40-537: Macdowall or MacDowall may refer to: McDowall (surname) , includes Macdowall and MacDowall Clan Macdowall , a lowlands Scottish clan MacDowall, Saskatchewan , Organized Hamlet in Duck Lake No. 463 Saskatchewan, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Macdowall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
80-943: A Tony Award for his performance in Jean Anouilh 's The Fighting Cock . For portraying Octavian in the historical epic Cleopatra (1963), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . McDowall played Cornelius and Caesar in the original Planet of the Apes film series , as well as Galen in the short-lived spin-off television series . His other notable films included Orson Welles ' Macbeth (1948), The Longest Day (1962), Cleopatra (1963), 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), Fright Night (1985) and its sequel Fright Night Part 2 (1988), Overboard (1987), Shakma (1990) and A Bug's Life (1998). He
120-665: A Special Guest Villain as The Bookworm on Batman . He had supporting roles in Fox's Shock Treatment (1964) and United Artists' The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). He was third billed in The Third Day (1965) and received billing as a member of the ensemble cast in The Loved One (1965). McDowall went to Disney for That Darn Cat! (1965) and had a role in Inside Daisy Clover (1965). McDowall
160-577: A Thief , Midas Run (1969), Hello Down There (1969), Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969), Night Gallery (1969), The Name of the Game and Medical Center . McDowall made his debut as director with The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970). As an actor he was in Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971). McDowall was not in the first Apes sequel but was in the second, Escape from the Planet of
200-706: A Vampaire (1993 audio book), Dream On , Heads (1994), Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994), Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994), Burke's Law , Angel 4: Undercover (1994), The Alien Within (1995), The Grass Harp (1995), Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995), Bullet Hearts (1996), Star Hunter (1996), It's My Party (1996), Tracey Takes On... , Dead Man's Island , Remember WENN , Unlikely Angel (1996), The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997), Something to Believe In (1998), and Loss of Faith (1998). He voiced
240-725: A child model as a baby, McDowall appeared in several films as a boy. After winning an acting prize in a school play at age nine, he started appearing in films: Murder in the Family (1938), I See Ice (1938) with George Formby , John Halifax (1938) and Scruffy (1938). McDowall appeared in Convict 99 (1938) and Hey! Hey! USA (1938) with Will Hay , Yellow Sands (1938), The Outsider (1939), Murder Will Out (1939), Dead Man's Shoes (1940), Just William (1940), Saloon Bar (1940), You Will Remember (1941), and This England (1941). McDowall's family moved to
280-956: A horse story directed by Budd Boetticher ; Killer Shark (1950), a shark hunting tale, again with Boetticher; Big Timber (1950), as a logger; The Steel Fist (1952), an anti-communist drama. McDowall left Hollywood to move to New York City. He began appearing on television, notably shows like Celanese Theatre , Broadway Television Theatre , Medallion Theatre , Campbell Summer Soundstage , Armstrong Circle Theatre , Encounter , Robert Montgomery Presents (including an adaptation of Great Expectations where he played Pip), The Elgin Hour , Ponds Theater , General Electric Theater , The Kaiser Aluminum Hour , Lux Video Theatre , Goodyear Playhouse , The Alcoa Hour , Kraft Theatre , Matinee Theatre , Suspicion , Playhouse 90 (in an adaptation of Heart of Darkness ), The United States Steel Hour , The DuPont Show of
320-555: A love duet with Burnett. Asked about his career in a 1975 interview, McDowall said "I just hope to keep working and in interesting things." For the rest of the 1970s, McDowall alternated between features, TV films and TV series. Features included Funny Lady (1975), Mean Johnny Barrows (1976), Embryo (1976), Sixth and Main (1977), Laserblast (1978), Rabbit Test (1978), The Cat from Outer Space (1978) for Disney, Circle of Iron (1978), Scavenger Hunt (1979), Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) (doing voice over for
360-679: A photographer, working with Look , Vogue , Collier's , and Life . His work includes a cover story on Mae West for Life and the cover of the 1964 Barbra Streisand album, The Third Album . He took the photograph when Streisand performed on The Judy Garland Show in October 1963. He published five books of photographs, each featuring photos and profile interviews of his celebrity friends interviewing each other, such as Elizabeth Taylor , Judy Garland , Judy Holliday , Maureen O'Hara , Katharine Hepburn , Lauren Bacall , and others. It started with Double Exposure in 1968. McDowall
