Roddy McDowall

Acting • 1928-09-17 • 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.

Known For

7.7

Planet of the Apes

1968

8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

6.4

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

6.2

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

5.7

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

7.1

Fright Night

1985

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Filmography

2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost TapesFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2024
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science FictionFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
2023
Paul Newman: The RestlessFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
2001
The Return of Captain SinbadFilm
Narrator
2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'Film
Self (archive footage)
2000
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster MoviesFilm
Self
1999
Keepers of the FrameFilm
Himself
★ 10.0
1999
Intimate Portrait: Lauren BacallFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1999
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen AngelFilm
★ 7.0
1998
A Bug's LifeFilm
Mr. Soil (voice)
★ 7.0
1998
Godzilla: The SeriesTV
★ 7.9
1998
Behind the Planet of the ApesFilm
Self - Host
★ 7.1
1998
Louise Brooks: Looking for LuluFilm
Himself - Actor / Friend
★ 7.4
1998
Beyond TitanicFilm
Self
★ 8.6
1998
Loss of FaithFilm
Henry Stokes
★ 5.6
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
1998
Something to Believe InFilm
Gambler
★ 5.0
1997
The New Batman AdventuresTV
Mad Hatter (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.1
1997
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & BalooFilm
King Murphy
★ 5.8
1997
Obsessed with VertigoFilm
Narrator (Voice)
★ 7.1
1997
Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainFilm
Self
★ 6.4
1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsFilm
Self
★ 7.3
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineFilm
Self
★ 7.7
1997
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest LadyFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the RoughFilm
Self
★ 6.5
1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1997
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the JungleFilm
Snowball (voice)
1996
Superman: The Animated SeriesTV
Mad Hatter (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1996
It's My PartyFilm
Damian Knowles
★ 6.3
1996
The Grass HarpFilm
Amos Legrand
★ 5.9
1996
Unlikely AngelFilm
Saint Peter
★ 6.1
1996
Remember WENNTV
Giles Aldwych • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1996
Star HunterFilm
Riecher
★ 4.6
1996
Dead Man's IslandFilm
Trevor Dunnaway
★ 5.1
1995
Pinky and the BrainTV
Snowball (voice) • 7 episodes
★ 7.7
1995
The Alien WithinFilm
Dr. Henry Lazarus
★ 4.4
1995
Last Summer in the HamptonsFilm
Thomas
★ 5.8
1995
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerFilm
Self
★ 4.8
1994
GargoylesTV
Proteus (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.1
1994
DuckmanTV
Akers (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1994
The TickTV
The Breadmaster (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1994
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven DanceFilm
Dr. Lasky
★ 3.8
1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart IsFilm
Jeremy Sennet
★ 6.6
1994
Angel 4: UndercoverFilm
Geoffrey Kagen
★ 4.1
1994
Burke's LawTV
Maurice Gillette • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1994
HeadsFilm
Fibris Drake
★ 3.4
1994
The Story of LassieFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1994
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American ClassicFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
1994
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could KillFilm
Self
1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronTV
Madkat (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1993
The Evil Inside MeFilm
Pauly
★ 7.0
1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesTV
Mad Hatter (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 8.6
1992
Double TroubleFilm
Phillip Chamberlin
★ 4.7
1992
MGM: When the Lion RoarsTV
★ 7.9
1992
The Naked TargetFilm
Ernest Peabody
★ 4.7
1992
The Magical World of Chuck JonesFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1992
The Sands of TimeFilm
Alan Tucker
