Roddy McDowall Movies

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Roddy McDowall (1928-1998) English-American actor, voice artist and film director.  His career lasted an amazing 60 years. His IMDb page shows 262 acting credits from 1938-1999. This page will rank 65 Roddy McDowall movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His many television appearances, his early British movies, his Monogram movies and movies not released in North American theaters  were not were not included in the rankings. This comes from a request made by Søren.  Sorry it took so long.

Roddy McDowall starred in numerous Planet of the Apes movies.

Roddy McDowall Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

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Roddy McDowall in 1963’s Cleopatra

Possibly Interesting Facts About Roddy McDowall

1. Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall was born in Herne Hill, London in 1928.

2.  Roddy McDowall was a child model as a baby.  At the age of 10 he was already appearing in movies….he would remain making movies the rest of his life.

3.  Roddy McDowall was lifelong friends with Elizabeth Taylor. They both starred in 1943’s Lassie Come Home. Taylor referred to him as the one friend she had to whom she confided everything, and who was always understanding.

4.  Roddy McDowall was never nominated for an Oscar®.  He did receive a Best Supporting Golden Globe® nomination for 1963’s Cleopatra.

5.  A clerical error on the part of 20th Century-Fox cost Roddy McDowall a likely Oscar® nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Caesar Augustus Octavian in 1963’s Cleopatra. The studio erroneously listed him as a leading player rather than a supporting one. When 20th Century-Fox asked the Academy to correct the error, it refused, saying the ballots already were at the printer.

6.  Roddy McDowall was never married and did not have any children.

7.  In 1974, the FBI raided Roddy McDowall’s home and seized his collection of films and television series in the course of an investigation into film piracy and copyright infringement. His collection consisted of 160 16-mm prints and more than 1,000 video cassettes, at a time before the era of commercial videotapes, when there was no legal aftermarket for films. McDowall had purchased Errol Flynn’s home cinema films and transferred them all to tape for longer-lasting archival storage. No charges were filed.

8.  Roddy McDowall played the chimpanzee archaeologist Cornelius in 4 of the first 5 Planet of the Apes movies. He did not appear in 1970’s Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

9.  Roddy McDowall liked wearing his Planet of the Apes makeup when he left the set.  He would drive home with his make-up on, and shock some of the other drivers on the freeway.   That would be worth seeing.

10. Check out Roddy McDowall’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time

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27 thoughts on “Roddy McDowall Movies”

  1. Hello 🙂
    I have seen 28 movies featuring “Master” Roddie McDowall- many of them he made when the “Master” had long been deleted from his name. I absolutely love How green was my Valley, but as a kid Lassie and Flicka sure were my favorites. The Keys of the Kingdom, White Cliffs of Dover and Shock Treatment are also high on my list. Of his later films, I think Overboard is very funny, and although I prefer the original 40’s B film, I did enjoy Dead of Winter. Another fav is the original Planet of the Apes movie, but the further that series went, the less I liked the movies. Being a longtime Streisand fan, I have to admit that Funny Lady does not rank very high among my favorite movies. Interesting for containing Monty Clift’s last performance, this is also true for The Defector. As I stated elsewhere, Angel, Angel down we go is horrible despite the presence of Roddie and Jennifer Jones. An interesting look at the career of a former child star, who kept busy throughout his life, although mainly in supporting parts.

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    1. Hey Bob.
      This is a crazy week at the Cogerson house. Son #2 and recently back from Dublin and England is home for a few days, turned 25 yesterday. Tomorrow is granddaughter #1’s 10th birthday. Thursday is WoC and my anniversary. And then on Friday it is daughter #2’s 11th birthday. We are scheduled to take 14 pre teen girls to see The Emoji Movie….I guess they have not been reading the reviews…lol. This morning I had some time, but watched The Greatest Story Ever Told for the first time…that puppy is almost 3 and a half hours long. So in a nutshell……UMR might be put on the back burner for awhile. I did do a Shepard tribute page and a new banner….patting myself on back.

