
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)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Columbo
1971
as Roger Stanford

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

The Love Boat
1977
as Fred Beery

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self

Ironside
1967

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Love, American Style
1969
as Howard

Batman
1966
as The Bookworm

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

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Gerald Forbes / Pip

Quantum Leap
1989
as Edward St. John V

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Leo Ostro

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as George / Gerald Musgrove

Matinee Theater
1955

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Sam Conrad
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Arthur Biddle / Harry Carlin

Ben Casey
1961

Matlock
1986
as Christopher Hoyt / Don Mosher

Naked City
1958
as Donnie Benton

Hotel
1982
as Anthony Spears

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

Police Woman
1974
as Moulton

The Invaders
1967
as Lloyd Lindstrom

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

Run for Your Life
1965
as Gyula Bognar

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Stanley Lambert

Fantasy Island
1978
as Mephistopheles

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Gargoyles
1994
as Proteus (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

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

The Rookies
1972

Duckman
1994
as Akers (voice)

McCloud
1970
as Phil Sandler

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Governor Saroyan

The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Mad Hatter (voice)

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Robert 'Professor' Benson

Felony Squad
1966

Harry O
1974

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Mr. Elton

Dream On
1990
as Bob Jeffers

Ellery Queen
1975

Burke's Law
1994
as Maurice Gillette

Wonder Woman
1975
as Henry Roberts / Professor Arthur Chapman
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pete / Bellamy Partridge

Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Snowball (voice)

Biography
1987
as Self

Arrest and Trial
1963

Remember WENN
1996
as Giles Aldwych

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991

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

Suspicion
1957

Godzilla: The Series
1998

Flying High
1978

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
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

The Longest Day
1962
as Pvt. Morris

Cleopatra
1963
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus

Fright Night
1985
as Peter Vincent

Overboard
1987
as Andrew

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Cornelius

The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Acres

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Caesar

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Caesar

Night Gallery
1969
as Jeremy Evans

Funny Lady
1975
as Bobby Moore

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Matthew

Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Rex Brewster

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Mr. Jelk

Class of 1984
1982
as Terry Corrigan

Fright Night Part 2
1988
as Peter Vincent

The Big Country
1958
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Embryo
1976
as Frank Riley

Flood!
1977
as Mr. Franklin

Shock Treatment
1964
as Martin Ashley

Arnold
1973
as Robert

Lassie Come Home
1943
as Joe Carraclough

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

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

Kidnapped
1948
as David Balfour
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)

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

How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Huw Morgan

Earth Angel
1991
as Mr. Tatum

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

The Subterraneans
1960
as Yuri Gilgoric

Killer Shark
1950
as Ted White

Midnight Lace
1960
as Malcolm

Man Hunt
1941
as Vaner

Black Midnight
1949
as Scott Jordan

That Darn Cat!
1965
as Gregory Benson

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

The Legend of Hell House
1973
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

5 Card Stud
1968
as Nick Evers

Macbeth
1948
as Malcolm

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

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

The Big Picture
1989
as Judge

Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Jenkins

Dead of Winter
1987
as Mr. Murray

Double Trouble
1992
as Phillip Chamberlin

The Loved One
1965
as D.J. Jr.

Tuna Clipper
1949
as Alec MacLennan

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
as George Stanton (uncredited)

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

The Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Mr. Stallwood

Hello Down There
1969
as Nate Ashbury

The Grass Harp
1996
as Amos Legrand

Cutting Class
1989
as Mr. Dante

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
as Bullwhip Griffin

Journey to Murder
1971
as Rollo Verdew

Circle of Iron
1978
as White Robe

This Girl for Hire
1983
as Manfred Hayes

Laserblast
1978
as Doctor Mellon

The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway

Hey! Hey! USA
1938
as Boy

The Thief of Baghdad
1978
as Hasan

It's My Party
1996
as Damian Knowles

The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as MacFarland

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self

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

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

Shakma
1990
as Sorenson

Rocky
1948
as Chris Hammond

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)

Deadly Game
1991
as Dr. Aaron

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

The Outsider
1939
as Cured Child

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

Twilight Theatre
1982
as Self - Host

Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (Narrator)

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self - Host

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

A Taste of Evil
1971
as Dr. Michael Lomas

Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
as Tony Da Vince

Mae West
1982
as Rene Valentine

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

Going Under
1991
as Secretary Neighbor

Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

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

Angel 4: Undercover
1994
as Geoffrey Kagen

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

The Third Day
1965
as Oliver Parsons

The Immigrants
1978
as Mark Levy

Inside Daisy Clover
1966
as Walter Baines
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Chuck the Robot (voice)

Unlikely Angel
1996
as Saint Peter

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Dr. Lasky

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
as Self

Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
as Thomas

Star Hunter
1996
as Riecher

The Evil Inside Me
1993
as Pauly

Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
as Mr. Proffer

Dead Man's Island
1996
as Trevor Dunnaway

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
as Self

The Alien Within
1995
as Dr. Henry Lazarus

The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self

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

The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Ratty (voice)

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

On the Sunny Side
1942
as Hugh Aylesworth

The Defector
1966
as Agent Adams

Beyond Titanic
1998
as Self

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Minister

Miracle on 34th Street
1973
as Dr. Sawyer
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988
as Chiun

Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
as Santoro

The Sands of Time
1992
as Alan Tucker

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self

The Cool Ones
1967
as Tony Krum

My Friend Flicka
1943
as Ken McLaughlin

Cricket on the Hearth
1967
as Cricket Crocket (voice)
His Brother’s Keeper
1940
as Boy
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
- The Longest Day (1962) — as Pvt. Morris
- Cleopatra (1963) — as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
- Fright Night (1985) — as Peter Vincent
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