★ 10.0
1991
Darkwing DuckTV
Sir Quackmire Mallard (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1991
The Pirates of Dark WaterTV
Niddler (voice) • 3 episodes
★ 7.8
1991
The Legend of Prince ValiantTV
★ 6.7
1991
Earth AngelFilm
Mr. Tatum
★ 5.4
1991
Going UnderFilm
Secretary Neighbor
★ 4.1
1991
Deadly GameFilm
Dr. Aaron
★ 5.9
1991
An Inconvenient WomanTV
Cyril Rathbone • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1991
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments ChristmasFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 5.9
1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis HopperFilm
Self
1991
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War IIFilm
Self
1990
Dream OnTV
Bob Jeffers • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1990
ShakmaFilm
Sorenson
★ 5.5
1990
The Color of EveningFilm
Henry Seaton
★ 6.0
1989
Quantum LeapTV
Edward St. John V • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
Around the World in 80 DaysTV
McBaines • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1989
Cutting ClassFilm
Mr. Dante
★ 5.0
1989
The Big PictureFilm
Judge
★ 5.9
1989
The New LassieTV
★ 6.9
1989
Nightmare ClassicsTV
Inspector Amos • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
1989
Harold Lloyd: The Third GeniusFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1989
CarmillaFilm
Inspector Amos
★ 5.8
1989
Hollywood on HorsesFilm
Self
★ 4.7
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreFilm
Self (voice)
1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenFilm
Self
1988
Fright Night Part 2Film
Peter Vincent
★ 6.4
1988
Doin' Time on Planet EarthFilm
Minister
★ 4.0
1988
Remo Williams: The ProphecyFilm
Chiun
★ 4.8
1987
OverboardFilm
Andrew
★ 6.9
1987
Dead of WinterFilm
Mr. Murray
★ 6.0
1987
BiographyTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1986
MatlockTV
Christopher Hoyt • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
MatlockTV
Don Mosher • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
The WizardTV
★ 7.0
1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock LordsFilm
Nuggit (voice)
★ 7.6
1986
Bridges to CrossTV
★ 7.5
1985
Fright NightFilm
Peter Vincent
★ 7.1
1985
Alice in WonderlandTV
March Hare • 2 episodes
★ 6.7
1985
Hollywood WivesTV
Jason Swandle • 3 episodes
★ 4.7
1985
George Burns Comedy WeekTV
Bob Cratchit • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Gordon Fairchild • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodFilm
Prince John
★ 6.8
1983
The Wind in the WillowsFilm
Ratty (voice)
★ 6.2
1983
This Girl for HireFilm
Manfred Hayes
★ 5.0
1983
RapunzelFilm
Narrator
★ 5.9
1982
Evil Under the SunFilm
Rex Brewster
★ 6.9
1982
Class of 1984Film
Terry Corrigan
★ 6.4
1982
HotelTV
Anthony Spears • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1982
Faerie Tale TheatreTV
Narrator (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1982
Tales of the Gold MonkeyTV
"Bon Chance" Louie • 22 episodes
★ 7.4
1982
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Film
Self / Rex Brewster
★ 8.3
1982
Mae WestFilm
Rene Valentine
★ 5.8
1982
Hollywood’s ChildrenFilm
Self (Narrator)
★ 9.0
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1982
Twilight TheatreFilm
Self - Host
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenFilm
Gillespie
★ 5.0
1981
Here's BoomerTV
★ 6.2
1981
The Million Dollar FaceFilm
Derek Kenyon
★ 8.0
1980
The Return of the KingFilm
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
★ 6.4
1980
The Martian ChroniclesTV
Father Stone • 3 episodes
★ 7.2
1980
Back to the Planet of the ApesFilm
Galen
★ 6.0
1980
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the ApesFilm
Galen
★ 7.4
1980
Farewell to the Planet of the ApesFilm
Galen
★ 6.3
1980
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the ApesFilm
Galen
★ 7.3
1980
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the ApesFilm
Galen
★ 7.3
1980
The Memory of Eva RykerFilm
MacFarland
★ 8.0
1979
SupertrainTV
Benjamin Warren Talcott • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1979
The Black HoleFilm
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyTV
Governor Saroyan • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1979
Trapper John, M.D.TV
★ 6.6
1979
Scavenger HuntFilm
Jenkins
★ 5.6
1979
Hart to HartFilm
Dr. Peterson
★ 7.5
1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry MarshallFilm
Chuck the Robot (voice)
★ 9.0
1979
