
Roddy McDowall
Known for Acting · 275 credits
- Born
- 1928-09-17
- Died
- 1998-10-03
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Roddy MacDowall · Master Roddy McDowall · Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall · Родді Макдавелл · Родди Макдауэлл · رادی مکداول
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.
Known For
TV Shows (84)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Columbo
1971
as Roger Stanford

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD / Gordon Fairchild

The Love Boat
1977
as Fred Beery

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self

Ironside
1967

Love, American Style
1969
as Howard

Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Mad Hatter (voice)

Quantum Leap
1989
as Edward St. John V

Batman
1966
as The Bookworm

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Leo Ostro

Great Performances
1971
as Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as George / Gerald Musgrove

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Sam Conrad

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Gerald Forbes / Pip
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Arthur Biddle / Harry Carlin

Matlock
1986
as Christopher Hoyt / Don Mosher

Ben Casey
1961

Hotel
1982
as Anthony Spears

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest / Various Characters

Fantasy Island
1978
as Mephistopheles

Naked City
1958
as Donnie Benton

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Stanley Lambert

Matinee Theater
1955

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Police Woman
1974
as Moulton

Run for Your Life
1965
as Gyula Bognar

Gargoyles
1994
as Proteus (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Mad Hatter (voice)

The Rookies
1972

The Name of the Game
1968
as Philip Saxon / Early McCorley

The Invaders
1967
as Lloyd Lindstrom

Duckman
1994
as Akers (voice)

McCloud
1970
as Phil Sandler

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Governor Saroyan

The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Mad Hatter (voice)

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Robert 'Professor' Benson

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Mr. Elton

Harry O
1974

Felony Squad
1966

Dream On
1990
as Bob Jeffers

Burke's Law
1994
as Maurice Gillette

Ellery Queen
1975

Wonder Woman
1975
as Henry Roberts / Professor Arthur Chapman

Biography
1987
as Self

Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Snowball (voice)

Arrest and Trial
1963

The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pete / Bellamy Partridge

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

Remember WENN
1996
as Giles Aldwych

Suspicion
1957

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Madkat (voice)

Godzilla: The Series
1998

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self

Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
as "Bon Chance" Louie

Flying High
1978
Movies (191)

A Bug's Life
1998
as Mr. Soil (voice)

Planet of the Apes
1968
as Cornelius

Cleopatra
1963
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus

The Longest Day
1962
as Pvt. Morris

Overboard
1987
as Andrew

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Cornelius

The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Acres

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Caesar

Fright Night
1985
as Peter Vincent

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Caesar

Class of 1984
1982
as Terry Corrigan

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Matthew

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Mr. Jelk

Fright Night Part 2
1988
as Peter Vincent

The Big Country
1958
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Rex Brewster

Night Gallery
1969
as Jeremy Evans
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self (voice)

Lassie Come Home
1943
as Joe Carraclough

The Legend of Hell House
1973
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer

The Black Hole
1979
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Huw Morgan

Midnight Lace
1960
as Malcolm

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

Rabbit Test
1978
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine

The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Double Trouble
1992
as Phillip Chamberlin

The Big Picture
1989
as Judge

Man Hunt
1941
as Vaner

5 Card Stud
1968
as Nick Evers

The Loved One
1965
as D.J. Jr.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
as Frank Gass

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)

The Return of the King
1980
as Samwise Gamgee (voice)

That Darn Cat!
1965
as Gregory Benson

The Grass Harp
1996
as Amos Legrand

Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Jenkins

Funny Lady
1975
as Bobby Moore

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
as Bullwhip Griffin

Flood!
1977
as Mr. Franklin

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
as Gillespie

Macbeth
1948
as Malcolm

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997
as King Murphy

Shakma
1990
as Sorenson

The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as MacFarland
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Chuck the Robot (voice)

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
as George Stanton (uncredited)

Arnold
1973
as Robert

Shock Treatment
1964
as Martin Ashley

Circle of Iron
1978
as White Robe

Embryo
1976
as Frank Riley

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)

The Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Mr. Stallwood

Cutting Class
1989
as Mr. Dante

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Earth Angel
1991
as Mr. Tatum

Twilight Theatre
1982
as Self - Host

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
as Self / Rex Brewster

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self - Host

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

The Thief of Baghdad
1978
as Hasan

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

It's My Party
1996
as Damian Knowles

The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as John Ashwood II as a Boy

Hello Down There
1969
as Nate Ashbury

Going Under
1991
as Secretary Neighbor

Mae West
1982
as Rene Valentine

Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
as Self

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self

Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
as Mr. Proffer

Dead of Winter
1987
as Mr. Murray

Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (Narrator)

Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
as Tony Da Vince

The Immigrants
1978
as Mark Levy

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

Laserblast
1978
as Doctor Mellon

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Benjamin - as a Boy

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

Kidnapped
1948
as David Balfour

The Million Dollar Face
1981
as Derek Kenyon

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Galen

The Subterraneans
1960
as Yuri Gilgoric
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988
as Chiun

Black Midnight
1949
as Scott Jordan

Inside Daisy Clover
1966
as Walter Baines

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
as Prince John

My Friend Flicka
1943
as Ken McLaughlin

The Cool Ones
1967
as Tony Krum

This Girl for Hire
1983
as Manfred Hayes

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
as Nuggit (voice)

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Minister

Unlikely Angel
1996
as Saint Peter
His Brother’s Keeper
1940
as Boy

The Elevator
1974
as Marvin Ellis

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994
as Dr. Lasky

Cricket on the Hearth
1967
as Cricket Crocket (voice)

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
as Albert Soames

Hart to Hart
1979
as Dr. Peterson

A Taste of Evil
1971
as Dr. Michael Lomas

Dead Man's Island
1996
as Trevor Dunnaway

Terror in the Sky
1971
as Dr. Ralph Baird

Tuna Clipper
1949
as Alec MacLennan

Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
as Thomas

The Pied Piper
1942
as Ronnie Cavanaugh

The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway

Angel 4: Undercover
1994
as Geoffrey Kagen

Killer Shark
1950
as Ted White

The Evil Inside Me
1993
as Pauly

The Outsider
1939
as Cured Child

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
as Self

It!
1967
as Arthur Pimm

Poison Pen
1939
as Choirboy

The Sands of Time
1992
as Alan Tucker

Beyond Titanic
1998
as Self

Journey to Murder
1971
as Rollo Verdew

Hey! Hey! USA
1938
as Boy

The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self

The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Ratty (voice)
About 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. With 275 credits spanning from 1938 to 2024, Roddy McDowall has appeared in 191 films and 84 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roddy McDowall Movies
- A Bug's Life (1998) — as Mr. Soil (voice)
- Planet of the Apes (1968) — as Cornelius
- Cleopatra (1963) — as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
- The Longest Day (1962) — as Pvt. Morris
- Overboard (1987) — as Andrew
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