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.
Known For
Planet of the Apes
(1968)
Cornelius
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Cornelius (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
Cornelius
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
(1973)
Caesar
A Bug's Life
(1998)
Mr. Soil (voice)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(1972)
Caesar
Behind the Planet of the Apes
(1998)
Self - Hosted by (also archive footage)
Fright Night
(1985)
Peter Vincent
Overboard
(1987)
Andrew
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Matthew
Cleopatra
(1963)
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Big Picture
(1989)
Judge
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Acres
The Big Country
(1958)
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Class of 1984
(1982)
Terry Corrigan
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971)
Mr. Jelk
Full Filmography
Acting
I See Ice
(1938)
Boy on train
Convict 99
(1938)
Jimmy
Murder in the Family
(1938)
Peter Osborne
Poison Pen
(1939)
Choirboy
Just William
(1940)
Ginger
Saloon Bar
(1940)
Boy
This England
(1941)
Hugo
You Will Remember
(1941)
Young Bob Slater
How Green Was My Valley
(1941)
Huw Morgan
Man Hunt
(1941)
Vaner
Confirm or Deny
(1941)
Albert Perkins
The Pied Piper
(1942)
Ronnie Cavanaugh
On the Sunny Side
(1942)
Hugh Aylesworth
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
(1942)
Benjamin - as a Boy
My Friend Flicka
(1943)
Ken McLaughlin
Lassie Come Home
(1943)
Joe Carraclough
The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944)
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944)
John Ashwood II as a Boy
Thunderhead - Son of Flicka
(1945)
Ken McLaughlin
Molly and Me
(1945)
Jimmy Graham
Holiday in Mexico
(1946)
Stanley Owen
Rocky
(1948)
Chris Hammond
Kidnapped
(1948)
David Balfour
Macbeth
(1948)
Malcolm
Tuna Clipper
(1949)
Alec MacLennan
Black Midnight
(1949)
Scott Jordan
Killer Shark
(1950)
Ted White
Big Timber
(1950)
Jimmy
Everybody's Dancin'
(1950)
Roddy McDowall
The Steel Fist
(1952)
Eric Kardin
The Big Country
(1958)
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Heart of Darkness
(1958)
Charles Marlow
The Tempest
(1960)
Ariel
The Subterraneans
(1960)
Yuri Gilgoric
Midnight Lace
(1960)
Malcolm
The Longest Day
(1962)
Pvt. Morris
Cleopatra
(1963)
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
The Power and the Glory
(1963)
Mestizo
Shock Treatment
(1964)
Martin Ashley
Inside Daisy Clover
(1965)
Walter Baines
The Loved One
(1965)
D.J. Jr.
The Third Day
(1965)
Oliver Parsons
That Darn Cat!
(1965)
Gregory Benson
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Matthew
Lord Love a Duck
(1966)
Alan Musgrave
The Defector
(1966)
Agent Adams
The Cool Ones
(1967)
Tony Krum
Cricket on the Hearth
(1967)
Cricket Crocket (voice)
It!
(1967)
Arthur Pimm
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
(1967)
Bullwhip Griffin
5 Card Stud
(1968)
Nick Evers
Planet of the Apes
(1968)
Cornelius
Hello Down There
(1969)
Nate Ashbury
Night Gallery
(1969)
Jeremy Evans
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
(1969)
Santoro
Midas Run
(1969)
Wister
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Cornelius (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
(1971)
Albert Soames
Terror in the Sky
(1971)
Dr. Ralph Baird
A Taste of Evil
(1971)
Dr. Michael Lomas
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971)
Mr. Jelk
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
Cornelius
Pretty Maids All in a Row
(1971)
Mr. Proffer
Journey to Murder
(1971)
Rollo Verdew
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Self (archive footage)
Corky
(1972)
Harassed Salesman
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)
Frank Gass
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Acres
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(1972)
Caesar
Arnold
(1973)
Robert
The Legend of Hell House
(1973)
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Miracle on 34th Street
(1973)
Dr. Sawyer
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
(1973)
Caesar
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
(1974)
George Stanton (uncredited)
The Elevator
(1974)
Marvin Ellis
Mean Johnny Barrows
(1975)
Tony Da Vince
Funny Lady
(1975)
Bobby Moore
The White Seal
(1975)
Narrator
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
(1975)
Self
Embryo
(1976)
Frank Riley
It's Showtime
(1976)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
Mowgli's Brothers
(1976)
Mowgli (voice)
Sixth and Main
(1977)
Skateboard
Flood!
