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Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

ActingBorn: September 17, 1928in London, England, UKDied: October 3, 1998

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.

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman: The Restless

Paul Newman: The Restless

2023Documentary

as Self

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

as Narrator

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000Documentary

as Self

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

2000Documentary

as Self

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999Documentary

as Unknown

Keepers of the Frame

1999Documentary

as Himself

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

1999Documentary

as Self

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

as Mr. Soil (voice)

Loss of Faith

as Henry Stokes

Godzilla: The Series

Godzilla: The Series

as Unknown

Beyond Titanic

Beyond Titanic

1998Documentary

as Self

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998Documentary

as Self - Host

Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

as Gambler

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998Documentary

as Himself - Actor / Friend

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle

as Snowball (voice)

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997Documentary

as Self

Obsessed with Vertigo

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997Documentary

as Narrator (Voice)

The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

as Mad Hatter (voice)

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

as King Murphy

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997Documentary

as Self

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997Documentary

as Self

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997Documentary

as Self

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997Documentary

as Self

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997Documentary

as Self

Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

as Saint Peter

The Grass Harp

Fandango At Home

The Grass Harp

as Amos Legrand

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

as Mad Hatter (voice)

It's My Party

It's My Party

as Damian Knowles

Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island

as Trevor Dunnaway

Remember WENN

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Remember WENN

as Giles Aldwych

Star Hunter

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Star Hunter

as Riecher

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

as Thomas

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain

as Snowball (voice)

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995Documentary

as Self

The Alien Within

The Alien Within

as Dr. Henry Lazarus

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

as Proteus (voice)

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994Documentary

as Self

The Tick

The Tick

as The Breadmaster (voice)

The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie

1994Documentary

as Self

Angel 4: Undercover

Angel 4: Undercover

as Geoffrey Kagen

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

as Dr. Lasky

Duckman

Duckman

as Akers (voice)

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

as Jeremy Sennet

Heads

Heads

as Fibris Drake

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Maurice Gillette

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

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

1994Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

as Madkat (voice)

The Evil Inside Me

The Evil Inside Me

as Pauly

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

as Alan Tucker

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992Documentary

as Self

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

as Mad Hatter (voice)

MGM: When the Lion Roars

MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992Documentary

as Unknown

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

as Phillip Chamberlin

The Naked Target

The Naked Target

as Ernest Peabody

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

1991Documentary

as Self

The Legend of Prince Valiant

The Legend of Prince Valiant

as Unknown

Going Under

Going Under

as Secretary Neighbor

Deadly Game

Deadly Game

as Dr. Aaron

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991Documentary

as Self

An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman

as Cyril Rathbone

Earth Angel

Earth Angel

as Mr. Tatum

The Pirates of Dark Water

The Pirates of Dark Water

as Niddler (voice)

Shakma

Shakma

as Sorenson

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

as Henry Seaton

Dream On

Dream On

as Bob Jeffers

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989Documentary

as Self

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989Documentary

as Self

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

as Judge

Carmilla

Carmilla

as Inspector Amos

The New Lassie

The New Lassie

as Unknown

Nightmare Classics

Nightmare Classics

as Inspector Amos

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989Documentary

as Self (voice)

Cutting Class

Cutting Class

as Mr. Dante

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

as McBaines

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as Edward St. John V

Hollywood on Horses

1989Documentary

as Self

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

as Minister

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

as Chiun

Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

as Peter Vincent

Overboard

Overboard

as Andrew

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

Biography

Biography

1987Documentary

as Self

Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

as Mr. Murray

The Wizard

The Wizard

as Unknown

Bridges to Cross

as Unknown

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

as Nuggit (voice)

Matlock

Matlock

as Christopher Hoyt

Matlock

Matlock

as Don Mosher

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

as March Hare

George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week

as Bob Cratchit

Fright Night

Fright Night

as Peter Vincent

Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives

as Jason Swandle

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Gordon Fairchild

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

as Prince John

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

as Ratty (voice)

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

as Narrator

This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

as Manfred Hayes

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

as "Bon Chance" Louie

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

Hotel

Hotel

as Anthony Spears

Class of 1984

Class of 1984

as Terry Corrigan

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982Documentary

as Unknown

Mae West

Mae West

as Rene Valentine

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

as Rex Brewster

Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982Documentary

as Self (Narrator)

Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

as Self - Host

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

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

1982Documentary

as Self / Rex Brewster

Here's Boomer

Here's Boomer

as Unknown

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

as Derek Kenyon

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

as Gillespie

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

as Galen

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

as Galen

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

as Galen

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

as Galen

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

as Galen

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

as Samwise Gamgee (voice)

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

as MacFarland

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

as Father Stone

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

as Jenkins

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

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

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

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

as Governor Saroyan

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

as Unknown

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Governor Saroyan

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as Dr. Peterson

Supertrain

Supertrain

as Benjamin Warren Talcott

$weepstake$

as Theodore

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979Documentary

as Chuck the Robot (voice)

The Immigrants

The Immigrants

as Mark Levy

The Immigrants

The Immigrants

as Mark Levy

Flying High

Flying High

as Unknown

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

as White Robe

The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

as Mr. Stallwood

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

Laserblast

Laserblast

1978Science Fiction

as Doctor Mellon

Fantasy Island

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Fantasy Island

as Mephistopheles

Fantasy Island

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Fantasy Island

as Richard Simmons

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

as Hasan

The Love Boat

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The Love Boat

as Fred Beery

Sixth and Main

Sixth and Main

as Skateboard

Flood!

