8.6Acting
Roddy McDowall
- Born
- 1928-09-17
- Died
- 1998-10-03
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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
Filmography
279 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2001 · Movie
Narrator
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000 · Movie
Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000 · Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1999 · Movie
Self
Keepers of the Frame
1999 · Movie
Himself
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999 · Movie
Cast
A Bug's Life
1998 · Movie
Mr. Soil (voice)
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 · Movie
Self - Host
Beyond Titanic
1998 · Movie
Self
Godzilla: The Series
1998 · TV Show
Cast
Loss of Faith
1998 · Movie
Henry Stokes
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998 · Movie
Himself - Actor / Friend
Something to Believe In
1998 · Movie
Gambler
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997 · Movie
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Movie
Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997 · Movie
Self
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997 · Movie
Narrator (Voice)
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
1997 · Movie
Snowball (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
1997 · TV Show
Mad Hatter (voice)
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997 · Movie
King Murphy
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997 · Movie
Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997 · Movie
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 · Movie
Self
Dead Man's Island
1996 · Movie
Trevor Dunnaway
It's My Party
1996 · Movie
Damian Knowles
Remember WENN
1996 · TV Show
Giles Aldwych
Star Hunter
1996 · Movie
Riecher
Superman: The Animated Series
1996 · TV Show
Mad Hatter (voice)
The Grass Harp
1996 · Movie
Amos Legrand
Unlikely Angel
1996 · Movie
Saint Peter
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995 · Movie
Self
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995 · Movie
Thomas
Pinky and the Brain
1995 · TV Show
Snowball (voice)
The Alien Within
1995 · Movie
Dr. Henry Lazarus
Angel 4: Undercover
1994 · Movie
Geoffrey Kagen
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994 · Movie
Self
Burke's Law
1994 · TV Show
Maurice Gillette
Duckman
1994 · TV Show
Akers (voice)
Gargoyles
1994 · TV Show
Proteus (voice)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994 · Movie
Jeremy Sennet
Heads
1994 · Movie
Fibris Drake
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1994 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994 · Movie
Dr. Lasky
The Story of Lassie
1994 · Movie
Self
The Tick
1994 · TV Show
The Breadmaster (voice)
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993 · TV Show
Madkat (voice)
The Evil Inside Me
1993 · Movie
Pauly
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · TV Show
Mad Hatter (voice)
Double Trouble
1992 · Movie
Phillip Chamberlin
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992 · TV Show
Cast
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 · Movie
Self
The Naked Target
1992 · Movie
Ernest Peabody
The Sands of Time
1992 · Movie
Alan Tucker
An Inconvenient Woman
1991 · TV Show
Cyril Rathbone
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991 · Movie
Self
Darkwing Duck
1991 · TV Show
Sir Quackmire Mallard (voice)
Deadly Game
1991 · Movie
Dr. Aaron
Earth Angel
1991 · Movie
Mr. Tatum
Going Under
1991 · Movie
Secretary Neighbor
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991 · Movie
Self
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991 · TV Show
Cast
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991 · TV Show
Niddler (voice)
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
1991 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Dream On
1990 · TV Show
Bob Jeffers
Shakma
1990 · Movie
Sorenson
The Color of Evening
1990 · Movie
Henry Seaton
Around the World in 80 Days
1989 · TV Show
McBaines
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 · Movie
Self (voice)
Carmilla
1989 · Movie
Inspector Amos
Cutting Class
1989 · Movie
Mr. Dante
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989 · Movie
Self
Hollywood on Horses
1989 · Movie
Self
Nightmare Classics
1989 · TV Show
Inspector Amos
Quantum Leap
1989 · TV Show
Edward St. John V
The Big Picture
1989 · Movie
Judge
The New Lassie
1989 · TV Show
Cast
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989 · Movie
Self
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988 · Movie
Minister
Fright Night Part 2
1988 · Movie
Peter Vincent
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988 · Movie
Chiun
Biography
1987 · TV Show
Self
Dead of Winter
1987 · Movie
Mr. Murray
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Movie
Self
Overboard
1987 · Movie
Andrew · Executive Producer
Bridges to Cross
1986 · TV Show
Cast
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986 · Movie
Nuggit (voice)
Matlock
1986 · TV Show
Christopher Hoyt · Don Mosher
The Wizard
1986 · TV Show
Cast
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · TV Show
March Hare
Fright Night
1985 · Movie
Peter Vincent
George Burns Comedy Week
1985 · TV Show
Bob Cratchit
Hollywood Wives
1985 · TV Show
Jason Swandle
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD · Gordon Fairchild
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984 · Movie
