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Roddy McDowall

Born 1928-09-17

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 1968 · 8.0 Fright Night 1985 · 7.1 Overboard 1987 · 6.9 The Poseidon Adventure 1972 · 7.1 Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971 · 6.3 Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971 · 7.1 Cleopatra 1963 · 7.0 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972 · 6.1 Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 · 5.4 The Black Hole 1979 · 5.9 How Green Was My Valley 1941 · 7.7 Evil Under the Sun 1982 · 7.0 Fright Night Part 2 1988 · 6.0 Class of 1984 1982 · 6.5 The Legend of Hell House 1973 · 6.6 That Darn Cat! 1965 · 6.7 Macbeth 1948 · 7.4 Laserblast 1978 · 2.8 Man Hunt 1941 · 7.2 Lassie Come Home 1943 · 7.1 Midnight Lace 1960 · 6.8 Cutting Class 1989 · 4.5 Funny Lady 1975 · 6.2 The Return of the King 1980 · 5.7 Dead of Winter 1987 · 6.2 5 Card Stud 1968 · 6.4 Inside Daisy Clover 1966 · 6.1 The Loved One 1965 · 6.9 It's My Party 1996 · 7.1 Scavenger Hunt 1979 · 5.8 Pretty Maids All in a Row 1971 · 6.1 Circle of Iron 1978 · 5.7 Double Trouble 1992 · 4.3 Unlikely Angel 1996 · 6.3 The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo 1997 · 4.5 Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 2024 · 7.4 Cricket on the Hearth 1967 · 5.5 Going Under 1991 · 3.4 Arnold 1973 · 5.5 Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance 1994 · 3.7 The Wind in the Willows 1983 · 7.2 Earth Angel 1991 · 5.5 Last Summer in the Hamptons 1995 · 5.8 Mae West 1982 · 6.3 Star Hunter 1996 · 3.1