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Roddy McDowall

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.

Birthday: 1928-09-17

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Also known as: Roddy MacDowall, Master Roddy McDowall, Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall, Родді Макдавелл, Родди Макдауэлл, رادی مک‌داول

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes

1968-02-07

Cornelius

The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure

1972-12-01

Acres

The Return of the King
The Return of the King

1980-05-11

Samwise Gamgee (voice)

Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home

1943-12-01

Joe Carraclough

Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun

1982-03-05

Rex Brewster

The Defector
The Defector

1966-10-19

Agent Adams

Overboard
Overboard

1987-12-16

Andrew

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967-03-08

Bullwhip Griffin

5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud

1968-07-28

Nick Evers

Cutting Class
Cutting Class

1989-04-24

Mr. Dante

That Darn Cat!
That Darn Cat!

1965-12-02

Gregory Benson

Class of 1984
Class of 1984

1982-08-20

Terry Corrigan

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt

1979-12-21

Jenkins

Man Hunt
Man Hunt

1941-06-13

Vaner

Fright Night
Fright Night

1985-08-02

Peter Vincent

It!
It!

1967-07-01

Arthur Pimm

Cleopatra
Cleopatra

1963-06-12

Octavian - Caesar Augustus

Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron

1978-07-25

White Robe

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971-10-07

Mr. Jelk

It's My Party
It's My Party

1996-03-22

Damian Knowles

The Longest Day
The Longest Day

1962-09-25

Pvt. Morris

Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace

1960-10-13

Malcolm

Murder in the Family
Murder in the Family

1938-01-01

Peter Osborne

Hello Down There
Hello Down There

1969-01-01

Nate Ashbury

Star Hunter
Star Hunter

1996-01-09

Riecher

Shakma
Shakma

1990-10-05

Sorenson

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley

1941-10-28

Huw Morgan

The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House

1973-06-15

Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The Loved One
The Loved One

1965-10-11

D.J. Jr.

Deadly Game
Deadly Game

1991-07-10

Dr. Aaron

The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp

1996-10-11

Amos Legrand

Funny Lady
Funny Lady

1975-03-15

Bobby Moore

Laserblast
Laserblast

1978-03-01

Doctor Mellon

The White Seal
The White Seal

1975-03-24

Narrator/ White Seal

Behind the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998-09-05

Self - Host

The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom

1944-12-15

Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Fright Night Part 2
Fright Night Part 2

1988-04-07

Peter Vincent

Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover

1966-02-10

Walter Baines

Cricket on the Hearth
Cricket on the Hearth

1967-12-18

Cricket Crocket (voice)

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974-05-17

George Stanton (uncredited)

Convict 99
Convict 99

1938-09-26

Jimmy

The Cat from Outer Space
The Cat from Outer Space

1978-06-09

Mr. Stallwood

My Friend Flicka
My Friend Flicka

1943-05-26

Ken McLaughlin

The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover

1944-05-11

John Ashwood II as a Boy

Pretty Maids All in a Row
Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971-04-28

Mr. Proffer

Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter

1987-02-06

Mr. Murray

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945-03-15

Ken McLaughlin

Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck

1966-02-21

Alan Musgrave

Mowgli's Brothers
Mowgli's Brothers

1976-02-11

Mowgli (voice)

Mean Johnny Barrows
Mean Johnny Barrows

1975-11-27

Tony Da Vince

The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper

1942-08-21

Ronnie Cavanaugh

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994-05-25

Dr. Lasky

Corky
Corky

1972-01-01

Harassed Salesman

Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny

1941-12-12

Albert Perkins

Carmilla
Carmilla

1989-09-10

Inspector Amos

Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test

1978-04-09

Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment

1964-07-22

Martin Ashley

Unlikely Angel
Unlikely Angel

1996-12-17

Saint Peter

Kidnapped
Kidnapped

1948-11-28

David Balfour

Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969-08-19

Santoro

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972-01-10

Self (archive footage)

Killer Shark
Killer Shark

1950-03-19

Ted White

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001-04-03

Self (archive footage)

The Tempest
The Tempest

1960-02-13

Ariel

The Third Day
The Third Day

1965-08-04

Oliver Parsons

The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory

1963-05-31

Mestizo

Embryo
Embryo

1976-05-21

Frank Riley

Holiday in Mexico
Holiday in Mexico

1946-08-15

Stanley Owen

The Story of Lassie
The Story of Lassie

1994-08-14

Self

The Alien Within
The Alien Within

1995-07-18

Dr. Henry Lazarus

The Thief of Baghdad
The Thief of Baghdad

1978-01-10

Hasan

Arnold
Arnold

1973-11-16

Robert

Flood!
Flood!

