Roddy McDowall
Known for
Roddy McDowall has been in the trade long enough to be called a veteran actor with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. 'Planet of the Apes' belongs on any short list of his work. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. 'A Bug's Life' is where the largest audience met him.
Roddy McDowall
109 Movies
56 Series
Roddy McDowall has been in the trade long enough to be called a veteran actor with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. 'Planet of the Apes' belongs on any short list of his work. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. 'A Bug's Life' is where the largest audience met him.
Movies
Plays Mr. Soil (voice)
A Bug's Life
1998
Plays Cornelius
Planet of the Apes
1968
Plays Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Cleopatra
1963
Plays Acres
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Plays Pvt. Morris
The Longest Day
1962
Plays Peter Vincent
Fright Night
1985
Plays Caesar
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Producer
Plays Andrew
Overboard
1987
Plays Caesar
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Plays Cornelius
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Plays Peter Vincent
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Plays Rex Brewster
Evil Under the Sun
1982
Plays Mr. Jelk
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Plays Matthew
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Plays Terry Corrigan
Class of 1984
1982
Plays Bobby Moore
Funny Lady
1975
Plays Malcolm
Macbeth
1948
Plays Huw Morgan
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Plays Nick Evers
5 Card Stud
1968
Plays Damian Knowles
It's My Party
1996
Plays Gregory Benson
That Darn Cat!
1965
Plays Samwise Gamgee (voice)
The Return of the King
1980
Plays Benjamin Franklin Fischer
The Legend of Hell House
1973
Plays Choirboy
Poison Pen
1939
Plays Arthur Pimm
It!
1967
Plays Bullwhip Griffin
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
Plays Mr. Stallwood
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
Plays Frank Gass
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Plays Nate Ashbury
Hello Down There
1969
Plays Hugo
This England
1941
Plays Agent Adams
The Defector
1966
Plays Mr. Dante
Cutting Class
1989
Plays Benjamin - as a Boy
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
Plays Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Plays Sorenson
Shakma
1990
Plays White Robe
Circle of Iron
1978
Plays Phillip Chamberlin
Double Trouble
1992
Plays Trevor Dunnaway
Dead Man's Island
1996
Plays Joe Carraclough
Lassie Come Home
1943
Plays King Murphy
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997
Plays Jenkins
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Plays Malcolm
Midnight Lace
1960
Plays Gillespie
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
Plays Amos Legrand
The Grass Harp
1996
Plays Mr. Murray
Dead of Winter
1987
Plays Geoffrey Kagen
Angel 4: Undercover
1994
Plays Walter Baines
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
Plays Doctor Mellon
Laserblast
1978
Plays D.J. Jr.
The Loved One
1965
Plays John Ashwood II as a Boy
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
TV Shows
Plays "Bon Chance" Louie
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Plays Galen
Planet of the Apes
1974
Plays Dr. Jonathan Willaway
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Plays Snowball (voice)
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Plays Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Plays Inspector Amos
Nightmare Classics
1989
Plays Mad Hatter (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Plays Father Stone
The Martian Chronicles
1980
Plays Bobby Ballard
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
Plays Jason Swandle
Hollywood Wives
1985
Plays Niddler (voice)
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991
Plays McBaines
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Plays Gerald Forbes
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Plays Ariel
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays March Hare
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Plays Cyril Rathbone
An Inconvenient Woman
1991
Plays Mark Levy
The Immigrants
1978
Plays Mad Hatter (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
1997
Plays Proteus (voice)
Gargoyles
1994
Plays Governor Saroyan
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Plays Mr. Elton
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Plays Philip Saxon
The Name of the Game
1968
Plays Henry Roberts
Wonder Woman
1975
Plays Mephistopheles
Fantasy Island
1978
Plays Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Christopher Hoyt
Matlock
1986
Plays The Bookworm
Batman
1966
Plays Pete
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Plays George
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Plays Madkat (voice)
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
Latest Trailers
Watch Trailer
A Bug's Life
Full Filmography
The Return of Captain Sinbad
Narrator
2001
Film
A Bug's Life
Mr. Soil (voice)
1998
Film
Something to Believe In
Gambler
1998
Film
The New Batman Adventures
Mad Hatter (voice) · 2 episodes
1997–
TV
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
King Murphy
1997
Film
The Grass Harp
Amos Legrand
1996
Film
Superman: The Animated Series
Mad Hatter (voice) · 1 episode
1996–
TV
It's My Party
Damian Knowles
1996
Film
Dead Man's Island
Trevor Dunnaway
1996
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Roddy McDowall still alive?
Roddy McDowall passed away on October 3, 1998 at age 70.
What are the most famous roles of Roddy McDowall?
Roddy McDowall is best known for roles in A Bug's Life, Planet of the Apes, Fright Night.
How many movies has Roddy McDowall been in?
Over a 60-year career (since 1938), Roddy McDowall has appeared in 107 movies and 55 TV shows.
What was Roddy McDowall's first movie?
The career of Roddy McDowall began with Murder in the Family (1938).
What is Roddy McDowall's most recent movie or series?
Roddy McDowall's most recent release is The Return of Captain Sinbad, which premiered on January 1, 2001.
What TV shows has Roddy McDowall appeared in?
On television, Roddy McDowall has appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, The Twilight Zone, Columbo, Quantum Leap.
Roddy McDowall
1928-09-17 · London, England, UK
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.