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Roddy McDowall

Acting

Born: 1928-09-17
Died: 1998-10-03
From: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.7

Also Known As

Roddy MacDowallMaster Roddy McDowallRoderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowallРодді МакдавеллРодди Макдауэллرادی مک‌داول

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.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

1960
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Acting257 titles

The Sands of Time
10.0
Movie

The Sands of Time

1992Drama
Everybody's Dancin'
10.0
Movie

Everybody's Dancin'

1950Comedy
Saint Joan
10.0
Movie

Saint Joan

1967Drama
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
10.0
Movie

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998Documentary
Big Timber
10.0
Movie

Big Timber

1950Action
The Power and the Glory
9.0
Movie

The Power and the Glory

1963Drama
Hollywood’s Children
9.0
Movie

Hollywood’s Children

1982Documentary
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
Batman: The Animated Series
8.6
Cartoon

Batman: The Animated Series

1992-1995Action
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
8.4
Movie

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024Documentary
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
8.3
Movie

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

1982Documentary
Beyond Titanic
8.3
Movie

Beyond Titanic

1998Documentary
Arrest and Trial
8.3
Series

Arrest and Trial

1963-2000Thriller
Gargoyles
8.1
Cartoon

Gargoyles

1994-1997Animation
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1
Series

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982-1987Drama
Columbo
8.1
Series

Columbo

1971-2003Thriller
The Story of Lassie
8.0
Movie

The Story of Lassie

1994Documentary
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
8.0
Movie

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992Documentary
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
8.0
Movie

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997Documentary
Rocky
8.0
Movie

Rocky

1948Action
The Million Dollar Face
8.0
Movie

The Million Dollar Face

1981Drama
The Memory of Eva Ryker
8.0
Movie

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980Action
Sixth and Main
8.0
Movie

Sixth and Main

1977Drama
Hart to Hart
8.0
Movie

Hart to Hart

1979Action
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
8.0
Cartoon

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

1993-1994Animation
The New Batman Adventures
8.0
Cartoon

The New Batman Adventures

1997-1999Animation
Quantum Leap
8.0
Series

Quantum Leap

1989-1993Sci-Fi
Godzilla: The Series
8.0
Anime

Godzilla: The Series

1998-2000Animation
Delphi Bureau
8.0
Series

Delphi Bureau

1972-1973Drama
George Burns Comedy Week
8.0
Series

George Burns Comedy Week

1985Comedy
MGM: When the Lion Roars
7.9
Series

MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992Documentary
Tuna Clipper
7.8
Movie

Tuna Clipper

1949Drama
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962-1965Thriller
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
Series

Kraft Television Theatre

1947 - ...Drama
Remember WENN
7.8
Series

Remember WENN

1996-1998Comedy
Planet of the Apes
7.7
Movie

Planet of the Apes

1968Sci-Fi
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7
Movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997Documentary
Superman: The Animated Series
7.7
Cartoon

Superman: The Animated Series

1996-2000Animation
Pinky and the Brain
7.7
Cartoon

Pinky and the Brain

1995-1998Animation
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Series

The Carol Burnett Show

1967-1978Comedy
The Longest Day
7.6
Movie

The Longest Day

1962Action
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
7.6
Movie

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980Drama
The Big Country
7.6
Movie

The Big Country

1958Drama
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
7.6
Movie

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980Drama
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
7.6
Movie

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980Drama
The Pirates of Dark Water
7.6
Cartoon

The Pirates of Dark Water

1991-1993Animation
Mission: Impossible
7.6
Series

Mission: Impossible

1966-1973Action
The Tempest
7.5
Movie

The Tempest

1960Drama
It's Showtime
7.5
Movie

It's Showtime

1976Documentary
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
Tales of the Gold Monkey
7.5
Series

Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982-1983Action
Ellery Queen
7.5
Series

Ellery Queen

1975-1976Thriller
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Snoop Sisters
7.5
Series

The Snoop Sisters

1973-1974Thriller
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
7.4
Movie

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998Documentary
The Tick
7.4
Cartoon

The Tick

1994-1996Animation
How Green Was My Valley
7.3
Movie

How Green Was My Valley

1941Drama
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3
Movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972Documentary
Macbeth
7.3
Movie

