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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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16th, 2024 | Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) | 6.8 | |
May 3rd, 2024 | Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction | Self (archive footage) | 8.4 | |
April 3rd, 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 7.2 | |
January 1st, 2001 | The Return of Captain Sinbad | Narrator | TBD | |
October 14th, 2000 | Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
September 12th, 2000 | Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self | 7 | |
January 1st, 2000 | Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies | Self | TBD | |
August 24th, 1999 | Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel | TBD | 7 | |
March 1st, 1999 | Keepers of the Frame | Himself | 10 | |
January 12th, 1999 | Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall | Self | 10 | |
November 25th, 1998 | A Bug's Life | Mr. Soil (voice) | 7 | |
October 1st, 1998 | Loss of Faith | Henry Stokes | 5.5 | |
September 6th, 1998 | Beyond Titanic | Self | 8.3 | |
September 5th, 1998 | Behind the Planet of the Apes | Self - Host | 7.1 | |
May 8th, 1998 | Something to Believe In | Gambler | 5 | |
May 5th, 1998 | Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu | Himself - Actor / Friend | 7.4 | |
January 1st, 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | Narrator (voice) | 10 | |
November 4th, 1997 | Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungle | Snowball (voice) | TBD | |
October 12th, 1997 | Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain | Self | 6.4 | |
October 4th, 1997 | Obsessed with Vertigo | Narrator (Voice) | 7.1 | |
May 16th, 1997 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | King Murphy | 5.7 | |
May 12th, 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line | Self | 7.7 | |
March 21st, 1997 | Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady | Self | 8 | |
March 18th, 1997 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero | Self | 7 | |
January 21st, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 7.2 | |
January 1st, 1997 | Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough | Self | 6.5 | |
December 17th, 1996 | Unlikely Angel | Saint Peter | 6.1 | |
October 11th, 1996 | The Grass Harp | Amos Legrand | 5.9 | |
March 22nd, 1996 | It's My Party | Damian Knowles | 6.3 | |
March 5th, 1996 | Dead Man's Island | Trevor Dunnaway | 5.6 | |
January 9th, 1996 | Star Hunter | Riecher | 4.6 | |
November 22nd, 1995 | Last Summer in the Hamptons | Thomas | 5.8 | |
September 3rd, 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker | Self | 4.3 | |
July 18th, 1995 | The Alien Within | Dr. Henry Lazarus | 4.3 | |
September 13th, 1994 | Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill | Self | TBD | |
August 14th, 1994 | The Story of Lassie | Self | 8 | |
July 26th, 1994 | Angel 4: Undercover | Geoffrey Kagen | 4.1 | |
May 25th, 1994 | Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance | Dr. Lasky | 3.8 | |
February 18th, 1994 | Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is | Jeremy Sennet | 6.6 | |
January 29th, 1994 | Heads | Fibris Drake | 3 | |
January 1st, 1994 | Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic | Narrator (voice) | 7 | |
January 1st, 1993 | The Evil Inside Me | Pauly | 7 | |
November 23rd, 1992 | The Sands of Time | Alan Tucker | 10 | |
October 23rd, 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Self | 8 | |
February 14th, 1992 | Double Trouble | Phillip Chamberlin | 4.8 | |
January 24th, 1992 | The Naked Target | Ernest Peabody | 4.7 | |
December 22nd, 1991 | Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas | Narrator (voice) | 5.9 | |
November 1st, 1991 | Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II | Self | TBD | |
August 23rd, 1991 | Going Under | Secretary Neighbor | 3.9 | |
July 10th, 1991 | Deadly Game | Dr. Aaron | 5.9 | |
May 17th, 1991 | Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper | Self | TBD | |
March 4th, 1991 | Earth Angel | Mr. Tatum | 5.4 | |
October 5th, 1990 | Shakma | Sorenson | 5.4 | |
September 1st, 1990 | The Color of Evening | Henry Seaton | 6 | |
December 2nd, 1989 | When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen | Self | TBD | |
November 15th, 1989 | Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius | Self | 7 | |
September 15th, 1989 | The Big Picture | Judge | 5.9 | |
September 10th, 1989 | Carmilla | Inspector Amos | 5.8 | |
