Roddy McDowall

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Columbo

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

Golden Globe Awards

Ironside

Quantum Leap

All Movies (191)

• Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Return of Captain Sinbad2001 · as Narrator
• Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mary Pickford: A Life on Film2000 · as Self
• Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies2000 · as Self
• Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel1999
• Keepers of the Frame1999 · as Himself
• Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall1999 · as Self
• A Bug's Life1998 · as Mr. Soil (voice)
• Loss of Faith1998 · as Henry Stokes
• Beyond Titanic1998 · as Self
• Behind the Planet of the Apes1998 · as Self - Host
• Something to Believe In1998 · as Gambler
• Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu1998 · as Himself - Actor / Friend
• Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists1998 · as Narrator (voice)
• Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle1997 · as Snowball (voice)
• Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain1997 · as Self
• Obsessed with Vertigo1997 · as Narrator (Voice)
• The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo1997 · as King Murphy
• Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · as Self
• Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady1997 · as Self
• Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero1997 · as Self
• Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years1997 · as Self
• Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough1997 · as Self
• Unlikely Angel1996 · as Saint Peter
• The Grass Harp1996 · as Amos Legrand
• It's My Party1996 · as Damian Knowles
• Dead Man's Island1996 · as Trevor Dunnaway
• Star Hunter1996 · as Riecher
• Last Summer in the Hamptons1995 · as Thomas
• Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker1995 · as Self
• The Alien Within1995 · as Dr. Henry Lazarus
• Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill1994 · as Self
• The Story of Lassie1994 · as Self
• Angel 4: Undercover1994 · as Geoffrey Kagen
• Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance1994 · as Dr. Lasky
• Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is1994 · as Jeremy Sennet
• Heads1994 · as Fibris Drake
• Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic1994 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Evil Inside Me1993 · as Pauly
• The Sands of Time1992 · as Alan Tucker
• The Magical World of Chuck Jones1992 · as Self
• Double Trouble1992 · as Phillip Chamberlin
• The Naked Target1992 · as Ernest Peabody
• Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas1991 · as Narrator (voice)
• Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II1991 · as Self
• Going Under1991 · as Secretary Neighbor
• Deadly Game1991 · as Dr. Aaron
• Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper1991 · as Self
• Earth Angel1991 · as Mr. Tatum
• Shakma1990 · as Sorenson
• The Color of Evening1990 · as Henry Seaton
• When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen1989 · as Self
• Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius1989 · as Self
• The Big Picture1989 · as Judge
• Carmilla1989 · as Inspector Amos
• Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre1989 · as Self (voice)
• Cutting Class1989 · as Mr. Dante
• Hollywood on Horses1989 · as Self
• Doin' Time on Planet Earth1988 · as Minister
• Remo Williams: The Prophecy1988 · as Chiun
• Fright Night Part 21988 · as Peter Vincent
• Overboard1987 · as Andrew
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• Dead of Winter1987 · as Mr. Murray
• GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986 · as Nuggit (voice)
• Fright Night1985 · as Peter Vincent
• The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood1984 · as Prince John
• The Wind in the Willows1983 · as Ratty (voice)
• Rapunzel1983 · as Narrator
• This Girl for Hire1983 · as Manfred Hayes
• Class of 19841982 · as Terry Corrigan
• Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982
• Mae West1982 · as Rene Valentine
• Evil Under the Sun1982 · as Rex Brewster
• Hollywood’s Children1982 · as Self (Narrator)
• Twilight Theatre1982 · as Self - Host
• The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'1982 · as Self / Rex Brewster
• The Million Dollar Face1981 · as Derek Kenyon
• Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen1981 · as Gillespie
• Farewell to the Planet of the Apes1980 · as Galen
• Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes1980 · as Galen
• Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes1980 · as Galen
• The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes1980 · as Galen
• Back to the Planet of the Apes1980 · as Galen
