Roddy McDowall

Acting

September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998 (died at 70)

London, England, UK

Male

196 Movies

96 TV Shows

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.

Planet of the Apes

1968 7.7

as Cornelius

Age 39 (now 70)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 6.4

as Cornelius

Age 42 (now 70)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972 6.2

as Caesar

Age 43 (now 70)

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 5.7

as Caesar

Age 44 (now 70)

Fright Night Part 2

1988 6.4

as Peter Vincent

Age 59 (now 70)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 7.0

as Mr. Jelk

Age 43 (now 70)

Fright Night

1985 7.0

as Peter Vincent

Age 56 (now 70)

The Legend of Hell House

1973 6.7

as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

Age 44 (now 70)

Lassie Come Home

1943 6.7

as Joe Carraclough

Age 15 (now 70)

Class of 1984

1982 6.4

as Terry Corrigan

Age 53 (now 70)

Evil Under the Sun

1982 6.9

as Rex Brewster

Age 53 (now 70)

The Return of the King

1980 6.4

as Samwise Gamgee (voice)

Age 51 (now 70)

Overboard

1987 6.8

as Andrew

Age 59 (now 70)

How Green Was My Valley

1941 7.3

as Huw Morgan

Age 13 (now 70)

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 7.1

as Acres

Age 44 (now 70)

Dead of Winter

1987 6.0

as Mr. Murray

Age 58 (now 70)

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024 6.9

as Self (archive footage)

Age 95 (now 70)

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024 8.4

as Self (archive footage)

Age 95 (now 70)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001 7.2

as Self (archive footage)

Age 72 (now 70)

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001

as Narrator

Age 72 (now 70)

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Age 72 (now 70)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000 7.0

as Self

Age 71 (now 70)

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

2000

as Self

Age 71 (now 70)

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999 7.0

Age 70

Keepers of the Frame

1999 10.0

as Himself

Age 70

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

1999 10.0

as Self

Age 70

A Bug's Life

1998 7.0

as Mr. Soil (voice)

Age 70

Loss of Faith

1998 5.5

as Henry Stokes

Age 70

Beyond Titanic

1998 8.3

as Self

Age 69 (now 70)

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998 7.1

as Self - Host

Age 69 (now 70)

Something to Believe In

1998 5.0

as Gambler

Age 69 (now 70)

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998 7.4

as Himself - Actor / Friend

Age 69 (now 70)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 10.0

as Narrator (voice)

Age 69 (now 70)

Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle

1997

as Snowball (voice)

Age 69 (now 70)

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997 6.4

as Self

Age 69 (now 70)

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997 7.1

as Narrator (Voice)

Age 69 (now 70)

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997 5.7

as King Murphy

Age 68 (now 70)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 7.7

as Self

Age 68 (now 70)

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997 8.0

as Self

Age 68 (now 70)

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997 7.0

as Self

Age 68 (now 70)

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997 7.2

as Self

Age 68 (now 70)

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997 6.5

as Self

Age 68 (now 70)

Unlikely Angel

1996 6.1

as Saint Peter

Age 68 (now 70)

The Grass Harp

1996 5.9

as Amos Legrand

Age 68 (now 70)

It's My Party

1996 6.3

as Damian Knowles

Age 67 (now 70)

Dead Man's Island

1996 5.6

as Trevor Dunnaway

Age 67 (now 70)

Star Hunter

1996 4.6

as Riecher

Age 67 (now 70)

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995 5.8

as Thomas

Age 67 (now 70)

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995 4.3

as Self

Age 66 (now 70)

The Alien Within

1995 4.3

as Dr. Henry Lazarus

Age 66 (now 70)

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994

as Self

Age 65 (now 70)

The Story of Lassie

1994 8.0

as Self

Age 65 (now 70)

Angel 4: Undercover

1994 4.1

as Geoffrey Kagen

Age 65 (now 70)

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994 4.0

as Dr. Lasky

Age 65 (now 70)

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994 6.6

as Jeremy Sennet

Age 65 (now 70)

Heads

1994 3.0

as Fibris Drake

Age 65 (now 70)

Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

1994 7.0

as Narrator (voice)

Age 65 (now 70)

The Evil Inside Me

1993 7.0

as Pauly

Age 64 (now 70)

The Sands of Time

1992 10.0

as Alan Tucker

Age 64 (now 70)

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992 8.0

as Self

Age 64 (now 70)

Double Trouble

1992 4.8

as Phillip Chamberlin

Age 63 (now 70)

The Naked Target

1992 4.7

as Ernest Peabody

Age 63 (now 70)

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

1991 5.9

as Narrator (voice)

Age 63 (now 70)

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

1991

as Self

Age 63 (now 70)

Going Under

1991 3.9

as Secretary Neighbor

Age 62 (now 70)

Deadly Game

1991 5.9

as Dr. Aaron

Age 62 (now 70)

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

as Self

Age 62 (now 70)

Earth Angel

1991 5.4

as Mr. Tatum

Age 62 (now 70)

Shakma

1990 5.4

as Sorenson

Age 62 (now 70)

The Color of Evening

1990 6.0

as Henry Seaton

Age 61 (now 70)

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989

as Self

Age 61 (now 70)

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989 7.0

as Self

Age 61 (now 70)

The Big Picture

1989 5.9

as Judge

Age 60 (now 70)

Carmilla

1989 5.8

as Inspector Amos

Age 60 (now 70)

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

as Self (voice)

Age 60 (now 70)

Cutting Class

1989 5.1

as Mr. Dante

Age 60 (now 70)

Hollywood on Horses

1989 6.0

as Self

Age 60 (now 70)

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988 4.0

as Minister

Age 59 (now 70)

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

1988 4.8

as Chiun

Age 59 (now 70)

Fright Night Part 2

1988 6.4

as Peter Vincent

Age 59 (now 70)

Overboard

1987 6.8

as Andrew

Age 59 (now 70)

Overboard

1987 6.8

Executive Producer

Age 59 (now 70)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 6.0

as Self

Age 58 (now 70)

Dead of Winter

1987 6.0

as Mr. Murray

Age 58 (now 70)

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986 6.8

as Nuggit (voice)

Age 57 (now 70)

Fright Night

1985 7.0

as Peter Vincent

Age 56 (now 70)

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984 6.2

as Prince John

Age 55 (now 70)

The Wind in the Willows

1983 6.2

as Ratty (voice)

Age 55 (now 70)

Rapunzel

1983 5.9

as Narrator

Age 54 (now 70)

This Girl for Hire

1983 5.0

as Manfred Hayes

Age 54 (now 70)

Class of 1984

1982 6.4

as Terry Corrigan

Age 53 (now 70)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982 6.0

Age 53 (now 70)

Mae West

1982 5.8

as Rene Valentine

Age 53 (now 70)

Evil Under the Sun

1982 6.9

as Rex Brewster

Age 53 (now 70)

Hollywood’s Children

1982 9.0

as Self (Narrator)

Age 53 (now 70)

Twilight Theatre

1982

as Self - Host

Age 53 (now 70)

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982 8.3

as Self / Rex Brewster

Age 53 (now 70)

The Million Dollar Face

1981 8.0

as Derek Kenyon

Age 52 (now 70)

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981 5.1

as Gillespie

Age 52 (now 70)

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980 6.4

as Galen

Age 52 (now 70)

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980 7.6

as Galen

Age 52 (now 70)

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980 7.6

as Galen

Age 52 (now 70)

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980 7.6

as Galen

Age 52 (now 70)

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980 6.0

as Galen

Age 52 (now 70)

The Return of the King

1980 6.4

as Samwise Gamgee (voice)

Age 51 (now 70)

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980 8.0

as MacFarland

Age 51 (now 70)

Scavenger Hunt

1979 5.6

as Jenkins

Age 51 (now 70)

The Black Hole

1979 5.8

as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 70)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

1979

as Governor Saroyan

Age 51 (now 70)

Hart to Hart

1979 8.0

as Dr. Peterson

Age 50 (now 70)

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979 9.0

as Chuck the Robot (voice)