400-408: A remake of Miracle on 34th Street (1973), The Elevator (1974), and The Snoop Sisters also (1974) an uncredited appearance as a grocery store manager in the film Dirty Mary Crazy Larry . He starred in the short lived TV spin-off series of Planet of the Apes (1974). During a guest appearance on The Carol Burnett Show , he came onstage in his Planet of the Apes makeup and performed
440-607: A war orphan, then he had top billing again for an adaptation of My Friend Flicka (1942). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer borrowed McDowall for the star role in Lassie Come Home (1943), a film that introduced Elizabeth Taylor , an actress who became another lifelong friend. MGM kept him on to play a leading role in The White Cliffs of Dover (1944). Back at Fox, he played Gregory Peck as a young man in The Keys of
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#1732794520212480-474: A year. McDowall starred in seven films for them, for which he also worked as associate producer: Rocky (1948), a boy and dog story directed by Phil Karlson ; Kidnapped (1948), an adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story, where he played David Balfour, directed by William Beaudine ; Tuna Clipper (1949), a fishing tale, again directed by Beaudine; Black Midnight (1949),
520-2015: Is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adrian J. McDowall , Scottish film director Alex MacDowall (born 1991), British auto racing driver Andrew McDowall (1913–1981), British flying ace with the Royal Air Force Archibald McDowall (1841–1918), Australian surveyor Betty McDowall , Australian actress Bob McDowall (1939–2011), New Zealand ichthyologist Cecilia McDowall , (born 1951), British composer Charles McDowall (1862–1916), Australian politician Cyndra MacDowall (born 1953), Canadian artist David McDowall , British Army general Day Hort MacDowall (1850–1927), politician from old Northwest Territories, Canada Drew McDowall (born 1961), Scottish musician Duncan MacDowall (born 1963), English former professional footballer Frederick McDowall (1900–1975), New Zealand scientist Iain McDowall , Scottish writer Ian McDowall , American chief executive Jack McDowall (1905–1969), American football player Jai McDowall (born 1986), Scottish musician Jamie McDowall (born 1947), English cricketer Kenny McDowall (born 1963), Scottish footballer Les McDowall (1912–1991), Scottish footballer and manager Margaret McDowall (born 1936), Scottish swimmer Rachel McDowall (born 1984), English actress Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet (1841–1912), English scientist and music theorist Robert McDowall (1821–1894), Scottish-born Australian cricketer Roddy McDowall (1928–1998), Anglo-American actor Rose McDowall (born 1959), Scottish musician William MacDowall , Scottish priest and Master of Works to Mary, Queen of Scots and her mother Mary of Guise See also [ edit ] Clan Macdowall , Scottish clan Dowall McDowell (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
560-912: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British and American actor, whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across over 60 years. Born in London, he began his acting career as a child in his native England, before moving to the United States at the outbreak of World War II . He achieved prominence for his starring roles in How Green Was My Valley (1941), My Friend Flicka (1943), and Lassie Come Home (1943). Unlike many of his contemporaries, McDowall managed to evolve from child star into an adult performer and appeared on Broadway as well as in films, winning
600-688: The Academy Award for Best Picture , and McDowall's role as Huw Morgan made him a household name. Fox put him in another war film, Confirm or Deny (1941), then he played Tyrone Power as a boy in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942). Fox promoted McDowall to top billing for On the Sunny Side (1942). He was billed second to Monty Woolley in The Pied Piper (1942), playing
640-644: The Mad Hatter in the DC Animated Universe . He also did voice work for The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–92), Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (1992), Camp Candy , The Legend of Prince Valiant (1992), Darkwing Duck (1992), 2 Stupid Dogs , Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron , Red Planet , The Tick , Galaxy Beat , Gargoyles , Duckman , Pinky and the Brain , A Bug's Life (1998), and Godzilla: The Series . He
680-630: The National Film Preservation Board in 1989, and represented the Screen Actors Guild on that Board until his death. Aside from his acting career, McDowall was active as a photographer and journalist, particularly of celebrities. For his contributions to the film and television industry, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . McDowall was born at 204 Herne Hill Road, Herne Hill , London,
720-423: The surname McDowall . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McDowall_(surname)&oldid=1254918755 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