• The Return of the King1980 · as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
• The Memory of Eva Ryker1980 · as MacFarland
• Scavenger Hunt1979 · as Jenkins
• The Black Hole1979 · as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls1979 · as Governor Saroyan
• Hart to Hart1979 · as Dr. Peterson
• Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall1979 · as Chuck the Robot (voice)
• The Immigrants1978 · as Mark Levy
• Circle of Iron1978 · as White Robe
• The Cat from Outer Space1978 · as Mr. Stallwood
• Rabbit Test1978 · as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
• Laserblast1978 · as Doctor Mellon
• The Thief of Baghdad1978 · as Hasan
• Sixth and Main1977 · as Skateboard
• Flood!1977 · as Mr. Franklin
• The Fantastic Journey1977 · as Dr. Jonathan Willoway
• Embryo1976 · as Frank Riley
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• It's Showtime1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mowgli's Brothers1976 · as Mowgli (voice)
• Mean Johnny Barrows1975 · as Tony Da Vince
• The White Seal1975 · as Narrator/ White Seal
• Funny Lady1975 · as Bobby Moore
• Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait1975 · as Self
• Dirty Mary Crazy Larry1974 · as George Stanton (uncredited)
• The Elevator1974 · as Marvin Ellis
• Miracle on 34th Street1973 · as Dr. Sawyer
• Arnold1973 · as Robert
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973 · as Caesar
• The Legend of Hell House1973 · as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
• The Poseidon Adventure1972 · as Acres
• The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean1972 · as Frank Gass
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes1972 · as Caesar
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Corky1972 · as Harassed Salesman
• What's a Nice Girl Like You...?1971 · as Albert Soames
• A Taste of Evil1971 · as Dr. Michael Lomas
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971 · as Mr. Jelk
• Terror in the Sky1971 · as Dr. Ralph Baird
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971 · as Cornelius
• Pretty Maids All in a Row1971 · as Mr. Proffer
• Journey to Murder1971 · as Rollo Verdew
• Night Gallery1969 · as Jeremy Evans
• Angel, Angel, Down We Go1969 · as Santoro
• Hello Down There1969 · as Nate Ashbury
• Midas Run1969 · as Wister
• 5 Card Stud1968 · as Nick Evers
• The Legend of Robin Hood1968 · as Prince John
• Planet of the Apes1968 · as Cornelius
• Cricket on the Hearth1967 · as Cricket Crocket (voice)
• Saint Joan1967 · as Charles, The Dauphin
• It!1967 · as Arthur Pimm
• The Cool Ones1967 · as Tony Krum
• The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967 · as Bullwhip Griffin
• The Defector1966 · as Agent Adams
• Lord Love a Duck1966 · as Alan Musgrave
• Inside Daisy Clover1966 · as Walter Baines
• That Darn Cat!1965 · as Gregory Benson
• The Loved One1965 · as D.J. Jr.
• The Third Day1965 · as Oliver Parsons
• The Greatest Story Ever Told1965 · as Matthew
• Shock Treatment1964 · as Martin Ashley
• Cleopatra1963 · as Octavian - Caesar Augustus
• The Power and the Glory1963 · as Mestizo
• The Longest Day1962 · as Pvt. Morris
• Midnight Lace1960 · as Malcolm
• The Subterraneans1960 · as Yuri Gilgoric
• The Tempest1960 · as Ariel
• Heart of Darkness1958 · as Charles Marlow
• The Big Country1958 · as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
• The Steel Fist1952 · as Eric Kardin
• Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration1951 · as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
• Big Timber1950 · as Jimmy
• Everybody's Dancin'1950 · as Roddy McDowall
• Killer Shark1950 · as Ted White
• Black Midnight1949 · as Scott Jordan
• Tuna Clipper1949 · as Alec MacLennan
• Kidnapped1948 · as David Balfour
• Macbeth1948 · as Malcolm
• Rocky1948 · as Chris Hammond
• Holiday in Mexico1946 · as Stanley Owen
• Molly and Me1945 · as Jimmy Graham
• Thunderhead: Son of Flicka1945 · as Ken McLaughlin
• The Keys of the Kingdom1944 · as Francis Chisholm, as a boy
• The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · as John Ashwood II as a Boy
• Lassie Come Home1943 · as Joe Carraclough
• My Friend Flicka1943 · as Ken McLaughlin
• The Pied Piper1942 · as Ronnie Cavanaugh
• On the Sunny Side1942 · as Hugh Aylesworth
• Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake1942 · as Benjamin - as a Boy
• Confirm or Deny1941 · as Albert Perkins
• How Green Was My Valley1941 · as Huw Morgan
• This England1941 · as Hugo
• Man Hunt1941 · as Vaner
• You Will Remember1941 · as Young Bob Slater
• Saloon Bar1940 · as Boy
• Just William1940 · as Ginger
• His Brother’s Keeper1940 · as Boy
• Poison Pen1939 · as Choirboy
• The Outsider1939 · as Cured Child
• Hey! Hey! USA1938 · as Boy
• Convict 991938 · as Jimmy
• I See Ice1938 · as Boy on train
• Murder in the Family1938 · as Peter Osborne

