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Roddy McDowall

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. more

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Planet of the Apes
(1968)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast:
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, James Daly, James Whitmore
8.0
86%
79
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Robin Hood
(1973)
Animation, Family
With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
Runtime:
83 min
Director:
Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast:
Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Andy Devine, Peter Ustinov, Monica Evans
7.6
54%
57
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A Bug's Life
(1998)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter
Cast:
Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Bonnie Hunt
7.2
92%
77
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The Longest Day
(1962)
War
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the...
Runtime:
178 min
Director:
Bernhard Wicki, Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton
Cast:
John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery, Richard Burton
7.8
87%
75
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Fright Night
(1985)
Comedy, Horror
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Tom Holland
Cast:
Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys
7.1
92%
62
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Overboard
(1987)
Comedy, Romance
Heiress, Joanna Stayton hires carpenter, Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Garry Marshall
Cast:
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond, Mike Hagerty
6.9
44%
53
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The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Ronald Neame
Cast:
Gene Hackman, Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley
7.1
80%
70
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971)
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster (Eglantine Price). The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Cast:
Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson
7.1
67%
59
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Cleopatra
(1963)
Drama, History, Romance
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
Runtime:
248 min
Director:
Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian
Cast:
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau
7.0
60%
60
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The Big Country
(1958)
Drama, Romance, Western
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is spoiled, selfish and controlled by her wealthy father, Major Henry Terrill. Th...
Runtime:
165 min
Director:
William Wyler
Cast:
Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives
7.9
100%
N/A
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How Green Was My Valley
(1941)
Drama, Family, History
At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans (he stern, she gentle) raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall
7.8
90%
N/A
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission discovers a planet ruled by apes, and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Ted Post
Cast:
Charlton Heston, Linda Harrison, James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
6.1
39%
46
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
Action, Science Fiction
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Don Taylor
Cast:
Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden
6.3
77%
69
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Evil Under the Sun
(1982)
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Guy Hamilton
Cast:
Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg
7.1
90%
61
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Pete's Dragon
(1977)
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must a...
Runtime:
128 min
Director:
Don Chaffey
Cast:
Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Sean Marshall
6.4
56%
46
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(1972)
Action, Science Fiction
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Cast:
Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Joyce Haber, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy
6.1
50%
49
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The Black Hole
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino c...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Gary Nelson
Cast:
Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms
6.0
38%
52
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The Legend of Hell House
(1973)
Horror, Mystery
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hel...
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
John Hough
Cast:
Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt, Roland Culver
6.7
62%
56
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Class of 1984
(1982)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Mark L. Lester
Cast:
Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten, Michael J. Fox, Roddy McDowall
6.6
75%
49
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes
(1973)
Action, Science Fiction
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom ...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Cast:
Roddy McDowall, Lew Ayres, Bobby Porter, Richard Eastham, Claude Akins
5.5
36%
40
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Drama, History
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas af...
Runtime:
199 min
Director:
George Stevens
Cast:
Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker, Ina Balin, Victor Buono
6.6
43%
N/A
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Fright Night Part 2
(1988)
Comedy, Horror
After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But when Regine, a mysterious actress and her entourage move into Peter Vincent's apartment block, the nightmare starts again - and this time it's personal!
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Tommy Lee Wallace, Gar Campbell
Cast:
Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind, Julie Carmen, Julie Carmen
5.9
30%
N/A
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That Darn Cat!
(1965)
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Cast:
Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowall, Frank Gorshin
6.8
94%
71
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Man Hunt
(1941)
Drama, Thriller, War
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Fritz Lang
Cast:
Walter Pidgeon, Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, Joan Bennett, George Sanders
7.3
92%
N/A
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The Flintstones
(1994)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Brian Levant
Cast:
John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan
4.9
20%
38
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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
(1974)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
John Hough
Cast:
Peter Fonda, Susan George, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Adam Roarke
6.7
44%
52
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)
Western
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker, Judge Roy Bean, rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
John Huston
Cast:
Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, Ned Beatty, Anthony Perkins, Victoria Principal
7.0
71%
N/A
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Lassie Come Home
(1943)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Fred M. Wilcox
Cast:
Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn, Nigel Bruce
7.1
94%
78
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Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker (Jones) gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackb...
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Cast:
Peter Ustinov, Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester
6.9
82%
71
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Midnight Lace
(1960)
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
David Miller
Cast:
Doris Day, Rex Harrison, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Myrna Loy
6.8
83%
60
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The Loved One
(1965)
Comedy
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the ...
Runtime:
122 min
Director:
Tony Richardson
Cast:
Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Dana Andrews
7.1
50%
N/A
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The Grass Harp
(1995)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s.
Runtime:
107 min
Director:
Charles Matthau
Cast:
Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Edward Furlong, Nell Carter
7.2
50%
N/A
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The Cat from Outer Space
(1978)
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to reclaim and repair his ship and get back home.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Norman Tokar
Cast:
Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowall
6.1
67%
58
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Funny Lady
(1975)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
1930s in New York – The famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the depression she has trouble finding work as an artist but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns his own nightclub.
Runtime:
136 min
Director:
Herbert Ross
Cast:
Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall, Ben Vereen
6.4
44%
N/A
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5 Card Stud
(1968)
Action, Mystery, Thriller, Western
The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Cast:
Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Katherine Justice
6.5
N/A
N/A
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The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944)
Drama
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs...
Runtime:
137 min
Director:
John M. Stahl
Cast:
Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner, Rose Stradner
7.2
N/A
N/A
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Alice in Wonderland
(1985)
Family, Fantasy
Classic tale of a girl named Alice who follows a white rabbit down a hole into Wonderland, where she can change sizes by eating and drinking and animals talk. After escaping the disturbing Queen of Hearts, she finds that she has ended up on the other side of the looking glass in Looking Glass Land and a Jabberwocky after her.
Runtime:
187 min
Director:
Harry Harris
Cast:
Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, Sharee Gregory, Red Buttons, Sherman Hemsley
7.4
N/A
N/A
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It's My Party
(1996)
Drama
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he w...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Randal Kleiser
Cast:
Bronson Pinchot, Margaret Cho, Eric Roberts, Roddy McDowall, Olivia Newton-John
7.1
47%
N/A
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Dead of Winter
(1987)
Horror, Thriller
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Arthur Penn
Cast:
Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubes, William Russ, Ken Pogue
6.3
82%
N/A
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The Return of the King
(1980)
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Cast:
Orson Bean, Theodore Bikel, William Conrad, John Huston, Roddy McDowall
5.7
67%
N/A