Roddy McDowall

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 266

Gender Male

Birthday September 17, 1928

Day of Death October 3, 1998 (70 years old)

Place of Birth London, England, UK

Also Known As

Roddy MacDowall
Master Roddy McDowall
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall
Родді Макдавелл
Родди Макдауэлл
رادی مک‌داول

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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.

Known For

Acting

2024		Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2024		Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction as Self (archive footage)

2001		Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2001		The Return of Captain Sinbad as Narrator

2000		Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' as Self (archive footage)
2000		Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self

1999		Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999		Keepers of the Frame as Himself
1999		Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall as Self

1998		Dawno temu w trawie as Mr. Soil (voice)
1998		Loss of Faith as Henry Stokes
1998		Godzilla: The Series (1 episode)
1998		Beyond Titanic as Self
1998		Behind the Planet of the Apes as Self - Host
1998		Something to Believe In as Gambler
1998		Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu as Himself - Actor / Friend
1998		Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Narrator (voice)

1997		Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain as Self
1997		Obsessed with Vertigo as Narrator (Voice)
1997		Nowe Przygody Batmana (1 episode) as The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice) (1 episode) as Mad Hatter (voice)
1997		The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo as King Murphy
1997		Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self
1997		Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady as Self
1997		Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero as Self
1997		Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years as Self
1997		Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self

1996		Unlikely Angel as Saint Peter
1996		The Grass Harp as Amos Legrand
1996		Superman (1 episode) as Mad Hatter (voice)
1996		It's My Party as Damian Knowles
1996		Dead Man's Island as Trevor Dunnaway
1996		Remember WENN (1 episode) as Giles Aldwych
1996		Star Hunter as Riecher

1995		Last Summer in the Hamptons as Thomas
1995		Pinky i Mózg (5 episodes) as Snowball (voice)
1995		Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker as Self
1995		The Alien Within as Dr. Henry Lazarus

1994		Gargulce (1 episode)
1994		Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill as Self
1994		The Story of Lassie as Self
1994		Angel 4: Undercover as Geoffrey Kagen
1994		Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance as Dr. Lasky
1994		Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is as Jeremy Sennet
1994		Heads as Fibris Drake
1994		Burke's Law (1 episode) as Maurice Gillette
1994		Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic as Narrator (voice)

1993		SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1 episode)
1993		The Evil Inside Me as Pauly

1992		The Sands of Time as Alan Tucker
1992		The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
1992		Batman (4 episodes) as Mad Hatter (voice)
1992		MGM: When the Lion Roars (3 episodes)
1992		Podwójny kłopot as Phillip Chamberlin
1992		The Naked Target as Ernest Peabody

1991		Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas as Narrator (voice)
1991		Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II as Self
1991		The Legend of Prince Valiant (1 episode)
1991		Going Under as Secretary Neighbor
1991		Deadly Game as Dr. Aaron
1991		Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self
1991		An Inconvenient Woman (2 episodes) as Cyril Rathbone
1991		Earth Angel as Mr. Tatum
1991		The Pirates of Dark Water (3 episodes) as Niddler (voice)

1990		Shakma as Sorenson
1990		The Color of Evening as Henry Seaton
1990		Dream On (1 episode) as Bob Jeffers

1989		Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self
1989		Kawał kina as Judge
1989		Carmilla as Inspector Amos
1989		Camp Candy (50 episodes)
1989		The New Lassie (3 episodes)
1989		Nightmare Classics (4 episodes) as Inspector Amos
1989		Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Himself
1989		Wagary as Mr. Dante
1989		W 80 dni dookoła świata (3 episodes) as McBaines
1989		Zagubiony w czasie (1 episode) as Edward St. John V
1989		Hollywood on Horses as Self

1988		Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Minister
1988		Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988		Postrach Nocy 2 as Peter Vincent

1987		Za Burtą as Andrew
1987		Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
1987		Śmiertelnie mroźna zima as Mr. Murray

1986		The Wizard (1 episode)
1986		Bridges to Cross (6 episodes)
1986		GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords as Nuggit (voice)
1986		Matlock (2 episodes)

