Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Acting

Birthday

September 17, 1928

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Popularity

2

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 / Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.51962
Ironside

Ironside

6.91967
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.31977
Columbo

Columbo

8.11971
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.11971
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.61962
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.51984
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.51984
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.01950
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.01950
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

5.31955
Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

8.01989
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.01944
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.81962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.81962
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.61966
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.21969
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

6.51978
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

6.51978
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.51959
Matlock

Matlock

7.11986
Matlock

Matlock

7.11986
Batman

Batman

7.31966
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

7.71967
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

7.71967
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.81948
Naked City

Naked City

5.71958
Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

7.71996
Biography

Biography

6.71987
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

8.61992
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

7.11965
Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

7.81947
Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

7.81947
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

6.61979
Police Woman

Police Woman

6.41974
The Invaders

The Invaders

6.91967
Gargoyles

Gargoyles

8.11994
Hotel

Hotel

6.81982
Duckman

Duckman

7.21994
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.91961
The Rookies

The Rookies

6.91972
Suspicion

Suspicion

6.21957
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

7.01973
McCloud

McCloud

7.21970
The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

7.01963
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

7.01968
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

7.01968
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.51963
A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

7.01998
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.11982
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

7.01979
Dream On

Dream On

7.01990
Felony Squad

Felony Squad

6.51966
Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

7.51975
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

7.71968
Harry O

Harry O

5.21974
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6.81994
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

7.01975
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

7.01975
The Legend of Prince Valiant

The Legend of Prince Valiant

6.71991
Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain

7.71995
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

8.31963
The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

8.11997
Godzilla: The Series

Godzilla: The Series

7.91998
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.31973
The Tick

The Tick

7.41994
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

7.01963
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

7.61962
Fright Night

Fright Night

7.01985
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

7.21972
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

8.01993
Supertrain

Supertrain

5.61979
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

6.91974
Remember WENN

Remember WENN

7.81996
Flying High

Flying High

6.31978
The Wizard

The Wizard

7.01986
The New Lassie

The New Lassie

7.11989
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

7.01971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

6.41971
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.81951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.81951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.81951
The Pirates of Dark Water

The Pirates of Dark Water

7.61991
The Defector

The Defector

5.81966
Overboard

Overboard

6.81987
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

6.81989
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

6.21972
Here's Boomer

Here's Boomer

6.21981
Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

5.71973
Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

7.51982
The Big Country

The Big Country

7.61958
Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

6.41988
The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

6.21977
Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

6.91982
The Black Hole

The Black Hole

5.81979
The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

7.51973
The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

6.91980
How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

7.31941
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

6.71985
George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week

8.01985
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

6.41965
It!

It!

6.21967
Class of 1984

Class of 1984

6.41982
Macbeth

Macbeth

7.31948
Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

5.81971
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

5.61979
Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

7.01968
The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

5.51978
5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

6.31968
Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives

4.71985
An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman

5.81991
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

4.81992
This England

This England

6.91941
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

5.91989
The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

6.71973
That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

6.61965
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

6.41974
The Return of the King

The Return of the King

6.41980
Shakma

Shakma

5.51990
The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

7.11944
Cutting Class

Cutting Class

5.11989
Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

5.61966
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

6.51972
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

6.92024
Delphi Bureau

Delphi Bureau

8.01972
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

6.61967
Rocky

Rocky

8.01948
Beyond Titanic

Beyond Titanic

8.31998
The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

6.01978
The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

5.91996
Funny Lady

Funny Lady

5.31975
It's My Party

It's My Party

6.21996
Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island

5.11996
Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

6.01987
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

7.01976
Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

6.71943
Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

6.61960
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

5.21981
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.81953
Obsessed with Vertigo

Obsessed with Vertigo

7.11997
The Loved One

The Loved One

6.21965
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

6.41997
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

5.81997
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

6.51969
It's Showtime

It's Showtime

7.51976
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

4.01994
The Rhinemann Exchange

The Rhinemann Exchange

6.51977
Nightmare Classics

Nightmare Classics

7.31989
The Evil Inside Me

The Evil Inside Me

7.01993
Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

5.51978
Hello Down There

Hello Down There

5.91969
The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie

8.01994
On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

7.01942
The Immigrants

The Immigrants

0.01978
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

6.91941
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

7.41986
The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood

0.01968
Poison Pen

Poison Pen

6.71939
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

6.71944
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

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

6.31971
Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

4.81969
Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

5.61975
Paul Newman: The Restless

Paul Newman: The Restless

7.72023
Embryo

Embryo

4.81976
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

7.22001
Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

4.51978
Deadly Game

Deadly Game

5.91991
The Immigrants

The Immigrants

6.01978
I See Ice

I See Ice

6.51938
A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

6.01971
Angel 4: Undercover

Angel 4: Undercover

4.11994
Flood!

Flood!

5.11977
Laserblast

Laserblast

3.41978
The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

6.01977
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

6.01982
Earth Angel

Earth Angel

5.41991
This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

5.01983
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

6.21983
Arnold

Arnold

5.31973
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

9.01963
The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones

5.41967
The Alien Within

The Alien Within

4.31995
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

6.01987
The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

8.01980
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

6.81984
Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

4.81941
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

7.21942
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

7.71997
The Third Day

The Third Day

5.61965
MGM: When the Lion Roars

MGM: When the Lion Roars

7.91992
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

7.51979
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

7.01999
The White Seal

The White Seal

6.41975
Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

9.01982
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

6.91942
Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck

5.71966
Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

7.11998
Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

6.11996
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

7.21997
Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

6.11976
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

7.01973
Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

5.31967
The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

8.01981
The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

5.11960
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

6.81964
Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

5.81995
My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

5.91943
The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

6.01990
Hey! Hey! USA

Hey! Hey! USA

7.21938
Star Hunter

Star Hunter

4.61996
Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

0.01982
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

6.61945
Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

7.01971
Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

4.01988
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

6.61994
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

8.01997
The Tempest

The Tempest

7.51960
Convict 99

Convict 99

7.01938
Going Under

Going Under

3.91991
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

7.01997
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

4.81951
Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

0.01958
Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

6.01980
Killer Shark

Killer Shark

6.41950
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

6.41980
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

7.01989
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

6.71948
Black Midnight

Black Midnight

6.51949
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

0.01989
Mae West

Mae West

5.81982
Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

7.11971
Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

5.01998
The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

0.02001
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

7.02000
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

7.41998
Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

6.71946
Carmilla

Carmilla

5.81989
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

0.01979
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

6.51997
Molly and Me

Molly and Me

6.71945
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

8.42024
Corky

Corky

5.51972
Midas Run

Midas Run

4.71969
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

7.51980
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

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

7.01994
Rapunzel

Rapunzel

5.91983
The Outsider

The Outsider

6.01939
The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

10.01992
The Elevator

The Elevator

6.51974
Heads

Heads

3.01994
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

8.31982
Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

7.81949
The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

8.01992
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

4.31995
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

10.01998
Big Timber

Big Timber

10.01950
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

0.01994
The Naked Target

The Naked Target

4.71992
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

7.31972
Sixth and Main

Sixth and Main

8.01977
The Steel Fist

The Steel Fist

6.01952
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

7.51980
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

5.71975
Saloon Bar

Saloon Bar

7.01940
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

0.02000
Saint Joan

Saint Joan

10.01967
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

7.51980
Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

10.01950
You Will Remember

You Will Remember

7.01941
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