All TV Shows (98)

• Godzilla: The Series1998
• The New Batman Adventures1997 · as Mad Hatter (voice)
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Mad Hatter (voice)
• Remember WENN1996 · as Giles Aldwych
• Pinky and the Brain1995 · as Snowball (voice)
• Gargoyles1994 · as Proteus (voice)
• The Tick1994 · as The Breadmaster (voice)
• Duckman1994 · as Akers (voice)
• Burke's Law1994 · as Maurice Gillette
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron1993 · as Madkat (voice)
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as Mad Hatter (voice)
• MGM: When the Lion Roars1992
• The Legend of Prince Valiant1991
• An Inconvenient Woman1991 · as Cyril Rathbone
• The Pirates of Dark Water1991 · as Niddler (voice)
• Dream On1990 · as Bob Jeffers
• The New Lassie1989
• Nightmare Classics1989 · as Inspector Amos
• Around the World in 80 Days1989 · as McBaines
• Quantum Leap1989 · as Edward St. John V
• Biography1987 · as Self
• The Wizard1986
• Bridges to Cross1986
• Matlock1986 · as Christopher Hoyt
• Matlock1986 · as Don Mosher
• Alice in Wonderland1985 · as March Hare
• George Burns Comedy Week1985 · as Bob Cratchit
• Hollywood Wives1985 · as Jason Swandle
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Gordon Fairchild
• Tales of the Gold Monkey1982 · as "Bon Chance" Louie
• Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Narrator (voice)
• Hotel1982 · as Anthony Spears
• Here's Boomer1981
• The Martian Chronicles1980 · as Father Stone
• Trapper John, M.D.1979
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · as Governor Saroyan
• Supertrain1979 · as Benjamin Warren Talcott
• $weepstake$1979 · as Theodore
• The Immigrants1978 · as Mark Levy
• Flying High1978
• Fantasy Island1978 · as Mephistopheles
• Fantasy Island1978 · as Richard Simmons
• The Love Boat1977 · as Fred Beery
• The Rhinemann Exchange1977 · as Bobby Ballard
• The Fantastic Journey1977 · as Dr. Jonathan Willaway
• Wonder Woman1975 · as Henry Roberts
• Wonder Woman1975 · as Professor Arthur Chapman
• Ellery Queen1975
• Planet of the Apes1974 · as Galen
• Police Woman1974 · as Moulton
• Harry O1974
• The Snoop Sisters1973 · as Lionel Standish
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• Barnaby Jones1973 · as Stanley Lambert
• Delphi Bureau1972 · as Harold
• The Rookies1972
• Columbo1971 · as Roger Stanford
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• McCloud1970 · as Phil Sandler
• Love, American Style1969 · as Howard
• Journey to the Unknown1968 · as Rollo Verdew
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Philip Saxon
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Early McCorley
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• Ironside1967
• The Invaders1967 · as Lloyd Lindstrom
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Leo Ostro
• Felony Squad1966
• Batman1966 · as The Bookworm
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Gyula Bognar
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Robert 'Professor' Benson
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Arthur Biddle
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Harry Carlin
• The Danny Kaye Show1963 · as Self
• Arrest and Trial1963
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as George
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Gerald Musgrove
• Ben Casey1961
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Sam Conrad
• Naked City1958 · as Donnie Benton
• Suspicion1957
• Matinee Theater1955
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Leprechaun
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Ariel
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as The Dauphin
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Pete
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Bellamy Partridge
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Gerald Forbes
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Pip
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self
• Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Mr. Elton
• Kraft Television Theatre1947
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self