Roddy McDowall
Acting
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.
Born: September 17, 1928 · London, England, UK
Filmography (180)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Actor: Self (archive foot…
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024
Actor: Self (archive foot…
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
Actor: Self (archive foot…
A Bug's Life
1998
Actor: Mr. Soil (voice)
TV
Godzilla: The Series
1998
Actor
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Actor: Self - Host
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
Actor: Himself - Actor / …
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
Actor
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
Actor: Narrator (Voice)
TV
The New Batman Adventures
1997
Actor: Mad Hatter (voice)Actor: The Mad Hatter / J…
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997
Actor: King Murphy
Unlikely Angel
1996
Actor: Saint Peter
The Grass Harp
1996
Actor: Amos Legrand
TV
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Actor: Mad Hatter (voice)
It's My Party
1996
Actor: Damian Knowles
TV
Remember WENN
1996
Actor: Giles Aldwych
Star Hunter
1996
Actor: Riecher
TV
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Actor: Snowball (voice)
TV
Gargoyles
1994
Actor: Proteus (voice)
Angel 4: Undercover
1994
Actor: Geoffrey Kagen
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
Actor: Dr. Lasky
TV
Duckman
1994
Actor: Akers (voice)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
Actor: Jeremy Sennet
TV
Burke's Law
1994
Actor: Maurice Gillette
TV
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
Actor
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Actor: Mad Hatter (voice)
TV
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Actor
Double Trouble
1992
Actor: Phillip Chamberlin
The Naked Target
1992
Actor: Ernest Peabody
TV
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Actor
Going Under
1991
Actor: Secretary Neighbor
Deadly Game
1991
Actor: Dr. Aaron
Earth Angel
1991
Actor: Mr. Tatum
TV
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991
Actor: Niddler (voice)
Shakma
1990
Actor: Sorenson
TV
Dream On
1990
Actor: Bob Jeffers
The Big Picture
1989
Actor: Judge
TV
The New Lassie
1989
Actor
Cutting Class
1989
Actor: Mr. Dante
TV
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Actor: McBaines
TV
Quantum Leap
1989
Actor: Edward St. John V
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
Actor: Minister
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Actor: Peter Vincent
Overboard
1987
Actor: AndrewExecutive Producer
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Actor
TV
Biography
1987
Actor
Dead of Winter
1987
Actor: Mr. Murray
TV
The Wizard
1986
Actor
TV
Matlock
1986
Actor: Christopher HoytActor: Don Mosher
TV
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Actor: March Hare
TV
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
Actor: Bob Cratchit
Fright Night
1985
Actor: Peter Vincent
TV
Hollywood Wives
1985
Actor: Jason Swandle
TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Actor: Dr. Alger Kenyon, …Actor: Gordon Fairchild
The Wind in the Willows
1983
Actor: Ratty (voice)
This Girl for Hire
1983
Actor: Manfred Hayes
TV
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Actor: "Bon Chance" Louie
TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Actor: Narrator (voice)
TV
Hotel
1982
Actor: Anthony Spears
Class of 1984
1982
Actor: Terry Corrigan
Evil Under the Sun
1982
Actor: Rex Brewster
TV
Here's Boomer
1981
Actor
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
Actor: Gillespie
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Actor: Galen
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980
Actor: Galen
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
Actor: Galen
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
Actor: Galen
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Actor: Galen
The Return of the King
1980
Actor: Samwise Gamgee (vo…
TV
The Martian Chronicles
1980
Actor: Father Stone
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Actor: Jenkins
The Black Hole
1979
Actor: V.I.N.CENT. (voice…
TV
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Actor
TV
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Actor: Governor Saroyan
TV
Flying High
1978
Actor
Circle of Iron
1978
Actor: White Robe
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
Actor: Mr. Stallwood
Rabbit Test
1978
Actor: Gypsy Grandmother …
Laserblast
1978
Actor: Doctor Mellon
TV
Fantasy Island
1978
Actor: Mephistopheles
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
Actor: Hasan
TV
The Love Boat
1977
Actor: Fred Beery
Flood!
