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Roddy McDowall. Actor: Fright Night. Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall was born in Herne Hill, London, to Winifriede Lucinda (Corcoran), an Irish-born aspiring actress, and Thomas Andrew McDowall, a merchant seaman of Scottish descent. Young Roddy was enrolled in elocution courses at age five.
- September 17, 1928
- October 3, 1998
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Roddy McDowall appeared on the series as Edward St John V, a former head programmer at Project Quantum Leap who appears in the episode, "A Leap For Lisa". Roddy, a former child actor and veteran actor of six decades, was also a gifted photographer as well. As an actor, Roddy was perhaps best known for his roles in the Planet of the Apes film serie...
Born in London to Thomas Andrew McDowall (1896-1978) and his wife Winsfriede L. Corcoran (1899-1965), Roddy McDowall had already been in several British films when his family moved to the United States "at the end of 1940" (Roddy McDowall interview on YouTube), to escape the war. His big break came when he was cast in 1941's How Green Was My Valley, an emotional drama directed by John Ford. McDowall was the cast in 1943's My Friend Flicka. He then appeared with the the then-unknown child actor Elizabeth Taylor in 1943's Lassie Come Home
Roddy was cast again with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944's The White Cliffs of Dover. Roddy lived in the Los Angeles-area with his parents, graduating from University High School in Santa Monica. Roddy had some good films while a child, but as he became older, his career dived into the B-movies where it stalled. He was only appearing in truly awful schlock. It was time for a change.
Roddy died on March 22, 1999, at his home in the Studio City district of Los Angeles of lung cancer. "It was very peaceful," said Dennis Osborne, a screenwriter friend who had cared for the actor in his final months. "It was just as he wanted it. It was exactly the way he planned." Though he was cremated through the Neptune Society Columbarium, his...
Roddy became an accomplished photographers and published several books of his photographs of famous people. Roddy McDowall died of lung cancer at his home in Studio City, California. He was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.
Roddy has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6632 Hollywood Blvd, and there is an honorary rose garden "at the Woodland Hills grounds of the Motion Picture & Television Fund" (xmoppet.org) with a statue of him in-costume as Caesar from the Planet of the Apes. His sister Virginia, slightly older than he, survived him, but died Dec 2006.
•Virginia McDowall (his sister) on YouTube (last third of this video by the Musgrave Foundation)
•"A Leap For Lisa" (Season 4, episode 22)
Explore genealogy for Winifriede (Corcoran) McDowall born 1899 Timahoe, County Kildare, Ireland died 1965 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States including parents + children + 2 photos + more in the free family tree community.
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- September 9, 1899
- Thomas Andrew Mcdowall
- May 17, 1965
Thomas Andrew McDOWALL was born 28 Jun 1896 in London, England. He died 14 Jun 1978 in Los Angeles, CA. Thomas married Winsfriede L CORCORAN. ssn# 566-42-7102 Winsfriede L CORCORAN was born 9 Sep 1899 in Ireland. She died 17 May 1965 in Los Angeles, CA. Third Generation; Andrew George McDOWALL was born 12 Jul 1871 in London, England. CORCORAN ...
Winsfriede L Corcoran, born 09 Sep 1899 in Ireland; died 17 May 1965 in Los Angeles, CA. She was the daughter of 6. Corcoran and 7. Dirham. Children of Thomas McDowall and Winsfriede Corcoran are: Virginia McDowall, born 23 Sep 1927 in London, England; died 08 Dec 2006 in Woodland Hills, California, USA. ii.
Born on September 17, 1928 in London, England, Roddy McDowall was the son of aspiring Irish actress Winifriede Corcoran and Scottish merchant seaman Thomas Andrew McDowall. Roddy became interested in acting at age nine.
Thomas Andrew McDowall and Winsfriede L. Corcoran. How many awards did Roddy McDowall win? 4 awards.