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      1. HI BRUCE

        1 Some activity commitments! Hectic though they are but you can’t complain about not leading a full life and at some stage you’ll be able to look back say as Fred Astaire is supposed to have said seconds before he passed away “I’ve had a good life and am well contented.”

        2 Oh I hate it when people remind me of Greatest Story because even normally Wayne-friendly critics crucified him for that one – so please don’t tell me what Hirsch thought of it !

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  3. Hi Bruce, thanks for this comprehensive page of Roddy McDowall’s films and the interesting bits of information about him. As a kid, when I saw the Planet of the Apes films, I wondered who was this Roddy behind the mask and it took me a while to identify him as there was no internet in these days and, as an adult, he was always in a supporting role.

    I agree with others who think How Green Was My Valley is a wonderful film and maybe Roddy’s greatest moment in human form. While he was an adorable child actor, when he came back to the big screen as an adult, he seemed to often be typecast as a villain until he put on a chimpanzee suit and became nice again…though not quite as cute 😉

    I recently saw the little known thriller, Shock Treatment, with Stuart Whitman, Lauren Bacall and Roddy McDowall quite frightening as a deranged killer. I also saw him in the Columbo episode Bob mentions, where he was very effectively annoying. But Roddy could take on all kinds of other roles when given the chance, and as your page shows, he left behind an impressive body of work.

    On a separate note, this page made me notice how low a critical rating Cleopatra gets! 47.33%? OK, it was an overblown, pompous mess, but it has some good moments. The IMDB rating is now 7.0, which on the other hand, seems too high.

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  4. Hi

    Roddy’s career lasted so incredibly long that I think almost everybody has seen him in something. I remember later in his career playing the small role of the Vicar in Bedknobs and Broomsticks. In the 80’s there was a television movie about the life of May West and he played a stage hand. He was absolutely superb in How Green Was My Valley. And of course the Lassie movie. He was definitely one of the best child stars around. But I suppose his finest hour was in the Planet of the Apes movies.
    He had a very distinct voice, I’m surprised he didn’t become a bigger star than he was. It’s nice to know that he had a genuine friendship with Elizabeth Taylor. So many of these showbiz friendships are so fake.
    I remember Kevin Costner speaking at the funeral of Whitney Houston. I had assumed then that they were close friends. But no it was because they had made a movie about 20 years before.
    Anthony Quinn related a story of how he worked with Lawrence Olivier. After the film had ended, they were getting a taxi to the airport, both were in tears hugging and crying and after that they never met again.
    Anyway I recently watched How Green was my Valley, it’s such a wonderful film. And to be honest, far more enjoyable than Citizen Kane. Great page, thanks.

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  5. Roddy is no longer on the IMDB Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe. However, showing how the mighty have fallen he was # 25 (Orson Welles was # 9 and he’s gone too). These are the people still on the 2016 list who have appeared with him.