Age 50 (now 70)

The Immigrants

1978 6.0

as Mark Levy

Age 50 (now 70)

Circle of Iron

1978 5.6

as White Robe

Age 49 (now 70)

The Cat from Outer Space

1978 6.0

as Mr. Stallwood

Age 49 (now 70)

Rabbit Test

1978 4.5

as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

Age 49 (now 70)

Laserblast

1978 3.4

as Doctor Mellon

Age 49 (now 70)

The Thief of Baghdad

1978 5.5

as Hasan

Age 49 (now 70)

Sixth and Main

1977 8.0

as Skateboard

Age 48 (now 70)

Flood!

1977 5.1

as Mr. Franklin

Age 48 (now 70)

The Fantastic Journey

1977 6.0

as Dr. Jonathan Willoway

Age 48 (now 70)

Embryo

1976 4.8

as Frank Riley

Age 47 (now 70)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 7.0

as (archive footage)

Age 47 (now 70)

It's Showtime

1976 7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 47 (now 70)

Mowgli's Brothers

1976 6.1

as Mowgli (voice)

Age 47 (now 70)

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975 5.6

as Tony Da Vince

Age 47 (now 70)

The White Seal

1975 6.4

as Narrator/ White Seal

Age 46 (now 70)

Funny Lady

1975 5.3

as Bobby Moore

Age 46 (now 70)

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975 5.7

as Self

Age 46 (now 70)

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974 6.4

as George Stanton (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 70)

The Elevator

1974 6.5

as Marvin Ellis

Age 45 (now 70)

Miracle on 34th Street

1973 7.0

as Dr. Sawyer

Age 45 (now 70)

Arnold

1973 5.3

as Robert

Age 45 (now 70)

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 5.7

as Caesar

Age 44 (now 70)

The Legend of Hell House

1973 6.7

as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

Age 44 (now 70)

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 7.1

as Acres

Age 44 (now 70)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 6.5

as Frank Gass

Age 44 (now 70)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972 6.2

as Caesar

Age 43 (now 70)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 7.3

as Self (archive footage)

Age 43 (now 70)

Corky

1972 5.5

as Harassed Salesman

Age 43 (now 70)

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

1971 6.3

as Albert Soames

Age 43 (now 70)

A Taste of Evil

1971 6.0

as Dr. Michael Lomas

Age 43 (now 70)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 7.0

as Mr. Jelk

Age 43 (now 70)

Terror in the Sky

1971 7.1

as Dr. Ralph Baird

Age 42 (now 70)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 6.4

as Cornelius

Age 42 (now 70)

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971 5.8

as Mr. Proffer

Age 42 (now 70)

Journey to Murder

1971 7.0

as Rollo Verdew

Age 42 (now 70)

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970 5.1

Director

Age 42 (now 70)

Night Gallery

1969 6.5

as Jeremy Evans

Age 41 (now 70)

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969 4.8

as Santoro

Age 40 (now 70)

Hello Down There

1969 5.9

as Nate Ashbury

Age 40 (now 70)

Midas Run

1969 4.7

as Wister

Age 40 (now 70)

5 Card Stud

1968 6.2

as Nick Evers

Age 39 (now 70)

The Legend of Robin Hood

1968

as Prince John

Age 39 (now 70)

Planet of the Apes

1968 7.7

as Cornelius

Age 39 (now 70)

Cricket on the Hearth

1967 5.3

as Cricket Crocket (voice)

Age 39 (now 70)

Saint Joan

1967 10.0

as Charles, The Dauphin

Age 39 (now 70)

It!

1967 6.2

as Arthur Pimm

Age 38 (now 70)

The Cool Ones

1967 5.4

as Tony Krum

Age 38 (now 70)

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967 6.6

as Bullwhip Griffin

Age 38 (now 70)

The Defector

1966 5.8

as Agent Adams

Age 38 (now 70)

Lord Love a Duck

1966 5.7

as Alan Musgrave

Age 37 (now 70)

Inside Daisy Clover

1966 5.6

as Walter Baines

Age 37 (now 70)

That Darn Cat!