1977
Actor: Mr. Franklin
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Actor: Dr. Jonathan Willo…
TV
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Actor: Dr. Jonathan Willa…
Embryo
1976
Actor: Frank Riley
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Actor: (archive footage)
Mowgli's Brothers
1976
Actor: Mowgli (voice)
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
Actor: Tony Da Vince
TV
Wonder Woman
1975
Actor: Henry Roberts
TV
Ellery Queen
1975
Actor
The White Seal
1975
Actor: Narrator/ White Se…
Funny Lady
1975
Actor: Bobby Moore
TV
Planet of the Apes
1974
Actor: Galen
TV
Police Woman
1974
Actor: Moulton
TV
Harry O
1974
Actor
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
Actor: George Stanton (un…
TV
The Snoop Sisters
1973
Actor: Lionel Standish
Miracle on 34th Street
1973
Actor: Dr. Sawyer
Arnold
1973
Actor: Robert
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Actor: Caesar
The Legend of Hell House
1973
Actor: Benjamin Franklin …
TV
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Actor
TV
Barnaby Jones
1973
Actor: Stanley Lambert
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Actor: Acres
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Actor: Frank Gass
TV
The Rookies
1972
Actor
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Actor: Caesar
A Taste of Evil
1971
Actor: Dr. Michael Lomas
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Actor: Mr. Jelk
Terror in the Sky
1971
Actor: Dr. Ralph Baird
TV
Columbo
1971
Actor: Roger Stanford
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Actor: Cornelius
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
Actor: Mr. Proffer
TV
Great Performances
1971
Actor
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
Director
TV
McCloud
1970
Actor: Phil Sandler
Night Gallery
1969
Actor: Jeremy Evans
TV
Love, American Style
1969
Actor: Howard
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
Actor: Santoro
Hello Down There
1969
Actor: Nate Ashbury
TV
Journey to the Unknown
1968
Actor
TV
The Name of the Game
1968
Actor: Philip SaxonActor: Early McCorley
5 Card Stud
1968
Actor: Nick Evers
Planet of the Apes
1968
Actor: Cornelius
Cricket on the Hearth
1967
Actor: Cricket Crocket (v…
TV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Actor: Self - GuestActor: Self - Guest / Var…
It!
1967
Actor: Arthur Pimm
The Cool Ones
1967
Actor: Tony Krum
TV
Ironside
1967
Actor
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
Actor: Bullwhip Griffin
TV
The Invaders
1967
Actor: Lloyd Lindstrom
The Defector
1966
Actor: Agent Adams
TV
Mission: Impossible
1966
Actor: Leo Ostro
TV
Felony Squad
1966
Actor
Lord Love a Duck
1966
Actor: Alan Musgrave
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
Actor: Walter Baines
TV
Batman
1966
Actor: The Bookworm
That Darn Cat!
1965
Actor: Gregory Benson
The Loved One
1965
Actor: D.J. Jr.
TV
Run for Your Life
1965
Actor: Gyula Bognar
The Third Day
1965
Actor: Oliver Parsons
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Actor: Matthew
Shock Treatment
1964
Actor: Martin Ashley
TV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Actor: Robert 'Professor'…
TV
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Actor
TV
Arrest and Trial
1963
Actor
Cleopatra
1963
Actor: Octavian - Caesar …
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Actor
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
The Longest Day
1962
Actor: Pvt. Morris
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Actor: GeorgeActor: Gerald Musgrove
TV
Ben Casey
1961
Actor
Midnight Lace
1960
Actor: Malcolm
The Subterraneans
1960
Actor: Yuri Gilgoric
TV
The Twilight Zone
1959
Actor: Sam Conrad
The Big Country
1958
Actor: Hannassey Watchman…
TV
Naked City
1958
Actor: Donnie Benton
TV
Suspicion
1957
Actor
TV
Matinee Theater
1955
Actor
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
ActorActor: Ariel+1
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
Actor: Pvt. Huntington (T…
TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Actor: Gerald ForbesActor: Pip
Macbeth
1948
Actor: Malcolm
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Actor
TV
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Actor: Mr. EltonActor
Molly and Me
1945
Actor: Jimmy Graham
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
Actor: Ken McLaughlin
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Actor: Francis Chisholm, …
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
Actor: John Ashwood II as…
TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Actor
Lassie Come Home
1943
Actor: Joe Carraclough
My Friend Flicka
1943
Actor: Ken McLaughlin
The Pied Piper
1942
Actor: Ronnie Cavanaugh
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
Actor: Benjamin - as a Bo…
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Actor: Huw Morgan
Man Hunt
1941
Actor: Vaner
Poison Pen
1939
Actor: Choirboy
Hey! Hey! USA
1938
Actor: Boy
Convict 99
1938
Actor: Jimmy