    1 ERIC ROBERTS It’s My Party (1996)
    20 MAX VON SYDOW The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    21 DAVID CARRADINE Circle of Iron (1978)
    21 DAVID CARRADINE Double Trouble (1992/I)
    26 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
    33 FRANK WELKER A Bug’s Life (1998)
    33 FRANK WELKER GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986)
    35 CHRISTOPHER LEE Circle of Iron (1978)
    35 CHRISTOPHER LEE Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
    43 JAMES CAAN Funny Lady (1975)
    58 ELLIOTT GOULD Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)
    58 ELLIOTT GOULD The Big Picture (1989)
    65 ROBERT LOGGIA The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    69 MARTIN LANDAU Cleopatra (1963)
    69 MARTIN LANDAU The Color of Evening (1994)
    69 MARTIN LANDAU The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    72 ROBERT FORSTER The Black Hole (1979)
    79 BRAD PITT Cutting Class (1989)
    97 CHARLES DURNING The Grass Harp (1995)
    109 STACY KEACH The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    112 ROD STEIGER The Longest Day (1962)
    112 ROD STEIGER The Loved One (1965)
    115 M. EMMET WALSH Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    127 GENE HACKMAN The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    142 ERNEST BORGNINE The Black Hole (1979)
    142 ERNEST BORGNINE The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    166 BRUCE DAVISON It’s My Party (1996)
    184 COLLEEN CAMP Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
    184 COLLEEN CAMP Funny Lady (1975)
    201 JOHN CLEESE The Big Picture (1989)
    220 ELI WALLACH Circle of Iron (1978)
    225 NED BEATTY Going Under (1990)
    225 NED BEATTY The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    231 BILL PULLMAN Going Under (1990)
    240 SCOTT WILSON The Grass Harp (1995)
    247 CHARLTON HESTON Planet of the Apes (1968)
    247 CHARLTON HESTON The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    271 ROBERT WAGNER Something to Believe In (1998)
    271 ROBERT WAGNER The Longest Day (1962)
    287 SVEN-OLE THORSEN Overboard (1987)
    289 SEAN CONNERY The Longest Day (1962)
    310 EDWARD HERRMANN Overboard (1987)
    311 MARK RUFFALO Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994)
    317 PETER FONDA Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
    323 DONALD PLEASENCE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    330 MELISSA LEO LAST SUMMER IN THE HAMPTONS (1995)
    341 RICHARD KIND A Bug’s Life (1998)
    346 KEVIN SPACEY A Bug’s Life (1998)
    353 CLORIS LEACHMAN Scavenger Hunt (1979)
    357 KURT RUSSELL Overboard (1987)
    364 ROBERT VAUGHN Going Under (1990)
    369 MICHELLE PFEIFFER Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    391 JACQUELINE BISSET The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    392 GREG COLLINS Angel 4: Undercover (1994)
    400 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Scavenger Hunt (1979)
    403 ROBERT REDFORD Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
    413 JAMES COBURN The Loved One (1965)
    419 ELLEN BURSTYN The Color of Evening (1994)
    421 MARY STEENBURGEN Dead of Winter (1987)
    421 MARY STEENBURGEN The Grass Harp (1995)
    427 GEORGE SEGAL It’s My Party (1996)
    427 GEORGE SEGAL The Longest Day (1962)
    435 KEVIN BACON The Big Picture (1989)
    438 JOHN RATZENBERGER A Bug’s Life (1998)
    447 RICHARD DREYFUSS Hello Down There (1969)
    470 OCTAVIA SPENCER THE GRASS HARP (1995)
    537 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH The Big Picture (1989)
    538 JON GRIES FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2 (1988)
    541 HECTOR ELIZONDO Overboard (1987)
    542 MICHAEL MCKEAN The Big Picture (1989)
    592 JOHN GIELGUD The Loved One (1965)
    635 JOHN CAPODICE The Evil Inside Me (1993)
    676 DIANE LADD Embryo (1976)
    704 MAXIMILIAN SCHELL The Black Hole (1979)
    706 SALLY KELLERMAN It’s My Party (1996)
    706 SALLY KELLERMAN Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994)
    706 SALLY KELLERMAN The Third Day (1965)
    736 OMAR SHARIFF Funny Lady (1975)
    766 FRED WILLIAMSON Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)
    781 SHELLEY WINTERS The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    781 SHELLEY WINTERS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    793 ALEX ROCCO A Bug’s Life (1998)
    793 ALEX ROCCO Rabbit Test (1978)
    794 HENRY KINGI CHARLIE CHAN AND THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON QUEEN (1981)
    804 JOHN LANDIS Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
    807 TERI GARR The Cool Ones (1967)
    809 ROBERT MITCHUM 5 Card Stud (1968)
    809 ROBERT MITCHUM The Longest Day (1962)
    818 RICHARD MASUR Going Under (1990)
    818 RICHARD MASUR Scavenger Hunt (1979)
    820 EDWARD FURLONG THE GRASS HARP (1995)
    846 BOB MINOR Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
    855 LESLIE NIELSEN Sixth and Main (1977)
    855 LESLIE NIELSEN The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    883 DENIS LEARY A BUG’S LIFE (1998)
    899 EDIE MCCLURG A Bug’s Life (1998)
    900 JOE DON BAKER The Grass Harp (1995)
    912 ARTHUR TOVEY Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    912 ARTHUR TOVEY Lord Love a Duck (1966)
    912 ARTHUR TOVEY Midnight Lace (1960)
    926 BILL MCKINNEY The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    927 MEAT LOAF SCAVENGER HUNT (1979)
    933 MARGOT KIDDER GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986)
    937 ROBERT EASTON The Loved One (1965)
    986 J.T. WALSH The Big Picture (1989)