1985		Alice in Wonderland (2 episodes) as March Hare
1985		Postrach nocy as Peter Vincent
1985		Hollywood Wives (3 episodes) as Jason Swandle

1984		Napisała: Morderstwo (1 episode) as Gordon Fairchild (1 episode) as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
1984		The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Prince John

1983		The Wind in the Willows as Ratty (voice)
1983		Rapunzel as Narrator
1983		This Girl For Hire as Manfred Hayes

1982		Tales of the Gold Monkey (22 episodes) as "Bon Chance" Louie
1982		Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode) as Narrator (voice)
1982		Hotel (1 episode) as Anthony Spears
1982		Klasa 1984 as Terry Corrigan
1982		Mae West as Rene Valentine
1982		Zło czai się wszędzie as Rex Brewster
1982		Hollywood’s Children as Self (Narrator)
1982		Twilight Theatre as Self - Host
1982		The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' as Self / Rex Brewster

1981		The Million Dollar Face as Derek Kenyon
1981		Charlie Chan i klątwa Dragon Queen as Gillespie

1980		Farewell to the Planet of the Apes as Galen
1980		Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes as Galen
1980		Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes as Galen
1980		The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes as Galen
1980		Powrót na Planetę Małp as Galen
1980		Powrót króla as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
1980		The Memory of Eva Ryker as MacFarland
1980		Here's Boomer (1 episode)
1980		The Martian Chronicles (3 episodes) as Father Stone

1979		Łowcy Rupieci as Jenkins
1979		Czarna dziura as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
1979		Trapper John, M.D. (1 episode)
1979		Hart to Hart (1 episode) as Dr. Peterson
1979		Buck Rogers w 25 wieku (2 episodes) as Governor Saroyan
1979		Hart to Hart as Dr. Peterson
1979		Sweepstakes (1 episode)
1979		Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Chuck the Robot (voice)

1978		The Immigrants as Mark Levy
1978		Flying High (1 episode)
1978		Circle of Iron as White Robe
1978		Kot z kosmosu as Mr. Stallwood
1978		Rabbit Test as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
1978		Laserblast as Doctor Mellon
1978		The Thief of Baghdad as Hasan

1977		The Love Boat (1 episode) as Fred Beery
1977		Flood! as Mr. Franklin
1977		The Rhinemann Exchange (3 episodes) as Bobby Ballard
1977		The Fantastic Journey (10 episodes) as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
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		Wonder Woman (2 episodes) as Henry Roberts
1975		Ellery Queen (1 episode)
1975		The White Seal as Narrator/ White Seal
1975		Zabawna dama as Bobby Moore
1975		Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait as Self

1974		Police Woman (1 episode) as Moulton
1974		Planeta małp (14 episodes) as Galen
1974		Harry O (1 episode)
1974		Brudna Mary, świrus Larry as George Stanton (uncredited)
1974		The Elevator as Marvin Ellis

1973		The Snoop Sisters (1 episode) as Lionel Standish
1973		Miracle on 34th Street as Dr. Sawyer
1973		Arnold as Robert
1973		Legenda piekielnego domu as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
1973		Bitwa o Planetę Małp as Caesar
1973		The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1 episode) as Self
1973		Barnaby Jones (1 episode) as Stanley Lambert

1972		Sędzia z Teksasu as Frank Gass
1972		Tragedia Posejdona as Acres
1972		The Rookies (1 episode)
1972		Podbój Planety Małp as Caesar
1972		Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1972		Corky as Harassed Salesman

1971		What's a Nice Girl Like You...? as Albert Soames
1971		A Taste of Evil as Dr. Michael Lomas
1971		Gałki od łóżka i kije od miotły as Mr. Jelk
1971		Terror in the Sky as Dr. Ralph Baird
1971		Columbo (1 episode) as Roger Stanford
1971		Ucieczka z Planety Małp as Cornelius
1971		Pretty Maids All in a Row as Mr. Proffer
1971		Great Performances (1 episode) as Self
1971		Journey to Murder as Rollo Verdew

