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.

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Movies starring Roddy McDowall (186)

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)

Self (Archive Footage)

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction (2024)

Self (Archive Footage)

Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)

Self

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)

Self (Archive Footage)

The Return of Captain Sinbad (2001)

Narrator

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000)

Self (Archive Footage)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)

Self

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000)

Self

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999)
Keepers of the Frame (1999)

Himself

A Bug's Life (1998)

Mr. Soil (Voice)

Loss of Faith (1998)

Henry Stokes

Beyond Titanic (1998)

Self

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

Self - Host

Something to Believe In (1998)

Gambler

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)

Himself - Actor / Friend

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

Narrator (Voice)

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (1997)

Self

Obsessed with Vertigo (1997)

Narrator (Voice)

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)

King Murphy

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)

Self

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997)

Self

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997)

Self

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)

Self

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997)

Self

Unlikely Angel (1996)

Saint Peter

The Grass Harp (1996)

Amos Legrand

It's My Party (1996)

Damian Knowles

Dead Man's Island (1996)

Trevor Dunnaway

Star Hunter (1996)

Riecher

Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)

Thomas

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)

Self

The Alien Within (1995)

Dr. Henry Lazarus

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill (1994)

Self

The Story of Lassie (1994)

Self

Angel 4: Undercover (1994)

Geoffrey Kagen

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994)

Dr. Lasky

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994)

Jeremy Sennet

Heads (1994)

Fibris Drake

Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (1994)

Narrator (Voice)

The Evil Inside Me (1993)

Pauly

The Sands of Time (1992)

Alan Tucker

The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)

Self

Double Trouble (1992)

Phillip Chamberlin

The Naked Target (1992)

Ernest Peabody

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (1991)

Narrator (Voice)

Going Under (1991)

Secretary Neighbor

Deadly Game (1991)

Dr. Aaron

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991)

Self

Earth Angel (1991)

Mr. Tatum

Shakma (1990)

Sorenson

The Color of Evening (1990)

Henry Seaton

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen (1989)

Self

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)

Self

The Big Picture (1989)

Judge

Carmilla (1989)

Inspector Amos

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)

Self (Voice)

Cutting Class (1989)

Mr. Dante

Hollywood on Horses (1989)

Self

Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)

Minister

Remo Williams: The Prophecy (1988)

Chiun

Fright Night Part 2 (1988)

Peter Vincent

Overboard (1987)

Andrew

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)

Self

Dead of Winter (1987)

Mr. Murray

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)

Nuggit (Voice)

Fright Night (1985)

Peter Vincent

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)

Prince John

The Wind in the Willows (1983)

Ratty (Voice)

Rapunzel (1983)

Narrator

This Girl for Hire (1983)

Manfred Hayes

Class of 1984 (1982)

Terry Corrigan

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
Mae West (1982)

Rene Valentine

Evil Under the Sun (1982)

Rex Brewster

Hollywood’s Children (1982)

Self (Narrator)

Twilight Theatre (1982)

Self - Host

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982)

Self / Rex Brewster

The Million Dollar Face (1981)

Derek Kenyon

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

Gillespie

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Galen

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Galen

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Galen

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Galen

Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Galen

The Return of the King (1980)

Samwise Gamgee (Voice)

The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980)

Macfarland

Scavenger Hunt (1979)

Jenkins

The Black Hole (1979)

V.i.n.cent. (Voice) (Uncredited)

Hart to Hart (1979)

Dr. Peterson

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)

Chuck The Robot (Voice)

The Immigrants (1978)

Mark Levy

Circle of Iron (1978)

White Robe

The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

Mr. Stallwood

Rabbit Test (1978)

Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

Laserblast (1978)

Doctor Mellon

The Thief of Baghdad (1978)

Hasan

Sixth and Main (1977)

Skateboard

Flood! (1977)

Mr. Franklin

Embryo (1976)

Frank Riley

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

(Archive Footage)

It's Showtime (1976)

