Roddy McDowall
Known for acting · Born 17 September 1928 · Died 3 October 1998 · aged 70 · London, England, UK
283 credits
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
Planet of the Apes
1968
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Class of 1984
1982
Fright Night
1985
The Legend of Hell House
1973
Overboard
1987
The Return of the King
1980
Evil Under the Sun
1982
Acting (278)
2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost TapesSelf (archive footage)Film
2024Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science FictionSelf (archive footage)Film
2023Paul Newman: The RestlessSelf (archive footage)Film
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage)Film
2001The Return of Captain SinbadNarratorFilm
2000Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmSelfFilm
2000Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'Self (archive footage)Film
2000Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster MoviesSelfFilm
1999Keepers of the FrameHimselfFilm
1999Intimate Portrait: Lauren BacallSelfFilm
1999Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen AngelFilm
1998A Bug's LifeMr. Soil (voice)Film
1998Godzilla: The SeriesSeries
1998Behind the Planet of the ApesSelf - HostFilm
1998Louise Brooks: Looking for LuluHimself - Actor / FriendFilm
1998Loss of FaithHenry StokesFilm
1998Beyond TitanicSelfFilm
1998Something to Believe InGamblerFilm
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsNarrator (voice)Film
1997The New Batman AdventuresMad Hatter (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1997The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & BalooKing MurphyFilm
1997Obsessed with VertigoNarrator (Voice)Film
1997Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainSelfFilm
1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsSelfFilm
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelfFilm
1997Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest LadySelfFilm
1997Walter Matthau: Diamond in the RoughSelfFilm
1997Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroSelfFilm
1997Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the JungleSnowball (voice)Film
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesMad Hatter (voice)Series
1996It's My PartyDamian KnowlesFilm
1996The Grass HarpAmos LegrandFilm
1996Unlikely AngelSaint PeterFilm
1996Star HunterRiecherFilm
1996Dead Man's IslandTrevor DunnawayFilm
1996Remember WENNGiles AldwychSeries
1995Pinky and the BrainSnowball (voice) · 7 episodesSeries
1995The Alien WithinDr. Henry LazarusFilm
1995Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerSelfFilm
1995Last Summer in the HamptonsThomasFilm
1994GargoylesProteus (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1994The TickThe Breadmaster (voice)Series
1994DuckmanAkers (voice)Series
1994Mirror Mirror 2: Raven DanceDr. LaskyFilm
1994Angel 4: UndercoverGeoffrey KagenFilm
1994Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart IsJeremy SennetFilm
1994HeadsFibris DrakeFilm
1994Burke's LawMaurice GilletteSeries
1994The Story of LassieSelfFilm
1994Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American ClassicNarrator (voice)Film
1994Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could KillSelfFilm
1993SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronMadkat (voice)Series
1993The Evil Inside MePaulyFilm
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesMad Hatter (voice) · 4 episodesSeries
1992Double TroublePhillip ChamberlinFilm
1992MGM: When the Lion Roars · 3 episodesSeries
1992The Naked TargetErnest PeabodyFilm
1992The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelfFilm
1992The Sands of TimeAlan TuckerFilm
1991Darkwing DuckSir Quackmire Mallard (voice)Series
1991The Pirates of Dark WaterNiddler (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
1991Earth AngelMr. TatumFilm
1991The Legend of Prince ValiantSeries
1991Going UnderSecretary NeighborFilm
1991Deadly GameDr. AaronFilm
1991Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments ChristmasNarrator (voice)Film
1991An Inconvenient WomanCyril Rathbone · 2 episodesSeries
1991Crazy About the Movies: Dennis HopperSelfFilm
1991Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War IISelfFilm
1990ShakmaSorensonFilm
1990Dream OnBob JeffersSeries
1990The Color of EveningHenry SeatonFilm
1989Quantum LeapEdward St. John VSeries
1989Cutting ClassMr. DanteFilm
1989The Big PictureJudgeFilm
1989Around the World in 80 DaysMcBaines · 3 episodesSeries
1989The New Lassie · 3 episodesSeries
1989Nightmare ClassicsInspector Amos · 4 episodesSeries
