
Roddy McDowall
Known for Acting · 275 credits
- Born
- 1928-09-17
- Died
- 1998-10-03
- 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
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
TV Shows (84)

Columbo
1971
as Roger Stanford

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD / Gordon Fairchild

Ironside
1967

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self

The Love Boat
1977
as Fred Beery

Batman
1966
as The Bookworm

Quantum Leap
1989
as Edward St. John V

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Love, American Style
1969
as Howard

Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Mad Hatter (voice)

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Leo Ostro

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Gerald Forbes / Pip

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Sam Conrad

Naked City
1958
as Donnie Benton

Hotel
1982
as Anthony Spears

Matlock
1986
as Christopher Hoyt / Don Mosher

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as George / Gerald Musgrove

Ben Casey
1961

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest / Various Characters

Fantasy Island
1978
as Mephistopheles

Duckman
1994
as Akers (voice)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Arthur Biddle / Harry Carlin

The Rookies
1972

Gargoyles
1994
as Proteus (voice)

Police Woman
1974
as Moulton

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Run for Your Life
1965
as Gyula Bognar

Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Mad Hatter (voice)

The Name of the Game
1968
as Philip Saxon / Early McCorley

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Stanley Lambert

McCloud
1970
as Phil Sandler

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Governor Saroyan

The Invaders
1967
as Lloyd Lindstrom

Matinee Theater
1955

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Harry O
1974

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Robert 'Professor' Benson

Wonder Woman
1975
as Henry Roberts / Professor Arthur Chapman

Felony Squad
1966

Arrest and Trial
1963

Ellery Queen
1975

The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Mad Hatter (voice)

Burke's Law
1994
as Maurice Gillette

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Mr. Elton

Dream On
1990
as Bob Jeffers

Biography
1987
as Self

Remember WENN
1996
as Giles Aldwych

Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Snowball (voice)

Godzilla: The Series
1998
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pete / Bellamy Partridge

Suspicion
1957

Planet of the Apes
1974
as Galen

The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Madkat (voice)

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Rollo Verdew
Movies (191)

A Bug's Life
1998
as Mr. Soil (voice)

Planet of the Apes
1968
as Cornelius

Cleopatra
1963
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus

The Longest Day
1962
as Pvt. Morris

Overboard
1987
as Andrew

Fright Night
1985
as Peter Vincent

The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Acres

The Big Country
1958
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Class of 1984
1982
as Terry Corrigan

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Cornelius

Fright Night Part 2
1988
as Peter Vincent

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Caesar

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Matthew

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Caesar

Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Rex Brewster

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Mr. Jelk

The Black Hole
1979
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

Lassie Come Home
1943
as Joe Carraclough

That Darn Cat!
1965
as Gregory Benson

How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Huw Morgan

The Return of the King
1980
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
as Frank Gass

The Legend of Hell House
1973
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The Loved One
1965
as D.J. Jr.

Cutting Class
1989
as Mr. Dante

Man Hunt
1941
as Vaner

Double Trouble
1992
as Phillip Chamberlin

The Big Picture
1989
as Judge

Night Gallery
1969
as Jeremy Evans

The Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Mr. Stallwood

The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Embryo
1976
as Frank Riley

Macbeth
1948
as Malcolm

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
as George Stanton (uncredited)

The Cool Ones
1967
as Tony Krum

Midnight Lace
1960
as Malcolm

5 Card Stud
1968
as Nick Evers

Funny Lady
1975
as Bobby Moore

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
as Gillespie

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Circle of Iron
1978
as White Robe

It's My Party
1996
as Damian Knowles

Shakma
1990
as Sorenson

Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Jenkins
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)

Laserblast
1978
as Doctor Mellon

Flood!
1977
as Mr. Franklin

It!
1967
as Arthur Pimm

The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway

Rabbit Test
1978
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as John Ashwood II as a Boy

Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
as Thomas

The Grass Harp
1996
as Amos Legrand

Arnold
1973
as Robert

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
as Bullwhip Griffin

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997
as King Murphy

The Thief of Baghdad
1978
as Hasan

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
as Self / Rex Brewster

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

The Power and the Glory
1963
as Mestizo

Hello Down There
1969
as Nate Ashbury

Inside Daisy Clover
1966
as Walter Baines

Hart to Hart
1979
as Dr. Peterson
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Chuck the Robot (voice)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
as Nuggit (voice)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)

Dead of Winter
1987
as Mr. Murray

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
as Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
as Prince John

Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

Rapunzel
1983
as Narrator

The Immigrants
1978
as Mark Levy

Confirm or Deny
1941
as Albert Perkins

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Unlikely Angel
1996
as Saint Peter

Lord Love a Duck
1966
as Alan Musgrave

The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Ratty (voice)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

Heads
1994
as Fibris Drake

Terror in the Sky
1971
as Dr. Ralph Baird

Carmilla
1989
as Inspector Amos

Earth Angel
1991
as Mr. Tatum

Angel 4: Undercover
1994
as Geoffrey Kagen

Twilight Theatre
1982
as Self - Host

Kidnapped
1948
as David Balfour

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Minister

The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as MacFarland

A Taste of Evil
1971
as Dr. Michael Lomas

This Girl for Hire
1983
as Manfred Hayes

Miracle on 34th Street
1973
as Dr. Sawyer

The Defector
1966
as Agent Adams

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Self

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024
as Self (archive footage)

The Pied Piper
1942
as Ronnie Cavanaugh

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Benjamin - as a Boy

Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (Narrator)

Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
as Santoro

Mowgli's Brothers
1976
as Mowgli (voice)

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Dr. Lasky

Star Hunter
1996
as Riecher

This England
1941
as Hugo

The Outsider
1939
as Cured Child

Molly and Me
1945
as Jimmy Graham

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Jeremy Sennet

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self - Host

Shock Treatment
1964
as Martin Ashley

The Tempest
1960
as Ariel

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
as Self
Hollywood on Horses
1989
as Self

My Friend Flicka
1943
as Ken McLaughlin

Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
as Mr. Proffer

The Elevator
1974
as Marvin Ellis

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Narrator (voice)

Midas Run
1969
as Wister
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000
as Self

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self

Deadly Game
1991
as Dr. Aaron
About Roddy McDowall
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. With 275 credits spanning from 1938 to 2024, Roddy McDowall has appeared in 191 films and 84 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roddy McDowall Movies
- A Bug's Life (1998) — as Mr. Soil (voice)
- Planet of the Apes (1968) — as Cornelius
- Cleopatra (1963) — as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
- The Longest Day (1962) — as Pvt. Morris
- Overboard (1987) — as Andrew
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