1970		Night Gallery (1 episode) as Jeremy Evans
1970		McCloud (1 episode)

1969		Night Gallery as Jeremy Evans
1969		Love, American Style (1 episode) as Howard
1969		Angel, Angel, Down We Go as Santoro
1969		Midas Run as Wister
1969		Hello Down There as Nate Ashbury

1968		Journey to the Unknown (1 episode)
1968		The Name of the Game (1 episode) as Early McCorley (1 episode) as Philip Saxon
1968		5 Card Stud as Nick Evers
1968		Planeta Małp as Cornelius

1967		Cricket on the Hearth as Cricket Crocket (voice)
1967		Saint Joan as Charles, The Dauphin
1967		The Carol Burnett Show (2 episodes) as Self - Guest / Various Characters (3 episodes) as Self - Guest
1967		It! as Arthur Pimm
1967		The Cool Ones as Tony Krum
1967		Ironside (1 episode)
1967		The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as Bullwhip Griffin
1967		The Invaders (1 episode) as Lloyd Lindstrom

1966		The Defector as Agent Adams
1966		Mission: Impossible (1 episode) as Leo Ostro
1966		Felony Squad (2 episodes)
1966		Lord Love a Duck as Alan Musgrave
1966		Batman zbawia świat (2 episodes) as The Bookworm

1965		Ciemna strona sławy as Walter Baines
1965		That Darn Cat! as Gregory Benson
1965		The Loved One as D.J. Jr.
1965		Run for Your Life (1 episode) as Gyula Bognar
1965		The Third Day as Oliver Parsons
1965		Opowieść wszech czasów as Matthew

1964

as Martin Ashley

1963		Kraft Suspense Theatre (1 episode) as Robert 'Professor' Benson
1963		Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode) as Harry Carlin (1 episode) as Arthur Biddle
1963		The Danny Kaye Show (1 episode) as Self
1963		Arrest and Trial (1 episode)
1963		Kleopatra as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
1963		The Power and the Glory as Mestizo

1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 episode) as Self
1962		The Merv Griffin Show (3 episodes) as Self
1962		Najdłuższy Dzień as Pvt. Morris
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 episode) as Gerald Musgrove (1 episode) as George

1961

(1 episode)

1960		Mroczne koronki as Malcolm
1960		The Subterraneans as Yuri Gilgoric
1960		The Tempest as Ariel

1959

(1 episode) as Sam Conrad

1958		Heart of Darkness as Charles Marlow
1958		Naked City (1 episode) as Donnie Benton
1958		Biały kanion as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

1957

(2 episodes)

1955

(4 episodes)

1953

(1 episode) as Leprechaun

1952

as Eric Kardin

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode) as The Dauphin (1 episode) as Ariel (1 episode)
1951		Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)

1950		Lux Video Theatre (1 episode) as Bellamy Partridge (1 episode) as Pete
1950		Big Timber as Jimmy
1950		Everybody's Dancin' as Roddy McDowall
1950		Killer Shark as Ted White
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents (2 episodes) as Pip (1 episode) as Gerald Forbes

1949		Black Midnight as Scott Jordan
1949		Tuna Clipper as Alec MacLennan

1948		Kidnapped as David Balfour
1948		Makbet as Malcolm
1948		The Ed Sullivan Show (1 episode) as Self
1948		Rocky as Chris Hammond

1947

(1 episode) (1 episode) as Mr. Elton

1946

as Stanley Owen

1945		Molly and Me as Jimmy Graham
1945		Thunderhead: Son of Flicka as Ken McLaughlin

1944		Klucze królestwa as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
1944		The White Cliffs of Dover as John Ashwood II as a Boy
1944		Golden Globe Awards (2 episodes) as Self

1943		Lassie wróć 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
1942		Syn furii: Opowieść o Benjamninie Blake as Benjamin - as a Boy

1941		Confirm or Deny as Albert Perkins
1941		Zielona dolina 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
1940		His Brother’s Keeper as Boy

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

Production

1987

… Executive Producer

1950		Big Timber … Associate Producer
1950		Killer Shark … Associate Producer

1949

… Associate Producer

Directing

1970

… Director

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