Roddy Mcdowall: British actor (1928–1998)
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude Roddy McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British television, movie, stage, voice, radio, child actor and photographer.
He is known for his soft smooth voice and for his role as Cornelius and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes movie series. He won a Tony Award, a Emmy Award, and a Saturn Award.
Roddy McDowall | |
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 McDowall in 1997 | |
| Born | Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall 17 September 1928 |
| Died | 3 October 1998 (aged 70) |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–1999 |
McDowall was born on 17 September 1928 in Herne Hill, London, England. McDowall was never married and had no children. McDowall was a closeted homosexual. McDowall died on 3 October 1998 from lung cancer in his Studio City, Los Angeles, California home, aged 70.
Filmography
Film
- Murder in the Family (1938) as Peter Osborne
- John Halifax (1938) as Boy
- Dead Man's Shoes (1940) as Boy
- Just William (1940) as Ginger
- You Will Remember (1941) as Young Bob Slater
- Man Hunt (1941) as Vaner
- This England (1941) as Hugo, Norman Boy
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) as Huw Morgan
- Confirm or Deny (1941) as Albert Perkins
- The Pied Piper (1942) as Ronnie Cavanaugh
- My Friend Flicka (1943) as Ken McLaughlin
- Lassie Come Home (1943) as Joe Carraclough
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as John Ashwood II as a Boy
- The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) as Francis Chisholm – as a Boy
- Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945) as Ken McLaughlin
- Molly and Me (1945) as Jimmy Graham
- Holiday in Mexico (1946) as Stanley Owen
- Rocky (1948) as Chris Hammond
- Macbeth (1948) as Malcolm
- Big Timber (1950) as Jimmy
- Killer Shark (1950) as Ted
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (1950; short subject)
- The Steel Fist (1952) as Eric Kardin
- The Big Country (1958) as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
- The Subterraneans (1960) as Yuri Gilgoric
- Midnight Lace (1960) as Malcolm Stanley
- The Longest Day (1962) as Pvt. Morris
- Cleopatra (1963) as Octavian – Caesar Augustus
- Shock Treatment (1964) as Martin Ashley
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Matthew
- The Defector (1966) as Agent Adams
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) as Bullwhip Griffin
- The Cool Ones (1967) as Tony Krum
- It! (1967) as Arthur Pimm
- Planet of the Apes (1968) as Cornelius
- Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) as Proffer
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as Cornelius
- Terror in the Sky (1971) as Dr. Ralph Baird
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) as Mr. Rowan Jelk
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) as Caesar
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) as Frank Gass
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972) as Acres
- Arnold (1973) as Robert
- The Legend of Hell House (1973) as Benjamin Franklin Fischer
- The Cat from Outer Space (1978) as Mr. Stallwood
- Circle of Iron (1978) as White Robe
- The Thief of Baghdad (1978) as Hasan
- Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) as Franz / Fritz (voice)
- Scavenger Hunt (1979) as Jenkins
- The Black Hole (1979) as V.I.N.CENT
- Overboard (1987) as Andrew
- Fright Night Part 2 (1988) as Peter Vincent
- The Big Picture (1989) as Judge
- Cutting Class (1989) as Mr. Dante
- Shakma (1990) as Sorenson
- Going Under (1990) as Secretary Neighbor
- Harold Lloyd, The Third Genius (1990 documentary)
- Precious Moments Christmas: "Timmy's Gift" (1991) as narrator (voice)
- Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1992) as Minister
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992 documentary)
- The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997) as King Murphy
- Something to Believe In (1998) as Gambler
- A Bug's Life (1998) as Mr. Soil (voice)
- When It Clicks (1998) (short subject) as Professor Bark
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1951 | Family Theatre | Private Huntington (The Professor) | Episode: "Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration" |
| 1960 | The Twilight Zone | Sam Conrad | Season 1, Episode 25: "People Are Alike All Over" |
| 1960 | The Tempest | Ariel | TV movie |
| 1964 | Combat! | Murfree | Season 3, Episode 13: "The Long Walk" |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Robert "Professor" Benson | Season 2, Episode 11: "The Wine-Dark Sea" |