Prince John
Rapunzel
1983 · Movie
Narrator
The Wind in the Willows
1983 · Movie
Ratty (voice)
This Girl for Hire
1983 · Movie
Manfred Hayes
Class of 1984
1982 · Movie
Terry Corrigan
Evil Under the Sun
1982 · Movie
Rex Brewster
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV Show
Narrator (voice)
Hollywood’s Children
1982 · Movie
Self (Narrator)
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
Anthony Spears
Mae West
1982 · Movie
Rene Valentine
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982 · Movie
Self
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982 · TV Show
"Bon Chance" Louie
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982 · Movie
Self / Rex Brewster
Twilight Theatre
1982 · Movie
Self - Host
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981 · Movie
Gillespie
Here's Boomer
1981 · TV Show
Cast
The Million Dollar Face
1981 · Movie
Derek Kenyon
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980 · Movie
Galen
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980 · Movie
Galen
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980 · Movie
Galen
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980 · Movie
Galen
The Martian Chronicles
1980 · TV Show
Father Stone
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980 · Movie
MacFarland
The Return of the King
1980 · Movie
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980 · Movie
Galen
$weepstake$
1979 · TV Show
Theodore
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · TV Show
Governor Saroyan
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979 · Movie
Governor Saroyan
Hart to Hart
1979 · Movie
Dr. Peterson
Scavenger Hunt
1979 · Movie
Jenkins
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979 · Movie
Chuck the Robot (voice)
Supertrain
1979 · TV Show
Benjamin Warren Talcott
The Black Hole
1979 · Movie
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · TV Show
Cast
Circle of Iron
1978 · Movie
White Robe
Fantasy Island
1978 · TV Show
Mephistopheles · Richard Simmons
Flying High
1978 · TV Show
Cast
Laserblast
1978 · Movie
Doctor Mellon
Rabbit Test
1978 · Movie
Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
The Cat from Outer Space
1978 · Movie
Mr. Stallwood
The Immigrants
1978 · TV Show
Mark Levy
The Thief of Baghdad
1978 · Movie
Hasan
Flood!
1977 · Movie
Mr. Franklin
Sixth and Main
1977 · Movie
Skateboard
The Fantastic Journey
1977 · Movie
Dr. Jonathan Willoway
The Fantastic Journey
1977 · TV Show
Dr. Jonathan Willaway
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
Fred Beery
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977 · TV Show
Bobby Ballard
Embryo
1976 · Movie
Frank Riley
It's Showtime
1976 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mowgli's Brothers
1976 · Movie
Mowgli (voice)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
(archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975 · Movie
Self
Ellery Queen
1975 · TV Show
Cast
Funny Lady
1975 · Movie
Bobby Moore
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975 · Movie
Tony Da Vince
The White Seal
1975 · Movie
Narrator/ White Seal
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
Henry Roberts · Professor Arthur Chapman
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974 · Movie
George Stanton (uncredited)
Harry O
1974 · TV Show
Cast
Planet of the Apes
1974 · TV Show
Galen
Police Woman
1974 · TV Show
Moulton
The Elevator
1974 · Movie
Marvin Ellis
Arnold
1973 · Movie
Robert
Barnaby Jones
1973 · TV Show
Stanley Lambert
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · Movie
Caesar
Miracle on 34th Street
1973 · Movie
Dr. Sawyer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · TV Show
Self
The Legend of Hell House
1973 · Movie
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
The Snoop Sisters
1973 · TV Show
Lionel Standish
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · Movie
Caesar
Corky
1972 · Movie
Harassed Salesman
Delphi Bureau
1972 · TV Show
Harold
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972 · Movie
Frank Gass
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Movie
Acres
The Rookies
1972 · TV Show
Cast
A Taste of Evil
1971 · Movie
Dr. Michael Lomas
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Movie
Mr. Jelk
Columbo
1971 · TV Show
Roger Stanford
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · Movie
Cornelius
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
Self
Journey to Murder
1971 · Movie
Rollo Verdew
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971 · Movie
Mr. Proffer
Terror in the Sky
1971 · Movie
Dr. Ralph Baird
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971 · Movie
Albert Soames
McCloud
1970 · TV Show
Phil Sandler
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970 · Movie
Director
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969 · Movie
Santoro
Hello Down There
1969 · Movie
Nate Ashbury
Love, American Style
1969 · TV Show
Howard
Midas Run
1969 · Movie
Wister
Night Gallery
1969 · Movie
Jeremy Evans
5 Card Stud
1968 · Movie
Nick Evers
Journey to the Unknown
1968 · TV Show
Rollo Verdew
Planet of the Apes
1968 · Movie
Cornelius
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968 · Movie
Prince John
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV Show
Philip Saxon · Early McCorley
Cricket on the Hearth
1967 · Movie
Cricket Crocket (voice)
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Cast
It!
