
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.

Cornelius
Planet of the Apes

Acres
The Poseidon Adventure

Samwise Gamgee (voice)
The Return of the King

Joe Carraclough
Lassie Come Home

Cornelius
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Caesar
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Caesar
Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Matthew
The Greatest Story Ever Told

Rex Brewster
Evil Under the Sun

Agent Adams
L'espion

Andrew
Overboard

Bullwhip Griffin
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

Nick Evers
5 Card Stud

Mr. Dante
Cutting Class

Gregory Benson
That Darn Cat!

Terry Corrigan
Class of 1984

Jenkins
Scavenger Hunt

Self / Rex Brewster
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

Vaner
Man Hunt

Peter Vincent
Fright Night

Arthur Pimm
It!

Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Cleopatra

White Robe
Circle of Iron

Mr. Jelk
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Damian Knowles
It's My Party

Pvt. Morris
The Longest Day

Malcolm
Midnight Lace

Frank Gass
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Peter Osborne
Murder in the Family

Nate Ashbury
Hello Down There

Riecher
Star Hunter

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Sorenson
Shakma

Huw Morgan
How Green Was My Valley

Benjamin Franklin Fischer
The Legend of Hell House

D.J. Jr.
The Loved One

Dr. Aaron
Deadly Game

Amos Legrand
The Grass Harp

Bobby Moore
Funny Lady

Doctor Mellon
Laserblast

Narrator/ White Seal
The White Seal

Self - Host
Behind the Planet of the Apes

Gillespie
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The Keys of the Kingdom

Peter Vincent
Fright Night Part 2

Walter Baines
Inside Daisy Clover

Cricket Crocket (voice)
Cricket on the Hearth

George Stanton (uncredited)
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Mr. Stallwood
The Cat from Outer Space

Jimmy
Convict 99

Ken McLaughlin
My Friend Flicka

King Murphy
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

John Ashwood II as a Boy
The White Cliffs of Dover

Mr. Proffer
Pretty Maids All in a Row

Mr. Murray
Dead of Winter

Ken McLaughlin
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Alan Musgrave
Lord Love a Duck

Mowgli (voice)
Mowgli's Brothers

Galen
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

Tony Da Vince
Mean Johnny Barrows

Ronnie Cavanaugh
The Pied Piper

Dr. Lasky
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance

Harassed Salesman
Corky

Albert Perkins
Confirm or Deny

Inspector Amos
Carmilla

Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Rabbit Test

Martin Ashley
Shock Treatment

Saint Peter
Unlikely Angel

Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

David Balfour
Kidnapped

Santoro
Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Ted White
Killer Shark

Self
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Ariel
The Tempest

Oliver Parsons
The Third Day

Mestizo
The Power and the Glory

Frank Riley
Embryo

Stanley Owen
Holiday in Mexico

Self
The Story of Lassie

Dr. Henry Lazarus
The Alien Within

Hasan
The Thief of Baghdad

Prince John
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Robert
Arnold

Mr. Franklin
Flood!

Self - Host
Twilight Theatre

Geoffrey Kagen
Angel 4: Undercover

Henry Stokes
Loss of Faith

Dr. Michael Lomas
A Taste of Evil

Tony Krum
The Cool Ones

Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Thomas
Last Summer in the Hamptons

Narrator (Voice)
Obsessed with Vertigo

Yuri Gilgoric
The Subterraneans

Albert Soames
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

Marvin Ellis
The Elevator

Dr. Ralph Baird
Terror in the Sky

Hugo
This England

Alec MacLennan
Tuna Clipper

Trevor Dunnaway
Dead Man's Island

Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
The Big Country

Rene Valentine
Mae West

Mr. Tatum
Earth Angel

Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Chris Hammond
Rocky

Self
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Fibris Drake
Heads

Benjamin - as a Boy
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Alan Tucker
The Sands of Time

Ernest Peabody
The Naked Target

Narrator (voice)
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

Dr. Sawyer
Miracle on 34th Street

Roddy McDowall
Everybody's Dancin'

Scott Jordan
Black Midnight

Charles, The Dauphin
Saint Joan

Choirboy
Poison Pen

Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Boy on train
I See Ice

Remo Williams: The Prophecy

Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Ginger
Just William

Eric Kardin
The Steel Fist

Mr. Soil (voice)
A Bug's Life

Jimmy Graham
Molly and Me

Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Judge
The Big Picture

Boy
Saloon Bar

Rollo Verdew
Journey to Murder

Jeremy Sennet
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Phillip Chamberlin
Double Trouble

Self (archive footage)
« La Planète des singes » : une odyssée de l'espèce

Galen
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

Boy
Hey! Hey! USA

Chuck the Robot (voice)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Mark Levy
The Immigrants

Malcolm
Macbeth

Derek Kenyon
The Million Dollar Face

Secretary Neighbor
Going Under

Boy
His Brother’s Keeper

Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Galen
Back to the Planet of the Apes

Self
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
The Black Hole

MacFarland
The Memory of Eva Ryker

Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Jeremy Evans
Night Gallery

Gambler
Something to Believe In

Hugh Aylesworth
On the Sunny Side

(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

Narrator (voice)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Manfred Hayes
This Girl for Hire

Jimmy
Big Timber

Nuggit (voice)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

Henry Seaton
The Color of Evening

Himself
Keepers of the Frame

Skateboard
Sixth and Main

Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime

Himself - Actor / Friend
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Wister
Midas Run

Young Bob Slater
You Will Remember

Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Minister
Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Narrator
Rapunzel

Charles Marlow
Heart of Darkness

Self (Narrator)
Hollywood’s Children

Narrator (voice)
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

Narrator
The Return of Captain Sinbad

Pauly
The Evil Inside Me

Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Self
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Dr. Peterson
Hart to Hart

Self
Hollywood on Horses

Ratty (voice)
The Wind in the Willows

Cured Child
The Outsider

Self
Beyond Titanic

Dr. Jonathan Willoway
The Fantastic Journey

Self (voice)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Self
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall

Self
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

Governor Saroyan
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

Self
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

Prince John
The Legend of Robin Hood

Father Stone
The Martian Chronicles
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
189
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-09-17
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
Roddy MacDowall