Macbeth

1948Drama
Batman
7.3
Series

Batman

1966-1968Sci-Fi
Nightmare Classics
7.3
Series

Nightmare Classics

1989Sci-Fi
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2
Movie

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001Documentary
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2
Movie

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942Romance
Hey! Hey! USA
7.2
Movie

Hey! Hey! USA

1938Comedy
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
7.2
Movie

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997Documentary
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
Duckman
7.2
Cartoon

Duckman

1994-1997Animation
McCloud
7.2
Series

McCloud

1970-1977Thriller
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
Movie

The Poseidon Adventure

1972Action
Cleopatra
7.1
Movie

Cleopatra

1963Drama
Behind the Planet of the Apes
7.1
Movie

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998Documentary
The Keys of the Kingdom
7.1
Movie

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944Drama
Obsessed with Vertigo
7.1
Movie

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997Documentary
Terror in the Sky
7.1
Movie

Terror in the Sky

1971Drama
Matlock
7.1
Series

Matlock

1986-1995Drama
Run for Your Life
7.1
Series

Run for Your Life

1965-1968Drama
The New Lassie
7.1
Series

The New Lassie

1989-1992Drama
Fright Night
7.0
Movie

Fright Night

1985Comedy
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0
Cartoon

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971Drama
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
7.0
Movie

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999Documentary
Convict 99
7.0
Movie

Convict 99

1938Comedy
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
7.0
Movie

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000Documentary
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
7.0
Movie

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

1994Documentary
Miracle on 34th Street
7.0
Movie

Miracle on 34th Street

1973Drama
A Bug's Life
7.0
Cartoon

A Bug's Life

1998Action
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
7.0
Movie

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997Documentary
Saloon Bar
7.0
Movie

Saloon Bar

1940Thriller
Journey to Murder
7.0
Movie

Journey to Murder

1971Drama
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
7.0
Movie

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989Documentary
On the Sunny Side
7.0
Movie

On the Sunny Side

1942Drama
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0
Movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976Documentary
You Will Remember
7.0
Movie

You Will Remember

1941Drama
The Evil Inside Me
7.0
Movie

The Evil Inside Me

1993Horror
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
7.0
Series

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979-1981Action
Wonder Woman
7.0
Series

Wonder Woman

1975-1979Sci-Fi
Journey to the Unknown
7.0
Series

Journey to the Unknown

1968-1969Drama
The Name of the Game
7.0
Series

The Name of the Game

1968-1971Action
The Wizard
7.0
Series

The Wizard

1986-1987Action
Dream On
7.0
Series

Dream On

1990-1996Comedy
Barnaby Jones
7.0
Series

Barnaby Jones

1973-1980Thriller
The Danny Kaye Show
7.0
Series

The Danny Kaye Show

1963-1967Comedy
Evil Under the Sun
6.9
Movie

Evil Under the Sun

1982Thriller
Man Hunt
6.9
Movie

Man Hunt

1941Thriller
The Pied Piper
6.9
Movie

The Pied Piper

1942Drama
This England
6.9
Movie

This England

1941Drama
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
6.9
Movie

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024Documentary
Planet of the Apes
6.9
Series

Planet of the Apes

1974Sci-Fi
The Rookies
6.9
Series

The Rookies

1972-1976Drama
The Martian Chronicles
6.9
Series

The Martian Chronicles

1980Sci-Fi
Ironside
6.9
Series

Ironside

1967-1975Thriller
Alice in Wonderland
6.9
Series

Alice in Wonderland

1985Action
Overboard
6.8
Movie

Overboard

1987Comedy
Shock Treatment
6.8
Movie

Shock Treatment

1964Drama
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
Burke's Law
6.8
Series

Burke's Law

1994-1995Drama
The Invaders
6.8
Series

The Invaders

1967-1968Action
Hotel
6.8
Series

Hotel

1982-1988Drama
Lassie Come Home
6.7
Movie

Lassie Come Home

1943Drama
The Legend of Hell House
6.7
Movie

The Legend of Hell House

1973Horror
The White Cliffs of Dover
6.7
Movie

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944Drama
Kidnapped
6.7
Movie

Kidnapped

1948Action
Holiday in Mexico
6.7
Movie

Holiday in Mexico

1946Drama
Poison Pen
6.7
Movie

Poison Pen

1939Drama
Molly and Me
6.7
Movie

Molly and Me

1945Comedy
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
Series

Around the World in 80 Days

1989Drama
The Legend of Prince Valiant
6.7
Cartoon

The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991-1993Animation
Biography
6.7
Series

Biography

1987-2012Documentary
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
6.6
Movie

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967Action
That Darn Cat!
6.6
Movie

That Darn Cat!

