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.
Planet of the Apes
(Cornelius)
The Poseidon Adventure
(Acres)
The Return of the King
(Samwise Gamgee (voice))
Lassie Come Home
(Joe Carraclough)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(Cornelius)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(Caesar)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
(Caesar)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(Matthew)
Evil Under the Sun
(Rex Brewster)
The Defector
(Agent Adams)
Overboard
(Andrew)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
(Bullwhip Griffin)
5 Card Stud
(Nick Evers)
Cutting Class
(Mr. Dante)
That Darn Cat!
(Gregory Benson)
Class of 1984
(Terry Corrigan)
Scavenger Hunt
(Jenkins)
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
(Self / Rex Brewster)
Man Hunt
(Vaner)
Fright Night
(Peter Vincent)
It!
(Arthur Pimm)
Cleopatra
(Octavian - Caesar Augustus)
Circle of Iron
(White Robe)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(Mr. Jelk)
It's My Party
(Damian Knowles)
The Longest Day
(Pvt. Morris)
Midnight Lace
(Malcolm)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(Frank Gass)
Murder in the Family
(Peter Osborne)
Hello Down There
(Nate Ashbury)
Star Hunter
(Riecher)
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Shakma
(Sorenson)
How Green Was My Valley
(Huw Morgan)
The Legend of Hell House
(Benjamin Franklin Fischer)
The Loved One
(D.J. Jr.)
Deadly Game
(Dr. Aaron)
The Grass Harp
(Amos Legrand)
Funny Lady
(Bobby Moore)
Laserblast
(Doctor Mellon)
The White Seal
(Narrator/ White Seal)
Behind the Planet of the Apes
(Self - Host)
The Keys of the Kingdom
(Francis Chisholm, as a boy)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
(Gillespie)
Fright Night Part 2
(Peter Vincent)
Inside Daisy Clover
(Walter Baines)
Cricket on the Hearth
(Cricket Crocket (voice))
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
(George Stanton (uncredited))
The Cat from Outer Space
(Mr. Stallwood)
Convict 99
(Jimmy)
My Friend Flicka
(Ken McLaughlin)
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
(King Murphy)
The White Cliffs of Dover
(John Ashwood II as a Boy)
Pretty Maids All in a Row
(Mr. Proffer)
Dead of Winter
(Mr. Murray)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
(Ken McLaughlin)
Lord Love a Duck
(Alan Musgrave)
Mowgli's Brothers
(Mowgli (voice))
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
(Galen)
Mean Johnny Barrows
(Tony Da Vince)
The Pied Piper
(Ronnie Cavanaugh)
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
(Dr. Lasky)
Corky
(Harassed Salesman)
Confirm or Deny
(Albert Perkins)
Carmilla
(Inspector Amos)
Rabbit Test
(Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine)
Shock Treatment
(Martin Ashley)
Unlikely Angel
(Saint Peter)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
(Self)
Kidnapped
(David Balfour)
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
(Santoro)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(Self (archive footage))
Killer Shark
(Ted White)
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
(Self)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(Self (archive footage))
The Tempest
(Ariel)
The Third Day
(Oliver Parsons)
The Power and the Glory
(Mestizo)
Embryo
(Frank Riley)
Holiday in Mexico
(Stanley Owen)
The Story of Lassie
(Self)
The Alien Within
(Dr. Henry Lazarus)
The Thief of Baghdad
(Hasan)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
(Prince John)
Arnold
(Robert)
Flood!
(Mr. Franklin)
Twilight Theatre
(Self - Host)
Angel 4: Undercover
(Geoffrey Kagen)
Loss of Faith
(Henry Stokes)
A Taste of Evil
(Dr. Michael Lomas)
The Cool Ones
(Tony Krum)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
(Self)
Last Summer in the Hamptons
(Thomas)
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
(Narrator (Voice))
The Subterraneans
(Yuri Gilgoric)
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
(Albert Soames)
The Elevator
(Marvin Ellis)
Terror in the Sky
(Dr. Ralph Baird)
This England
(Hugo)
Tuna Clipper
(Alec MacLennan)
Dead Man's Island
(Trevor Dunnaway)
The Big Country
(Hannassey Watchman (uncredited))
Mae West
(Rene Valentine)
Earth Angel
(Mr. Tatum)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
(Self)
Rocky
(Chris Hammond)
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
(Self)
Heads
(Fibris Drake)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
(Benjamin - as a Boy)
The Sands of Time
(Alan Tucker)
The Naked Target
(Ernest Peabody)
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
(Narrator (voice))
Miracle on 34th Street
(Dr. Sawyer)
Everybody's Dancin'
(Roddy McDowall)
Black Midnight
(Scott Jordan)
Saint Joan
(Charles, The Dauphin)
Poison Pen
(Choirboy)
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
(Self)
I See Ice
(Boy on train)
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(Self)
Just William
(Ginger)
The Steel Fist
(Eric Kardin)
A Bug's Life
(Mr. Soil (voice))
Molly and Me
(Jimmy Graham)
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
(Self)
The Big Picture
(Judge)
Saloon Bar
(Boy)
Journey to Murder
(Rollo Verdew)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
(Jeremy Sennet)
