Roddy McDowall
Sep 17, 1928 - Oct 03, 1998 (70 years old) in 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
Columbo
Roger Stanford
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
The Love Boat
Fred Beery
Quantum Leap
Edward St. John V
Robert Montgomery Presents
Gerald Forbes
Batman
The Bookworm
Superman: The Animated Series
Mad Hatter (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
Mad Hatter (voice)
Great Performances
Self
The Twilight Zone
Sam Conrad
Credits
-
Governor Saroyan★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.8 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.2 -
Narrator★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Self★ NR -
Self★ NR -
★ NR -
Keepers of the Frame 1999Himself★ 10
-
Self★ NR
-
A Bug's Life 1998Mr. Soil (voice)★ 7 -
Loss of Faith 1998Henry Stokes★ 4
-
Godzilla: The Series 1998★ 8 -
Beyond Titanic 1998Self★ 7.7 -
Self - Host★ 7.2 -
Gambler★ 2.5 -
Himself - Actor / Friend★ 7.3 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Self★ 6.4 -
Narrator (Voice)★ 7 -
Mad Hatter (voice)★ 8.1 -
King Murphy★ 5.6 -
Self★ 7 -
Self★ 8 -
Self★ NR -
Self★ 7.2 -
Self★ 6.5 -
Unlikely Angel 1996Saint Peter★ 5.9 -
The Grass Harp 1996Amos Legrand★ 5.8 -
Mad Hatter (voice)★ 7.6 -
It's My Party 1996Damian Knowles★ 6.3 -
Dead Man's Island 1996Trevor Dunnaway★ 4.1 -
Remember WENN 1996Giles Aldwych★ 8 -
Star Hunter 1996Riecher★ 3.6 -
Thomas★ 5.5 -
Pinky and the Brain 1995Snowball (voice)★ 7.7 -
Self★ 4 -
The Alien Within 1995Dr. Henry Lazarus★ 2.8 -
Gargoyles 1994Proteus (voice)★ 8.1 -
Self★ NR -
The Story of Lassie 1994Self★ NR -
Angel 4: Undercover 1994Geoffrey Kagen★ 3.9 -
Dr. Lasky★ 3.4 -
Duckman 1994Akers (voice)★ 7.2 -
Jeremy Sennet★ 6.2 -
Heads 1994Fibris Drake★ 2.2 -
Burke's Law 1994Maurice Gillette★ 6.7 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
★ 8 -
The Evil Inside Me 1993Pauly★ NR -
The Sands of Time 1992Alan Tucker★ NR -
Self★ 8 -
Mad Hatter (voice)★ 8.6 -
★ 7.8 -
Double Trouble 1992Phillip Chamberlin★ 4.7 -
The Naked Target 1992Ernest Peabody★ 4.8 -
Narrator (voice)★ 5.4
-
Self★ NR
-
★ 6 -
Going Under 1991Secretary Neighbor★ 3.7 -
Deadly Game 1991Dr. Aaron★ 5.6 -
Self★ NR
-
Cyril Rathbone★ 5.2 -
Earth Angel 1991Mr. Tatum★ 5.2 -
Niddler (voice)★ 7.5 -
Shakma 1990Sorenson★ 5.3 -
The Color of Evening 1990Henry Seaton★ 2 -
Dream On 1990Bob Jeffers★ 6.9 -
Self★ NR -
Self★ 7 -
The Big Picture 1989Judge★ 5.9 -
Carmilla 1989Inspector Amos★ 4 -
The New Lassie 1989★ 6.7 -
Nightmare Classics 1989Inspector Amos★ 6.3 -
Himself★ NR
-
Cutting Class 1989Mr. Dante★ 5 -
McBaines★ 6.7 -
Quantum Leap 1989Edward St. John V★ 8 -
Hollywood on Horses 1989Self★ 3
-
Minister★ 3.9 -
★ 3
-
Fright Night Part 2 1988Peter Vincent★ 6.3 -
Overboard 1987Andrew★ 6.8 -
Ratty (voice)★ 6 -
Self★ 5.7 -