June 26th, 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self (voice) | TBD | |
April 24th, 1989 | Cutting Class | Mr. Dante | 5.1 | |
January 1st, 1989 | Hollywood on Horses | Self | 6 | |
September 16th, 1988 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Minister | 4 | |
August 15th, 1988 | Remo Williams: The Prophecy | Chiun | 4.8 | |
April 7th, 1988 | Fright Night Part 2 | Peter Vincent | 6.4 | |
December 16th, 1987 | Overboard | Andrew | 6.8 | |
May 18th, 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 6 | |
February 6th, 1987 | Dead of Winter | Mr. Murray | 6 | |
March 21st, 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Nuggit (voice) | 6.8 | |
August 2nd, 1985 | Fright Night | Peter Vincent | 7 | |
May 22nd, 1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | Prince John | 6.2 | |
November 15th, 1983 | The Wind in the Willows | Ratty (voice) | 6.2 | |
February 5th, 1983 | Rapunzel | Narrator | 5.9 | |
January 11th, 1983 | This Girl for Hire | Manfred Hayes | 5 | |
August 20th, 1982 | Class of 1984 | Terry Corrigan | 6.4 | |
August 16th, 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | TBD | 6 | |
May 2nd, 1982 | Mae West | Rene Valentine | 5.8 | |
March 5th, 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Rex Brewster | 6.9 | |
February 24th, 1982 | Hollywood’s Children | Self (Narrator) | 9 | |
February 13th, 1982 | Twilight Theatre | Self - Host | TBD | |
January 1st, 1982 | The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | Self / Rex Brewster | 8.3 | |
March 12th, 1981 | The Million Dollar Face | Derek Kenyon | 8 | |
February 13th, 1981 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | Gillespie | 5.1 | |
November 21st, 1980 | Farewell to the Planet of the Apes | Galen | 6.4 | |
November 20th, 1980 | Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes | Galen | 7.6 | |
November 19th, 1980 | Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes | Galen | 7.6 | |
November 18th, 1980 | The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes | Galen | 7.6 | |
November 17th, 1980 | Back to the Planet of the Apes | Galen | 6 | |
May 11th, 1980 | The Return of the King | Samwise Gamgee (voice) | 6.4 | |
May 5th, 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | MacFarland | 8 | |
December 21st, 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Jenkins | 5.6 | |
December 19th, 1979 | The Black Hole | V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
September 27th, 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls | Governor Saroyan | TBD | |
August 25th, 1979 | Hart to Hart | Dr. Peterson | 8 | |
January 1st, 1979 | Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall | Chuck the Robot (voice) | 9 | |
November 20th, 1978 | The Immigrants | Mark Levy | 6 | |
July 25th, 1978 | Circle of Iron | White Robe | 5.6 | |
June 9th, 1978 | The Cat from Outer Space | Mr. Stallwood | 6 | |
April 9th, 1978 | Rabbit Test | Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine | 4.5 | |
March 1st, 1978 | Laserblast | Doctor Mellon | 3.4 | |
January 10th, 1978 | The Thief of Baghdad | Hasan | 5.5 | |
September 1st, 1977 | Sixth and Main | Skateboard | 8 | |
June 5th, 1977 | Flood! | Mr. Franklin | 5.1 | |
February 3rd, 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Dr. Jonathan Willoway | 6 | |
May 21st, 1976 | Embryo | Frank Riley | 4.8 | |
May 16th, 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 7 | |
March 31st, 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
February 11th, 1976 | Mowgli's Brothers | Mowgli (voice) | 6.1 | |
November 27th, 1975 | Mean Johnny Barrows | Tony Da Vince | 5.6 | |
March 24th, 1975 | The White Seal | Narrator/ White Seal | 6.4 | |
March 15th, 1975 | Funny Lady | Bobby Moore | 5.3 | |
February 27th, 1975 | Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait | Self | 5.7 | |
May 17th, 1974 | Dirty Mary Crazy Larry | George Stanton (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
February 9th, 1974 | The Elevator | Marvin Ellis | 6.5 | |
December 14th, 1973 | Miracle on 34th Street | Dr. Sawyer | 7 | |
November 16th, 1973 | Arnold | Robert | 5.3 | |
June 15th, 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Caesar | 5.7 | |
June 15th, 1973 | The Legend of Hell House | Benjamin Franklin Fischer | 6.6 | |
December 1st, 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Acres | 7.1 | |
December 1st, 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Frank Gass | 6.5 | |
June 29th, 1972 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Caesar | 6.2 | |
January 10th, 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 7.3 | |