Flood!

as Mr. Franklin

The Rhinemann Exchange

The Rhinemann Exchange

as Bobby Ballard

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

1977Science Fiction

as Dr. Jonathan Willoway

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

as Dr. Jonathan Willaway

Embryo

Embryo

as Frank Riley

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976Documentary

as (archive footage)

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

as Mowgli (voice)

Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

as Tony Da Vince

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as Henry Roberts

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as Professor Arthur Chapman

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as Unknown

The White Seal

The White Seal

as Narrator/ White Seal

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

as Bobby Moore

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975Documentary

as Self

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

as Galen

Police Woman

Police Woman

as Moulton

Harry O

Harry O

as Unknown

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

as George Stanton (uncredited)

The Elevator

The Elevator

as Marvin Ellis

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

as Lionel Standish

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

as Dr. Sawyer

Arnold

Arnold

as Robert

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

as Caesar

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Barnaby Jones

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Barnaby Jones

as Stanley Lambert

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

as Acres

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

as Frank Gass

Delphi Bureau

Delphi Bureau

as Harold

The Rookies

The Rookies

as Unknown

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

as Caesar

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Corky

Corky

as Harassed Salesman

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

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

as Albert Soames

A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

as Dr. Michael Lomas

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

as Mr. Jelk

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

as Dr. Ralph Baird

Columbo

Columbo

as Roger Stanford

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

as Cornelius

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

as Mr. Proffer

Great Performances

Great Performances

as Self

Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

as Rollo Verdew

McCloud

McCloud

as Phil Sandler

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as Jeremy Evans

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Howard

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

as Santoro

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

as Nate Ashbury

Midas Run

Midas Run

as Wister

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

as Rollo Verdew

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Philip Saxon

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Early McCorley

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

as Nick Evers

The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood

as Prince John

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968Science Fiction

as Cornelius

Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

as Cricket Crocket (voice)

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

as Charles, The Dauphin

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

It!

It!

as Arthur Pimm

The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones

as Tony Krum

Ironside

Ironside

as Unknown

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

as Bullwhip Griffin

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Lloyd Lindstrom

The Defector

The Defector

as Agent Adams

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Leo Ostro

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

as Unknown

Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck

as Alan Musgrave

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

as Walter Baines

Batman

Batman

as The Bookworm

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

as Gregory Benson

The Loved One

The Loved One

as D.J. Jr.

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as Gyula Bognar

The Third Day

The Third Day

as Oliver Parsons

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Matthew

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

as Martin Ashley

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Robert 'Professor' Benson

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Arthur Biddle

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Harry Carlin

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as Unknown

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

as Octavian - Caesar Augustus

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

as Mestizo

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

as Pvt. Morris

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as George

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Gerald Musgrove

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as Unknown

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

as Malcolm

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

as Yuri Gilgoric

The Tempest

The Tempest

as Ariel

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Sam Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

as Charles Marlow

Naked City

Naked City

as Donnie Benton

The Big Country

The Big Country

as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Suspicion

Suspicion

as Unknown

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as Unknown

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as Leprechaun

The Steel Fist

The Steel Fist

as Eric Kardin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Unknown

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Ariel

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Dauphin

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)

Lux Video Theatre

as Pete

Lux Video Theatre

as Bellamy Partridge

Big Timber

Big Timber

as Jimmy

Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

as Roddy McDowall

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

as Ted White

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Gerald Forbes

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Pip

Black Midnight

Black Midnight

as Scott Jordan

Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

as Alec MacLennan

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

as David Balfour

Macbeth

Macbeth

as Malcolm

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Rocky

Rocky

as Chris Hammond

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as Mr. Elton

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as Unknown

Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

as Stanley Owen

Molly and Me

Molly and Me

as Jimmy Graham

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

as Ken McLaughlin

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

as Francis Chisholm, as a boy

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

as John Ashwood II as a Boy

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

as Joe Carraclough

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

as Ken McLaughlin

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

as Ronnie Cavanaugh

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

as Hugh Aylesworth

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Benjamin - as a Boy

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

as Albert Perkins

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

as Huw Morgan

This England

This England

as Hugo

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

as Vaner

You Will Remember

You Will Remember

as Young Bob Slater

Saloon Bar

Saloon Bar

as Boy

Just William

as Ginger

His Brother’s Keeper

as Boy

Poison Pen

Poison Pen

as Choirboy

The Outsider

The Outsider

as Cured Child

Hey! Hey! USA

Hey! Hey! USA

as Boy

Convict 99

Convict 99

as Jimmy

I See Ice

I See Ice

as Boy on train

Murder in the Family

as Peter Osborne