Cast
Roddy McDowall
Acting
Cast
Roddy McDowall
Known for
Acting
Born
1928-09-17
From
London, England, UK
Died
1998-10-03
Also known as Roddy MacDowall, Master Roddy McDowall, Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude 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.
A Bug's Life
as Mr. Soil (voice)
Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius
The Longest Day
as Pvt. Morris
Cleopatra
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Fright Night
as Peter Vincent
Overboard
as Andrew
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius
The Poseidon Adventure
as Acres
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar
Night Gallery
as Jeremy Evans
Funny Lady
as Bobby Moore
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Matthew
Evil Under the Sun
as Rex Brewster
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Mr. Jelk
Class of 1984
as Terry Corrigan
Fright Night Part 2
as Peter Vincent
The Big Country
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Embryo
as Frank Riley
Flood!
as Mr. Franklin
Shock Treatment
as Martin Ashley
Arnold
as Robert
Lassie Come Home
as Joe Carraclough
The Black Hole
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
The Return of the King
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Kidnapped
as David Balfour
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice)
Rabbit Test
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
How Green Was My Valley
as Huw Morgan
Earth Angel
as Mr. Tatum
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
The Subterraneans
as Yuri Gilgoric
Killer Shark
as Ted White
Midnight Lace
as Malcolm
Man Hunt
as Vaner
Black Midnight
as Scott Jordan
That Darn Cat!
as Gregory Benson
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Frank Gass
The Legend of Hell House
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
5 Card Stud
as Nick Evers
Macbeth
as Malcolm
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
as King Murphy
The Big Picture
as Judge
Scavenger Hunt
as Jenkins
Dead of Winter
as Mr. Murray
Double Trouble
as Phillip Chamberlin
The Loved One
as D.J. Jr.
Tuna Clipper
as Alec MacLennan
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
as George Stanton (uncredited)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Nuggit (voice)
The Cat from Outer Space
as Mr. Stallwood
Hello Down There
as Nate Ashbury
The Grass Harp
as Amos Legrand
Cutting Class
as Mr. Dante
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Bullwhip Griffin
Journey to Murder
as Rollo Verdew
Circle of Iron
as White Robe
This Girl for Hire
as Manfred Hayes
Laserblast
as Doctor Mellon
The Fantastic Journey
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Hey! Hey! USA
as Boy
The Thief of Baghdad
as Hasan
It's My Party
as Damian Knowles
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as MacFarland
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as John Ashwood II as a Boy
Shakma
as Sorenson
Rocky
as Chris Hammond
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Deadly Game
as Dr. Aaron
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Gillespie
The Outsider
as Cured Child
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
Twilight Theatre
as Self - Host
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (Narrator)
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self - Host
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
A Taste of Evil
as Dr. Michael Lomas
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Tony Da Vince
Mae West
as Rene Valentine
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Going Under
as Secretary Neighbor
Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Self / Rex Brewster
Angel 4: Undercover
as Geoffrey Kagen
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Third Day
as Oliver Parsons
The Immigrants
as Mark Levy
Inside Daisy Clover
as Walter Baines
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Chuck the Robot (voice)
Unlikely Angel
as Saint Peter
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
as Dr. Lasky
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Self
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Thomas
Star Hunter
as Riecher
The Evil Inside Me
as Pauly
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Mr. Proffer
Dead Man's Island
as Trevor Dunnaway
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self
The Alien Within
as Dr. Henry Lazarus
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
The Wind in the Willows
as Ratty (voice)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
as Galen
On the Sunny Side
as Hugh Aylesworth
The Defector
as Agent Adams
Beyond Titanic
as Self
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Minister
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dr. Sawyer
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
as Chiun
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
as Santoro
The Sands of Time
as Alan Tucker
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Self
The Cool Ones
as Tony Krum
My Friend Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin
Cricket on the Hearth
as Cricket Crocket (voice)
His Brother’s Keeper
as Boy
Midas Run
as Wister
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Benjamin - as a Boy
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Albert Soames
Lord Love a Duck
as Alan Musgrave
The Elevator
as Marvin Ellis
The Million Dollar Face
as Derek Kenyon
Hart to Hart
as Dr. Peterson
It!
as Arthur Pimm
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self
The Pied Piper
as Ronnie Cavanaugh
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin
Carmilla
as Inspector Amos
Heart of Darkness
as Charles Marlow
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Prince John
Molly and Me
as Jimmy Graham
The Power and the Glory
as Mestizo
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Jeremy Sennet
Saint Joan
as Charles, The Dauphin
Terror in the Sky
as Dr. Ralph Baird
Obsessed with Vertigo
as Narrator (Voice)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Narrator (voice)
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
as Self (archive footage)
Rapunzel
as Narrator
Convict 99
as Jimmy
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
as Self
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
as Himself - Actor / Friend
The Tempest
as Ariel
Poison Pen
as Choirboy
The Steel Fist
as Eric Kardin
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
as Self
Everybody's Dancin'
as Roddy McDowall
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Lassie
as Self
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
as Self
Something to Believe In
as Gambler
The Color of Evening
as Henry Seaton
Hollywood on Horses
as Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self
Holiday in Mexico
as Stanley Owen
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Confirm or Deny
as Albert Perkins
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self
Heads
as Fibris Drake
The Naked Target
as Ernest Peabody
Sixth and Main
as Skateboard
Keepers of the Frame
as Himself
Murder in the Family
as Peter Osborne
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
as Governor Saroyan
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Self
Loss of Faith
as Henry Stokes
Saloon Bar
as Boy
Just William
as Ginger
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
The Legend of Robin Hood
as Prince John
Corky
as Harassed Salesman
This England
as Hugo
Big Timber
as Jimmy
I See Ice
as Boy on train
Mowgli's Brothers
as Mowgli (voice)
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
as Self
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
as Self
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
The White Seal
as Narrator/ White Seal
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
as Snowball (voice)
You Will Remember
as Young Bob Slater
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
as Narrator (voice)
The Return of Captain Sinbad
as Narrator