1977-06-05

Mr. Franklin

Twilight Theatre
Twilight Theatre

1982-02-13

Self - Host

Angel 4: Undercover
Angel 4: Undercover

1994-07-26

Geoffrey Kagen

Loss of Faith
Loss of Faith

1998-10-01

Henry Stokes

A Taste of Evil
A Taste of Evil

1971-10-11

Dr. Michael Lomas

The Cool Ones
The Cool Ones

1967-04-12

Tony Krum

Obsessed with Vertigo
Obsessed with Vertigo

1997-10-04

Narrator (Voice)

The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans

1960-06-23

Yuri Gilgoric

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

1971-12-18

Albert Soames

The Elevator
The Elevator

1974-02-09

Marvin Ellis

Terror in the Sky
Terror in the Sky

1971-09-17

Dr. Ralph Baird

This England
This England

1941-07-22

Hugo

Tuna Clipper
Tuna Clipper

1949-04-11

Alec MacLennan

Dead Man's Island
Dead Man's Island

1996-03-05

Trevor Dunnaway

The Big Country
The Big Country

1958-09-30

Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Mae West
Mae West

1982-05-02

Rene Valentine

Earth Angel
Earth Angel

1991-03-04

Mr. Tatum

Rocky
Rocky

1948-01-17

Chris Hammond

Heads
Heads

1994-01-29

Fibris Drake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942-01-29

Benjamin - as a Boy

The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time

1992-11-23

Alan Tucker

The Naked Target
The Naked Target

1992-01-24

Ernest Peabody

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street

1973-12-14

Dr. Sawyer

Everybody's Dancin'
Everybody's Dancin'

1950-03-31

Roddy McDowall

Black Midnight
Black Midnight

1949-10-01

Scott Jordan

Saint Joan
Saint Joan

1967-12-04

Charles, The Dauphin

Poison Pen
Poison Pen

1939-07-03

Choirboy

I See Ice
I See Ice

1938-02-10

Boy on train

Just William
Just William

1940-07-20

Ginger

The Steel Fist
The Steel Fist

1952-01-06

Eric Kardin

A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life

1998-11-25

Mr. Soil (voice)

Molly and Me
Molly and Me

1945-05-25

Jimmy Graham

The Big Picture
The Big Picture

1989-09-15

Judge

Saloon Bar
Saloon Bar

1940-11-02

Boy

Journey to Murder
Journey to Murder

1971-01-01

Rollo Verdew

Double Trouble
Double Trouble

1992-02-14

Phillip Chamberlin

Hey! Hey! USA
Hey! Hey! USA

1938-10-01

Boy

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979-01-01

Chuck the Robot (voice)

The Immigrants
The Immigrants

1978-11-20

Mark Levy

Macbeth
Macbeth

1948-10-01

Malcolm

The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face

1981-03-12

Derek Kenyon

Going Under
Going Under

1991-08-23

Secretary Neighbor

The Black Hole
The Black Hole

1979-12-18

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

The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980-05-05

MacFarland

Night Gallery
Night Gallery

1969-11-08

Jeremy Evans

Something to Believe In
Something to Believe In

1998-05-08

Gambler

On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side

1942-02-13

Hugh Aylesworth

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II

1976-05-16

(archive footage)

This Girl for Hire
This Girl for Hire

1983-01-11

Manfred Hayes

Big Timber
Big Timber

1950-09-10

Jimmy

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986-03-21

Nuggit (voice)

The Color of Evening
The Color of Evening

1990-09-01

Henry Seaton

Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame

1999-03-01

Himself

Sixth and Main
Sixth and Main

1977-01-01

Skateboard

It's Showtime
It's Showtime

1976-03-31

Self (archive footage)

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998-05-05

Himself - Actor / Friend

Midas Run
Midas Run

1969-05-07

Wister

You Will Remember
You Will Remember

1941-02-08

Young Bob Slater

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000-10-14

Self (archive footage)

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988-09-16

Minister

Rapunzel
Rapunzel

1983-02-05

Narrator

Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness

1958-11-06

Charles Marlow

Hollywood’s Children
Hollywood’s Children

1982-02-24

Self (Narrator)

The Evil Inside Me
The Evil Inside Me

1993-01-01

Pauly

Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart

1979-08-25

Dr. Peterson

Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses

1989-01-01

Self

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows

1983-11-18

Ratty (voice)

The Outsider
The Outsider

1939-01-30

Cured Child

Beyond Titanic
Beyond Titanic

1998-09-06

Self

The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey

1977-02-03

Dr. Jonathan Willoway

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951-03-25

Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)