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Roddy McDowall

London, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-09-17

Popularity

1.0

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.

Movie Credits

Planet of the Apes

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7.6

1968

Planet of the Apes

The Poseidon Adventure

‌

7.1

1972

The Poseidon Adventure

The Return of the King

‌

6.4

1980

The Return of the King

Lassie Come Home

‌

6.7

1943

Lassie Come Home

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

‌

6.4

1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

‌

6.2

1972

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

‌

5.7

1973

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

The Greatest Story Ever Told

‌

6.4

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Evil Under the Sun

‌

6.9

1982

Evil Under the Sun

The Defector

‌

5.5

1966

The Defector

Overboard

‌

6.8

1987

Overboard

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

‌

6.6

1967

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

5 Card Stud

‌

6.2

1968

5 Card Stud

Cutting Class

‌

5.0

1989

Cutting Class

That Darn Cat!

‌

6.6

1965

That Darn Cat!

Class of 1984

‌

6.4

1982

Class of 1984

Scavenger Hunt

‌

5.6

1979

Scavenger Hunt

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

‌

8.5

1982

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

Man Hunt

‌

6.9

1941

Man Hunt

Fright Night

‌

7.0

1985

Fright Night

It!

‌

6.2

1967

It!

Cleopatra

‌

7.0

1963

Cleopatra

Circle of Iron

‌

5.6

1978

Circle of Iron

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

‌

7.0

1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

It's My Party

‌

6.1

1996

It's My Party

The Longest Day

‌

7.6

1962

The Longest Day

Midnight Lace

‌

6.5

1960

Midnight Lace

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

‌

6.4

1972

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Murder in the Family

‌

0.0

1938

Murder in the Family

Hello Down There

‌

5.7

1969

Hello Down There

Star Hunter

‌

3.6

1996

Star Hunter

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

‌

0.0

1999

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Shakma

‌

5.3

1990

Shakma

How Green Was My Valley

‌

7.3

1941

How Green Was My Valley

The Legend of Hell House

‌

6.6

1973

The Legend of Hell House

The Loved One

‌

6.2

1965

The Loved One

Deadly Game

‌

5.6

1991

Deadly Game

The Grass Harp

‌

5.8

1996

The Grass Harp

Funny Lady

‌

5.2

1975

Funny Lady

Laserblast

‌

3.2

1978

Laserblast

The White Seal

‌

6.2

1975

The White Seal

Behind the Planet of the Apes

‌

7.1

1998

Behind the Planet of the Apes

The Keys of the Kingdom

‌

7.0

1944

The Keys of the Kingdom

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

‌

5.2

1981

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Fright Night Part 2

‌

6.3

1988

Fright Night Part 2

Inside Daisy Clover

‌

5.6

1966

Inside Daisy Clover

Cricket on the Hearth

‌

5.1

1967

Cricket on the Hearth

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

‌

6.3

1974

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Convict 99

‌

6.8

1938

Convict 99

The Cat from Outer Space

‌

5.9

1978

The Cat from Outer Space

My Friend Flicka

‌

6.0

1943

My Friend Flicka

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

‌

5.6

1997

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The White Cliffs of Dover

‌

6.7

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

Pretty Maids All in a Row

‌

5.7

1971

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Dead of Winter

‌

6.0

1987

Dead of Winter

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

‌

6.7

1945

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Lord Love a Duck

‌

5.6

1966

Lord Love a Duck

Mowgli's Brothers

‌

6.0

1976

Mowgli's Brothers

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

‌

7.4

1980

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

Mean Johnny Barrows

‌

5.5

1975

Mean Johnny Barrows

The Pied Piper

‌

6.8

1942

The Pied Piper

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

‌

3.6

1994

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Corky

‌

4.0

1972

Corky

Confirm or Deny

‌

3.8

1941

Confirm or Deny

Carmilla

‌

4.0

1989

Carmilla

Rabbit Test

‌

4.2

1978

Rabbit Test

Shock Treatment

‌

6.7

1964

Shock Treatment

Unlikely Angel

‌

5.9

1996

Unlikely Angel

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

‌

0.0

2000

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Kidnapped

‌

5.5

1948

Kidnapped

