
1996
as Amos Legrand
Unlikely Angel
1996
as Saint Peter
Dead Man's Island
1996
as Trevor Dunnaway
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Mad Hatter (voice)
Remember WENN
1996
as Giles Aldwych
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Self
The Alien Within
1995
as Dr. Henry Lazarus
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
as Thomas
Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Snowball (voice)
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Dr. Lasky
The Story of Lassie
1994
as Self
Angel 4: Undercover
1994
as Geoffrey Kagen
Heads
1994
as Fibris Drake
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Jeremy Sennet
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994
as Self
Gargoyles
1994
as Proteus (voice)
Burke's Law
1994
as Maurice Gillette
Duckman
1994
as Akers (voice)
The Tick
1994
as The Breadmaster (voice)
The Evil Inside Me
1993
as Pauly
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Madkat (voice)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self
The Sands of Time
1992
as Alan Tucker
The Naked Target
1992
as Ernest Peabody
Double Trouble
1992
as Phillip Chamberlin
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Mad Hatter (voice)
Deadly Game
1991
as Dr. Aaron
Earth Angel
1991
as Mr. Tatum
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self
Going Under
1991
as Secretary Neighbor
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
as Self
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991
as Niddler (voice)
An Inconvenient Woman
1991
as Cyril Rathbone
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Darkwing Duck
1991
as Sir Quackmire Mallard (voice)
Shakma
1990
as Sorenson
The Color of Evening
1990
as Henry Seaton
Dream On
1990
as Bob Jeffers
Cutting Class
1989
as Mr. Dante
Carmilla
1989
as Inspector Amos
The Big Picture
1989
as Judge
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989
as Self
Hollywood on Horses
1989
as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
The New Lassie
1989
Nightmare Classics
1989
as Inspector Amos
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
as McBaines
Quantum Leap
1989
as Edward St. John V
Fright Night Part 2
1988
as Peter Vincent
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988
as Chiun
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Minister
Overboard
1987
as Andrew
Dead of Winter
1987
as Mr. Murray
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Biography
1987
as Self
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
as Nuggit (voice)
Matlock
1986
as Christopher Hoyt
Bridges to Cross
1986
The Wizard
1986
Matlock
1986
as Don Mosher
Fright Night
1985
as Peter Vincent
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as March Hare
Hollywood Wives
1985
as Jason Swandle
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
as Bob Cratchit
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
as Prince John
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Gordon Fairchild
This Girl for Hire
1983
as Manfred Hayes
Rapunzel
1983
as Narrator
The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Ratty (voice)
Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Rex Brewster
Class of 1984
1982
as Terry Corrigan
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
as Self / Rex Brewster
Twilight Theatre
1982
as Self - Host
Mae West
1982
as Rene Valentine
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (Narrator)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
as Self
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
as "Bon Chance" Louie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Hotel
1982
as Anthony Spears
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
as Gillespie
The Million Dollar Face
1981
as Derek Kenyon
Here's Boomer
1981
The Return of the King
1980
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as MacFarland
The Martian Chronicles
1980
as Father Stone
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Jenkins
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Chuck the Robot (voice)
The Black Hole
1979
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Hart to Hart
1979
as Dr. Peterson
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
as Governor Saroyan
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Governor Saroyan
$weepstake$
1979
as Theodore
Supertrain
1979
as Benjamin Warren Talcott
Circle of Iron
1978
as White Robe
Laserblast
1978
as Doctor Mellon
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Mr. Stallwood
Rabbit Test
1978
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
as Hasan
Flying High
1978
Fantasy Island
1978
as Mephistopheles
The Immigrants
1978
as Mark Levy
Fantasy Island
1978
as Richard Simmons
Flood!
