Roddy McDowall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1928
- Died
- October 3, 1998
- Birthplace
- 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
- The Return of the King
The Return of the King TBA
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad 2001
as Narrator
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film 2000
as Self
- Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies 2000
as Self
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel 1999
Actor
- Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame 1999
as Himself
- Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall 1999
as Self
A Bug's Life 1998
as Mr. Soil (voice)
- Loss of Faith
Loss of Faith 1998
as Henry Stokes
Beyond Titanic 1998
as Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes 1998
as Self - Host
Something to Believe In 1998
as Gambler
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu 1998
as Himself - Actor / Friend
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists 1998
as Narrator (voice)
- Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle 1997
as Snowball (voice)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain 1997
as Self
Obsessed with Vertigo 1997
as Narrator (Voice)
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo 1997
as King Murphy
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 1997
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady 1997
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero 1997
as Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years 1997
as Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough 1997
as Self
Unlikely Angel 1996
as Saint Peter
The Grass Harp 1996
as Amos Legrand
It's My Party 1996
as Damian Knowles
Dead Man's Island 1996
as Trevor Dunnaway
Star Hunter 1996
as Riecher
Last Summer in the Hamptons 1995
as Thomas
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker 1995
as Self
The Alien Within 1995
as Dr. Henry Lazarus
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill 1994
as Self
The Story of Lassie 1994
as Self
Angel 4: Undercover 1994
as Geoffrey Kagen
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance 1994
as Dr. Lasky
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is 1994
as Jeremy Sennet
Heads 1994
as Fibris Drake
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic 1994
as Narrator (voice)
The Evil Inside Me 1993
as Pauly
The Sands of Time 1992
as Alan Tucker
The Magical World of Chuck Jones 1992
as Self
Double Trouble 1992
as Phillip Chamberlin
The Naked Target 1992
as Ernest Peabody
- Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas 1991
as Narrator (voice)
- Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II 1991
as Self
Going Under 1991
as Secretary Neighbor
Deadly Game 1991
as Dr. Aaron
- Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper 1991
as Self
Earth Angel 1991
as Mr. Tatum
Shakma 1990
as Sorenson
The Color of Evening 1990
as Henry Seaton
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen 1989
as Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius 1989
as Self
The Big Picture 1989
as Judge
Carmilla 1989
as Inspector Amos
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre 1989
as Self (voice)
Cutting Class 1989
as Mr. Dante
- Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses 1989
as Self
Doin' Time on Planet Earth 1988
as Minister
- Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Remo Williams: The Prophecy 1988
as Chiun
Fright Night Part 2 1988
as Peter Vincent
Overboard 1987
as Andrew, Executive Producer
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
Dead of Winter 1987
as Mr. Murray
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords 1986
as Nuggit (voice)
Fright Night 1985
as Peter Vincent
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood 1984
as Prince John
The Wind in the Willows 1983
as Ratty (voice)
Rapunzel 1983
as Narrator
This Girl for Hire 1983
as Manfred Hayes
Class of 1984 1982
as Terry Corrigan
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982
as Self
Mae West 1982
as Rene Valentine
Evil Under the Sun 1982
as Rex Brewster
Hollywood’s Children 1982
as Self (Narrator)
Twilight Theatre 1982
as Self - Host
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' 1982
as Self / Rex Brewster
The Million Dollar Face 1981
as Derek Kenyon
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen 1981
as Gillespie
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes 1980
as Galen
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes 1980
as Galen
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes 1980
as Galen
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes 1980
as Galen
Back to the Planet of the Apes 1980
as Galen