    Here are all the people on the first list back in 2000 who have since fallen off but appeared with Roddy in a film.

    9 ORSON WELLES Macbeth (1948)
    14 JOHN CARRADINE Man Hunt (1941)
    14 JOHN CARRADINE Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
    43 KEENAN WYNN Laserblast (1978)
    43 KEENAN WYNN Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
    50 JEFF COREY Kidnapped (1948)
    50 JEFF COREY My Friend Flicka (1943)
    52 JAMES MASON Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    54 STUART WHITMAN Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)
    54 STUART WHITMAN Shock Treatment (1964)
    54 STUART WHITMAN The Color of Evening (1994)
    54 STUART WHITMAN The Longest Day (1962)
    56 HENRY FONDA The Longest Day (1962)
    58 JACK LEMMON The Grass Harp (1995)
    65 VIVECA LINDFORS Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
    67 PAUL NEWMAN The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    76 EDDIE ALBERT The Big Picture (1989)
    76 EDDIE ALBERT The Longest Day (1962)
    77 JOSE FERRER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    81 LIONEL STANDER The Loved One (1965)
    94 ROBERT MORLEY Scavenger Hunt (1979)
    94 ROBERT MORLEY The Loved One (1965)
    100 IAN WOLFE The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
    108 DUB TAYLOR The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    125 VINCENT PRICE Scavenger Hunt (1979)
    125 VINCENT PRICE The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    129 CURT JURGENS The Longest Day (1962)
    133 WALTER MATTHAU The Grass Harp (1995)
    137 CARROLL BAKER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    142 JOHN HUSTON Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
    142 JOHN HUSTON The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    144 PETER USTINOV Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    144 PETER USTINOV Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    146 MIKE MAZURKI The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    149 TELLY SAVALAS GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986)
    149 TELLY SAVALAS Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
    149 TELLY SAVALAS The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    151 CESAR ROMERO Midas Run (1969)
    156 GREGORY PECK The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    158 JOSEPH COTTEN Journey to Murder (1971)
    160 ROBERT RYAN The Longest Day (1962)
    165 R.G. ARMSTRONG Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)
    175 MICHAEL HORDERN Cleopatra (1963)
    177 MARCEL DALIO The Pied Piper (1942)
    179 JOHN WAYNE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    179 JOHN WAYNE The Longest Day (1962)
    186 AVA GARDNER The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    205 BRIAN KEITH Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    215 WOLFGANG PREISS The Longest Day (1962)
    221 JOHN CRAWFORD The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    221 JOHN CRAWFORD The Longest Day (1962)
    221 JOHN CRAWFORD The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    227 RICHARD BURTON Cleopatra (1963)
    227 RICHARD BURTON The Longest Day (1962)
    231 SIDNEY POITIER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    232 ROY JENSON 5 Card Stud (1968)
    232 ROY JENSON The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    237 PETER LAWFORD The Longest Day (1962)
    237 PETER LAWFORD The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
    243 MICHAEL GOUGH The Legend of Hell House (1973)
    245 SLIM PICKENS The Black Hole (1979)
    251 MEL FERRER The Longest Day (1962)
    253 ROBERT WEBBER The Third Day (1965)
    255 ALEXANDER KNOX The Longest Day (1962)
    256 HANK WORDEN Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    265 RICHARD CRENNA Midas Run (1969)
    280 BILLY BARTY Rabbit Test (1978)
    281 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cleopatra (1963)
