Roddy McDowall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

September 17, 1928

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Died

October 3, 1998

Roddy McDowall

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.

Movie Appearances (Acting)

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998 Movie

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968 Movie

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963 Movie

Overboard

Overboard

1987 Movie

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 Movie

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 Movie

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972 Movie

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 Movie

Fright Night

Fright Night

1985 Movie

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 Movie

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962 Movie

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024 Movie

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 Movie

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

1979 Movie

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958 Movie

Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

1988 Movie

Class of 1984

Class of 1984

1982 Movie

Cutting Class

Cutting Class

1989 Movie

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982 Movie

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941 Movie

Laserblast

Laserblast

1978 Movie

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997 Movie

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943 Movie

Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975 Movie

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980 Movie

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 Movie

Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

1996 Movie

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1941 Movie

The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

1978 Movie

Shakma

Shakma

1990 Movie

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965 Movie

It's My Party

It's My Party

1996 Movie

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968 Movie

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

1960 Movie

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998 Movie

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989 Movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 Movie

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

1973 Movie

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979 Movie

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

1978 Movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 Movie

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1992 Movie

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981 Movie

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

1996 Movie

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980 Movie

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974 Movie

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 Movie

Earth Angel

Earth Angel

1991 Movie

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

1978 Movie

It!

It!

1967 Movie

The Loved One

The Loved One

1965 Movie

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1969 Movie

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

1965 Movie

Embryo

Embryo

1976 Movie

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 Movie

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971 Movie

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001 Movie

Going Under

Going Under

1991 Movie

Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

1987 Movie

Macbeth

Macbeth

1948 Movie

Carmilla

Carmilla

1989 Movie

Mae West

Mae West

1982 Movie

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 Movie

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

1975 Movie

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967 Movie

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1948 Movie

Star Hunter

1996 Movie

Hollywood on Horses

Hollywood on Horses

1989 Movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 Movie

The Immigrants

The Immigrants

1978 Movie

A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

1971 Movie

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942 Movie

Arnold

Arnold

1973 Movie

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980 Movie

The Elevator

The Elevator

1974 Movie

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1963 Movie

Flood!

Flood!

1977 Movie

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995 Movie

The Evil Inside Me

The Evil Inside Me

1993 Movie

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

1971 Movie

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980 Movie

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969 Movie

Corky

Corky

1972 Movie

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997 Movie

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986 Movie

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989 Movie

Obsessed with Vertigo

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997 Movie

The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones

1967 Movie

Molly and Me

Molly and Me

1945 Movie

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 Movie

The Third Day

The Third Day

1965 Movie

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960 Movie

Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

1982 Movie

Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

1949 Movie

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992 Movie

Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

1946 Movie

The White Seal

The White Seal

1975 Movie

Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island

1996 Movie

Midas Run

Midas Run

1969 Movie

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950 Movie

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

1978 Movie

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990 Movie

Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982 Movie

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

1983 Movie

The Alien Within

The Alien Within

1995 Movie

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

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

1971 Movie

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 Movie

Angel 4: Undercover

Angel 4: Undercover

1994 Movie

The Defector

The Defector

1966 Movie

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

1977 Movie

Deadly Game

Deadly Game

1991 Movie

Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

1967 Movie

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1983 Movie

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976 Movie

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

1992 Movie

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984 Movie

Heads

Heads

1994 Movie

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964 Movie

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

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

1982 Movie

The Tempest

The Tempest

1960 Movie

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980 Movie

I See Ice

I See Ice

1938 Movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997 Movie

Saloon Bar

Saloon Bar

1940 Movie

Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck

1966 Movie

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979 Movie

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024 Movie

Sixth and Main

Sixth and Main

1977 Movie

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980 Movie

The Outsider

The Outsider

1939 Movie

Rocky

Rocky

1948 Movie

This England

This England

1941 Movie

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994 Movie

Convict 99

Convict 99

1938 Movie

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991 Movie

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989 Movie

Poison Pen

Poison Pen

1939 Movie

Beyond Titanic

Beyond Titanic

1998 Movie

Black Midnight

Black Midnight

1949 Movie

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995 Movie

Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

1998 Movie

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998 Movie

The Naked Target

The Naked Target

1992 Movie

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945 Movie

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000 Movie

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951 Movie

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943 Movie

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988 Movie

This Girl For Hire

This Girl For Hire

1983 Movie

The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie

1994 Movie

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994 Movie

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999 Movie

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997 Movie

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980 Movie

His Brother’s Keeper

His Brother’s Keeper

1940 Movie

Keepers of the Frame

Keepers of the Frame

1999 Movie

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1958 Movie

The Steel Fist

The Steel Fist

1952 Movie

Big Timber

Big Timber

1950 Movie

Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

1971 Movie

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997 Movie

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941 Movie

Hey! Hey! USA

Hey! Hey! USA

1938 Movie

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997 Movie

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979 Movie

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

1991 Movie

Loss of Faith

Loss of Faith

1998 Movie

Murder in the Family

Murder in the Family

1938 Movie

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997 Movie

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000 Movie

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975 Movie

You Will Remember

You Will Remember

1941 Movie

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 Movie

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

1991 Movie

Just William

Just William

1940 Movie

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

1999 Movie

Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

1950 Movie

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994 Movie

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

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

1994 Movie

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

1976 Movie

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981 Movie

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

1967 Movie

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1942 Movie

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

1988 Movie

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001 Movie

Directed Movies

The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

Movie