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

‌

4.4

1969

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

‌

6.0

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Killer Shark

‌

6.0

1950

Killer Shark

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

‌

3.0

1995

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

‌

7.2

2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

The Tempest

‌

6.0

1960

The Tempest

The Third Day

‌

5.8

1965

The Third Day

The Power and the Glory

‌

0.0

1963

The Power and the Glory

Embryo

‌

4.6

1976

Embryo

Holiday in Mexico

‌

6.2

1946

Holiday in Mexico

The Story of Lassie

‌

0.0

1994

The Story of Lassie

The Alien Within

‌

2.8

1995

The Alien Within

The Thief of Baghdad

‌

5.2

1978

The Thief of Baghdad

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

‌

5.2

1984

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Arnold

‌

5.0

1973

Arnold

Flood!

‌

4.9

1977

Flood!

Twilight Theatre

‌

0.0

1982

Twilight Theatre

Angel 4: Undercover

‌

3.8

1994

Angel 4: Undercover

Loss of Faith

‌

4.0

1998

Loss of Faith

A Taste of Evil

‌

5.9

1971

A Taste of Evil

The Cool Ones

‌

4.9

1967

The Cool Ones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

‌

8.0

1992

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Last Summer in the Hamptons

‌

5.5

1995

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Obsessed with Vertigo

‌

7.0

1997

Obsessed with Vertigo

The Subterraneans

‌

4.8

1960

The Subterraneans

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

‌

5.3

1971

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

The Elevator

‌

6.0

1974

The Elevator

Terror in the Sky

‌

6.8

1971

Terror in the Sky

This England

‌

6.2

1941

This England

Tuna Clipper

‌

6.5

1949

Tuna Clipper

Dead Man's Island

‌

4.7

1996

Dead Man's Island

The Big Country

‌

7.6

1958

The Big Country

Mae West

‌

5.8

1982

Mae West

Earth Angel

‌

5.0

1991

Earth Angel

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

‌

8.0

1997

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Rocky

‌

0.0

1948

Rocky

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

‌

0.0

1991

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Heads

‌

2.2

1994

Heads

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

‌

7.2

1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

The Sands of Time

‌

0.0

1992

The Sands of Time

The Naked Target

‌

4.2

1992

The Naked Target

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

‌

0.0

1994

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

Miracle on 34th Street

‌

6.8

1973

Miracle on 34th Street

Everybody's Dancin'

‌

0.0

1950

Everybody's Dancin'

Black Midnight

‌

6.0

1949

Black Midnight

Saint Joan

‌

0.0

1967

Saint Joan

Poison Pen

‌

6.5

1939

Poison Pen

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

‌

6.5

1997

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

I See Ice

‌

8.1

1938

I See Ice

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

‌

3.0

1988

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

‌

7.5

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Just William

‌

6.0

1940

Just William

The Steel Fist

‌

5.0

1952

The Steel Fist

A Bug's Life

‌

7.0

1998

A Bug's Life

Molly and Me

‌

6.4

1945

Molly and Me

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

‌

0.0

1997

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

The Big Picture

‌

5.8

1989

The Big Picture

Saloon Bar

‌

6.5

1940

Saloon Bar

Journey to Murder

‌

0.0

1971

Journey to Murder

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

‌

6.5

1994

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Double Trouble

‌

4.7

1992

Double Trouble

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

‌

7.9

2024

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

‌

5.9

1980

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

‌

7.4

1980

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

‌

7.5

1980

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Hey! Hey! USA

‌

7.0

1938

Hey! Hey! USA

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

‌

0.0

1979

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

The Immigrants

‌

2.0

1978

The Immigrants

Macbeth

‌

7.2

1948

Macbeth

The Million Dollar Face

‌

0.0

1981

The Million Dollar Face

Going Under

‌

3.7

1991

Going Under

His Brother’s Keeper

‌

0.0

1940

His Brother’s Keeper

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

‌

6.4

1997

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Back to the Planet of the Apes

