Acting credits
259
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Roddy McDowall
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
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Movies: 179Series: 81Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 7505
IMDb ID: nm0001522
Known for: Acting
Born: September 17, 1928
Died: October 3, 1998
Age: 70
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1938 - 2024
Years active: 87
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q283988
Also known as
Roddy MacDowall • Master Roddy McDowall • Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall • Родді Макдавелл • Родди Макдауэлл • رادی مکداول
Other jobs
Associate Producer (3)Director (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Roddy McDowall.
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024 • Movie
as Self
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 • Movie
as Narrator
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2001 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 • Movie
as Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000 • Movie
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999 • Movie
as Mr. Soil (voice)
A Bug's Life
1998 • Movie
as Self
Beyond Titanic
1998 • Movie
as Self - Host
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 • Movie
as Gambler
Something to Believe In
1998 • Movie
as Himself - Actor / Friend
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 • Movie
as Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997 • Movie
as Narrator (Voice)
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997 • Movie
as King Murphy
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997 • Movie
as Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 • Movie
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997 • Movie
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997 • Movie
as Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997 • Movie
as Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 • Movie
as Saint Peter
Unlikely Angel
1996 • Movie
as Amos Legrand
The Grass Harp
1996 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Roddy McDowall.
1 eps
Godzilla: The Series
1998 • Series
as Mad Hatter (voice) • 2 eps
The New Batman Adventures
1997 • Series
as Mad Hatter (voice) • 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
1996 • Series
as Giles Aldwych • 1 eps
Remember WENN
1996 • Series
as Snowball (voice) • 7 eps
Pinky and the Brain
1995 • Series
as Proteus (voice) • 2 eps
Gargoyles
1994 • Series
as The Breadmaster (voice) • 1 eps
The Tick
1994 • Series
as Akers (voice) • 1 eps
Duckman
1994 • Series
as Maurice Gillette • 1 eps
Burke's Law
1994 • Series
as Madkat (voice) • 1 eps
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993 • Series
as Mad Hatter (voice) • 4 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 • Series
3 eps
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992 • Series
1 eps
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991 • Series
as Cyril Rathbone • 2 eps
An Inconvenient Woman
1991 • Series
as Niddler (voice) • 3 eps
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991 • Series
as Bob Jeffers • 1 eps
Dream On
1990 • Series
3 eps
The New Lassie
1989 • Series
as Inspector Amos • 4 eps
Nightmare Classics
1989 • Series
as McBaines • 3 eps
Around the World in 80 Days
1989 • Series
as Edward St. John V • 1 eps
Quantum Leap
1989 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Biography
1987 • Series
1 eps
The Wizard
1986 • Series
as Christopher Hoyt • 1 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as March Hare • 2 eps
Alice in Wonderland
1985 • Series