| 1965 | Ben Casey | Dwight Franklin | Season 4, Episode 19: "When I am grown to Man's Estate" |
| 1966 | 12 O'Clock High | "T" / Sgt. Willets | Season 2, Episode 24: "Angel Babe" |
| 1966 | Batman | Bookworm | Season 1, Episode 29: "The Bookworm Turns" Season 1, Episode: 30 "While Gotham City Burns" |
| 1966 | Run for Your Life | Gyula Bognar | Episode: "Don't Count on Tomorrow" |
| 1969 | Journey to the Unknown | Rollo Verdew | Season 1, Episode 12: "The Killing Bottle" |
| 1969 | It Takes a Thief | Roger | Season 2, Episode 19: "Boom at the Top" |
| 1969 | Night Gallery | Jeremy Evans | "The Cemetery" segment |
| 1969 | The Name of the Game | Philip Saxon | Season 1, Episode 11: "The White Birch" |
| 1970 | The Name of the Game | Early McCorley | Season 3, Episode 12: "Why I Blew Up Dakota" |
| 1971 | Terror in the Sky | Dr. Ralph Baird | TV movie |
| 1972 | Columbo | Roger Stanford | Episode: "Short Fuse" |
| 1972 | The Rookies: Dirge for Sunday | Fenner | Episode: "Dirge for Sunday" |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Leo Ostro | Episode: The Puppet |
| 1973 | McMillan & Wife | Jamie McMillan | Episode: "Death of a Monster... Birth of a Legend" |
| 1974 | Planet of the Apes | Galen | 14 episodes |
| 1974 | The Elevator | Marvin Ellis | TV movie |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen | The Amazing Armitage | Season 1, Episode: 12 "The Adventure of the Black Falcon" |
| 1976 | Flood! | Mr. Franklin | TV movie |
| 1976 | Mowgli's Brothers | Narrator / Mowgli / Shere Khan / Baloo / Bagheera / Tabaqui | Voice, TV Short |
| 1977 | The Feather and Father Gang | Vincent Stoddard | Season 1, Episode 12: "The Mayan Connection" |
| 1977 | The Rhinemann Exchange | Bobby Ballard | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Dr. Jonathan Willoway | 8 Episodes |
| 1977 | Wonder Woman | Henry Roberts / Professor Arthur Chapman | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | The Immigrants | Mark Levy | TV movie |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Governor Saroyan | Season 1, Episode 2: "Planet of the Slave Girls" |
| 1979 | Supertrain | Talcott | Episode: "The Green Lady" |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Dr. Peterson | Episode: "Hart to Hart" |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Chuck the Robot | Voice, Episode: "Dr. Morkenstein" |
| 1980 | The Martian Chronicles | Father Stone | 3 episodes |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | MacFarland | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Return of the King | Samwise Gamgee | Voice, TV movie |
| 1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | Prince John | TV movie |
| 1985 | Hollywood Wives | Jason Swankle | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | The March Hare | TV movie |
| 1985–1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Gordon Fairchild / Dr. Alger Kenyon | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Bridges to Cross | Norman Parks | Episode: "Memories of Molly" |
| 1987 | The Wind in the Willows | Ratty | Voice, TV movie |
| 1988 | Remo Williams: The Prophecy | Chuin | TV movie |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days | McBaines | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | The Pirates of Dark Water | Niddler | Voice, 5 Episodes |
| 1991 | An Inconvenient Woman | Cyril Rathbone | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas | Narrator | Voice |
| 1992 | Darkwing Duck | Sir Quackmire Mallard | Voice, Episode: "Inherit the Wimp" |
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Jervis Tetch / The Mad Hatter | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 1992 | Camp Candy | Voice, Episode: "When it Rains… it Snows" | |
| 1993 | 2 Stupid Dogs | Chameleon | Voice, Episode: "Chameleon" |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats | Lenny Ringtail / Madkat | Voice, Episode: "Enter the Madkat" |
| 1994 | The Tick | Breadmaster | Voice, 6 Episodes |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... | Rex Gaydon | Episode: "Nostalgia" |
| 1996 | Gargoyles | Proteus | Voice, Episode: "The New Olympians" |
| 1996 | Unlikely Angel | Saint Peter | TV movie |
| 1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Jervis Tetch / The Mad Hatter | Voice, 2 Episodes |
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References
Other websites
Media related to Roddy McDowall at Wiki Commons
- Roddy McDowall on IMDb
- Roddy McDowall at the Internet Broadway Database
- Roddy McDowall at Find a Grave
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