Roddy McDowall
50Movies
10.0 Best Rating
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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 2024 | Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction | Self (archive footage) | Super Hit | |
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 1999 | Keepers of the Frame | Himself | Super Hit | |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Mr. Soil (voice) | Hit | |
| 1998 | Beyond Titanic | Self | Super Hit | |
| 1998 | Behind the Planet of the Apes | Self - Host | Hit | |
| 1998 | Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu | Himself - Actor / Friend | Hit | |
| 1997 | Obsessed with Vertigo | Narrator (Voice) | Hit | |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self | Super Hit | |
| 1997 | Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady | Self | Super Hit | |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | Hit | |
| 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Self | Super Hit | |
| 1989 | Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius | Self | Hit | |
| 1987 | Overboard | Andrew | Hit | |
| 1985 | Fright Night | Peter Vincent | Hit | |
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Rex Brewster | Hit | |
| 1982 | The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | Self / Rex Brewster | Super Hit | |
| 1980 | Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes | Galen | Super Hit | |
| 1980 | Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes | Galen | Super Hit | |
| 1980 | The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes | Galen | Super Hit | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Dr. Peterson | Super Hit | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 1973 | Miracle on 34th Street | Dr. Sawyer | Hit | |
| 1973 | The Legend of Hell House | Benjamin Franklin Fischer | Hit | |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Acres | Hit | |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Mr. Jelk | Hit | |
| 1971 | Terror in the Sky | Dr. Ralph Baird | Hit | |
| 1969 | Night Gallery | Jeremy Evans | Hit | |
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes | Cornelius | Super Hit | |
| 1967 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Bullwhip Griffin | Hit | |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! | Gregory Benson | Hit | |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment | Martin Ashley | Hit | |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Octavian - Caesar Augustus | Hit | |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Pvt. Morris | Super Hit | |
| 1960 | Midnight Lace | Malcolm | Hit | |
| 1958 | The Big Country | Hannassey Watchman (uncredited) | Super Hit | |
| 1948 | Macbeth | Malcolm | Hit | |
| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Ken McLaughlin | Hit | |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Francis Chisholm, as a boy | Hit | |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover | John Ashwood II as a Boy | Hit | |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Joe Carraclough | Hit | |
| 1942 | The Pied Piper | Ronnie Cavanaugh | Hit | |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Benjamin - as a Boy | Hit | |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | Huw Morgan | Hit | |
| 1941 | Man Hunt | Vaner | Hit | |
| 1938 | Hey! Hey! USA | Boy | Hit | |
| 1938 | Convict 99 | Jimmy | Hit | |
| 1938 | I See Ice | Boy on train | Super Hit |