Dead of Winter 1987Mr. Murray★ 6 -
The Wizard 1986★ 6.8 -
Bridges to Cross 1986★ 6
-
Nuggit (voice)★ 5.5 -
Matlock 1986★ 7.1 -
Alice in Wonderland 1985March Hare★ 6.8 -
Fright Night 1985Peter Vincent★ 7 -
Hollywood Wives 1985Jason Swandle★ 4.7 -
Murder, She Wrote 1984Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD★ 7.5 -
Prince John★ 5.3 -
Rapunzel 1983Narrator★ 5.4 -
This Girl for Hire 1983Manfred Hayes★ 3.6 -
"Bon Chance" Louie★ 7.5 -
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982Narrator (voice)★ 8.1 -
Hotel 1982Anthony Spears★ 6.8 -
Class of 1984 1982Terry Corrigan★ 6.4 -
Mae West 1982Rene Valentine★ 5.8 -
Evil Under the Sun 1982Rex Brewster★ 6.9 -
Hollywood’s Children 1982Self (Narrator)★ NR -
Twilight Theatre 1982Self - Host★ NR -
Self / Rex Brewster★ 8.5 -
Derek Kenyon★ NR -
Gillespie★ 5 -
Galen★ 5.9 -
Galen★ 7.4 -
Galen★ 7.5 -
Galen★ 7.4 -
Galen★ 5.5 -
Samwise Gamgee (voice)★ 6.4 -
MacFarland★ 6 -
Here's Boomer 1980★ 5.3 -
Father Stone★ 6.9 -
Scavenger Hunt 1979Jenkins★ 5.6 -
The Black Hole 1979V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Trapper John, M.D. 1979★ 6.5 -
Governor Saroyan★ 7 -
Hart to Hart 1979Dr. Peterson★ NR -
$weepstake$ 1979Theodore★ NR
-
Chuck the Robot (voice)★ NR
-
The Immigrants 1978Mark Levy★ 2 -
Flying High 1978★ 4.5 -
Circle of Iron 1978White Robe★ 5.7 -
Mr. Stallwood★ 5.9 -
Rabbit Test 1978Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine★ 4.2 -
Laserblast 1978Doctor Mellon★ 3.2 -
The Thief of Baghdad 1978Hasan★ 5.2 -
The Love Boat 1977Fred Beery★ 6.3 -
Flood! 1977Mr. Franklin★ 4.9 -
Bobby Ballard★ 6.1 -
Dr. Jonathan Willoway★ 6 -
Sixth and Main 1977Skateboard★ NR -
Embryo 1976Frank Riley★ 4.6 -
(archive footage)★ 6.9 -
It's Showtime 1976Self (archive footage)★ 7 -
Mowgli's Brothers 1976Mowgli (voice)★ 6 -
Mean Johnny Barrows 1975Tony Da Vince★ 5.5 -
Wonder Woman 1975Henry Roberts★ 7 -
Ellery Queen 1975★ 7.4 -
The White Seal 1975Narrator/ White Seal★ 6.2 -
Funny Lady 1975Bobby Moore★ 5.2 -
Self★ 4 -
Police Woman 1974Moulton★ 6.3 -
Harry O 1974★ 4.6 -
George Stanton (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
The Elevator 1974Marvin Ellis★ 6 -
The Snoop Sisters 1973Lionel Standish★ 7.2 -
Dr. Sawyer★ 6.8 -
Arnold 1973Robert★ 5 -
Caesar★ 5.7 -
Benjamin Franklin Fischer★ 6.7 -
Self★ 6.3 -
Barnaby Jones 1973Stanley Lambert★ 6.9 -
Frank Gass★ 6.5 -
Acres★ 7.1 -
The Rookies 1972★ 6.8 -
Caesar★ 6.2 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Corky 1972Harassed Salesman★ 4 -
Albert Soames★ 5.3 -
A Taste of Evil 1971Dr. Michael Lomas★ 5.9 -
Mr. Jelk★ 7 -
Terror in the Sky 1971Dr. Ralph Baird★ 6.8 -
Columbo 1971Roger Stanford★ 8.1 -
Cornelius★ 6.4 -
Mr. Proffer★ 5.8 -
Great Performances 1971Self★ 5.5 -
Journey to Murder 1971Rollo Verdew★ NR -
McCloud 1970★ 7.1 -
Night Gallery 1969Jeremy Evans★ 6.9 -
