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Roddy McDowall
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British actor (1928–1998)
Film & TV
London, England, UK
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: A Milestone of Science Fiction — Self (archive footage)2024
- Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes — Self (archive footage)2024
- Paul Newman: The Restless — Self2023
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2001
- The Return of Captain Sinbad — Narrator2001
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film — Self2000
- Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' — Self (archive footage)2000
- Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies — Self2000
- Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel1999
- Keepers of the Frame — Himself1999
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Key facts
- Born
- Roderick Andrew McDowall , ( 1928-09-17 ) 17 September 1928, London , England
- Died
- 3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) (aged 70), Los Angeles , California
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom United States (after 1949)
- Education
- St Joseph's College
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1938–1998
- Political party
- Democratic
- Partner
- Montgomery Clift (1950s)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army United States Army Reserve
- Service years
- 1946–1954, 1960–1962
- Rank
- Corporal
- Unit
- 67th Battalion, 13th Armored Division 63rd Infantry Division 77th Sustainment Brigade
- Conflicts
- Korean War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Herne Hill
- Place of death
- Studio City
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Image
- Roddy McDowall 1997.jpg
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- Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall
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- date of birth
- 1928-09-17
- date of death
- 1998-10-03
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
- name in native language
- Roddy McDowall
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Encyclopedic overview
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British-born American actor, whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across more than 60 years.
He began his career as a child in his native England before starring in How Green Was My Valley (1941), My Friend Flicka (1943), and Lassie Come Home (1943) in America. Unlike many child stars, McDowall evolved into an adult performer on stage and screen. He played Mordred in the Broadway musical Camelot (1960–63), won a Tony Award for his performance in Jean Anouilh's The Fighting Cock, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Cleopatra (1963).
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