1965Drama
Midnight Lace
6.6
Movie

Midnight Lace

1960Thriller
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
6.6
Movie

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945Drama
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
6.6
Movie

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994Action
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
6.6
Cartoon

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986Animation
Trapper John, M.D.
6.6
Series

Trapper John, M.D.

1979-1986Drama
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
6.5
Movie

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972Action
The Elevator
6.5
Movie

The Elevator

1974Thriller
Black Midnight
6.5
Movie

Black Midnight

1949Drama
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
6.5
Movie

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997Documentary
I See Ice
6.5
Movie

I See Ice

1938Comedy
Night Gallery
6.5
Movie

Night Gallery

1969Horror
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
Series

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963-1965Thriller
Felony Squad
6.5
Series

Felony Squad

1966-1969Thriller
The Rhinemann Exchange
6.5
Series

The Rhinemann Exchange

1977Drama
Fantasy Island
6.5
Series

Fantasy Island

1978-1984Sci-Fi
The Return of the King
6.4
Cartoon

The Return of the King

1980Animation
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.4
Movie

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971Action
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
Movie

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965Drama
Class of 1984
6.4
Movie

Class of 1984

1982Action
The White Seal
6.4
Cartoon

The White Seal

1975Animation
Fright Night Part 2
6.4
Movie

Fright Night Part 2

1988Horror
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
6.4
Movie

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974Action
Killer Shark
6.4
Movie

Killer Shark

1950Action
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
6.4
Movie

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980Drama
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
6.4
Movie

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997Documentary
Police Woman
6.4
Series

Police Woman

1974-1978Action
It's My Party
6.3
Movie

It's My Party

1996Drama
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
6.3
Movie

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

1971Thriller
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
Series

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 - ...Documentary
Flying High
6.3
Series

Flying High

1978-1979Drama
The Love Boat
6.3
Series

The Love Boat

1977-1987Drama
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
6.2
Movie

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972Action
5 Card Stud
6.2
Movie

5 Card Stud

1968Action
It!
6.2
Movie

It!

1967Horror
The Loved One
6.2
Movie

The Loved One

1965Comedy
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
6.2
Movie

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984Comedy
The Wind in the Willows
6.2
Cartoon

The Wind in the Willows

1983Animation
Here's Boomer
6.2
Series

Here's Boomer

1981-1983Drama
Suspicion
6.2
Series

Suspicion

1957-1958Thriller
The Fantastic Journey
6.2
Series

The Fantastic Journey

1977Sci-Fi
Mowgli's Brothers
6.1
Cartoon

Mowgli's Brothers

1976Animation
Unlikely Angel
6.1
Movie

Unlikely Angel

1996Drama
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
Love, American Style
6.1
Series

Love, American Style

1969-1974Comedy
The Cat from Outer Space
6.0
Movie

The Cat from Outer Space

1978Comedy
Dead of Winter
6.0
Movie

Dead of Winter

1987Thriller
A Taste of Evil
6.0
Movie

A Taste of Evil

1971Thriller
The Steel Fist
6.0
Movie

The Steel Fist

1952Drama
The Immigrants
6.0
Movie

The Immigrants

1978Drama
Back to the Planet of the Apes
6.0
Movie

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980Action
The Color of Evening
6.0
Movie

The Color of Evening

1990Drama
The Outsider
6.0
Movie

The Outsider

1939Drama
The Fantastic Journey
6.0
Movie

The Fantastic Journey

1977Sci-Fi
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.0
Movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987Drama
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0
Movie

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982Documentary
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
Series

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950-1957Drama
Hello Down There
5.9
Movie

Hello Down There

1969Comedy
Deadly Game
5.9
Movie

Deadly Game

1991Thriller
The Grass Harp
5.9
Movie

The Grass Harp

1996Comedy
My Friend Flicka
5.9
Movie

My Friend Flicka

1943Action
The Big Picture
5.9
Movie

The Big Picture

1989Comedy
Rapunzel
5.9
Movie

Rapunzel

1983Sci-Fi
Ben Casey
5.9
Series

Ben Casey

1961-1966Drama
The Defector
5.8
Movie

The Defector

1966Drama
Pretty Maids All in a Row
5.8
Movie

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971Comedy
Carmilla
5.8
Movie