760-515: The 25th Century (" Planet of the Slave Girls ") and Mork & Mindy . He also had a regular role in the short-lived sci-fi series The Fantastic Journey (1977). TV films included Flood! (1977), The Rhinemann Exchange (1978), The Immigrants (1978), and The Thief of Baghdad (1978). McDowall's TV film /miniseries work in the 1980s included The Martian Chronicles (1980), The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980), The Return of
800-640: The 63rd Infantry Division, when the 13th Armored Division is Reflagged to the 63rd Infantry Division in 1952, he serves from 1946 to 1954, spanning the end of World War II to the end of the Korean War . He later served in the 77th Infantry Division between 1960 and 1962. McDowall's American career began with a part in the 1941 thriller Man Hunt , directed by Fritz Lang . It was made by 20th Century Fox , which also produced McDowall's next film How Green Was My Valley (1941), where he met and became lifelong friends with actress Maureen O'Hara . The film won
840-513: The Apes (1971). He was in the television film Terror in the Sky (1971), What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971) and A Taste of Evil (1971) and Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He guest starred on Ironside , The Carol Burnett Show , Columbo (1972, "Short Fuse"), The Delphi Bureau , The Rookies , Mission: Impossible , Barnaby Jones and McCloud . McDowall made his third Apes film with 1972's Conquest of
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#1732794520212880-466: The English language edition), and Disney's The Black Hole (1979) in which he voiced one of the robot roles. TV series included Police Woman , Mowgli's Brothers , Harry O , The Feather and Father Gang , Wonder Woman , Flying High , The Love Boat , $ weepstake$ , Supertrain , Hart to Hart , A Man Called Sloane , Trapper John, M.D. (the pilot episode), Buck Rogers in
920-754: The Gold Monkey (a series regular), Small and Frye , Hotel , and George Burns Comedy Week . McDowall's features included Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981), Evil Under the Sun (1982), Class of 1984 (1984), and the cult classic horror Fright Night (1985). McDowall had voice over roles in Zoo Ship (1985), GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986), and The Wind in
960-672: The Hearth (1967). He guest-starred in the series The Felony Squad . In 1968, McDowall appeared in one of his memorable roles when he was cast in Planet of the Apes as the ape Cornelius. He appeared in three sequels and a TV spin-off from the film. He was Prince John in The Legend of Robin Hood (1968) for TV, and appeared in 5 Card Stud (1968), Journey to the Unknown , It Takes
1000-661: The King (1980) (on which he did voice over work), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1980), The Million Dollar Face (1981), Judgement Day (1981), Twilight Theatre (1982), Mae West (1982), This Girl for Hire (1983), The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984), London and Davis in New York (1984), Hollywood Wives (1985), and Alice in Wonderland (1985). TV series included Boomer and Miss 21st Century , Fantasy Island (several times), Faerie Tale Theatre , Tales of
1040-638: The Kingdom (1944). In 1944, exhibitors voted McDowall the number four "Star of Tomorrow". Fox gave McDowall another starring vehicle with Thunderhead – Son of Flicka (1945). The studio reunited him with Woolley in Molly and Me (1945), which was made as an attempt to turn Gracie Fields into a Hollywood star. McDowall returned to MGM to support Walter Pidgeon in Holiday in Mexico (1946). McDowall turned to
1080-582: The Month (an adaptation of Billy Budd ) and The Twilight Zone (the episode " People Are Alike All Over "). McDowall also had significant success on the Broadway stage. He was in a production of Misalliance (1953) that ran for 130 performances and which McDowall said "broke the mould" in how he was judged as an actor. He followed it with Escapade (1953) with Carroll Baker and Brian Aherne ; Ira Levin 's No Time for Sergeants (1955–57), which
1120-529: The Planet of the Apes . He had supporting roles in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and starred in a pilot that did not go to series, Topper Returns (1973), and The Legend of Hell House (1973). His final Apes film was Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). He also appeared in McMillan & Wife , Love, American Style , Arnold (1973),
1160-481: The United States in 1940 after the outbreak of World War II . He became a naturalized United States citizen on 9 December 1949, and lived in the United States for the rest of his life. McDowall served U.S. Army Reserves, after training is assigned to the 67th Armored Infantry Battalion 13th Armored Division (United States) of the U.S. Army 's Organized Reserve Corps (headquartered in Los Angeles), and later in