    281 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Lassie Come Home (1943)
    281 ELIZABETH TAYLOR The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
    283 CLIVE REVILL The Legend of Hell House (1973)
    287 RICHARD FARNSWORTH The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    289 ANTHONY PERKINS Los gusanos no llevan bufanda (1992)
    289 ANTHONY PERKINS The Black Hole (1979)
    289 ANTHONY PERKINS The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    291 LEE GRANT Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    291 LEE GRANT It’s My Party (1996)
    296 KENNETH TOBEY Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
    307 MATT CLARK The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    310 STEVE FORREST The Longest Day (1962)
    320 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
    321 LAUREN BACALL Shock Treatment (1964)
    323 GEORGE SANDERS Man Hunt (1941)
    323 GEORGE SANDERS Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
    326 ANGELA LANSBURY Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    326 ANGELA LANSBURY The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    332 ANGIE DICKINSON Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    332 ANGIE DICKINSON Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
    338 IAN BANNEN Something to Believe In (1998)
    345 WILLIAM PRINCE The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
    359 KARL MALDEN The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    361 JAMES WHITMORE Planet of the Apes (1968)
    364 LESLIE CARON The Subterraneans (1960)
    367 ROBERT STEPHENS Cleopatra (1963)
    376 STELLA STEVENS Arnold (1973)
    376 STELLA STEVENS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    395 WALTER PIDGEON Holiday in Mexico (1946)
    395 WALTER PIDGEON How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    395 WALTER PIDGEON Man Hunt (1941)
    399 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    406 EDMOND O’BRIEN The Longest Day (1962)
    420 MAURICE MARSAC The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    421 MICHAEL ANSARA The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    444 GERT FROBE The Longest Day (1962)
    451 DANA ANDREWS The Loved One (1965)
    460 SCATMAN CROTHERS Scavenger Hunt (1979)
    464 JOHN ALDERSON Cleopatra (1963)
    464 JOHN ALDERSON Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    464 JOHN ALDERSON The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
    467 VAN JOHNSON The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
    469 FRANK FINLAY The Longest Day (1962)
    474 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Something to Believe In (1998)
    500 DANIEL GELIN The Longest Day (1962)
    503 RICHARD CONTE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    506 DOUGLAS FOWLEY Killer Shark (1950)
    508 ROBERT BLAKE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    516 MADELINE KAHN A Bug’s Life (1998)
    517 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Poison Pen (1939)
    522 RED BUTTONS The Longest Day (1962)
    522 RED BUTTONS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    524 RICHARD WATTIS The Longest Day (1962)
    528 HAROLD GOULD Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
    529 NORMAN ALDEN Cutting Class (1989)
    530 NORMAN FELL Rabbit Test (1978)
    531 LILYAN CHAUVIN Funny Lady (1975)
    532 JIM BACKUS Hello Down There (1969)
    535 FRANK CAMPANELLA Overboard (1987)
    545 HARDY KRUGER The Defector (1966)
    553 DAN O’HERLIHY Kidnapped (1948)
    553 DAN O’HERLIHY Macbeth (1948)
    554 BUD CORT Going Under (1990)
    555 HUME CRONYN Cleopatra (1963)
    562 PAUL BRYAR Funny Lady (1975)
    562 PAUL BRYAR The Third Day (1965)
    564 HARRY GUARDINO The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    565 MARNE MAITLAND Cleopatra (1963)
    570 YAPHET KOTTO 5 Card Stud (1968)
    577 OSSIE DAVIS Shock Treatment (1964)