Self (Archive Footage)

Mowgli's Brothers (1976)

Mowgli (Voice)

Mean Johnny Barrows (1975)

Tony Da Vince

The White Seal (1975)

Narrator/ White Seal

Funny Lady (1975)

Bobby Moore

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait (1975)

Self

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)

George Stanton (Uncredited)

The Elevator (1974)

Marvin Ellis

Miracle on 34th Street (1973)

Dr. Sawyer

Arnold (1973)

Robert

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Caesar

The Legend of Hell House (1973)

Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Acres

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

Frank Gass

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Caesar

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Self (Archive Footage)

Corky (1972)

Harassed Salesman

What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971)

Albert Soames

A Taste of Evil (1971)

Dr. Michael Lomas

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Mr. Jelk

Terror in the Sky (1971)

Dr. Ralph Baird

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Cornelius

Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

Mr. Proffer

Journey to Murder (1971)

Rollo Verdew

Night Gallery (1969)

Jeremy Evans

Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969)

Santoro

Hello Down There (1969)

Nate Ashbury

Midas Run (1969)

Wister

5 Card Stud (1968)

Nick Evers

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Cornelius

Cricket on the Hearth (1967)

Cricket Crocket (Voice)

Saint Joan (1967)

Charles, The Dauphin

It! (1967)

Arthur Pimm

The Cool Ones (1967)

Tony Krum

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

Bullwhip Griffin

The Defector (1966)

Agent Adams

Lord Love a Duck (1966)

Alan Musgrave

Inside Daisy Clover (1966)

Walter Baines

That Darn Cat! (1965)

Gregory Benson

The Loved One (1965)

D.j. Jr.

The Third Day (1965)

Oliver Parsons

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Matthew

Shock Treatment (1964)

Martin Ashley

Cleopatra (1963)

Octavian - Caesar Augustus

The Power and the Glory (1963)

Mestizo

The Longest Day (1962)

Pvt. Morris

Midnight Lace (1960)

Malcolm

The Subterraneans (1960)

Yuri Gilgoric

The Tempest (1960)

Ariel

Heart of Darkness (1958)

Charles Marlow

The Big Country (1958)

Hannassey Watchman (Uncredited)

The Steel Fist (1952)

Eric Kardin

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951)

Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)

Big Timber (1950)

Jimmy

Everybody's Dancin' (1950)

Roddy Mcdowall

Killer Shark (1950)

Ted White

Black Midnight (1949)

Scott Jordan

Tuna Clipper (1949)

Alec Maclennan

Kidnapped (1948)

David Balfour

Macbeth (1948)

Malcolm

Rocky (1948)

Chris Hammond

Holiday in Mexico (1946)

Stanley Owen

Molly and Me (1945)

Jimmy Graham

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)

Ken Mclaughlin

The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Francis Chisholm, As A Boy

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

John Ashwood Ii As A Boy

Lassie Come Home (1943)

Joe Carraclough

My Friend Flicka (1943)

Ken Mclaughlin

The Pied Piper (1942)

Ronnie Cavanaugh

On the Sunny Side (1942)

Hugh Aylesworth

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Benjamin - As A Boy

Confirm or Deny (1941)

Albert Perkins

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Huw Morgan

This England (1941)

Hugo

Man Hunt (1941)

Vaner

You Will Remember (1941)

Young Bob Slater

Saloon Bar (1940)

Boy

Just William (1940)

Ginger

His Brother’s Keeper (1940)

Boy

Poison Pen (1939)

Choirboy

The Outsider (1939)

Cured Child

Hey! Hey! USA (1938)

Boy

Convict 99 (1938)

Jimmy

I See Ice (1938)

Boy On Train

Murder in the Family (1938)

Peter Osborne

Movies Made by Roddy McDowall (5)

Overboard (1987)

Executive Producer

The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)

Director

Big Timber (1950)

Associate Producer

Killer Shark (1950)

Associate Producer

Black Midnight (1949)

Associate Producer

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