Streamline
Roddy McDowall
Known for
Acting
Born
1928-09-17 · 70 (at death)
Died
1998-10-03
Place of birth
London, England, UK

Roddy McDowall

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 · 257 titles

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Columbo
8.1

Columbo

1971

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977

Golden Globe Awards
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Ironside
6.9

Ironside

1967

Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971

Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Love, American Style
6.1

Love, American Style

1969

Batman
7.3

Batman

1966

Quantum Leap
8.0

Quantum Leap

1989

Batman: The Animated Series
8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959

Matlock
7.1

Matlock

1986

Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955

The Merv Griffin Show
6.6

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Hotel
6.8

Hotel

1982

Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Carol Burnett Show
7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

Naked City
5.7

Naked City

1958

Superman: The Animated Series
7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

1965

Police Woman
6.4

Police Woman

1974

Trapper John, M.D.
6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

Barnaby Jones
7.0

Barnaby Jones

1973

Gargoyles
8.1

Gargoyles

1994

Fantasy Island
6.5

Fantasy Island

1978

The Invaders
6.8

The Invaders

1967

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Duckman
7.2

Duckman

1994

The Rookies
6.9

The Rookies

1972

The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968

A Bug's Life
7.0

A Bug's Life

1998

McCloud
7.2

McCloud

1970

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
7.0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

The New Batman Adventures
8.1

The New Batman Adventures

1997

Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

Dream On
7.0

Dream On

1990

Wonder Woman
7.0

Wonder Woman

1975

Pinky and the Brain
7.7

Pinky and the Brain

1995

Kraft Television Theatre
7.8

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Harry O
5.2

Harry O

1974

Felony Squad
6.5

Felony Squad

1966

Burke's Law
6.8

Burke's Law

1994

The Longest Day
7.6

The Longest Day

1962

Ellery Queen
7.5

Ellery Queen

1975

Planet of the Apes
7.7

Planet of the Apes

1968

Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963

The Danny Kaye Show
7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

Biography
6.7

Biography

1987

Remember WENN
7.8

Remember WENN

1996

The Legend of Prince Valiant
6.7

The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991

Suspicion
6.2

Suspicion

1957

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
8.0

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

1993

Godzilla: The Series
8.0

Godzilla: The Series

1998

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

Flying High
6.3

Flying High

1978

Fright Night
7.0

Fright Night

1985

Cleopatra
7.1

Cleopatra

1963

Tales of the Gold Monkey
7.5

Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982

Planet of the Apes
6.9

Planet of the Apes

1974

Overboard
6.8

Overboard

1987

Journey to the Unknown
7.0

Journey to the Unknown

1968

The Poseidon Adventure
7.1

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.7

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

The Pirates of Dark Water
7.6

The Pirates of Dark Water

1991

Supertrain
5.6

Supertrain

1979

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1989

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
6.2

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.4

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

The Wizard
7.0

The Wizard

1986

The Return of the King
6.4

The Return of the King

1980

Here's Boomer
6.2

Here's Boomer

1981

The Snoop Sisters
7.5

The Snoop Sisters

1973

Alice in Wonderland
6.9

Alice in Wonderland

1985

George Burns Comedy Week
8.0

George Burns Comedy Week

1985

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

The Martian Chronicles
6.9

The Martian Chronicles

1980

The Fantastic Journey
6.2

The Fantastic Journey

1977

Funny Lady
5.3

Funny Lady

1975

The New Lassie
7.1

The New Lassie

1989

Fright Night Part 2
6.4

Fright Night Part 2

1988

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953

Evil Under the Sun
6.9

Evil Under the Sun

1982

The Big Country
7.6

The Big Country

1958

Hollywood Wives
4.7

Hollywood Wives

1985

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

MGM: When the Lion Roars
7.9

MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992

Class of 1984
6.4

Class of 1984

1982

Nightmare Classics
7.3

Nightmare Classics

1989

How Green Was My Valley
7.3

How Green Was My Valley

1941

Delphi Bureau
8.0

Delphi Bureau

1972

Night Gallery
6.5

Night Gallery

1969

The Rhinemann Exchange
6.5

The Rhinemann Exchange

1977

The Big Picture
5.9

The Big Picture

1989

Lassie Come Home
6.7

Lassie Come Home

1943

The Black Hole
5.8

The Black Hole

1979

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
6.6

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967

Scavenger Hunt
5.6

Scavenger Hunt

1979

An Inconvenient Woman
5.8

An Inconvenient Woman

1991

Macbeth
7.3

Macbeth

1948

That Darn Cat!
6.6

That Darn Cat!

1965

Kidnapped
6.7

Kidnapped

1948

Arnold
5.3

Arnold

1973

Killer Shark
6.4

Killer Shark

1950

Shock Treatment
6.8

Shock Treatment

1964

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
6.9

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

Embryo
4.8

Embryo

1976

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
5.7

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

1997

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
6.5

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

Tuna Clipper
7.8

Tuna Clipper

1949

Deadly Game
5.9

Deadly Game

1991

5 Card Stud
6.2

5 Card Stud

1968

The Outsider
6.0

The Outsider

1939

Cutting Class
5.1

Cutting Class

1989

Flood!
5.1

Flood!