1989CarmillaInspector AmosFilm
1989Harold Lloyd: The Third GeniusSelfFilm
1989Hollywood on HorsesSelfFilm
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (voice)Film
1989When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenSelfFilm
1988Fright Night Part 2Peter VincentFilm
1988Doin' Time on Planet EarthMinisterFilm
1988Remo Williams: The ProphecyChiunFilm
1987OverboardAndrewFilm
1987Dead of WinterMr. MurrayFilm
1987BiographySelfSeries
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelfFilm
1986MatlockChristopher Hoyt, Don MosherSeries
1986The WizardSeries
1986GoBots: Battle of the Rock LordsNuggit (voice)Film
1986Bridges to Cross · 6 episodesSeries
1985Fright NightPeter VincentFilm
1985Alice in WonderlandMarch Hare · 2 episodesSeries
1985Hollywood WivesJason Swandle · 3 episodesSeries
1985George Burns Comedy WeekBob CratchitSeries
1984Murder, She WroteDr. Alger Kenyon, PHD, Gordon FairchildSeries
1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodPrince JohnFilm
1983The Wind in the WillowsRatty (voice)Film
1983This Girl for HireManfred HayesFilm
1983RapunzelNarratorFilm
1982Evil Under the SunRex BrewsterFilm
1982Class of 1984Terry CorriganFilm
1982Tales of the Gold Monkey"Bon Chance" Louie · 22 episodesSeries
1982HotelAnthony SpearsSeries
1982Faerie Tale TheatreNarrator (voice)Series
1982Mae WestRene ValentineFilm
1982The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Self / Rex BrewsterFilm
1982Hollywood’s ChildrenSelf (Narrator)Film
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelfFilm
1982Twilight TheatreSelf - HostFilm
1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenGillespieFilm
1981Here's BoomerSeries
1981The Million Dollar FaceDerek KenyonFilm
1980The Return of the KingSamwise Gamgee (voice)Film
1980The Martian ChroniclesFather Stone · 3 episodesSeries
1980Back to the Planet of the ApesGalenFilm
1980Farewell to the Planet of the ApesGalenFilm
1980The Forgotten City of the Planet of the ApesGalenFilm
1980Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the ApesGalenFilm
1980Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the ApesGalenFilm
1980The Memory of Eva RykerMacFarlandFilm
1979The Black HoleV.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)Film
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyGovernor Saroyan · 2 episodesSeries
1979Scavenger HuntJenkinsFilm
1979Trapper John, M.D.Series
1979SupertrainBenjamin Warren TalcottSeries
1979Hart to HartDr. PetersonFilm
1979Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry MarshallChuck the Robot (voice)Film
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave GirlsGovernor SaroyanFilm
1979$weepstake$TheodoreSeries
1978The Cat from Outer SpaceMr. StallwoodFilm
1978Fantasy IslandMephistopheles, Richard SimmonsSeries
1978LaserblastDoctor MellonFilm
1978Circle of IronWhite RobeFilm
1978Rabbit TestGypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C FishbineFilm
1978The Thief of BaghdadHasanFilm
1978Flying HighSeries
1978The ImmigrantsMark Levy · 2 episodesSeries
1977The Love BoatFred BeerySeries
1977Flood!Mr. FranklinFilm
1977The Fantastic JourneyDr. Jonathan Willaway · 8 episodesSeries
1977The Rhinemann ExchangeBobby Ballard · 3 episodesSeries
1977Sixth and MainSkateboardFilm
1977The Fantastic JourneyDr. Jonathan WillowayFilm
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)Film
1976EmbryoFrank RileyFilm
1976Mowgli's BrothersMowgli (voice)Film
1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)Film
1975Wonder WomanHenry Roberts, Professor Arthur ChapmanSeries
1975Funny LadyBobby MooreFilm
1975Ellery QueenSeries
1975Mean Johnny BarrowsTony Da VinceFilm
1975The White SealNarrator/ White SealFilm
1975Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate PortraitSelfFilm
1974Dirty Mary Crazy LarryGeorge Stanton (uncredited)Film
1974Planet of the ApesGalen · 14 episodesSeries
1974Police WomanMoultonSeries
1974Harry OSeries
1974The ElevatorMarvin EllisFilm
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesCaesarFilm
1973The Legend of Hell HouseBenjamin Franklin FischerFilm
1973Barnaby JonesStanley LambertSeries
1973ArnoldRobertFilm
1973Miracle on 34th StreetDr. SawyerFilm
1973The Snoop SistersLionel StandishSeries
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfSeries
1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesCaesarFilm
1972The Poseidon AdventureAcresFilm
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanFrank GassFilm
1972The RookiesSeries
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)Film
1972CorkyHarassed SalesmanFilm
