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