(1977)
Mr. Franklin
Rabbit Test
(1978)
Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
The Cat from Outer Space
(1978)
Mr. Stallwood
Laserblast
(1978)
Doctor Mellon
Circle of Iron
(1978)
White Robe
The Immigrants
(1978)
Mark Levy
The Thief of Baghdad
(1978)
Hasan
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
(1979)
Chuck the Robot (voice)
Scavenger Hunt
(1979)
Jenkins
The Black Hole
(1979)
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Hart to Hart
(1979)
Dr. Peterson
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
(1980)
Galen
The Memory of Eva Ryker
(1980)
MacFarland
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
(1980)
Galen
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
(1980)
Galen
Back to the Planet of the Apes
(1980)
Galen
The Return of the King
(1980)
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
(1980)
Galen
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
(1981)
Gillespie
The Million Dollar Face
(1981)
Derek Kenyon
Twilight Theatre
(1982)
Self - Host
Hollywood’s Children
(1982)
Self (Narrator)
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
(1982)
Self / Rex Brewster
Mae West
(1982)
Rene Valentine
Class of 1984
(1982)
Terry Corrigan
Evil Under the Sun
(1982)
Rex Brewster
The Wind in the Willows
(1983)
Ratty (voice)
Rapunzel
(1983)
Narrator
This Girl For Hire
(1983)
Manfred Hayes
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
(1984)
Prince John
Fright Night
(1985)
Peter Vincent
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
(1986)
Nuggit (voice)
Dead of Winter
(1987)
Mr. Murray
Overboard
(1987)
Andrew
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
(1988)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
(1988)
Minister
Fright Night Part 2
(1988)
Peter Vincent
The Big Picture
(1989)
Judge
Carmilla
(1989)
Inspector Amos
Hollywood on Horses
(1989)
Self
Cutting Class
(1989)
Mr. Dante
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
(1989)
Self
The Color of Evening
(1990)
Henry Seaton
Shakma
(1990)
Sorenson
Earth Angel
(1991)
Mr. Tatum
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
(1991)
Narrator (voice)
Deadly Game
(1991)
Dr. Aaron
Going Under
(1991)
Secretary Neighbor
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
(1991)
Self
Double Trouble
(1992)
Phillip Chamberlin
The Naked Target
(1992)
Ernest Peabody
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
(1992)
Self
The Sands of Time
(1992)
Alan Tucker
The Evil Inside Me
(1993)
Pauly
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
(1994)
Jeremy Sennet
Heads
(1994)
Fibris Drake
The Story of Lassie
(1994)
Self
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
(1994)
Narrator
Angel 4: Undercover
(1994)
Geoffrey Kagen
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
(1994)
Self
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
(1994)
Dr. Lasky
Last Summer in the Hamptons
(1995)
Thomas
The Alien Within
(1995)
Dr. Henry Lazarus
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
(1995)
Self
The Grass Harp
(1995)
Amos Legrand
Dead Man's Island
(1996)
Trevor Dunnaway
Unlikely Angel
(1996)
Saint Peter
It's My Party
(1996)
Damian Knowles
Star Hunter
(1996)
Riecher
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
(1997)
Narrator (Voice)
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
(1997)
Self
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
(1997)
King Murphy
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
(1997)
Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
(1997)
Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
(1997)
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(1997)
Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
(1997)
Self
A Bug's Life
(1998)
Mr. Soil (voice)
Loss of Faith
(1998)
Henry Stokes
Behind the Planet of the Apes
(1998)
Self - Hosted by (also archive footage)
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
(1998)
Himself - Actor / Friend
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
(1998)
Narrator (voice)
Something to Believe In
(1998)
Gambler
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
(1999)
Keepers of the Frame
(1999)
Himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
(2000)
Self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
The Return of Captain Sinbad
(2001)
Narrator
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Production
Black Midnight
(1949)
Associate Producer
Big Timber
(1950)
Associate Producer
Killer Shark
(1950)
Associate Producer
Overboard
(1987)
Executive Producer
Directing