Roddy McDowall

★ Acting #1,993

1928 - 1998 (age 70) • Acting

Born: 9/17/1928 in London, England, UK

Died: 10/3/1998 (age 70)

Known for: Acting

Roddy McDowall

★ Acting #1,993

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

Planet of the Apes

77%

Cornelius

1968

Batman: The Animated Series

86%

Mad Hatter (voice)

1992

Fright Night

70%

Peter Vincent

1985

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

64%

Cornelius

1971

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

62%

Caesar

1972

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

57%

Caesar

1973

The Twilight Zone

85%

Sam Conrad

1959

The Poseidon Adventure

72%

Acres

1972

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

69%

Self (archive footage)

2024

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

82%

Self (archive footage)

2024

Paul Newman: The Restless

75%

Self

2023

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

73%

Self (archive footage)

2001

The Return of Captain Sinbad

Narrator

2001

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Self (archive footage)

2000

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

70%

Self

2000

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

Self

2000

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

70%

1999

Keepers of the Frame

100%

Himself

1999

Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

100%

Self

1999

A Bug's Life

70%

Mr. Soil (voice)

1998

Loss of Faith

56%

Henry Stokes

1998

Godzilla: The Series

79%

Unknown

1998

Beyond Titanic

83%

Self

1998

Behind the Planet of the Apes

71%

Self - Host

1998

Something to Believe In

50%

Gambler

1998

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

74%

Himself - Actor / Friend

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

100%

Narrator (voice)

1998

Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle

Snowball (voice)

1997

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

64%

Self

1997

Obsessed with Vertigo

71%

Narrator (Voice)

1997

The New Batman Adventures

81%

The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice) / Mad Hatter (voice)

1997

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

58%

King Murphy

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

77%

Self

1997

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

80%

Self

1997

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

70%

Self

1997

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

73%

Self

1997