Love, American Style 1969Howard★ 6.1 -
Santoro★ 4.6 -
Midas Run 1969Wister★ 4 -
Hello Down There 1969Nate Ashbury★ 5.9 -
★ 6.3 -
The Name of the Game 1968Philip Saxon★ 6.8 -
5 Card Stud 1968Nick Evers★ 6.2 -
Prince John★ NR -
Planet of the Apes 1968Cornelius★ 7.6 -
Cricket Crocket (voice)★ 5 -
Saint Joan 1967Charles, The Dauphin★ NR
-
Self - Guest★ 7.7 -
It! 1967Arthur Pimm★ 6.2 -
The Cool Ones 1967Tony Krum★ 4.9 -
Ironside 1967★ 6.8 -
Bullwhip Griffin★ 6.5 -
The Invaders 1967Lloyd Lindstrom★ 6.8 -
The Defector 1966Agent Adams★ 5.5 -
Mission: Impossible 1966Leo Ostro★ 7.6 -
Felony Squad 1966★ 6.4 -
Lord Love a Duck 1966Alan Musgrave★ 5.8 -
Inside Daisy Clover 1966Walter Baines★ 5.7 -
Batman 1966The Bookworm★ 7.3 -
That Darn Cat! 1965Gregory Benson★ 6.6 -
The Loved One 1965D.J. Jr.★ 6.3 -
Run for Your Life 1965Gyula Bognar★ 7.2 -
The Third Day 1965Oliver Parsons★ 5.8 -
Matthew★ 6.4 -
Shock Treatment 1964Martin Ashley★ 6.7 -
Robert 'Professor' Benson★ 5.3 -
The Danny Kaye Show 1963Self★ 6.3 -
Arrest and Trial 1963★ 7.7 -
Cleopatra 1963Octavian - Caesar Augustus★ 7 -
Mestizo★ NR -
The Longest Day 1962Pvt. Morris★ 7.6 -
George★ 7.8 -
Ben Casey 1961★ 5.6 -
Midnight Lace 1960Malcolm★ 6.5 -
The Subterraneans 1960Yuri Gilgoric★ 4.8 -
The Tempest 1960Ariel★ 6 -
The Twilight Zone 1959Sam Conrad★ 8.5 -
Heart of Darkness 1958Charles Marlow★ NR -
The Big Country 1958Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
Naked City 1958Donnie Benton★ 5.5 -
Suspicion 1957★ 5.9 -
Matinee Theater 1955★ 5 -
Leprechaun★ 6.3 -
The Steel Fist 1952Eric Kardin★ 5 -
★ 8.6 -
Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)★ 4 -
Lux Video Theatre 1950Pete★ 6.3
-
Big Timber 1950Jimmy★ NR -
Everybody's Dancin' 1950Roddy McDowall★ NR -
Killer Shark 1950Ted White★ 6 -
Gerald Forbes★ 5.6 -
Black Midnight 1949Scott Jordan★ 6 -
Tuna Clipper 1949Alec MacLennan★ 6.5 -
Kidnapped 1948David Balfour★ 5.5 -
Macbeth 1948Malcolm★ 7.3 -
Rocky 1948Chris Hammond★ NR -
Mr. Elton★ 7.5 -
Holiday in Mexico 1946Stanley Owen★ 6.2 -
Molly and Me 1945Jimmy Graham★ 6.4 -
Ken McLaughlin★ 6.7 -
Francis Chisholm, as a boy★ 7 -
John Ashwood II as a Boy★ 6.7 -
Lassie Come Home 1943Joe Carraclough★ 6.7 -
My Friend Flicka 1943Ken McLaughlin★ 6 -
The Pied Piper 1942Ronnie Cavanaugh★ 6.8 -
On the Sunny Side 1942Hugh Aylesworth★ 6 -
Benjamin - as a Boy★ 7.2 -
Confirm or Deny 1941Albert Perkins★ 3.8 -
Huw Morgan★ 7.3 -
This England 1941Hugo★ 6.2 -
Man Hunt 1941Vaner★ 6.9 -
You Will Remember 1941Young Bob Slater★ 5 -
Saloon Bar 1940Boy★ 6.5 -
Just William 1940Ginger★ 6
-
His Brother’s Keeper 1940Boy★ NR
-
Poison Pen 1939Choirboy★ 6.5 -
The Outsider 1939Cured Child★ 5 -
Hey! Hey! USA 1938Boy★ 6.9 -
Convict 99 1938Jimmy★ 6.8 -
I See Ice 1938Boy on train★ 8.1 -
Murder in the Family 1938Peter Osborne★ NR