1977
as Mr. Franklin
Sixth and Main
1977
as Skateboard
The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
as Bobby Ballard
The Love Boat
1977
as Fred Beery
The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Dr. Jonathan Willaway
Mowgli's Brothers
1976
as Mowgli (voice)
Embryo
1976
as Frank Riley
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Funny Lady
1975
as Bobby Moore
The White Seal
1975
as Narrator/ White Seal
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
as Tony Da Vince
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975
as Self
Wonder Woman
1975
as Henry Roberts
Ellery Queen
1975
Wonder Woman
1975
as Professor Arthur Chapman
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
as George Stanton (uncredited)
The Elevator
1974
as Marvin Ellis
Planet of the Apes
1974
as Galen
Harry O
1974
Police Woman
1974
as Moulton
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Caesar
The Legend of Hell House
1973
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Arnold
1973
as Robert
Miracle on 34th Street
1973
as Dr. Sawyer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Stanley Lambert
The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Lionel Standish
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Acres
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Caesar
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
as Frank Gass
Corky
1972
as Harassed Salesman
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Rookies
1972
Delphi Bureau
1972
as Harold
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Cornelius
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Mr. Jelk
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
as Mr. Proffer
A Taste of Evil
1971
as Dr. Michael Lomas
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
as Albert Soames
Terror in the Sky
1971
as Dr. Ralph Baird
Journey to Murder
1971
as Rollo Verdew
Columbo
1971
as Roger Stanford
Great Performances
1971
as Self
McCloud
1970
as Phil Sandler
Hello Down There
1969
as Nate Ashbury
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
as Santoro
Night Gallery
1969
as Jeremy Evans
Midas Run
1969
as Wister
Love, American Style
1969
as Howard
Planet of the Apes
1968
as Cornelius
5 Card Stud
1968
as Nick Evers
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
as Prince John
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Rollo Verdew
The Name of the Game
1968
as Philip Saxon
The Name of the Game
1968
as Early McCorley
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
as Bullwhip Griffin
It!
1967
as Arthur Pimm
Cricket on the Hearth
1967
as Cricket Crocket (voice)
The Cool Ones
1967
as Tony Krum
Saint Joan
1967
as Charles, The Dauphin
Ironside
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Invaders
1967
as Lloyd Lindstrom
The Defector
1966
as Agent Adams
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
as Walter Baines
Lord Love a Duck
1966
as Alan Musgrave
Batman
1966
as The Bookworm
Felony Squad
1966
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Leo Ostro
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Matthew
That Darn Cat!
1965
as Gregory Benson
The Loved One
1965
as D.J. Jr.
The Third Day
1965
as Oliver Parsons
Run for Your Life
1965
as Gyula Bognar
Shock Treatment
1964
as Martin Ashley
Cleopatra
1963
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Power and the Glory
1963
as Mestizo
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Robert 'Professor' Benson
Arrest and Trial
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Arthur Biddle
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Harry Carlin
The Longest Day
1962
as Pvt. Morris
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as George
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Gerald Musgrove
Ben Casey
1961
Midnight Lace
1960
as Malcolm
The Tempest
1960
as Ariel
The Subterraneans
1960
as Yuri Gilgoric
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Sam Conrad
The Big Country
1958
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Heart of Darkness
1958
as Charles Marlow
Naked City
1958
as Donnie Benton
Suspicion
1957
THe Good Fairy
1956
as Waiter
Matinee Theater
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
as Leprechaun
The Steel Fist
1952
as Eric Kardin
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ariel
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as The Dauphin
Killer Shark
1950
as Ted White
Everybody's Dancin'
1950
as Roddy McDowall
Big Timber
1950
as Jimmy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pete
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Gerald Forbes
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Bellamy Partridge
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Pip
Tuna Clipper
1949
as Alec MacLennan
Black Midnight
1949
as Scott Jordan
Kidnapped
1948
as David Balfour
Rocky
1948
as Chris Hammond
Macbeth
1948
as Malcolm
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Mr. Elton
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Holiday in Mexico
1946
as Stanley Owen
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Ken McLaughlin
Molly and Me
1945
as Jimmy Graham
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as John Ashwood II as a Boy
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Joe Carraclough
My Friend Flicka
1943
as Ken McLaughlin
The Pied Piper
1942
as Ronnie Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Benjamin - as a Boy
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Hugh Aylesworth
Man Hunt
1941
as Vaner
How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Huw Morgan
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Albert Perkins
This England
1941
as Hugo
You Will Remember
1941
as Young Bob Slater
Just William
1940
as Ginger
Saloon Bar
1940
as Boy
His Brother’s Keeper
1940
as Boy
Poison Pen
1939
as Choirboy
The Outsider
1939
as Cured Child
Murder in the Family
1938
as Peter Osborne
Convict 99
1938
as Jimmy
I See Ice
1938
as Boy on train
Hey! Hey! USA
1938
as Boy