The Return of the King 1980
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
The Memory of Eva Ryker 1980
as MacFarland
Scavenger Hunt 1979
as Jenkins
The Black Hole 1979
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls 1979
as Governor Saroyan
Hart to Hart 1979
as Dr. Peterson
- Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall 1979
as Chuck the Robot (voice)
Circle of Iron 1978
as White Robe
The Cat from Outer Space 1978
as Mr. Stallwood
Rabbit Test 1978
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Laserblast 1978
as Doctor Mellon
The Thief of Baghdad 1978
as Hasan
Sixth and Main 1977
as Skateboard
Flood! 1977
as Mr. Franklin
The Fantastic Journey 1977
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Embryo 1976
as Frank Riley
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Mowgli's Brothers 1976
as Mowgli (voice)
Mean Johnny Barrows 1975
as Tony Da Vince
The White Seal 1975
as Narrator/ White Seal
Funny Lady 1975
as Bobby Moore
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait 1975
as Self
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry 1974
as George Stanton (uncredited)
The Elevator 1974
as Marvin Ellis
Miracle on 34th Street 1973
as Dr. Sawyer
Arnold 1973
as Robert
The Legend of Hell House 1973
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973
as Caesar
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972
as Frank Gass
The Poseidon Adventure 1972
as Acres
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972
as Caesar
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Corky 1972
as Harassed Salesman
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? 1971
as Albert Soames
A Taste of Evil 1971
as Dr. Michael Lomas
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971
as Mr. Jelk
Terror in the Sky 1971
as Dr. Ralph Baird
Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971
as Cornelius
Pretty Maids All in a Row 1971
as Mr. Proffer
Journey to Murder 1971
as Rollo Verdew
The Ballad of Tam Lin 1970
Director
Night Gallery 1969
as Jeremy Evans
Angel, Angel, Down We Go 1969
as Santoro
Hello Down There 1969
as Nate Ashbury
Midas Run 1969
as Wister
5 Card Stud 1968
as Nick Evers
The Legend of Robin Hood 1968
as Prince John
Planet of the Apes 1968
as Cornelius
Cricket on the Hearth 1967
as Cricket Crocket (voice)
Saint Joan 1967
as Charles, The Dauphin
It! 1967
as Arthur Pimm
The Cool Ones 1967
as Tony Krum
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin 1967
as Bullwhip Griffin
The Defector 1966
as Agent Adams
Lord Love a Duck 1966
as Alan Musgrave
Inside Daisy Clover 1966
as Walter Baines
That Darn Cat! 1965
as Gregory Benson
The Loved One 1965
as D.J. Jr.
The Third Day 1965
as Oliver Parsons
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
as Matthew
Shock Treatment 1964
as Martin Ashley
Cleopatra 1963
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Power and the Glory 1963
as Mestizo
The Longest Day 1962
as Pvt. Morris
Midnight Lace 1960
as Malcolm
The Subterraneans 1960
as Yuri Gilgoric
The Tempest 1960
as Ariel
Heart of Darkness 1958
as Charles Marlow
The Big Country 1958
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
- THe Good Fairy
THe Good Fairy 1956
as Waiter
The Steel Fist 1952
as Eric Kardin
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration 1951
as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Big Timber 1950
as Jimmy, Associate Producer
Everybody's Dancin' 1950
as Roddy McDowall
Killer Shark 1950
as Ted White, Associate Producer
Black Midnight 1949
as Scott Jordan, Associate Producer
Tuna Clipper 1949
as Alec MacLennan
Kidnapped 1948
as David Balfour
Macbeth 1948
as Malcolm
Rocky 1948
as Chris Hammond
Holiday in Mexico 1946
as Stanley Owen
Molly and Me 1945
as Jimmy Graham
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka 1945
as Ken McLaughlin
The Keys of the Kingdom 1944
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The White Cliffs of Dover 1944
as John Ashwood II as a Boy
Lassie Come Home 1943
as Joe Carraclough
My Friend Flicka 1943
as Ken McLaughlin
The Pied Piper 1942
as Ronnie Cavanaugh
On the Sunny Side 1942
as Hugh Aylesworth
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake 1942
as Benjamin - as a Boy
Confirm or Deny 1941
as Albert Perkins
How Green Was My Valley 1941
as Huw Morgan
This England 1941
as Hugo
Man Hunt 1941
as Vaner
You Will Remember 1941
as Young Bob Slater
Saloon Bar 1940
as Boy
- Just William
Just William 1940
as Ginger
- His Brother’s Keeper
His Brother’s Keeper 1940
as Boy
Poison Pen 1939
as Choirboy
The Outsider 1939
as Cured Child
Hey! Hey! USA 1938
as Boy
Convict 99 1938
as Jimmy
I See Ice 1938
as Boy on train
- Murder in the Family
Murder in the Family 1938
as Peter Osborne
Credits from TMDB.