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Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

ActingBorn 1928-09-17Died 1998-10-03 (70)London, England, UK

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

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

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

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

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

I See Ice

I See Ice

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

Filmography

255 credits

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

Godzilla: The Series

Godzilla: The Series

Beyond Titanic

Beyond Titanic

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Obsessed with Vertigo

Obsessed with Vertigo

The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

It's My Party

It's My Party

Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

Star Hunter

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

The Alien Within

The Alien Within

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie

Angel 4: Undercover

Angel 4: Undercover

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Duckman

Duckman

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Heads

Heads

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

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

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

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

The Evil Inside Me

The Evil Inside Me

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

MGM: When the Lion Roars

MGM: When the Lion Roars

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

The Naked Target

The Naked Target

The Legend of Prince Valiant

The Legend of Prince Valiant

Going Under

Going Under

Deadly Game

Deadly Game

An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman

Earth Angel

Earth Angel

The Pirates of Dark Water

The Pirates of Dark Water

Shakma

Shakma

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

Dream On

Dream On

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Carmilla

Carmilla

The New Lassie

The New Lassie

Nightmare Classics

Nightmare Classics

Cutting Class

Cutting Class

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Fright Night Part 2

Fright Night Part 2

Overboard

Overboard

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Biography

Biography

Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

The Wizard

The Wizard

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

Matlock

Matlock

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week

Fright Night

Fright Night

Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

Hotel

Hotel

Class of 1984

Class of 1984

Mae West

Mae West

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

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

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

Here's Boomer

Here's Boomer

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

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

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

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

The Immigrants

The Immigrants

Flying High

Flying High

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

Laserblast

Laserblast

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Sixth and Main

Sixth and Main

Flood!

Flood!

The Rhinemann Exchange

The Rhinemann Exchange

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

Embryo

Embryo

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli's Brothers

Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

The White Seal

The White Seal

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Police Woman

Police Woman

Harry O

Harry O

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

The Elevator

The Elevator

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Arnold

Arnold

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Delphi Bureau

Delphi Bureau

The Rookies

The Rookies

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Corky

Corky

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

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

A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

Columbo

Columbo

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Great Performances

Great Performances

Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

McCloud

McCloud

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

Midas Run

Midas Run

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Cricket on the Hearth

Cricket on the Hearth

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

It!

It!

The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones

Ironside

Ironside

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Invaders

The Invaders

The Defector

The Defector

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

Batman

Batman

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

The Loved One

The Loved One

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

The Third Day

The Third Day

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

The Tempest

The Tempest

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

The Big Country

The Big Country

Naked City

Naked City

Suspicion

Suspicion

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

The Steel Fist

The Steel Fist

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Big Timber

Big Timber

Everybody's Dancin'

Everybody's Dancin'

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Black Midnight

Black Midnight

Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Macbeth

Macbeth

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Rocky

Rocky

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

Molly and Me

Molly and Me

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

This England

This England

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

You Will Remember

You Will Remember

Saloon Bar

Saloon Bar

Poison Pen

Poison Pen

The Outsider

The Outsider

Hey! Hey! USA

Hey! Hey! USA

Convict 99

Convict 99

I See Ice

I See Ice

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