Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
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Oct 4, 1998 · Roddy McDowall, who like his near-lifelong friend Elizabeth Taylor was that rarity, a child star who successfully made the transition to adult actor, died of cancer Saturday in Studio City. He...
Feb 25, 2024 · Had performers such as Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Maurice Evans treated the material with a tongue-in-cheek approach, it's safe to assume that the film would have lost...
Oct 4, 1998 · LOS ANGELES (AP) Roddy McDowall, the child actor who left Britain during the London blitz to become an award-winning star in theater, television and films that included “Lassie Come Home" and...
Oct 3, 2023 · This is an exerpt from Not Just Yesterday: The Roddy McDowall Podcast, which was recorded in 2021. In this episode, I interviewed my dear friend, Film maker Luke Sacher, who interviewed Rod...
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- Who Is Roddy McDowall?
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Actor and photographer Roddy McDowall was born Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude on September 17, 1928, in London, England. In 1941, McDowall was in How Green Was My Valley. After a stint in theater, he returned to film in Cleopatra. Afterwards, McDowall took the role of the villan The Bookworm on the 1960s Batman series. In 1968, he played Cornelius in...
Roddy McDowall was the only son of Thomas McDowall, a merchant seaman, and his wife, Winifred. As a child, Roddy appeared in a slew of British films, including Yellow Sands (1938) and Just William(1939). In 1940, Roddy moved to America with his mother and sister to escape the bombing of London during World War II. Thomas McDowall joined his family ...
Like many child stars, McDowall found it challenging to transition into adult film roles. Frustrated with dwindling opportunities in Hollywood, he turned to stage acting. McDowall toured in vaudeville and summer stock before moving to New York in 1954. He was featured in memorable Broadway productions, including Compulsion (1957) and The Fighting C...
In 1968, McDowall starred as the sympathetic scientist Cornelius in the seminal science fiction film Planet of the Apes. The film spawned several sequels and earned McDowall a cult following. He reprised his role as Cornelius in the third installment, Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971). In the two subsequent releases, Conquest of the Planet ...
McDowall was also an accomplished portrait photographer whose pictures of Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and Mia Farrow appeared in Look and Life magazines. He published a series of books: Double Exposure (1966), Double Exposure, Take Two (1989), Double Exposure, Take Three (1992) and Double Exposure, Take Four(1993). An active and respected memb...
Oct 3, 2012 · It’s been 14 years since McDowall died Oct. 3, 1998, but from Wales to Gotham City, he’ll always be a star. Written by Linnea Crowther
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Oct 4, 1998 · Roddy McDowall, the child actor who left Britain during the London Blitz to become a versatile performer in theater, television and films that included Lassie Come Home and Planet of the Apes, died...