$weepstake$TV
Theodore • 1 episodes
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave GirlsFilm
Governor Saroyan
1978
Fantasy IslandTV
Mephistopheles • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1978
Fantasy IslandTV
Richard Simmons • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1978
The Cat from Outer SpaceFilm
Mr. Stallwood
★ 6.0
1978
LaserblastFilm
Doctor Mellon
★ 3.4
1978
Circle of IronFilm
White Robe
★ 5.6
1978
Rabbit TestFilm
Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
★ 4.5
1978
The Thief of BaghdadFilm
Hasan
★ 5.5
1978
Flying HighTV
★ 6.3
1978
The ImmigrantsTV
Mark Levy • 2 episodes
1977
The Love BoatTV
Fred Beery • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1977
The Fantastic JourneyTV
Dr. Jonathan Willaway • 8 episodes
★ 6.2
1977
Flood!Film
Mr. Franklin
★ 5.2
1977
The Rhinemann ExchangeTV
Bobby Ballard • 3 episodes
★ 6.5
1977
Sixth and MainFilm
Skateboard
★ 8.0
1977
The Fantastic JourneyFilm
Dr. Jonathan Willoway
★ 6.0
1976
That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm
(archive footage)
★ 7.0
1976
EmbryoFilm
Frank Riley
★ 4.7
1976
Mowgli's BrothersFilm
Mowgli (voice)
★ 6.1
1976
It's ShowtimeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
1975
Wonder WomanTV
Henry Roberts • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1975
Wonder WomanTV
Professor Arthur Chapman • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1975
Ellery QueenTV
★ 7.5
1975
Funny LadyFilm
Bobby Moore
★ 5.3
1975
Mean Johnny BarrowsFilm
Tony Da Vince
★ 5.6
1975
The White SealFilm
Narrator/ White Seal
★ 6.4
1975
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate PortraitFilm
Self
★ 5.7
1974
Police WomanTV
Moulton • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1974
Planet of the ApesTV
Galen • 14 episodes
★ 6.9
1974
Dirty Mary Crazy LarryFilm
George Stanton (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1974
Harry OTV
★ 5.2
1974
The ElevatorFilm
Marvin Ellis
★ 6.1
1973
Battle for the Planet of the ApesFilm
Caesar
★ 5.7
1973
The Legend of Hell HouseFilm
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
★ 6.7
1973
Barnaby JonesTV
Stanley Lambert • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1973
ArnoldFilm
Robert
★ 5.3
1973
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Dr. Sawyer
★ 6.8
1973
The Snoop SistersTV
Lionel Standish • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1972
The Poseidon AdventureFilm
Acres
★ 7.2
1972
Conquest of the Planet of the ApesFilm
Caesar
★ 6.2
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanFilm
Frank Gass
★ 6.5
1972
The RookiesTV
★ 6.9
1972
Hollywood: The Dream FactoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1972
Delphi BureauTV
Harold • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1972
CorkyFilm
Harassed Salesman
★ 5.5
1971
ColumboTV
Roger Stanford • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
Escape from the Planet of the ApesFilm
Cornelius
★ 6.4
1971
Bedknobs and BroomsticksFilm
Mr. Jelk
★ 7.0
1971
Pretty Maids All in a RowFilm
Mr. Proffer
★ 5.9
1971
A Taste of EvilFilm
Dr. Michael Lomas
★ 6.1
1971
Terror in the SkyFilm
Dr. Ralph Baird
★ 7.1
1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?Film
Albert Soames
★ 6.2
1971
Journey to MurderFilm
Rollo Verdew
★ 7.0
1970
McCloudTV
Phil Sandler • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1969
Love, American StyleTV
Howard • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1969
Night GalleryFilm
Jeremy Evans
★ 6.7
1969
Hello Down ThereFilm
Nate Ashbury
★ 5.8
1969
Angel, Angel, Down We GoFilm
Santoro
★ 4.8
1969
Midas RunFilm
Wister
★ 4.7
1968
Planet of the ApesFilm
Cornelius
★ 7.7
1968
5 Card StudFilm
Nick Evers
★ 6.3
1968
The Name of the GameTV
Philip Saxon • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1968
The Name of the GameTV
Early McCorley • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1968
Journey to the UnknownTV
Rollo Verdew • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1968
The Legend of Robin HoodFilm
Prince John
1967
IronsideTV
★ 6.8
1967
The Carol Burnett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 3 episodes
★ 7.7
1967
The Carol Burnett ShowTV
Self - Guest / Various Characters • 2 episodes
★ 7.7
1967
The InvadersTV
Lloyd Lindstrom • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1967
The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinFilm
Bullwhip Griffin
★ 6.6
1967
It!Film
Arthur Pimm