Double Trouble
(Phillip Chamberlin)
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
(Self (archive footage))
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
(Galen)
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
(Galen)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
(Galen)
Hey! Hey! USA
(Boy)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
(Chuck the Robot (voice))
The Immigrants
(Mark Levy)
Macbeth
(Malcolm)
The Million Dollar Face
(Derek Kenyon)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
(Self (archive footage))
Going Under
(Secretary Neighbor)
His Brother’s Keeper
(Boy)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
(Self)
Back to the Planet of the Apes
(Galen)
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
(Self)
The Black Hole
(V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited))
The Memory of Eva Ryker
(MacFarland)
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
(Self)
Night Gallery
(Jeremy Evans)
Something to Believe In
(Gambler)
On the Sunny Side
(Hugh Aylesworth)
That's Entertainment, Part II
((archive footage))
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
(Narrator (voice))
This Girl For Hire
(Manfred Hayes)
Big Timber
(Jimmy)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
(Nuggit (voice))
The Color of Evening
(Henry Seaton)
Keepers of the Frame
(Himself)
Sixth and Main
(Skateboard)
It's Showtime
(Self (archive footage))
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
(Himself - Actor / Friend)
Midas Run
(Wister)
You Will Remember
(Young Bob Slater)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
(Self (archive footage))
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
(Minister)
Rapunzel
(Narrator)
Heart of Darkness
(Charles Marlow)
Hollywood’s Children
(Self (Narrator))
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
(Narrator (voice))
The Return of Captain Sinbad
(Narrator)
The Evil Inside Me
(Pauly)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
(Self)
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
(Self)
Hart to Hart
(Dr. Peterson)
Hollywood on Horses
(Self)
The Wind in the Willows
(Ratty (voice))
The Outsider
(Cured Child)
Beyond Titanic
(Self)
Planet of the Apes
(Galen)
Murder, She Wrote
(Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD)
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
The Rookies
Trapper John, M.D.
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Robert 'Professor' Benson)
Matlock
Batman
(The Bookworm)
Gargoyles
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Governor Saroyan)
The Martian Chronicles
(Father Stone)
Naked City
(Donnie Benton)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
The Pirates of Dark Water
(Niddler (voice))
Hotel
Tales of the Gold Monkey
("Bon Chance" Louie)
Arrest and Trial
Superman: The Animated Series
(Mad Hatter (voice))
Faerie Tale Theatre
(Narrator (voice))
Wonder Woman
(Henry Roberts)
General Electric Theater
(Leprechaun)
Mission: Impossible
The New Batman Adventures
(Mad Hatter (voice))
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Twilight Zone
(Sam Conrad)
Ironside
Camp Candy
Felony Squad
Harry O
Run for Your Life
(Gyula Bognar)
Police Woman
The Fantastic Journey
(Dr. Jonathan Willoway)
Journey to the Unknown
Lux Video Theatre
(Pete)
McCloud
Here's Boomer
The New Lassie
Matinee Theater
Ben Casey
Ellery Queen
MGM: When the Lion Roars
Robert Montgomery Presents
(Gerald Forbes)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
Sweepstakes
Flying High
Bridges to Cross
The Rhinemann Exchange
(Bobby Ballard)
Alice in Wonderland
(March Hare)
An Inconvenient Woman
(Cyril Rathbone)
Hollywood Wives
(Jason Swandle)
Nightmare Classics
(Inspector Amos)
Batman: The Animated Series
(Mad Hatter (voice))
Columbo
(Roger Stanford)
Murder, She Wrote
(Gordon Fairchild)
Night Gallery
(Jeremy Evans)
Pinky and the Brain
(Snowball (voice))
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Around the World in 80 Days
(McBaines)
Quantum Leap
(Edward St. John V)
Lux Video Theatre
(Bellamy Partridge)
Godzilla: The Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
(Pip)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(George)
The Name of the Game
(Philip Saxon)
The New Batman Adventures
(The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice))
Hart to Hart
(Dr. Peterson)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Ariel)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(The Dauphin)
Burke's Law
(Maurice Gillette)
The Wizard
Great Performances
(Self)
Love, American Style
(Howard)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
The Carol Burnett Show
(Self - Guest)
The Carol Burnett Show
(Self - Guest / Various Characters)
The Invaders
(Lloyd Lindstrom)
The Love Boat
(Fred Beery)
The Name of the Game
(Early McCorley)
Dream On
(Bob Jeffers)
Barnaby Jones
(Stanley Lambert)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Arthur Biddle)
The Snoop Sisters
(Lionel Standish)
Suspicion
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Gerald Musgrove)
The Danny Kaye Show
(Self)
Kraft Television Theatre
(Mr. Elton)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self)