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
1962
Columbo
1971
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Love Boat
1977
Great Performances
1971
Ironside
1967
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Quantum Leap
1989
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Love, American Style
1969
Matlock
1986
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
Columbo
as Roger Stanford · 1971
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
The Love Boat
as Fred Beery · 1977
Great Performances
as Self · 1971
Ironside
· 1967
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Gordon Fairchild · 1984
Quantum Leap
as Edward St. John V · 1989
Golden Globe Awards
as Self · 1944
Love, American Style
as Howard · 1969
Matlock
as Christopher Hoyt · 1986
Matlock
as Don Mosher · 1986
Mission: Impossible
as Leo Ostro · 1966
Batman: The Animated Series
as Mad Hatter (voice) · 1992
Matinee Theater
· 1955
Batman
as The Bookworm · 1966
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as George · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Gerald Musgrove · 1962
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Gerald Forbes · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Pip · 1950
The Twilight Zone
as Sam Conrad · 1959
Naked City
as Donnie Benton · 1958
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Arthur Biddle · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Harry Carlin · 1963
Hotel
as Anthony Spears · 1982
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1967
Ben Casey
· 1961
McCloud
as Phil Sandler · 1970
Superman: The Animated Series
as Mad Hatter (voice) · 1996
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
The Name of the Game
as Philip Saxon · 1968
The Name of the Game
as Early McCorley · 1968
Barnaby Jones
as Stanley Lambert · 1973
Gargoyles
as Proteus (voice) · 1994
Trapper John, M.D.
· 1979
Fantasy Island
as Mephistopheles · 1978
Fantasy Island
as Richard Simmons · 1978
Duckman
as Akers (voice) · 1994
Police Woman
as Moulton · 1974
Run for Your Life
as Gyula Bognar · 1965
The Rookies
· 1972
Darkwing Duck
as Sir Quackmire Mallard (voice) · 1991
Kraft Television Theatre
as Mr. Elton · 1947
Kraft Television Theatre
· 1947
The Invaders
as Lloyd Lindstrom · 1967
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Robert 'Professor' Benson · 1963
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Governor Saroyan · 1979
A Bug's Life
as Mr. Soil (voice) · 1998
Dream On
as Bob Jeffers · 1990
Biography
as Self · 1987
The New Batman Adventures
as Mad Hatter (voice) · 1997
Harry O
· 1974
Felony Squad
· 1966
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self · 1963
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice) · 1982
Ellery Queen
· 1975
Pinky and the Brain
as Snowball (voice) · 1995
The Tick
as The Breadmaster (voice) · 1994
Wonder Woman
as Henry Roberts · 1975
Wonder Woman
as Professor Arthur Chapman · 1975
Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius · 1968
Lux Video Theatre
as Pete · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Bellamy Partridge · 1950
Godzilla: The Series
· 1998
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Madkat (voice) · 1993
Arrest and Trial
· 1963
Burke's Law
as Maurice Gillette · 1994
Suspicion
· 1957
Remember WENN
as Giles Aldwych · 1996
The Legend of Prince Valiant
· 1991
Fright Night
as Peter Vincent · 1985
Flying High
· 1978
Planet of the Apes
as Galen · 1974
The Pirates of Dark Water
as Niddler (voice) · 1991
Tales of the Gold Monkey
as "Bon Chance" Louie · 1982
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self · 1973
The Longest Day
as Pvt. Morris · 1962
Journey to the Unknown
as Rollo Verdew · 1968
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Cornelius · 1971
The Wizard
· 1986
Supertrain
as Benjamin Warren Talcott · 1979
The Fantastic Journey
as Dr. Jonathan Willaway · 1977
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar · 1972
Here's Boomer
· 1981
The Poseidon Adventure
as Acres · 1972
Cleopatra
as Octavian - Caesar Augustus · 1963
