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Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 17, 1928
Died Oct 03, 1998 (70)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 04, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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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The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001

as Narrator

Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

1998

as Gambler

Loss of Faith

Loss of Faith

1998

as Henry Stokes

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998

as Mr. Soil (voice)

Star Hunter

Star Hunter

1996

as Riecher

Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

1996

as Saint Peter

Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island

1996

as Trevor Dunnaway

It's My Party

It's My Party

1996

as Damian Knowles

The Alien Within

The Alien Within

1995

as Dr. Henry Lazarus

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

1995

as Amos Legrand

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994

as Dr. Lasky

Heads

Heads

1994

as Fibris Drake

Angel 4: Undercover

Angel 4: Undercover

1994

as Geoffrey Kagen

The Evil Inside Me

The Evil Inside Me

1993

as Pauly

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1992

as Phillip Chamberlin

The Naked Target

The Naked Target

1992

as Ernest Peabody

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

1992

as Alan Tucker

Earth Angel

Earth Angel

1991

as Mr. Tatum

Going Under

Going Under

1991

as Secretary Neighbor

Deadly Game

Deadly Game

1991

as Dr. Aaron

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990

as Henry Seaton

Shakma

Shakma

1990

as Sorenson

Cutting Class

Cutting Class

1989

as Mr. Dante

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989

as Judge

Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

1988

as Peter Vincent

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

as Minister

Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

1987

as Mr. Murray

Overboard

Overboard

1987

as Andrew

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986

as Nuggit (voice)

Fright Night

Fright Night

1985

as Peter Vincent

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

as Prince John

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1983

as Ratty (voice)

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

1983

as Narrator

This Girl For Hire

This Girl For Hire

1983

as Manfred Hayes

Class of 1984

Class of 1984

1982

as Terry Corrigan

Mae West

Mae West

1982

as Rene Valentine

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982

as Rex Brewster

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981

as Derek Kenyon

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980

as Samwise Gamgee (voice)

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

as MacFarland

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979

as Dr. Peterson

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979

as Jenkins

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

1979

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

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979

as Chuck the Robot (voice)

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

1978

as Hasan

The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

1978

as Mr. Stallwood

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

1978

as White Robe

Laserblast

Laserblast

1978

as Doctor Mellon

The Immigrants

The Immigrants

1978

as Mark Levy

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

1978

as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

Sixth and Main

Sixth and Main

1977

as Skateboard

Flood!

Flood!

1977

as Mr. Franklin

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

1976

as Mowgli (voice)

Embryo

Embryo

1976

as Frank Riley

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

The White Seal

The White Seal

1975

as Narrator

Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

as Tony Da Vince

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

1975

as Bobby Moore

The Elevator

The Elevator

1974

as Marvin Ellis

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974

as George Stanton (uncredited)

Arnold

Arnold

1973

as Robert

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

1973

as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

as Dr. Sawyer

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

as Acres

Corky

Corky

1972

as Harassed Salesman

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

1971

as Dr. Ralph Baird

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

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

1971

as Albert Soames

A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

1971

as Dr. Michael Lomas

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

as Mr. Jelk

Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

1971

as Rollo Verdew

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971

as Mr. Proffer

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969

as Nate Ashbury

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1969

as Jeremy Evans

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969

as Santoro

Midas Run

Midas Run

1969

as Wister

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968

as Cornelius

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968

as Nick Evers

The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones

1967

as Tony Krum

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967

as Bullwhip Griffin

It!

It!

1967

as Arthur Pimm

Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

1967

as Cricket Crocket (voice)

Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck

1966

as Alan Musgrave

The Defector

The Defector

1966

as Agent Adams

The Third Day

The Third Day

1965

as Oliver Parsons

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965

as Gregory Benson

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

1965

as Walter Baines

The Loved One

The Loved One

1965

as D.J. Jr.

