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Job Actor, photographer, director
Years active 1938-98
Top Roles Pvt. Morris, Nick Evers, Joe Carraclough, John Ashwood II as a Boy, D.J. Jr.
Top Genres Drama, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Family, Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Top Topics Book-Based, World War II, Animals, Romance (Drama), Based on Play
Top Collaborators Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Arthur Shields, Ethel Griffies, Walter Pidgeon, Dennis Hoey, Elizabeth Taylor, Charlton Heston, Alan Napier
Also Born on September 17
Also Born in 1928
Also a Virgo

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The Longest Day
The Longest Day
Role: Pvt. Morris

1962
Director:
Ken Annakin

The Longest Day

Fan rating: 9.00
5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud
Role: Nick Evers

1968
Director:
Henry Hathaway

5 Card Stud

Fan rating: 9.00
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home
Role: Joe Carraclough

1943
Director:
Fred M. Wilcox

Lassie Come Home

Fan rating: 9.00
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover
Role: John Ashwood II as a Boy

1944
Director:
Clarence Brown

The White Cliffs of ...

Fan rating: 8.33
The Loved One
The Loved One
Role: D.J. Jr.

1965
Director:
Tony Richardson

The Loved One

Fan rating: 8.00

Roddy McDowall Overview:

Legendary actor, Roddy McDowall, was born Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall on Sep 17, 1928 in Herne Hill, London. McDowall died at the age of 70 on Oct 3, 1998 in Studio City, CA and was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.

MINI BIO:

Clever and resourceful light-haired British born child actor, in Hollywood from 1940, and popular as the star of boy-and-animal films. Proved ineffectual as a young adult star but after ten years learning his craft in the theatre came back as an astringent and interesting character actor who frequently stole scenes from those billed above him. Won great personal popularity as star of the Apes films. Also a photographer. Died from cancer.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. McDowall was never nominated for an Academy Award.

Roddy McDowall BlogHub Articles:

Warner Archive: Roddy McDowall Produces and Stars In Black Midnight (1949)

By KC on May 13, 2015 From Classic Movies

As a twenty-year-old maturing child star in 1949, Roddy McDowall must have wondered about his fate. So many actors struggle to successfully make the transition to adult careers. He was at that awkward age when Monogram Studios signed him to a contract, where he would star in and coproduce six films.... Read full article

Mini Tribute: Roddy McDowall

By Annmarie Gatti on Sep 17, 2012 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Born September 17, 1928, Roddy McDowall! Roddy McDowall started out as a Child Actor (i.e. How Green Was My Valley, My Friend Flicka, Lassie Come Home), and successfully moved on to some fabulous ‘adult’ roles including Midnight Lace, Inside Daisy Clover, Cleopatra, and of course –... Read full article

Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Roddy McDowall

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Roddy McDowall, Home Movies Roddy McDowall was a trustworthy kind of a guy and he made many close friends in Hollywood. Every Sunday he would have an open house at his Malibu Beach home. This was a time when the Hollywood elite could come over relax and be themselves. They let their guard down whe... Read full article

Stars & Their Hobbies ~ Roddy McDowall

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Roddy McDowall, Home Movies Roddy McDowall was a trustworthy kind of a guy and he made many close friends in Hollywood. Every Sunday he would have an open house at his Malibu Beach home. This was a time when the Hollywood elite could come over relax and be themselves. They let their guard down whe... Read full article

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Roddy McDowall Quotes:

Vaner: Have you committed a crime?
Captain Alan Thorndike: No.
Vaner: Was it, um, about a woman?
Captain Alan Thorndike: [smiling] I see you know life.
Vaner: I thought so. They're a dickens of a problem, aren't they, sir?
— From: Man Hunt
Octavian: Is that how one says it? As simply as that. "Mark Antony is dead. Lord Antony is dead." "The soup is hot; the soup is cold." "Mark Antony is living; Mark Antony is dead." Shake with terror when such words pass your lips, for fear they be untrue and Antony'd cut out your tounge for the lie! And if true, for your lifetime boast that you were honored to speak his name even in death. Dying, of such a man, must be shouted, screamed! It must dare go back from the corners of the universe. "Antony is dead! Mark Antony of Rome lives no more!"
— From: Cleopatra
Octavian: Antony is dead? You say that as if it were a everyday occurrence. The soup is hot, the soup is cold. Antony is alive, Antony is dead.
— From: Cleopatra
Ingrid Randall: Be careful Gregory, be extremely careful about what you say! I haven't had my coffee yet, and I'm in no mood for stupid, irresponsible remarks.
Gregory Benson: Oh.
— From: That Darn Cat!
Alan: Mollymauk does not fool around.
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Roddy McDowall Facts
He was the younger brother of Virginia McDowall.
Appeared on an episode of The Carol Burnett Show wearing his Planet of the Apes make-up. The look of fright on Carol Burnett's face was reputed to be genuine.
On March 10, 1965, he attended the Los Angeles premiere of The Sound of Music (1965) as the date of the movie's star, Julie Andrews.
In December of 1998 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) honored him for his acting career and critically acclaimed photography by naming its photo archive after him. The collection, which includes several million negatives and stills, will be known as the Roddy McDowall Photograph Archive at the Margaret Herrick Library.
The day after his death, Angela Lansbury paid tribute to him on BBC Radio Five 5: Up all Night. She described him as 'one of the most wonderful friends, anybody could possibly have ... we've lost a beloved friend' and that he will be 'so missed'.
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