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Roddy McDowall
0 FOLLOWERS • 69 CREDITS • SEP 17, 1928 - OCT 3, 1998 • 70
Biography
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
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Murder, She Wrote
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Quantum Leap
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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General Electric Theater
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnsnazlj2bt3Fuj0pJ7wBPmuMLO.jpg)
The Love Boat
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Lux Video Theatre
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Matlock
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Robert Montgomery Presents
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The Carol Burnett Show
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Night Gallery
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Fu9Sv0pQ0s89uWwwXcaG0kiNW7.jpg)
Ironside
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McCloud
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Dream On
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Columbo
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fbr2fONp9YZY46vsiHJWtDoTohm.jpg)
The Danny Kaye Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/leF62WHfjJS4Su9AjDoz4cuqO7k.jpg)
Police Woman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6eBW8YKARymkEKfBexa8hB9oFfY.jpg)
Run for Your Life
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7vHxWO6ahByDWzWufFL48MXaktT.jpg)
Wonder Woman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Aprq6E5NO2GiBwKwjFop7kOGiO1.jpg)
The Rookies
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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Mission: Impossible
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1VXTfckVsiNRqhWs9fdozyljuGy.jpg)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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Trapper John, M.D.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tc5VyBM94h8GJ3Z5MvyemSFiESO.jpg)
The Name of the Game
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tnOWB4fz87LotPsKIVHU1k8Nmi7.jpg)
Burke's Law
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Flying High
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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Suspicion
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Superman: The Animated Series
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Matinee Theater
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fkj83agW5OOAy4Vy8dJWw7Sma2A.jpg)
Ellery Queen
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yGyzNaXSJfmFRERhOuiOMX2q3CT.jpg)
Here's Boomer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5pKkikAvKfyiAmxwkw1HHb2z2Za.jpg)
Faerie Tale Theatre
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
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The Twilight Zone
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s40Ji11SBKaEYDgJmDc0ifklM59.jpg)
The New Batman Adventures
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lBomQFW1vlm1yUYMNSbFZ45R4Ox.jpg)
Batman: The Animated Series
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ZEJuuDh0Zpi5ELM3Zev0GBhQ3R.jpg)
Batman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kPYBKiOZNLBIgHlEIOMlZjDaX0u.jpg)
The Wizard
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5zmvEofdIlgXrQl9A7e5IOzlnFU.jpg)
The Longest Day
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Around the World in 80 Days
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A Bug's Life
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A3i4GRWCvw2PAyu41uokAOvekSt.jpg)
Camp Candy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bj7rUGUewofA9cpHt1h36gvDFfy.jpg)
Cleopatra
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/92fghstMdnJQPxoqWPGtRhbUb8G.jpg)
The Black Hole
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6HOFLKqXrfuWBUD2l52tbA3Fuex.jpg)
Alice in Wonderland
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v9MVFgUTvNRXmm2WWOzST6UXb5x.jpg)
Overboard
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yZc20gzYVNCbQd0B9w77Xt1AIZF.jpg)
Heads
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This Girl For Hire
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fIW8U6he4VlDSS7mLfPsB23NI1g.jpg)
The Power and the Glory
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3eucwbQCvXT2bHuyo0XOL3XHdLt.jpg)
Deadly Game
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The Danny Thomas Hour
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The Rhinemann Exchange
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5 Card Stud
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Rapunzel
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Hello Down There
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Dead Man's Island
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The Martian Chronicles
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The Fantastic Journey
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Terror in the Sky
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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The Return of the King
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It!
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Heart of Darkness
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Planet of the Apes
Production Credits
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