
Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 17, 1928 (96 years old)
Roddy McDowall
Known For

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to...

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the...

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film...

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck...
Biography
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.
Acting
2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
1999
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
1998
A Bug's Life
1998
Loss of Faith
1998
Beyond Titanic
1998
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Something to Believe In
1998
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1997
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1996
The Grass Harp
1996
It's My Party
1995
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
The Alien Within
1994
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994
The Story of Lassie
1994
Angel 4: Undercover
1994
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1993
The Evil Inside Me
1992
The Sands of Time
1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Double Trouble
1992
The Naked Target
1991
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
Going Under
1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
An Inconvenient Woman
1990
The Color of Evening
1989
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989
Carmilla
1989
Cutting Class
1989
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Hollywood on Horses
1988
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988
Fright Night Part 2
1987
Overboard
1987
Dead of Winter
1986
Bridges to Cross
1985
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Fright Night
1985
Hollywood Wives