Roddy McDowall

Known For
Acting

Popular
23.614

Birthday
1928-09-17

Place of Birth
London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Roddy MacDowall
  • Master Roddy McDowall
  • Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall

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.

Cast

Image The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972
Image Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968
Image The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980
Image Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971
Image Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972
Image Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973
Image Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943
Image The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965
Image Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982
Image Overboard

Overboard

1987
Image The Defector

The Defector

1966
Image The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967
Image 5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968
Image That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965
Image Cutting Class

Cutting Class

1989
Image The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

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

1982
Image Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1941
Image Class of 1984

Class of 1984

1982
Image Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979
Image It!

It!

1967
Image Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

1978
Image Fright Night

Fright Night

1985
Image Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963
Image Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971
Image The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962
Image It's My Party

It's My Party

1996
Image Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

1960
Image The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972
Image Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969
Image Star Hunter

Star Hunter

1996
Image Shakma

Shakma

1990
Image How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941
Image The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

1973
Image The Loved One

The Loved One

1965
Image Deadly Game

Deadly Game

1991
Image The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

1995
Image Funny Lady

Funny Lady

1975
Image Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998
Image Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981
Image Laserblast

Laserblast

1978
Image The White Seal

The White Seal

1975
Image The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944
Image Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

1988
Image Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

1965
Image Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

1967
Image My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943
Image Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971
Image The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

1978
Image The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997
Image Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

1987
Image The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944
Image Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

1945
Image Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck

1966
Image Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975
Image The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942
Image Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994
Image Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

1978
Image Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964
Image Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

1996
Image Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1948
Image Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969
Image Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995
Image Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001
Image The Tempest

The Tempest

1960
Image The Third Day

The Third Day

1965
Image Embryo

Embryo

1976
Image Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

1946
Image The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1963
Image The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

1978
Image The Alien Within

The Alien Within

1995
Image The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984
Image Arnold

Arnold

1973
Image Flood!

Flood!

1977
Image Angel 4: Undercover

Angel 4: Undercover

1994
Image Loss of Faith

Loss of Faith

1998
Image A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

1971
Image Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995
Image What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

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

1971
Image The Elevator

The Elevator

1974
Image Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

1971
Image Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

1997
Image The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960
Image This England

This England

1941
Image Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

1949
Image Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island

1996
Image The Big Country

The Big Country

1958
Image Mae West

Mae West

1982
Image Earth Angel

Earth Angel

1991
Image Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942
Image Heads

Heads

1994
Image The Naked Target

The Naked Target

1992
Image Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

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

1994
Image Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973
Image The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones

1967
Image Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950
Image Black Midnight

Black Midnight

1949
Image Poison Pen

Poison Pen

1939
Image Remo Williams: The Prophecy

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

1988
Image I See Ice

I See Ice

1938
Image Just William

Just William

1940
Image Molly and Me

Molly and Me

1945
Image A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998
Image The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989
Image Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941
Image Saloon Bar

Saloon Bar

1940
Image Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994
Image Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1992
Image Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980
Image Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980
Image Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980
Image Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979
Image The Immigrants

The Immigrants

1978
Image Macbeth

Macbeth

1948
Image The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981
Image Going Under

Going Under

1991
Image Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997
Image Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980
Image Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975
Image The Steel Fist

The Steel Fist

1952
Image The Black Hole

The Black Hole

1979
Image The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980
Image Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989
Image Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1969
Image Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

1998
Image On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1942
Image That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
Image Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998
Image This Girl For Hire

This Girl For Hire

1983
Image Big Timber

Big Timber

1950
Image GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986
Image The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990
Image It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976
Image Keepers of the Frame

Keepers of the Frame

1999
Image Sixth and Main

Sixth and Main

1977
Image Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970
Image Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998
Image Midas Run

Midas Run

1969
Image You Will Remember

You Will Remember

1941
Image Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988
Image Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000
Image Rapunzel

Rapunzel

1983
Image Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1958
Image Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982
Image Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

1991
Image The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001
Image The Evil Inside Me

The Evil Inside Me

1993
Image Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997
Image Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994
Image Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979
Image The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1983
Image Hollywood on Horses

Hollywood on Horses

1989
Image Murder in the Family

Murder in the Family

1938
Image Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974
Image Convict 99

Convict 99

1938
Image The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980
Image Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

1976
Image Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000
Image The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie

1994
Image Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

1982
Image The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992
Image Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997
Image Rocky

Rocky

1948
Image Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991
Image The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

1992
Image Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

1950
Image Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999
Image Carmilla

Carmilla

1989
Image Corky

Corky

1972
Image Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
Image Saint Joan

Saint Joan

Image Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997
Image Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997
Image Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997
Image Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

1971

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Image Tam Lin

Tam Lin

1970
Image Overboard

Overboard

1987
Image Big Timber

Big Timber

1950
Image Black Midnight

Black Midnight

1949
Image Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950
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