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Caesar · 1973
George Burns Comedy Week
as Bob Cratchit · 1985
$weepstake$
as Theodore · 1979
Fright Night Part 2
as Peter Vincent · 1988
Overboard
as Andrew · 1987
Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare · 1985
Around the World in 80 Days
as McBaines · 1989
Evil Under the Sun
as Rex Brewster · 1982
The Martian Chronicles
as Father Stone · 1980
The Black Hole
as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited) · 1979
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Mr. Jelk · 1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
· 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ariel · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Dauphin · 1951
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Matthew · 1965
How Green Was My Valley
as Huw Morgan · 1941
The Big Country
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited) · 1958
The New Lassie
· 1989
MGM: When the Lion Roars
· 1992
Class of 1984
as Terry Corrigan · 1982
The Snoop Sisters
as Lionel Standish · 1973
General Electric Theater
as Leprechaun · 1953
Delphi Bureau
as Harold · 1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Frank Gass · 1972
Hollywood Wives
as Jason Swandle · 1985
Cutting Class
as Mr. Dante · 1989
The Legend of Hell House
as Benjamin Franklin Fischer · 1973
The Return of the King
as Samwise Gamgee (voice) · 1980
The Immigrants
as Mark Levy · 1978
Nightmare Classics
as Inspector Amos · 1989
The Cat from Outer Space
as Mr. Stallwood · 1978
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
as George Stanton (uncredited) · 1974
An Inconvenient Woman
as Cyril Rathbone · 1991
Macbeth
as Malcolm · 1948
The Rhinemann Exchange
as Bobby Ballard · 1977
Lassie Come Home
as Joe Carraclough · 1943
That Darn Cat!
as Gregory Benson · 1965
5 Card Stud
as Nick Evers · 1968
The Big Picture
as Judge · 1989
Funny Lady
as Bobby Moore · 1975
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Bullwhip Griffin · 1967
It's My Party
as Damian Knowles · 1996
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Gillespie · 1981
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Francis Chisholm, as a boy · 1944
The Grass Harp
as Amos Legrand · 1996
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) · 1976
Inside Daisy Clover
as Walter Baines · 1966
The Loved One
as D.J. Jr. · 1965
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self - Host · 1998
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Mr. Proffer · 1971
Dead of Winter
as Mr. Murray · 1987
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Double Trouble
as Phillip Chamberlin · 1992
The White Cliffs of Dover
as John Ashwood II as a Boy · 1944
Scavenger Hunt
as Jenkins · 1979
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
as King Murphy · 1997
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice) · 1989
Bridges to Cross
· 1986
Night Gallery
as Jeremy Evans · 1969
Circle of Iron
as White Robe · 1978
The Thief of Baghdad
as Hasan · 1978
Midnight Lace
as Malcolm · 1960
This Girl for Hire
as Manfred Hayes · 1983
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as MacFarland · 1980
Paul Newman: The Restless
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
A Taste of Evil
as Dr. Michael Lomas · 1971
Lord Love a Duck
as Alan Musgrave · 1966
It!
as Arthur Pimm · 1967
The Defector
as Agent Adams · 1966
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage) · 1972
Man Hunt
as Vaner · 1941
Angel 4: Undercover
as Geoffrey Kagen · 1994
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Albert Soames · 1971
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Benjamin - as a Boy · 1942
Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen · 1980
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self · 1992
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
as Dr. Lasky · 1994
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self · 1982
Hello Down There
as Nate Ashbury · 1969
Laserblast
as Doctor Mellon · 1978
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self · 1987
Flood!