1200-758: The Week . He was in a TV production of The Power and the Glory (1961) with Laurence Olivier , George C. Scott and Julie Harris . In 1963, McDowall appeared as Octavian in the film production of Cleopatra , which starred Elizabeth Taylor. While filming in Europe, he appeared in Fox's war film The Longest Day (1962). He continued to guest on television series such as Arrest and Trial , The Alfred Hitchcock Hour , The Eleventh Hour , Kraft Suspense Theatre , Combat! , Ben Casey , Twelve O'Clock High , Run for Your Life , The Invaders , and appeared as
1240-1355: The Willows (1987). TV series included Bridges to Cross (1986) (in which McDowall was a regular), The Wizard , Murder, She Wrote , Matlock , and Nightmare Classics , and TV films included Remo Williams: The Prophecy and Around the World in 80 Days (1989). In 1987, he had supporting roles in Dead of Winter and Overboard , on which he also served as executive producer. Other features included Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988), Fright Night Part 2 (1989), The Big Picture (1989), Cutting Class (1989), and Heroes Stand Alone (1989). In 1989, he said "I feel as Henry Fonda did that every job I get may be my last. I'm one of those creatures born to be working. I feel better when I'm working. I don't like it when I'm not working and I've never worked as much as I want to." McDowall's 1990s work included The Color of Evening (1990), Shakma (1990), Going Under (1990), An Inconvenient Woman (1991), Earth Angel (1991), Deadly Game (1991), The Naked Target (1992), Double Trouble (1992), The New Lassie (1992), Quantum Leap (A Leap for Lisa) (1992), The Evil Inside Me (1993), I Strahd: The Memoirs of
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1320-427: The only son of London-born Thomas Andrew McDowall (1896–1978), a merchant seaman of distant Scottish descent, and his Irish wife Winifred (née Corcoran). Both of his parents were enthusiastic about the theatre. He and his elder sister, Virginia, were raised in their mother's Catholic faith. He attended St Joseph's College, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood , a Roman Catholic secondary school in London. After appearing as
1360-685: The selection committee for the Kennedy Center Awards. He was Chairman of the Actors' Branch for five terms. He was elected President of the Academy Foundation in 1998, the year that he died. He worked to support the Motion Pictures Retirement Home, where a rose garden named in his honour was officially dedicated on 9 October 2001 and remains a part of the campus. McDowall received recognition as
1400-677: The theatre, taking the title role of Young Woodley in a summer stock production in Westport, Connecticut in July 1946. In 1947, he played Malcolm in Orson Welles 's stage production of Macbeth in Salt Lake City, and he played the same role in the actor-director's film version in 1948. McDowall then signed a three-year contract with Monogram Pictures , a low-budget studio that welcomed established stars, to make two films
1440-666: Was a frequent guest star on many television series, and won an Emmy Award for a 1961 episode of NBC Sunday Showcase . McDowall 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 , contributing to various charities related to the film industry and film preservation. He was a founding Member of
1480-409: Was a huge hit; Diary of a Scoundrel (1956); and Good as Gold (1957). He had a big critical success with Compulsion (1957–58) based on Leopold and Loeb – although McDowall was not cast in the film version . He followed it with Handful of Fire (1958), Noël Coward 's Look After Lulu! (1959) and Peter Brook 's The Fighting Cock (1960). The latter earned him a Tony Award . McDowall
1520-645: Was given a starring role in Lord Love a Duck (1966). He also appeared in The Defector (1966) and returned briefly to Broadway for The Astrakhan Coat (1967). Disney gave him the star role in The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) and he was top billed in The Cool Ones (1967) and It! (1967). He was in a TV production of Saint Joan (1967) and provided the voice for Cricket on
1560-481: Was in another big Broadway hit when he played Mordred in the musical Camelot (1960–63) with Julie Andrews and Richard Burton . He played Ariel in a TV production of The Tempest (1960) with Richard Burton and Maurice Evans , then appeared in his first film in almost a decade, The Subterraneans (1960). He followed it with Midnight Lace (1960). McDowall continued to work on television in shows such as Sunday Showcase , Naked City , and Play of
1600-677: Was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1993, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. In 1997, McDowall hosted the MGM Musicals Tribute at Carnegie Hall . McDowall served for several years in various capacities on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the organisation that presents the Oscar Awards, and on
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