‌

5.5

1980

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

‌

4.0

1975

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

The Black Hole

‌

5.8

1979

The Black Hole

The Memory of Eva Ryker

‌

6.0

1980

The Memory of Eva Ryker

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

‌

7.0

1989

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Night Gallery

‌

6.6

1969

Night Gallery

Something to Believe In

‌

2.5

1998

Something to Believe In

On the Sunny Side

‌

6.0

1942

On the Sunny Side

That's Entertainment, Part II

‌

6.9

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

‌

0.0

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

This Girl for Hire

‌

3.6

1983

This Girl for Hire

Big Timber

‌

0.0

1950

Big Timber

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

‌

6.2

1986

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

The Color of Evening

‌

2.0

1990

The Color of Evening

Keepers of the Frame

‌

10.0

1999

Keepers of the Frame

Sixth and Main

‌

0.0

1977

Sixth and Main

It's Showtime

‌

7.0

1976

It's Showtime

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

‌

7.3

1998

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Midas Run

‌

3.6

1969

Midas Run

You Will Remember

‌

5.0

1941

You Will Remember

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

‌

0.0

2000

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

‌

3.7

1988

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Rapunzel

‌

5.4

1983

Rapunzel

Heart of Darkness

‌

0.0

1958

Heart of Darkness

Hollywood’s Children

‌

0.0

1982

Hollywood’s Children

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

‌

5.4

1991

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

The Return of Captain Sinbad

‌

0.0

2001

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Evil Inside Me

‌

0.0

1993

The Evil Inside Me

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

‌

7.2

1997

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

‌

0.0

1994

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Hart to Hart

‌

10.0

1979

Hart to Hart

Hollywood on Horses

‌

3.0

1989

Hollywood on Horses

The Wind in the Willows

‌

6.0

1987

The Wind in the Willows

The Outsider

‌

5.0

1939

The Outsider

Beyond Titanic

‌

7.7

1998

Beyond Titanic

The Fantastic Journey

‌

6.0

1977

The Fantastic Journey

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

‌

0.0

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

‌

5.7

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

‌

0.0

1991

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

‌

4.0

1951

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

‌

0.0

1999

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

‌

0.0

2000

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

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

‌

0.0

1979

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

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

‌

0.0

1989

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

The Legend of Robin Hood

‌

0.0

1968

The Legend of Robin Hood

The Martian Chronicles

‌

0.0

1980

The Martian Chronicles

Tv Credits

Planet of the Apes

‌

6.9

1974

Planet of the Apes

Murder, She Wrote

‌

7.5

1984

Murder, She Wrote

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

‌

8.0

1993

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

The Rookies

‌

6.8

1972

The Rookies

Trapper John, M.D.

‌

6.5

1979

Trapper John, M.D.