as Mr. Franklin · 1977
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Minister · 1988
Poison Pen
as Choirboy · 1939
Shakma
as Sorenson · 1990
Something to Believe In
as Gambler · 1998
On the Sunny Side
as Hugh Aylesworth · 1942
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self · 2000
Dead Man's Island
as Trevor Dunnaway · 1996
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 2001
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Chuck the Robot (voice) · 1979
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
as Santoro · 1969
Hart to Hart
as Dr. Peterson · 1979
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Self · 1997
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Nuggit (voice) · 1986
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
as Pvt. Huntington (The Professor) · 1951
Earth Angel
as Mr. Tatum · 1991
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Thomas · 1995
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
as Galen · 1980
The Million Dollar Face
as Derek Kenyon · 1981
The Sands of Time
as Alan Tucker · 1992
Terror in the Sky
as Dr. Ralph Baird · 1971
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dr. Sawyer · 1973
The Legend of Robin Hood
as Prince John · 1968
The Wind in the Willows
as Ratty (voice) · 1983
The Color of Evening
as Henry Seaton · 1990
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
as Narrator (voice) · 1991
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
as Galen · 1980
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
as Self · 1975
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage) · 1976
Unlikely Angel
as Saint Peter · 1996
The Power and the Glory
as Mestizo · 1963
This England
as Hugo · 1941
Cricket on the Hearth
as Cricket Crocket (voice) · 1967
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
as Galen · 1980
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Self · 1995
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
as Chiun · 1988
Mae West
as Rene Valentine · 1982
Star Hunter
as Riecher · 1996
Carmilla
as Inspector Amos · 1989
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage) · 2000
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
as Self · 1994
Beyond Titanic
as Self · 1998
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self · 1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Self · 1997
The Evil Inside Me
as Pauly · 1993
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
as Galen · 1980
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self · 1997
The Third Day
as Oliver Parsons · 1965
Going Under
as Secretary Neighbor · 1991
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
as Self · 2000
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Tony Da Vince · 1975
The Alien Within
as Dr. Henry Lazarus · 1995
The Story of Lassie
as Self · 1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Jeremy Sennet · 1994
Black Midnight
as Scott Jordan · 1949
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
as Governor Saroyan · 1979
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self · 1989
My Friend Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin · 1943
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self · 1991
The Cool Ones
as Tony Krum · 1967
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Self / Rex Brewster · 1982
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Prince John · 1984
Midas Run
as Wister · 1969
The Elevator
as Marvin Ellis · 1974
Obsessed with Vertigo
as Narrator (Voice) · 1997
Embryo
as Frank Riley · 1976
The Subterraneans
as Yuri Gilgoric · 1960
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
as Himself - Actor / Friend · 1998
Murder in the Family
as Peter Osborne · 1938
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
as Self · 1999
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Ken McLaughlin · 1945
Arnold
as Robert · 1973
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
as Narrator (voice) · 1994
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Self · 1997
Confirm or Deny
as Albert Perkins · 1941
Twilight Theatre
as Self - Host · 1982
The Fantastic Journey
as Dr. Jonathan Willoway · 1977
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
as Self · 1991
Rabbit Test
as Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine · 1978
Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle
as Snowball (voice) · 1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self · 1997
THe Good Fairy
as Waiter · 1956
Rocky
as Chris Hammond · 1948
I See Ice
as Boy on train · 1938
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as Self · 1989
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Narrator (voice) · 1998
His Brother’s Keeper
as Boy · 1940
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
· 1999
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (Narrator) · 1982
Shock Treatment
as Martin Ashley · 1964
Rapunzel
as Narrator · 1983
The Tempest
as Ariel · 1960
Mowgli's Brothers
as Mowgli (voice) · 1976
Convict 99
as Jimmy · 1938
The Steel Fist
as Eric Kardin · 1952
Deadly Game
as Dr. Aaron · 1991
Hollywood on Horses
as Self · 1989
Heart of Darkness
as Charles Marlow · 1958
Killer Shark
as Ted White · 1950
The Naked Target
as Ernest Peabody · 1992
Keepers of the Frame
as Himself · 1999
Heads
as Fibris Drake · 1994
The Pied Piper
as Ronnie Cavanaugh · 1942
The White Seal
as Narrator/ White Seal · 1975
Journey to Murder
as Rollo Verdew · 1971
You Will Remember
as Young Bob Slater · 1941
Big Timber
as Jimmy · 1950
Corky
as Harassed Salesman · 1972
Saloon Bar
as Boy · 1940
Hey! Hey! USA
as Boy · 1938
Holiday in Mexico
as Stanley Owen · 1946
Kidnapped
as David Balfour · 1948
The Return of Captain Sinbad
as Narrator · 2001
Saint Joan
as Charles, The Dauphin · 1967
Sixth and Main
as Skateboard · 1977
Tuna Clipper
as Alec MacLennan · 1949
The Outsider
as Cured Child · 1939
Everybody's Dancin'
as Roddy McDowall · 1950
Molly and Me
as Jimmy Graham · 1945
Just William
as Ginger · 1940
Loss of Faith
as Henry Stokes · 1998