★ 6.1
1967
Cricket on the HearthFilm
Cricket Crocket (voice)
★ 5.3
1967
The Cool OnesFilm
Tony Krum
★ 5.4
1967
Saint JoanFilm
Charles, The Dauphin
★ 10.0
1966
BatmanTV
The Bookworm • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
Leo Ostro • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1966
Inside Daisy CloverFilm
Walter Baines
★ 5.6
1966
Lord Love a DuckFilm
Alan Musgrave
★ 5.7
1966
Felony SquadTV
★ 6.5
1966
The DefectorFilm
Agent Adams
★ 5.8
1965
The Greatest Story Ever ToldFilm
Matthew
★ 6.4
1965
That Darn Cat!Film
Gregory Benson
★ 6.6
1965
The Loved OneFilm
D.J. Jr.
★ 6.2
1965
Run for Your LifeTV
Gyula Bognar • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1965
The Third DayFilm
Oliver Parsons
★ 5.6
1964
Shock TreatmentFilm
Martin Ashley
★ 6.8
1963
CleopatraFilm
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
★ 7.1
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Arthur Biddle • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Harry Carlin • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Robert 'Professor' Benson • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1963
The Danny Kaye ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1963
Arrest and TrialTV
★ 8.2
1963
The Power and the GloryFilm
Mestizo
★ 9.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
George • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
Gerald Musgrove • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
The Longest DayFilm
Pvt. Morris
★ 7.6
1961
Ben CaseyTV
★ 5.9
1960
Midnight LaceFilm
Malcolm
★ 6.6
1960
The SubterraneansFilm
Yuri Gilgoric
★ 5.1
1960
The TempestFilm
Ariel
★ 7.5
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
Sam Conrad • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1958
The Big CountryFilm
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1958
Naked CityTV
Donnie Benton • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
Heart of DarknessFilm
Charles Marlow
1957
SuspicionTV
★ 6.2
1956
THe Good FairyFilm
Waiter
1955
Matinee TheaterTV
★ 5.3
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Leprechaun • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
The Steel FistFilm
Eric Kardin
★ 6.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Ariel • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
The Dauphin • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and InspirationFilm
Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
★ 4.8
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Gerald Forbes • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Pip • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Pete • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Bellamy Partridge • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Killer SharkFilm
Ted White
★ 6.4
1950
Big TimberFilm
Jimmy
★ 10.0
1950
Everybody's Dancin'Film
Roddy McDowall
★ 7.5
1949
Black MidnightFilm
Scott Jordan
★ 6.5
1949
Tuna ClipperFilm
Alec MacLennan
★ 7.8
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
MacbethFilm
Malcolm
★ 7.3
1948
KidnappedFilm
David Balfour
★ 6.7
1948
RockyFilm
Chris Hammond
★ 8.0
1947
Kraft Television TheatreTV
Mr. Elton • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1947
Kraft Television TheatreTV
★ 7.8
1946
Holiday in MexicoFilm
Stanley Owen
★ 6.7
1945
Molly and MeFilm
Jimmy Graham
★ 6.7
1945
Thunderhead: Son of FlickaFilm
Ken McLaughlin
★ 6.6
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
The Keys of the KingdomFilm
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
★ 7.1
1944
The White Cliffs of DoverFilm
John Ashwood II as a Boy
★ 6.7
1943
Lassie Come HomeFilm
Joe Carraclough
★ 6.7
1943
My Friend FlickaFilm
Ken McLaughlin
★ 5.9
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeFilm
Benjamin - as a Boy
★ 7.2
1942
The Pied PiperFilm
Ronnie Cavanaugh
★ 6.9
1942
On the Sunny SideFilm
Hugh Aylesworth
★ 7.0
1941
How Green Was My ValleyFilm
Huw Morgan
★ 7.3
1941
Man HuntFilm
Vaner
★ 6.9
1941
This EnglandFilm
Hugo
★ 6.9
1941
You Will RememberFilm
Young Bob Slater
★ 7.0
1941
Confirm or DenyFilm
Albert Perkins
★ 4.8
1940
Saloon BarFilm
Boy
★ 7.0
1940
Just WilliamFilm
Ginger
★ 7.0
1940
His Brother’s KeeperFilm
Boy
★ 8.0
1939
Poison PenFilm
Choirboy
★ 6.7
1939
The OutsiderFilm
Cured Child
★ 6.0
1938
Hey! Hey! USAFilm
Boy
★ 7.2
1938
Convict 99Film
Jimmy
★ 7.0
1938
I See IceFilm
Boy on train
★ 6.9
1938
Murder in the FamilyFilm
Peter Osborne
★ 9.0