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