Roddy McDowall
Born September 17, 1928 · London, England, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
A Bug's Life
Planet of the Apes
Fright Night
The Poseidon Adventure
Cleopatra
The Longest Day
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Overboard
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Evil Under the Sun
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Fright Night Part 2
The Big Country
The Black Hole
Class of 1984
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
How Green Was My Valley
Macbeth
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Return of the King
Funny Lady
Flood!
5 Card Stud
The Big Picture
Night Gallery
The Defector
It!
The Legend of Hell House
Hello Down There
That Darn Cat!
Lassie Come Home
The Cat from Outer Space
Cutting Class
The Keys of the Kingdom
It's My Party
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
This England
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
The Thief of Baghdad
A Taste of Evil
Double Trouble
That's Entertainment, Part II
Shakma
Carmilla
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
It's Showtime
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Beyond Titanic
Poison Pen
Unlikely Angel
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
The White Cliffs of Dover
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Dead of Winter
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
Paul Newman: The Restless
The Legend of Robin Hood
The Grass Harp
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
This Girl for Hire
Midnight Lace
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Laserblast
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
I See Ice
The Loved One
Man Hunt
On the Sunny Side
Earth Angel
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Inside Daisy Clover
Lord Love a Duck
TV Shows
The Merv Griffin Show
Great Performances
Ironside
Matinee Theater
Murder, She Wrote
Mission: Impossible
Batman: The Animated Series
Quantum Leap
Batman
Love, American Style
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Twilight Zone
Golden Globe Awards
Robert Montgomery Presents
Matlock
Naked City
The Carol Burnett Show
Hotel
Ben Casey
Superman: The Animated Series
Barnaby Jones
Gargoyles
Fantasy Island
The Ed Sullivan Show
Trapper John, M.D.
Darkwing Duck
Police Woman
The Name of the Game
Duckman
The Rookies
Run for Your Life
McCloud
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Invaders
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Faerie Tale Theatre
The New Batman Adventures
The Danny Kaye Show
Felony Squad
Dream On
Pinky and the Brain
Wonder Woman
Ellery Queen
Godzilla: The Series
Biography
Harry O
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Lux Video Theatre
Remember WENN
Arrest and Trial
Burke's Law
The Tick
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Suspicion
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Journey to the Unknown
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Planet of the Apes
Here's Boomer
The Pirates of Dark Water
The Fantastic Journey
The Wizard
Around the World in 80 Days
Flying High
Alice in Wonderland
The Martian Chronicles
George Burns Comedy Week
The New Lassie
MGM: When the Lion Roars
Hollywood Wives
The Snoop Sisters
General Electric Theater
Delphi Bureau
An Inconvenient Woman
Nightmare Classics
The Rhinemann Exchange
The Immigrants
More Movies
Circle of Iron
Cricket on the Hearth
Hey! Hey! USA
Scavenger Hunt
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Power and the Glory
Midas Run
Rocky
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Embryo
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Dead Man's Island
My Friend Flicka
Arnold
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Miracle on 34th Street
Mean Johnny Barrows
The Wind in the Willows
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Something to Believe In
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Angel 4: Undercover
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The Subterraneans
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Holiday in Mexico
The Outsider
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
The Story of Lassie
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
The Sands of Time
Rabbit Test
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Mae West
Star Hunter
Terror in the Sky
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
The Naked Target
Heads
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
The Million Dollar Face
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Going Under
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
The Elevator
Obsessed with Vertigo
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
The Tempest
Hart to Hart
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Saloon Bar
Shock Treatment
The Third Day
Corky
Deadly Game
The Cool Ones
The Fantastic Journey
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Rapunzel
The Evil Inside Me
The Color of Evening
The Alien Within
Kidnapped
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Molly and Me
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
The Pied Piper
Hollywood’s Children
Twilight Theatre
Killer Shark
Heart of Darkness
Journey to Murder
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Everybody's Dancin'
Confirm or Deny
Mowgli's Brothers
The Steel Fist
The White Seal
Saint Joan
Big Timber
You Will Remember
The Return of Captain Sinbad
Tuna Clipper
Black Midnight
Convict 99
