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Roddy McDowall
0 FOLLOWERS • 67 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
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ujIGP3e3V6kDQHRhjNYtUE3fHJi.jpg)
Quantum Leap
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gUEfDXUxwhgXBX7LSk57vJKXCTp.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show
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Lux Video Theatre
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sNhevbrsNi11PUwz0tXsB0wh84a.jpg)
General Electric Theater
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnsnazlj2bt3Fuj0pJ7wBPmuMLO.jpg)
The Love Boat
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Matlock
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pF9rFdF6Gd4dNJ0Rh4mFsaFTi3m.jpg)
The Merv Griffin Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tc5VyBM94h8GJ3Z5MvyemSFiESO.jpg)
The Name of the Game
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9HwOgv29Ab5aSxB7YRH9txouvD1.jpg)
Night Gallery
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Robert Montgomery Presents
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Ironside
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McCloud
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Dream On
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2JCD8vab3fircOU8cM2HJCxfv4I.jpg)
Columbo
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dGd9pG4PGzpJbdbPEnFxKrJ24z8.jpg)
The Carol Burnett Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/leF62WHfjJS4Su9AjDoz4cuqO7k.jpg)
Police Woman
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The Danny Kaye Show
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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
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bAnCcwe70IXHRwUgsRJT4ZlQ47o.jpg)
Mission: Impossible
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1VXTfckVsiNRqhWs9fdozyljuGy.jpg)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rUqIscf4OwAs061JVDh3wdNRye9.jpg)
Trapper John, M.D.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tnOWB4fz87LotPsKIVHU1k8Nmi7.jpg)
Burke's Law
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Flying High
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/551l8ybr8TPIZozSteGVTs0si34.jpg)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g3InNLJAdrkhYAqTTj8b4yClfj6.jpg)
Suspicion
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7lhG7XSz0VkbUtXoXtUVdjDrUx6.jpg)
Superman: The Animated Series
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sL6FFh0JultfM2K7PJq4iDVu8AL.jpg)
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
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wmQngp59Yx8zGLU7MHeFiv8HoOm.jpg)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7uY4pCOxbEdv4M8jTE4uMPVoSIW.jpg)
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
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/msoakM1t6vegotQaw763WOXLSO6.jpg)
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/v9MVFgUTvNRXmm2WWOzST6UXb5x.jpg)
Overboard
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6HOFLKqXrfuWBUD2l52tbA3Fuex.jpg)
Alice in Wonderland
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3eucwbQCvXT2bHuyo0XOL3XHdLt.jpg)
Deadly Game
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/URVL4I0ydyepVQ5bmtTjWVCjY2.jpg)
This Girl For Hire
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yZc20gzYVNCbQd0B9w77Xt1AIZF.jpg)
Heads
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The Power and the Glory
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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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Hello Down There
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kOhsYgz9Y02Wyj5K2SJxkVMLPyE.jpg)
Dead Man's Island
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Terror in the Sky
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vBq5qOxBKnhGZNcW36b2Qq6cLDG.jpg)
The Martian Chronicles
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7ExChIiRaAZ9N5SeiAcw8XjJCyk.jpg)
The Fantastic Journey
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sC5j2cUgGe1IQ33WdLYx6G4KiDm.jpg)
The Return of the King
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Planet of the Apes
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