1967 · Movie
Arthur Pimm
Saint Joan
1967 · Movie
Charles, The Dauphin
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967 · Movie
Bullwhip Griffin
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · TV Show
Self - Guest · Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Cool Ones
1967 · Movie
Tony Krum
The Invaders
1967 · TV Show
Lloyd Lindstrom
Batman
1966 · TV Show
The Bookworm
Felony Squad
1966 · TV Show
Cast
Inside Daisy Clover
1966 · Movie
Walter Baines
Lord Love a Duck
1966 · Movie
Alan Musgrave
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
Leo Ostro
The Defector
1966 · Movie
Agent Adams
Run for Your Life
1965 · TV Show
Gyula Bognar
That Darn Cat!
1965 · Movie
Gregory Benson
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Movie
Matthew
The Loved One
1965 · Movie
D.J. Jr.
The Third Day
1965 · Movie
Oliver Parsons
Shock Treatment
1964 · Movie
Martin Ashley
Arrest and Trial
1963 · TV Show
Cast
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
Arthur Biddle · Harry Carlin
Cleopatra
1963 · Movie
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · TV Show
Robert 'Professor' Benson
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · TV Show
Self
The Power and the Glory
1963 · Movie
Mestizo
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · TV Show
George · Gerald Musgrove
The Longest Day
1962 · Movie
Pvt. Morris
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
Cast
Midnight Lace
1960 · Movie
Malcolm
The Subterraneans
1960 · Movie
Yuri Gilgoric
The Tempest
1960 · Movie
Ariel
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
Sam Conrad
Heart of Darkness
1958 · Movie
Charles Marlow
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
Donnie Benton
The Big Country
1958 · Movie
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Suspicion
1957 · TV Show
Cast
THe Good Fairy
1956 · Movie
Waiter
Matinee Theater
1955 · TV Show
Cast
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
Leprechaun
The Steel Fist
1952 · Movie
Eric Kardin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Cast · Ariel · The Dauphin
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951 · Movie
Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Big Timber
1950 · Movie
Jimmy · Associate Producer
Everybody's Dancin'
1950 · Movie
Roddy McDowall
Killer Shark
1950 · Movie
Ted White · Associate Producer
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
Pete · Bellamy Partridge
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · TV Show
Gerald Forbes · Pip
Black Midnight
1949 · Movie
Scott Jordan · Associate Producer
Tuna Clipper
1949 · Movie
Alec MacLennan
Kidnapped
1948 · Movie
David Balfour
Macbeth
1948 · Movie
Malcolm
Rocky
1948 · Movie
Chris Hammond
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
Self
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · TV Show
Mr. Elton · Cast
Holiday in Mexico
1946 · Movie
Stanley Owen
Molly and Me
1945 · Movie
Jimmy Graham
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Movie
Ken McLaughlin
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
Self
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · Movie
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · Movie
John Ashwood II as a Boy
Lassie Come Home
1943 · Movie
Joe Carraclough
My Friend Flicka
1943 · Movie
Ken McLaughlin
On the Sunny Side
1942 · Movie
Hugh Aylesworth
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 · Movie
Benjamin - as a Boy
The Pied Piper
1942 · Movie
Ronnie Cavanaugh
Confirm or Deny
1941 · Movie
Albert Perkins
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · Movie
Huw Morgan
Man Hunt
1941 · Movie
Vaner
This England
1941 · Movie
Hugo
You Will Remember
1941 · Movie
Young Bob Slater
His Brother’s Keeper
1940 · Movie
Boy
Just William
1940 · Movie
Ginger
Saloon Bar
1940 · Movie
Boy
Poison Pen
1939 · Movie
Choirboy
The Outsider
1939 · Movie
Cured Child
Convict 99
1938 · Movie
Jimmy
Hey! Hey! USA
1938 · Movie
Boy
I See Ice
1938 · Movie
Boy on train
Murder in the Family
1938 · Movie
Peter Osborne