Kraft Suspense Theatre

‌

5.3

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Matlock

‌

7.1

1986

Matlock

Batman

‌

7.3

1966

Batman

Gargoyles

‌

8.1

1994

Gargoyles

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

‌

7.0

1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

The Martian Chronicles

‌

6.9

1980

The Martian Chronicles

Naked City

‌

5.5

1958

Naked City

The Merv Griffin Show

‌

6.2

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

The Pirates of Dark Water

‌

7.5

1991

The Pirates of Dark Water

Tales of the Gold Monkey

‌

7.5

1982

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Arrest and Trial

‌

7.7

1963

Arrest and Trial

Superman: The Animated Series

‌

7.6

1996

Superman: The Animated Series

Faerie Tale Theatre

‌

8.1

1982

Faerie Tale Theatre

Wonder Woman

‌

7.0

1975

Wonder Woman

General Electric Theater

‌

6.4

1953

General Electric Theater

The New Batman Adventures

‌

8.1

1997

The New Batman Adventures

Hallmark Hall of Fame

‌

8.6

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Twilight Zone

‌

8.5

1959

The Twilight Zone

Ironside

‌

6.8

1967

Ironside

Felony Squad

‌

6.4

1966

Felony Squad

Harry O

‌

4.6

1974

Harry O

Run for Your Life

‌

7.2

1965

Run for Your Life

Journey to the Unknown

‌

6.3

1968

Journey to the Unknown

Lux Video Theatre

‌

6.3

1950

Lux Video Theatre

McCloud

‌

7.1

1970

McCloud

Here's Boomer

‌

5.3

1980

Here's Boomer

The New Lassie

‌

6.7

1989

The New Lassie

Matinee Theater

‌

5.0

1955

Matinee Theater

Ben Casey

‌

5.6

1961

Ben Casey

Ellery Queen

‌

7.4

1975

Ellery Queen

MGM: When the Lion Roars

‌

7.8

1992

MGM: When the Lion Roars

Robert Montgomery Presents

‌

5.6

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

‌

6.3

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Flying High

‌

4.5

1978

Flying High

Bridges to Cross

‌

6.0

1986

Bridges to Cross

The Rhinemann Exchange

‌

6.1

1977

The Rhinemann Exchange

Alice in Wonderland

‌

6.8

1985

Alice in Wonderland

An Inconvenient Woman

‌

5.2

1991

An Inconvenient Woman

Hollywood Wives

‌

4.4

1985

Hollywood Wives

Nightmare Classics

‌

6.3

1989

Nightmare Classics

Batman: The Animated Series

‌

8.6

1992

Batman: The Animated Series

Columbo

‌

8.1

1971

Columbo

Murder, She Wrote

‌

7.5

1984

Murder, She Wrote

Pinky and the Brain

‌

7.7

1995

Pinky and the Brain

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

‌

7.5

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Around the World in 80 Days

‌

6.7

1989

Around the World in 80 Days

Quantum Leap

‌

8.0

1989

Quantum Leap

Lux Video Theatre

‌

6.3

1950

Lux Video Theatre

Godzilla: The Series

‌

7.9

1998

Godzilla: The Series

Robert Montgomery Presents

‌

5.6

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Ed Sullivan Show

‌

6.8

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

‌

7.9

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Name of the Game

‌

6.8

1968

The Name of the Game

The New Batman Adventures

‌

8.1

1997

The New Batman Adventures

Hallmark Hall of Fame

‌

8.6

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

‌

8.6

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Burke's Law

‌

6.7

1994

Burke's Law

The Wizard

‌

6.8

1986

The Wizard

Great Performances

‌

5.8

1971

Great Performances

Love, American Style

‌

6.1

1969

Love, American Style

The Legend of Prince Valiant

‌

6.3

1991

The Legend of Prince Valiant

The Carol Burnett Show

‌

7.7

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

‌

7.7

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

The Invaders

‌

6.8

1967

The Invaders

The Love Boat

‌

6.3

1977

The Love Boat

The Name of the Game

‌

6.8

1968

The Name of the Game

Dream On

‌

6.8

1990

Dream On

Barnaby Jones

‌

6.9

1973

Barnaby Jones

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

‌

5.7

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Snoop Sisters

‌

7.2

1973

The Snoop Sisters

Suspicion

‌

5.9

1957

Suspicion

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

‌

7.9

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Danny Kaye Show

‌

6.3

1963

The Danny Kaye Show

Kraft Television Theatre

‌

7.5

1947

Kraft Television Theatre

Golden Globe Awards

‌

7.2

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Hotel

‌

6.8

1982

Hotel

Remember WENN

‌

8.0

1996

Remember WENN

Kraft Television Theatre

‌

7.5

1947

Kraft Television Theatre

Police Woman

‌

6.2

1974

Police Woman

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

‌

5.7

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Mission: Impossible

‌

7.6

1966

Mission: Impossible

Duckman

‌

7.1

1994

Duckman

$weepstake$

‌

0.0

1979

$weepstake$

The Fantastic Journey

‌

5.9

1977

The Fantastic Journey

Delphi Bureau

‌

0.0

1972

Delphi Bureau

Biography

‌

6.5

1987

Biography