Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude "Roddy" McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British television, movie, stage, voice, radio, child actor and photographer. He is known for his soft smooth voice and for his role as Cornelius and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes movie series. He won a Tony Award, a Emmy Award, and a Saturn Award.
McDowall was born on 17 September 1928 in Herne Hill, London, England. McDowall was never married and had no children. McDowall was a closeted homosexual. McDowall died on 3 October 1998 from lung cancer in his Studio City, Los Angeles, California home, aged 70.
Filmography
Film
Murder in the Family (1938) as Peter Osborne
John Halifax (1938) as Boy
Dead Man's Shoes (1940) as Boy
Just William (1940) as Ginger
You Will Remember (1941) as Young Bob Slater
Man Hunt (1941) as Vaner
This England (1941) as Hugo, Norman Boy
How Green Was My Valley (1941) as Huw Morgan
Confirm or Deny (1941) as Albert Perkins
The Pied Piper (1942) as Ronnie Cavanaugh
My Friend Flicka (1943) as Ken McLaughlin
Lassie Come Home (1943) as Joe Carraclough
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as John Ashwood II as a Boy
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) as Francis Chisholm – as a Boy
Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945) as Ken McLaughlin
Molly and Me (1945) as Jimmy Graham
Holiday in Mexico (1946) as Stanley Owen
Rocky (1948) as Chris Hammond
Macbeth (1948) as Malcolm
Big Timber (1950) as Jimmy
Killer Shark (1950) as Ted
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (1950; short subject) The Steel Fist (1952) as Eric Kardin The Big Country (1958) as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited) The Subterraneans (1960) as Yuri Gilgoric Midnight Lace (1960) as Malcolm Stanley The Longest Day (1962) as Pvt. Morris Cleopatra (1963) as Octavian – Caesar Augustus Shock Treatment (1964) as Martin Ashley The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Matthew The Defector (1966) as Agent Adams The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) as Bullwhip Griffin The Cool Ones (1967) as Tony Krum It! (1967) as Arthur Pimm Planet of the Apes (1968) as Cornelius Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) as Proffer Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as Cornelius Terror in the Sky (1971) as Dr. Ralph Baird Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) as Mr. Rowan Jelk Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) as Caesar The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) as Frank Gass The Poseidon Adventure (1972) as Acres Arnold (1973) as Robert The Legend of Hell House (1973) as Benjamin Franklin Fischer The Cat from Outer Space (1978) as Mr. Stallwood Circle of Iron (1978) as White Robe The Thief of Baghdad (1978) as Hasan Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) as Franz / Fritz (voice) Scavenger Hunt (1979) as Jenkins The Black Hole (1979) as V.I.N.CENT Overboard (1987) as Andrew Fright Night Part 2 (1988) as Peter Vincent The Big Picture (1989) as Judge Cutting Class (1989) as Mr. Dante Shakma (1990) as Sorenson Going Under (1990) as Secretary Neighbor Harold Lloyd, The Third Genius (1990 documentary) Precious Moments Christmas: "Timmy's Gift" (1991) as narrator (voice) Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1992) as Minister The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992 documentary) The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997) as King Murphy Something to Believe In (1998) as Gambler A Bug's Life (1998) as Mr. Soil (voice) When It Clicks (1998) (short subject) as Professor Bark
Television
Stage
Young Woodley (1946)
No Time for Sergeants (1955) Good as Gold (1957) Compulsion (1957) Handful of Fire (1958) Look After Lulu (1959)
The Fighting Cock (1959) Dial M for Murder (1995–1996) A Christmas Carol: The Musical (1997)