1977

The Cat from Outer Space
6.0

The Cat from Outer Space

1978

Dead of Winter
6.0

Dead of Winter

1987

The Immigrants

The Immigrants

1978

The Legend of Hell House
6.7

The Legend of Hell House

1973

Inside Daisy Clover
5.6

Inside Daisy Clover

1966

Rabbit Test
4.5

Rabbit Test

1978

Double Trouble
4.8

Double Trouble

1992

Midnight Lace
6.6

Midnight Lace

1960

The Grass Harp
5.9

The Grass Harp

1996

Rocky
8.0

Rocky

1948

Journey to Murder
7.0

Journey to Murder

1971

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
6.4

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974

Shakma
5.4

Shakma

1990

Laserblast
3.4

Laserblast

1978

Circle of Iron
5.6

Circle of Iron

1978

The Thief of Baghdad
5.5

The Thief of Baghdad

1978

Earth Angel
5.4

Earth Angel

1991

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
6.4

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

1980

The Keys of the Kingdom
7.1

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Man Hunt
6.9

Man Hunt

1941

A Taste of Evil
6.0

A Taste of Evil

1971

Hello Down There
5.9

Hello Down There

1969

Black Midnight
6.5

Black Midnight

1949

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
4.0

Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

1994

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

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

1982

Mae West
5.8

Mae West

1982

The Subterraneans
5.1

The Subterraneans

1960

This Girl for Hire
5.0

This Girl for Hire

1983

The Pied Piper
6.9

The Pied Piper

1942

Star Hunter
4.6

Star Hunter

1996

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Hollywood’s Children
9.0

Hollywood’s Children

1982

The White Cliffs of Dover
6.7

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

It's Showtime
7.5

It's Showtime

1976

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
5.1

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981

The Loved One
6.2

The Loved One

1965

Back to the Planet of the Apes
6.0

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980

The Ballad of Tam Lin
5.1

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
7.6

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980

Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

1982

The Sands of Time
10.0

The Sands of Time

1992

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
6.8

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986

The Fantastic Journey
6.0

The Fantastic Journey

1977

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
6.5

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997

Behind the Planet of the Apes
7.1

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998

Cricket on the Hearth
5.3

Cricket on the Hearth

1967

Last Summer in the Hamptons
5.8

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995

The Wind in the Willows
6.2

The Wind in the Willows

1983

Angel, Angel, Down We Go
4.8

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

1969

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

Terror in the Sky
7.1

Terror in the Sky

1971

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
6.6

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

Mean Johnny Barrows
5.6

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

The Cool Ones
5.4

The Cool Ones

1967

Unlikely Angel
6.1

Unlikely Angel

1996

The Memory of Eva Ryker
8.0

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

It's My Party
6.3

It's My Party

1996

The Million Dollar Face
8.0

The Million Dollar Face

1981

Pretty Maids All in a Row
5.8

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
6.4

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997

Dead Man's Island
5.6

Dead Man's Island

1996

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
7.6

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

1980

Lord Love a Duck
5.7

Lord Love a Duck

1966

It!
6.2

It!

1967

The Evil Inside Me
7.0

The Evil Inside Me

1993

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
8.4

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024

On the Sunny Side
7.0

On the Sunny Side

1942

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

The Defector
5.8

The Defector

1966

The Magical World of Chuck Jones
8.0

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992

The Immigrants
6.0

The Immigrants

1978

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
7.0

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
4.3

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995

Beyond Titanic
8.3

Beyond Titanic

1998

My Friend Flicka
5.9

My Friend Flicka

1943

Hey! Hey! USA
7.2

Hey! Hey! USA

1938

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
7.6

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980

The Alien Within
4.3

The Alien Within

1995

Angel 4: Undercover
4.1

Angel 4: Undercover

1994

Obsessed with Vertigo
7.1

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997

The Third Day
5.6

The Third Day

1965

Poison Pen
6.7

Poison Pen

1939

Hart to Hart
8.0

Hart to Hart

1979

The Power and the Glory
9.0

The Power and the Glory

1963

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989

Molly and Me
6.7

Molly and Me

1945

Something to Believe In
5.0

Something to Believe In

1998

Midas Run
4.7

Midas Run

1969

Saint Joan
10.0

Saint Joan

1967

Big Timber
10.0

Big Timber

1950

Heads
3.0

Heads

1994

Doin' Time on Planet Earth
4.0

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988

Going Under
3.9

Going Under

1991

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
4.8

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

1951

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
7.2

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
6.6

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
10.0

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

The Naked Target
4.7

The Naked Target

1992

Convict 99
7.0

Convict 99

1938

Everybody's Dancin'
10.0

Everybody's Dancin'

1950

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

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

1979

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
7.0

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994

Rapunzel
5.9

Rapunzel

1983

Confirm or Deny
4.8

Confirm or Deny

1941

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

1958

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
6.2

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
6.3

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

1971

Holiday in Mexico
6.7

Holiday in Mexico

1946

Miracle on 34th Street
7.0

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

The White Seal
6.4

The White Seal

1975

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
8.0

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997

The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood

1968

The Elevator
6.5

The Elevator

1974

The Color of Evening
6.0

The Color of Evening

1990

I See Ice
6.5

I See Ice

1938

The Story of Lassie
8.0

The Story of Lassie

1994

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
7.0

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989

Corky
5.5

Corky

1972

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
7.4

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998

You Will Remember
7.0

You Will Remember

1941

The Tempest
7.5

The Tempest

1960

Saloon Bar
7.0

Saloon Bar

1940

The Steel Fist
6.0

The Steel Fist

1952

This England
6.9

This England

1941

Carmilla
5.8

Carmilla

1989

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
7.0

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999

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

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

1994

Mowgli's Brothers
6.1

Mowgli's Brothers

1976

Sixth and Main
8.0

Sixth and Main

1977

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
5.7

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

2001