January 1st, 1972 | Corky | Harassed Salesman | 5.5 | |
December 18th, 1971 | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Albert Soames | 6.3 | |
October 12th, 1971 | A Taste of Evil | Dr. Michael Lomas | 6 | |
October 7th, 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Mr. Jelk | 7 | |
September 17th, 1971 | Terror in the Sky | Dr. Ralph Baird | 7.1 | |
May 20th, 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Cornelius | 6.4 | |
April 28th, 1971 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Mr. Proffer | 5.8 | |
January 1st, 1971 | Journey to Murder | Rollo Verdew | 7 | |
November 8th, 1969 | Night Gallery | Jeremy Evans | 6.5 | |
August 19th, 1969 | Angel, Angel, Down We Go | Santoro | 4.8 | |
June 25th, 1969 | Hello Down There | Nate Ashbury | 5.9 | |
May 7th, 1969 | Midas Run | Wister | 4.7 | |
July 28th, 1968 | 5 Card Stud | Nick Evers | 6.3 | |
February 18th, 1968 | The Legend of Robin Hood | Prince John | TBD | |
February 7th, 1968 | Planet of the Apes | Cornelius | 7.7 | |
December 18th, 1967 | Cricket on the Hearth | Cricket Crocket (voice) | 5.3 | |
December 4th, 1967 | Saint Joan | Charles, The Dauphin | 10 | |
July 1st, 1967 | It! | Arthur Pimm | 6.2 | |
April 12th, 1967 | The Cool Ones | Tony Krum | 5.4 | |
March 8th, 1967 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Bullwhip Griffin | 6.6 | |
October 19th, 1966 | The Defector | Agent Adams | 5.8 | |
February 21st, 1966 | Lord Love a Duck | Alan Musgrave | 5.7 | |
February 10th, 1966 | Inside Daisy Clover | Walter Baines | 5.6 | |
December 2nd, 1965 | That Darn Cat! | Gregory Benson | 6.6 | |
October 11th, 1965 | The Loved One | D.J. Jr. | 6.2 | |
August 4th, 1965 | The Third Day | Oliver Parsons | 5.6 | |
April 9th, 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Matthew | 6.4 | |
July 22nd, 1964 | Shock Treatment | Martin Ashley | 6.8 | |
June 12th, 1963 | Cleopatra | Octavian - Caesar Augustus | 7.1 | |
May 31st, 1963 | The Power and the Glory | Mestizo | 9 | |
September 25th, 1962 | The Longest Day | Pvt. Morris | 7.6 | |
October 13th, 1960 | Midnight Lace | Malcolm | 6.6 | |
June 23rd, 1960 | The Subterraneans | Yuri Gilgoric | 5.1 | |
February 3rd, 1960 | The Tempest | Ariel | 7.5 | |
November 6th, 1958 | Heart of Darkness | Charles Marlow | TBD | |
August 13th, 1958 | The Big Country | Hannassey Watchman (uncredited) | 7.6 | |
January 6th, 1952 | The Steel Fist | Eric Kardin | 6 | |
March 25th, 1951 | Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration | Pvt. Huntington (The Professor) | 4.8 | |
September 10th, 1950 | Big Timber | Jimmy | 10 | |
March 31st, 1950 | Everybody's Dancin' | Roddy McDowall | 10 | |
March 19th, 1950 | Killer Shark | Ted White | 6.4 | |
October 1st, 1949 | Black Midnight | Scott Jordan | 6.3 | |
April 11th, 1949 | Tuna Clipper | Alec MacLennan | 7.8 | |
November 28th, 1948 | Kidnapped | David Balfour | 6.7 | |
October 1st, 1948 | Macbeth | Malcolm | 7.3 | |
January 17th, 1948 | Rocky | Chris Hammond | 8 | |
August 15th, 1946 | Holiday in Mexico | Stanley Owen | 6.7 | |
May 25th, 1945 | Molly and Me | Jimmy Graham | 6.7 | |
March 15th, 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Ken McLaughlin | 6.6 | |
December 15th, 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Francis Chisholm, as a boy | 7.1 | |
May 11th, 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover | John Ashwood II as a Boy | 6.7 | |
December 1st, 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Joe Carraclough | 6.7 | |
May 26th, 1943 | My Friend Flicka | Ken McLaughlin | 5.9 | |
August 21st, 1942 | The Pied Piper | Ronnie Cavanaugh | 6.9 | |
February 13th, 1942 | On the Sunny Side | Hugh Aylesworth | 7 | |
January 29th, 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Benjamin - as a Boy | 7.2 | |
December 12th, 1941 | Confirm or Deny | Albert Perkins | 4.8 | |
October 28th, 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | Huw Morgan | 7.3 | |
July 22nd, 1941 | This England | Hugo | 6.9 | |
June 13th, 1941 | Man Hunt | Vaner | 6.9 | |
February 8th, 1941 | You Will Remember | Young Bob Slater | 7 | |
November 2nd, 1940 | Saloon Bar | Boy | 7 | |
July 20th, 1940 | Just William | Ginger | 7 | |
January 27th, 1940 | His Brother’s Keeper | Boy | 8 | |
July 3rd, 1939 | Poison Pen | Choirboy | 6.7 | |
January 30th, 1939 | The Outsider | Cured Child | 6 | |
October 1st, 1938 | Hey! Hey! USA | Boy | 7.2 | |
September 26th, 1938 | Convict 99 | Jimmy | 7 | |
February 10th, 1938 | I See Ice | Boy on train | 6.5 | |
January 1st, 1938 | Murder in the Family | Peter Osborne | 9 |