Roddy McDowall
ActingSeptember 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998 (aged 70)
London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes2024 · Self (archive footage)
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction2024 · Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless2023 · Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad2001 · Narrator
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000 · Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film2000 · Self
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies2000 · Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel1999
Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame1999 · Himself
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall1999 · Self
A Bug's Life1998 · Mr. Soil (voice)
Loss of Faith
Loss of Faith1998 · Henry Stokes
Godzilla: The Series1998
Beyond Titanic1998 · Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes1998 · Self - Host
Something to Believe In1998 · Gambler
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu1998 · Himself - Actor / Friend
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists1998 · Narrator (voice)
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle1997 · Snowball (voice)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain1997 · Self
Obsessed with Vertigo1997 · Narrator (Voice)
The New Batman Adventures1997 · Mad Hatter (voice)
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo1997 · King Murphy
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady1997 · Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero1997 · Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years1997 · Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough1997 · Self
World's End Harem1996 · Saint Peter
MTV Video Music Awards1996 · Amos Legrand
Superman: The Animated Series1996 · Mad Hatter (voice)
It's My Party1996 · Damian Knowles
Dead Man's Island1996 · Trevor Dunnaway
Remember WENN1996 · Giles Aldwych
2009 Game Show Awards1996 · Riecher
Last Summer in the Hamptons1995 · Thomas
Pinky and the Brain1995 · Snowball (voice)
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker1995 · Self
The Alien Within1995 · Dr. Henry Lazarus
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance1994
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic1994
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill1994
Heads1994
The Story of Lassie1994
The Evil Inside Me1993
Double Trouble1992
The Naked Target1992
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper1991
Earth Angel1991
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas1991
Going Under1991
The Color of Evening1990
Shakma1990
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen1989
Cutting Class1989
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Remo Williams: The Prophecy1988
Fright Night Part 21988
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986
Bridges to Cross1986 · Norman Parks
Fright Night1985
Hollywood Wives1985 · Jason Swankle
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood1984
The Wind in the Willows1983
This Girl for Hire1983
Hollywood’s Children1982
Twilight Theatre1982
Class of 19841982
Tales of the Gold Monkey1982 · Bon Chance Louie
Evil Under the Sun1982
Mae West1982
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes1980
The Return of the King1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes1980
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes1980
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes1980
The Martian Chronicles1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls1979
The Thief of Baghdad1978
The Cat from Outer Space1978
Circle of Iron1978
Sixth and Main1977
The Fantastic Journey1977 · Dr Jonathan Willaway
The Rhinemann Exchange1977
Embryo1976
Mean Johnny Barrows1975
Funny Lady1975
Planet of the Apes1974 · Galen
The Elevator1974
Arnold1973
The Legend of Hell House1973
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean1972
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?1971
Terror in the Sky1971
A Taste of Evil1971
Journey to Murder1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row1971
Night Gallery1969
Planet of the Apes1968
5 Card Stud1968
It!1967
The Cool Ones1967
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967
Saint Joan1967
Cricket on the Hearth1967
Lord Love a Duck1966
Inside Daisy Clover1966
The Third Day1965
That Darn Cat!1965
Shock Treatment1964
The Power and the Glory1963
The Tempest1960
Midnight Lace1960
Heart of Darkness1958
The Steel Fist1952
Killer Shark1950
Big Timber1950
Black Midnight1949
Tuna Clipper1949
Rocky1948
Macbeth1948
Holiday in Mexico1946
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka1945
Molly and Me1945
The White Cliffs of Dover1944
Lassie Come Home1943
My Friend Flicka1943
On the Sunny Side1942
The Pied Piper1942
Confirm or Deny1941
Man Hunt1941
How Green Was My Valley1941
Just William
Just William1940