    583 PAUL STEWART The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    589 ROCK HUDSON Embryo (1976)
    589 ROCK HUDSON Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
    592 WHIT BISSELL 5 Card Stud (1968)
    593 LESLIE PHILLIPS The Longest Day (1962)
    596 ADOLFO CELI Midas Run (1969)
    599 JOHN DOUCETTE Cleopatra (1963)
    602 MAGGIE SMITH Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    606 ALBERTO MORIN Holiday in Mexico (1946)
    607 VINCENT GARDENIA The Third Day (1965)
    612 JEFFREY HUNTER The Longest Day (1962)
    613 JOHN LE MESURIER Midas Run (1969)
    619 PETER VAN EYCK The Longest Day (1962)
    636 GREGOIRE ASLAN Cleopatra (1963)
    648 HARRY MORGAN The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
    650 ARTHUR MALET Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    650 ARTHUR MALET The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    663 MILTON BERLE The Loved One (1965)
    681 BRADFORD DILLMAN Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    681 BRADFORD DILLMAN Heroes Stand Alone (1989)
    690 PARLEY BAER The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    691 GEORGE PEPPARD The Subterraneans (1960)
    691 GEORGE PEPPARD The Third Day (1965)
    704 TROY DONAHUE Double Trouble (1992/I)
    712 FINLAY CURRIE Cleopatra (1963)
    723 MICKEY KNOX The Longest Day (1962)
    731 JOHN HOYT Cleopatra (1963)
    732 ARTHUR O’CONNELL The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    732 ARTHUR O’CONNELL The Third Day (1965)
    742 RICARDO MONTALBAN Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
    742 RICARDO MONTALBAN Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    743 WILLIAM WINDOM Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    748 ANTHONY ZERBE The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    753 MAURICE DENHAM Midas Run (1969)
    767 PHILIP AHN The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    770 GOLDIE HAWN Overboard (1987)
    771 MICHAEL SARRAZIN The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    783 JAMES FLAVIN The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    790 ROLAND CULVER The Legend of Hell House (1973)
    790 ROLAND CULVER This England (1941)
    799 MAUREEN STAPLETON Doin’ Time on Planet Earth (1988)
    806 NINA FOCH It’s My Party (1996)
    811 ROBERT NICHOLS Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    816 CARLETON YOUNG Thunderhead – Son of Flicka (1945)
    818 DENNIS BURKLEY Laserblast (1978)
    819 RALPH RICHARDSON Midas Run (1969)
    821 PIPER LAURIE The Grass Harp (1995)
    840 FRANK GORSHIN That Darn Cat! (1965)
    845 SEVERN DARDEN Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
    845 SEVERN DARDEN Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
    851 CEDRIC HARDWICKE The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    854 MICHAEL MEDWIN The Longest Day (1962)
    871 DESMOND LLEWELYN Cleopatra (1963)
    874 DEAN JONES That Darn Cat! (1965)
    878 DENVER PYLE 5 Card Stud (1968)
    882 DEAN MARTIN 5 Card Stud (1968)
    895 TONY RANDALL Hello Down There (1969)
    895 TONY RANDALL Scavenger Hunt (1979)
    905 RON RANDELL The Longest Day (1962)
    908 LYNNE MARIE STEWART Double Trouble (1992/I)
    909 LEWIS ARQUETTE Double Trouble (1992/I)
    917 ROBERT J. WILKE Shock Treatment (1964)
    923 GEORGE FURTH The Cool Ones (1967)
    926 BILL ERWIN Sixth and Main (1977)
    926 BILL ERWIN The Color of Evening (1994)
    930 BING RUSSELL Overboard (1987)
    937 FABIAN The Longest Day (1962)
    938 ALBERT SALMI Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    941 MARK DAMON The Longest Day (1962)
    953 HARVEY KORMAN Lord Love a Duck (1966)
    957 BILLY CRYSTAL Rabbit Test (1978)
    975 MAUREEN O’HARA How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    982 BILLY BENEDICT On the Sunny Side (1942)
    993 JAMES W. GAVIN Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
    993 JAMES W. GAVIN Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