1965 6.6

as Gregory Benson

Age 37 (now 70)

The Loved One

1965 6.2

as D.J. Jr.

Age 37 (now 70)

The Third Day

1965 5.6

as Oliver Parsons

Age 36 (now 70)

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 6.4

as Matthew

Age 36 (now 70)

Shock Treatment

1964 6.8

as Martin Ashley

Age 35 (now 70)

Cleopatra

1963 7.1

as Octavian - Caesar Augustus

Age 34 (now 70)

The Power and the Glory

1963 9.0

as Mestizo

Age 34 (now 70)

The Longest Day

1962 7.6

as Pvt. Morris

Age 34 (now 70)

Midnight Lace

1960 6.6

as Malcolm

Age 32 (now 70)

The Subterraneans

1960 5.1

as Yuri Gilgoric

Age 31 (now 70)

The Tempest

1960 7.5

as Ariel

Age 31 (now 70)

Heart of Darkness

1958

as Charles Marlow

Age 30 (now 70)

The Big Country

1958 7.6

as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 70)

The Steel Fist

1952 6.0

as Eric Kardin

Age 23 (now 70)

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951 4.8

as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)

Age 22 (now 70)

Big Timber

1950 10.0

as Jimmy

Age 21 (now 70)

Big Timber

1950 10.0

Associate Producer

Age 21 (now 70)

Everybody's Dancin'

1950 10.0

as Roddy McDowall

Age 21 (now 70)

Killer Shark

1950 6.4

Associate Producer

Age 21 (now 70)

Killer Shark

1950 6.4

as Ted White

Age 21 (now 70)

Black Midnight

1949 6.5

as Scott Jordan

Age 21 (now 70)

Black Midnight

1949 6.5

Associate Producer

Age 21 (now 70)

Tuna Clipper

1949 7.8

as Alec MacLennan

Age 20 (now 70)

Kidnapped

1948 6.7

as David Balfour

Age 20 (now 70)

Macbeth

1948 7.3

as Malcolm

Age 20 (now 70)

Rocky

1948 8.0

as Chris Hammond

Age 19 (now 70)

Holiday in Mexico

1946 6.7

as Stanley Owen

Age 17 (now 70)

Molly and Me

1945 6.7

as Jimmy Graham

Age 16 (now 70)

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945 6.6

as Ken McLaughlin

Age 16 (now 70)

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 7.1

as Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Age 16 (now 70)

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 6.7

as John Ashwood II as a Boy

Age 15 (now 70)

Lassie Come Home

1943 6.7

as Joe Carraclough

Age 15 (now 70)

My Friend Flicka

1943 5.9

as Ken McLaughlin

Age 14 (now 70)

The Pied Piper

1942 6.9

as Ronnie Cavanaugh

Age 13 (now 70)

On the Sunny Side

1942 7.0

as Hugh Aylesworth

Age 13 (now 70)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 7.2

as Benjamin - as a Boy

Age 13 (now 70)

Confirm or Deny

1941 4.8

as Albert Perkins

Age 13 (now 70)

How Green Was My Valley

1941 7.3

as Huw Morgan

Age 13 (now 70)

This England

1941 6.9

as Hugo

Age 12 (now 70)

Man Hunt

1941 6.9

as Vaner

Age 12 (now 70)

You Will Remember

1941 7.0

as Young Bob Slater

Age 12 (now 70)

Saloon Bar

1940 7.0

as Boy

Age 12 (now 70)

Just William

1940 7.0

as Ginger

Age 11 (now 70)

His Brother’s Keeper

1940 8.0

as Boy

Age 11 (now 70)

Poison Pen

1939 6.7

as Choirboy

Age 10 (now 70)

The Outsider

1939 6.0

as Cured Child

Age 10 (now 70)

Hey! Hey! USA

1938 7.2

as Boy

Age 10 (now 70)

Convict 99

1938 7.0

as Jimmy

Age 10 (now 70)

I See Ice

1938 6.5

as Boy on train

Age 9 (now 70)

Murder in the Family

1938 9.0

as Peter Osborne

Age 9 (now 70)