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964

as Martin Ashley

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1963

as Mestizo

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

as Octavian - Caesar Augustus

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

as Pvt. Morris

The Tempest

The Tempest

1960

as Ariel

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960

as Yuri Gilgoric

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

1960

as Malcolm

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1958

as Charles Marlow

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

The Steel Fist

The Steel Fist

1952

as Eric Kardin

Big Timber

Big Timber

1950

as Jimmy

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950

as Ted White

Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

1950

as Roddy McDowall

Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

1949

as Alec MacLennan

Black Midnight

Black Midnight

1949

as Scott Jordan

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1948

as David Balfour

Rocky

Rocky

1948

as Chris Hammond

Macbeth

Macbeth

1948

as Malcolm

Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

1946

as Stanley Owen

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

1945

as Ken McLaughlin

Molly and Me

Molly and Me

1945

as Jimmy Graham

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

as John Ashwood II as a Boy

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943

as Joe Carraclough

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943

as Ken McLaughlin

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1942

as Hugh Aylesworth

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942

as Ronnie Cavanaugh

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

as Benjamin - as a Boy

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941

as Albert Perkins

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941

as Huw Morgan

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1941

as Vaner

You Will Remember

You Will Remember

1941

as Young Bob Slater

This England

This England

1941

as Hugo

Just William

Just William

1940

as Ginger

Saloon Bar

Saloon Bar

1940

as Boy

Poison Pen

Poison Pen

1939

as Choirboy

Convict 99

Convict 99

1938

as Jimmy

I See Ice

I See Ice

1938

as Boy on train

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Tam Lin

Tam Lin

1970

Director

Overboard

Overboard

1987

Executive Producer

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950

Associate Producer

Big Timber

Big Timber

1950

Associate Producer

Black Midnight

Black Midnight

1949

Associate Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Tales of the Gold Monkey

as "Bon Chance" Louie

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 22, 1982

Planet of the Apes

as Galen

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Fantastic Journey

as Dr. Jonathan Willoway

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 03, 1977

Pinky and the Brain

as Snowball (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 09, 1995

Nightmare Classics

as Inspector Amos

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 13, 1989

Batman: The Animated Series

as Mad Hatter (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 05, 1992

The Martian Chronicles

as Father Stone

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 15, 1980

The Pirates of Dark Water

as Niddler (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 25, 1991

The Rhinemann Exchange

as Bobby Ballard

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 10, 1977

Hollywood Wives

as Jason Swandle

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 17, 1985

Around the World in 80 Days

as McBaines

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 16, 1989

Batman

as The Bookworm

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1966

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Governor Saroyan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1979

Wonder Woman

as Henry Roberts

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Alice in Wonderland

as March Hare

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 09, 1985

An Inconvenient Woman

as Cyril Rathbone

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 12, 1991

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Pip

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Robert 'Professor' Benson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Naked City

as Donnie Benton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Superman: The Animated Series

as Mad Hatter (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1996

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

General Electric Theater

as Leprechaun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The New Batman Adventures

as Mad Hatter (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1997

The Twilight Zone

as Sam Conrad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Run for Your Life

as Gyula Bognar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Lux Video Theatre

as Pete

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Gerald Forbes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Columbo

as Roger Stanford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Murder, She Wrote

as Gordon Fairchild

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Night Gallery

as Jeremy Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Quantum Leap

as Edward St. John V

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

Lux Video Theatre

as Bellamy Partridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Name of the Game

as Philip Saxon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The New Batman Adventures

as The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1997

Hart to Hart

as Dr. Peterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Ariel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Dauphin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Burke's Law

as Maurice Gillette

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1994

Love, American Style

as Howard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

The Invaders

as Lloyd Lindstrom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

The Love Boat

as Fred Beery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The Name of the Game

as Early McCorley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Dream On

as Bob Jeffers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1990

Barnaby Jones

as Stanley Lambert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Arthur Biddle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Snoop Sisters

as Lionel Standish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 19, 1973

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Gerald Musgrove

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Kraft Television Theatre

as Mr. Elton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 1947

Hotel

as Anthony Spears

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Camp Candy

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Sep 09, 1989

Bridges to Cross

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 24, 1986

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The New Lassie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 1989

MGM: When the Lion Roars

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 22, 1992

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

Matlock

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

Felony Squad

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

Suspicion

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1993

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

Gargoyles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1994

Arrest and Trial

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Mission: Impossible

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Harry O

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Police Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Journey to the Unknown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1968

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

Here's Boomer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 14, 1980

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Ellery Queen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Sweepstakes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

Flying High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1978

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Godzilla: The Series

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1998

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Wizard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1986

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Legend of Prince Valiant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 1991

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

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