    I count 49 Oscar winners that Roddy worked with:

    ANNE BAXTER The Pied Piper (1942)
    BARBRA STREISAND Funny Lady (1975)
    BARRY FITZGERALD How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    CHARLTON HESTON Planet of the Apes (1968)
    CHARLTON HESTON The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
    DON AMECHE Confirm or Deny (1941)
    DONALD CRISP HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941)
    DONALD CRISP LASSIE COME HOME (1943)
    EDMOND O’BRIEN The Longest Day (1962)
    EDMUND GWENN Lassie Come Home (1943)
    EDMUND GWENN The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cleopatra (1963)
    ELIZABETH TAYLOR Lassie Come Home (1943)
    ELIZABETH TAYLOR The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
    ELLEN BURSTYN The Color of Evening (1994)
    ERNEST BORGNINE The Black Hole (1979)
    ERNEST BORGNINE The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    GENE HACKMAN The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    GEORGE SANDERS Man Hunt (1941)
    GEORGE SANDERS Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
    GOLDIE HAWN Overboard (1987)
    GREGORY PECK The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    HENRY FONDA The Longest Day (1962)
    JACK LEMMON The Grass Harp (1995)
    JAMES COBURN The Loved One (1965)
    JANE DARWELL On the Sunny Side (1942)
    JENNIFER JONES Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969)
    JOHN GIELGUD The Loved One (1965)
    JOHN WAYNE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    JOHN WAYNE The Longest Day (1962)
    JOSE FERRER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
    KARL MALDEN The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
    KEVIN SPACEY A Bug’s Life (1998)
    KIM HUNTER Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    KIM HUNTER Planet of the Apes (1968)
    LEE GRANT Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    LEE GRANT It’s My Party (1996)
    MAGGIE SMITH Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    MARTIN LANDAU Cleopatra (1963)
    MARTIN LANDAU The Color of Evening (1994)
    MARTIN LANDAU The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    MARY STEENBURGEN Dead of Winter (1987)
    MAUREEN STAPLETON Doin’ Time on Planet Earth (1988)
    MAXIMILIAN SCHELL The Black Hole (1979)
    MELISSA LEO LAST SUMMER IN THE HAMPTONS (1995)
    OCTAVIA SPENCER The Grass Harp (1995)
    PAUL NEWMAN The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    PETER USTINOV Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
    PETER USTINOV Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    RED BUTTONS The Longest Day (1962)
    RED BUTTONS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    REX HARRISON Cleopatra (1963)
    REX HARRISON Midnight Lace (1960)
    RICHARD DREYFUSS Hello Down There (1969)
    ROD STEIGER The Longest Day (1962)
    ROD STEIGER The Loved One (1965)
    SEAN CONNERY The Longest Day (1962)
    SHELLEY WINTERS The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    SHELLEY WINTERS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    SIDNEY POITIER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    SISSY SPACEK The Grass Harp (1995)
    THOMAS MITCHELL THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (1944)
    VAN HEFLIN The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    WALTER MATTHAU The Grass Harp (1995)

    In 1969 my mother took me to a double feature of G rated movies, Hello Down There featuring Roddy and the epic My Side of the Mountain. The theater threw in a sneak review of an M or GP film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie which featured Pamela Franklin appearing topless while she was being painted. It was the first nude scene I ever saw in a film.

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    1. Hey Dan
      1. As always…thanks for these lists which are jammed packed with tons of facts and trivia.
      2. Yep….both he and Orson have tumbled since the 2000 list.
      3. Looks like he will be attached to the lists for awhile….heck Eric Roberts alone should be a nice lifeline for Roddy for many years.
      4. 49 Oscar winners is an excellent total….and one of the highest totals in your comments in awhile.
      5. Good memory of your double feature….your Prime of Miss Jean Brodie reminds me of my first nude scene…..it was Sondra Locke in Clint Eastwood’s The Gauntlet.
      Good comment as always.

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      1. My first R rated movie was Bluebeard with Richard Burton. MY first C or condemned movie by the Catholic Board was Bananas with Woody Allen.

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