1972Delphi BureauHaroldSeries
1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesCorneliusFilm
1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksMr. JelkFilm
1971ColumboRoger StanfordSeries
1971Pretty Maids All in a RowMr. ProfferFilm
1971Great PerformancesSelfSeries
1971A Taste of EvilDr. Michael LomasFilm
1971Terror in the SkyDr. Ralph BairdFilm
1971What's a Nice Girl Like You...?Albert SoamesFilm
1971Journey to MurderRollo VerdewFilm
1970McCloudPhil SandlerSeries
1969Night GalleryJeremy EvansFilm
1969Love, American StyleHowardSeries
1969Hello Down ThereNate AshburyFilm
1969Angel, Angel, Down We GoSantoroFilm
1969Midas RunWisterFilm
1968Planet of the ApesCorneliusFilm
19685 Card StudNick EversFilm
1968The Name of the GamePhilip Saxon, Early McCorleySeries
1968Journey to the UnknownRollo VerdewSeries
1968The Legend of Robin HoodPrince JohnFilm
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest · 3 episodes, Self - Guest / Various Characters · 2 episodesSeries
1967IronsideSeries
1967The InvadersLloyd LindstromSeries
1967The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinBullwhip GriffinFilm
1967It!Arthur PimmFilm
1967Cricket on the HearthCricket Crocket (voice)Film
1967The Cool OnesTony KrumFilm
1967Saint JoanCharles, The DauphinFilm
1966BatmanThe Bookworm · 2 episodesSeries
1966Mission: ImpossibleLeo OstroSeries
1966Inside Daisy CloverWalter BainesFilm
1966Lord Love a DuckAlan MusgraveFilm
1966The DefectorAgent AdamsFilm
1966Felony Squad · 2 episodesSeries
1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldMatthewFilm
1965That Darn Cat!Gregory BensonFilm
1965The Loved OneD.J. Jr.Film
1965The Third DayOliver ParsonsFilm
1965Run for Your LifeGyula BognarSeries
1964Shock TreatmentMartin AshleyFilm
1963CleopatraOctavian - Caesar AugustusFilm
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreArthur Biddle, Harry CarlinSeries
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreRobert 'Professor' BensonSeries
1963Arrest and TrialSeries
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelfSeries
1963The Power and the GloryMestizoFilm
1962The Longest DayPvt. MorrisFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourGeorge, Gerald MusgroveSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1961Ben CaseySeries
1960Midnight LaceMalcolmFilm
1960The SubterraneansYuri GilgoricFilm
1960The TempestArielFilm
1959The Twilight ZoneSam ConradSeries
1958The Big CountryHannassey Watchman (uncredited)Film
1958Naked CityDonnie BentonSeries
1958Heart of DarknessCharles MarlowFilm
1957Suspicion · 2 episodesSeries
1956THe Good FairyWaiterFilm
1955Matinee Theater · 4 episodesSeries
1953General Electric TheaterLeprechaunSeries
1952The Steel FistEric KardinFilm
1951Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and InspirationPvt. Huntington (The Professor)Film
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame, Ariel, The DauphinSeries
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsGerald Forbes, Pip · 2 episodesSeries
1950Lux Video TheatrePete, Bellamy PartridgeSeries
1950Killer SharkTed WhiteFilm
1950Everybody's Dancin'Roddy McDowallFilm
1950Big TimberJimmyFilm
1949Black MidnightScott JordanFilm
1949Tuna ClipperAlec MacLennanFilm
1948MacbethMalcolmFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
1948KidnappedDavid BalfourFilm
1948RockyChris HammondFilm
1947Kraft Television TheatreMr. EltonSeries
1946Holiday in MexicoStanley OwenFilm
1945Molly and MeJimmy GrahamFilm
1945Thunderhead: Son of FlickaKen McLaughlinFilm
1944The Keys of the KingdomFrancis Chisholm, as a boyFilm
1944The White Cliffs of DoverJohn Ashwood II as a BoyFilm
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1943Lassie Come HomeJoe CarracloughFilm
1943My Friend FlickaKen McLaughlinFilm
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeBenjamin - as a BoyFilm
1942The Pied PiperRonnie CavanaughFilm
1942On the Sunny SideHugh AylesworthFilm
1941How Green Was My ValleyHuw MorganFilm
1941Man HuntVanerFilm
1941This EnglandHugoFilm
1941Confirm or DenyAlbert PerkinsFilm
1941You Will RememberYoung Bob SlaterFilm
1940Saloon BarBoyFilm
1940Just WilliamGingerFilm
1940His Brother’s KeeperBoyFilm
1939Poison PenChoirboyFilm
1939The OutsiderCured ChildFilm
1938Hey! Hey! USABoyFilm
1938Convict 99JimmyFilm
1938I See IceBoy on trainFilm
1938Murder in the FamilyPeter OsborneFilm
Directing (1)
1970The Ballad of Tam LinDirectorFilm
Production (4)
1987OverboardExecutive ProducerFilm
1950Killer SharkAssociate ProducerFilm
1950Big TimberAssociate ProducerFilm
1949Black MidnightAssociate ProducerFilm