Roddy McDowall

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Roddy McDowall
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McDowall at the 1988 Academy Awards
Background information
Born as: Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall
Born Sep 17, 1928
Herne Hill, London, England
Died Oct 3, 1998 - age  69
Studio City, California, U.S.
Occupation: Actor, photographer,
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Years active 1938–1998
Citizenship: United Kingdom
United States (after 1949)
Military Service
Allegiance  : File:Flag of United States.png
Branch: United States Army
Rank/Rate: Corporal
Unit: United States Army Reserve,
77th Sustainment Brigade
Battles: Korean War


Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (✦17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British actor, photographer and film director. He began his acting career as a child in England, and then in the United States, in How Green Was My Valley (1941), My Friend Flicka (1943) and Lassie Come Home (1943). As an adult, McDowall appeared most frequently as a character actor on radio, stage, film, and television. For portraying Octavian in the historical drama Cleopatra (1963), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He played Cornelius and Caesar in the original Planet of the Apes film series, as well as Galen in the spin-off television series.

Other notable films included The Longest Day (1962), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), That Darn Cat! (1965), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Funny Lady (1975), The Black Hole (1979), Class of 1984 (1982), Fright Night (1985), Overboard (1987) and A Bug's Life (1998). His accolades included a Tony Award, an Emmy Award, a Saturn Award, and a National Board of Review Award.

McDowall also served in various positions on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Selection Committee for the Kennedy Center Honors, further contributing to various charities related to the film industry and film preservation. He was a founding Member of the National Film Preservation Board in 1989, and represented the Screen Actors Guild on this Board until his death. For his contributions to the film and television industry, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Life and career

Personal life

Career

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Filmography

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External links

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Note:   Roddy McDowall was a volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen
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