Carmilla

1989Horror
Last Summer in the Hamptons
5.8
Movie

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995Comedy
Mae West
5.8
Movie

Mae West

1982Drama
The Black Hole
5.8
Movie

The Black Hole

1979Action
An Inconvenient Woman
5.8
Series

An Inconvenient Woman

1991Drama
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.7
Movie

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973Action
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
5.7
Movie

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997Action
Lord Love a Duck
5.7
Movie

Lord Love a Duck

1966Comedy
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
5.7
Movie

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975Documentary
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
Scavenger Hunt
5.6
Movie

Scavenger Hunt

1979Comedy
Circle of Iron
5.6
Movie

Circle of Iron

1978Action
Inside Daisy Clover
5.6
Movie

Inside Daisy Clover

1966Drama
Mean Johnny Barrows
5.6
Movie

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975Action
The Third Day
5.6
Movie

The Third Day

1965Drama
Dead Man's Island
5.6
Movie

Dead Man's Island

1996Thriller
Supertrain
5.6
Series

Supertrain

1979Action
Corky
5.5
Movie

Corky

1972Action
The Thief of Baghdad
5.5
Movie

The Thief of Baghdad

1978Drama
Shakma
5.4
Movie

Shakma

1990Horror
The Cool Ones
5.4
Movie

The Cool Ones

1967Comedy
Earth Angel
5.4
Movie

Earth Angel

1991Comedy
Funny Lady
5.3
Movie

Funny Lady

1975Comedy
Cricket on the Hearth
5.3
Cartoon

Cricket on the Hearth

1967Animation
Arnold
5.3
Movie

Arnold

1973Thriller
Matinee Theater
5.3
Series

Matinee Theater

1955-1958Drama
Harry O
5.2
Series

Harry O

1974-1976Drama
Cutting Class
5.1
Movie

Cutting Class

1989Horror
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
5.1
Movie

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981Comedy
Flood!
5.1
Movie

Flood!

1977Action
The Subterraneans
5.1
Movie

The Subterraneans

1960Drama
Something to Believe In
5.0
Movie

Something to Believe In

1998Drama
This Girl for Hire
5.0
Movie

This Girl for Hire

1983Comedy
Confirm or Deny
4.8
Movie

Confirm or Deny

1941Action
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
4.8
Movie

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969Thriller
Embryo
4.8
Movie

Embryo

1976Horror
Double Trouble
4.8
Movie

Double Trouble

1992Action
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
4.8
Movie

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951Drama
The Naked Target
4.7
Movie

The Naked Target

1992Comedy
Midas Run
4.7
Movie

Midas Run

1969Thriller
Hollywood Wives
4.7
Series

Hollywood Wives

1985Drama
Star Hunter
4.6
Movie

Star Hunter

1996Action
Rabbit Test
4.5
Movie

Rabbit Test

1978Comedy
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
4.3
Movie

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995Documentary
The Alien Within
4.3
Movie

The Alien Within

1995Horror
Angel 4: Undercover
4.1
Movie

Angel 4: Undercover

1994Action
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
4.0
Movie

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994Horror
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
4.0
Movie

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988Comedy
Going Under
3.9
Movie

Going Under

1991Action
Laserblast
3.4
Movie

Laserblast

1978Sci-Fi
Heads
3.0
Movie

Heads

1994Drama
Twilight Theatre
0
Movie

Twilight Theatre

1982Comedy
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
0
Movie

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000Documentary
Heart of Darkness
0
Movie

Heart of Darkness

1958Drama
The Return of Captain Sinbad
0
Movie

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001Drama
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
0
Movie

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994Documentary
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
0
Movie

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

1979Drama
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
0
Movie

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989Documentary
The Legend of Robin Hood
0
Movie

The Legend of Robin Hood

1968Action
The Immigrants
0
Series

The Immigrants

1978Drama

Directing1 title

The Ballad of Tam Lin
5.1
Movie

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970Thriller

Production4 titles

Big Timber
10.0
Movie

Big Timber

1950Action
Overboard
6.8
Movie

Overboard

1987Comedy
Black Midnight
6.5
Movie

Black Midnight

1949Drama
Killer Shark
6.4
Movie

Killer Shark

1950Action