List of the best Roddy McDowall movies: Lassie Come Home(1943), My Friend Flicka(1943), Thunderhead: Son of Flicka(1945), Lord Love a Duck(1966), Escape From the Planet of the Apes(1971), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes(1972), On the Sunny Side(1942), It!(1967), Battle for the Planet of the Apes(1973), The Cool Ones(1967), Star Hunter(1995), Back to the Planet of the Apes(1981) ... ...
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1943
88 Minutes
Joe Carraclough
Roddy McDowall Donald Crisp Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Nigel Bruce Elsa Lanchester Elizabeth Taylor Ben Webster J. Pat O'Malley Alan Napier Arthur Shields
lassie young boy mother father duke grandchild heartwarming family home yorkshire scotland countryside estate dogs family class distinctions journey escape quest 1940s
After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie (Pal) escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1943
89 Minutes
Ken McLaughlin
Roddy McDowall Preston Foster Rita Johnson James Bell Jeff Corey Diana Hale Arthur Loft Jimmy Aubrey
boy father mother horse emotional touching farm barn school wyoming education responsibility family father/son relationship underdog growing up metamorphosis 1940s
Ken McLaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay.... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1945
78 Minutes
Ken McLaughlin
Roddy McDowall Preston Foster Rita Johnson James Bell Diana Hale Carleton Young Ralph Sanford Robert Filmer Alan Bridge
horse teenager father horse trainer daughter charming melodramatic moving ranch wyoming wilderness horse breaking horsemanship horse racing coming of age father/son relationship sacrifice discovery 1940s
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
Comedy
USA
1966
95 Minutes
Alan 'Mollymauk' Musgrave
teen girl waitress principal genius counselor dark quirky jail high school suburbia los angeles beach obsession murder ambition fame social standing hypnosis rise transformation
A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies.
Sci-Fi
USA
1971
98 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Bradford Dillman Natalie Trundy Eric Braeden William Windom Sal Mineo Albert Salmi Jason Evers John Randolph Harry Lauter
apes scientist astronaut dark suspenseful los angeles prison ship animal cruelty scientific experiments husband/wife relationship murder pregnancy escape 1970s
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1972
86 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Don Murray Ricardo Montalban Natalie Trundy Hari Rhodes Severn Darden Lou Wagner John Randolph Asa Maynor H. M. Wynant David Chow
apes human government official fascinating intense rousing circus earth slavery rebellion revolution dystopia animal cruelty rise rivalry 1990s
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
69 Minutes
Hugh Aylesworth
Roddy McDowall Jane Darwell Freddie Mercer Stanley Clements Katharine Alexander Don Douglas Ann E. Todd Jill Esmond Leon Tyler Fred Walburn
Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy ... See full summary »
Horror
UK
1967
96 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Jill Haworth Paul Maxwell Aubrey Richards Ernest Clark Oliver Johnston Noel Trevarthen Ian McCulloch Richard Goolden Dorothy Frere Tom Chatto
After one of their store houses burnt down, museum director Grove and his assistant Pimm find everything destroyed - only one statue withstood the fire mysteriously undamaged. Suddenly ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1973
92 Minutes
Caesar
Roddy McDowall Claude Akins Natalie Trundy John Huston Severn Darden Lew Ayres Paul Williams Austin Stoker Noah Keen Richard Eastham France Nuyen
slave ape general captain scientist mutant dark disturbing thrilling passionate village city underground library ruins war post-apocalypse prejudice slavery freedom
Ten years after a worldwide series of ape revolutions and a brutal nuclear war among humans, Caesar must protect survivors of both species from an insidious human cult and a militant ape faction alike.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
95 Minutes
Tony Krum
Roddy McDowall Debbie Watson Gil Peterson Phil Harris Robert Coote Nita Talbot George Furth Jim Begg
A young, millionaire rock promoter decides to create a new boy/girl duo team for his teen TV dance show by teaming up an ambitious go-go dancer and a has-been pop star and presenting them to the public as a new romantic pair.
Sci-Fi
1995
80 Minutes
Riecher
Roddy McDowall Fred Olen Ray Stella Stevens Rebecca Budig Kenn Troum Zack Ward Sean P. Donahue Wendy Schumacher Gregg Brazzel Fred Olen Ray Steve Barkett
A busload of teenagers becomes the quarry of evil extraterrestrials on an intergalactic hunting trip.
Sci-Fi
1981
96 Minutes
Galen
Astronauts Burke (James Naughton) and Virdon (Ron Harper) crash-land on Earth 1,000 years in the future.
Fantasy
1978
100 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Peter Ustinov Kabir Bedi Frank Finlay Marina Vlady Terence Stamp Pavla Ustinov Ian Holm
The Arabian Nights tale of a thief (Roddy McDowall), a prince (Kabir Bedi) and a caliph's (Peter Ustinov) daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet.
Adventure, Sci-Fi
USA
1968
112 Minutes
Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Maurice Evans James Whitmore James Daly Linda Harrison Robert Gunner
astronaut slave prisoner dark creative outer space desert cave travel accident racism hunting evolution communism escape pursuit rivalry 21st century
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
Horror
UK
1973
94 Minutes
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Pamela Franklin Roddy McDowall Clive Revill Gayle Hunnicutt Roland Culver Peter Bowles Michael Gough
scientist wife medium spiritualist millionaire ghost creepy frightful mansion bedroom haunted houses serial murders supernatural possession insanity mysterious past mystery pursuit discovery 1970s
A physicist, his wife and two mediums are hired to investigate the Belasco House, where 27 guests had inexplicably died in 1927, along with most of a team of paranormal investigators that was sent in the early 1950s.
Sci-Fi
Italy|West Germany
1980
200 Minutes
Father Stone
Rock Hudson Roddy McDowall Darren McGavin Gayle Hunnicutt Bernie Casey Christopher Connelly
astronaut explorer alien missionary melodramatic somber mars earth town mars space exploration colonization death deception extraterrestrial life quest discovery fall 2000s
One long decade after the assassination of her husband, a reclusive queen comes face-to-face with the deceased's doppelgänger and anarchist poet, and strikes a three-day pact; however, fate has other plans. What is the mystery of Oberwald?
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
100 Minutes
Mary Steenburgen Roddy McDowall Jan Rubes William Russ Ken Pogue Wayne Robson
actress assistant doctor husband police officer chilling tense dark mansion new york city upstate new york blackmail screen test audition video tape doppelganger kidnapping mystery escape wretched excess
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1973
94 Minutes
Stella Stevens Roddy McDowall Elsa Lanchester Shani Wallis Farley Granger Victor Buono John McGiver Bernard Fox Patric Knowles Jamie Farr Norman Stuart
dead person wife brother sister lawyer handyman amusing gory creepy mansion estate murder death schemes greed funeral wedding revenge wretched excess 1970s
Upon his death, Arnold marries his lover, Karen, in spite of his widow, and leaves deathtraps accompanied by audiotapes and his preserved and articulate corpse for those who cared only for his money.
Drama
USA
1941
118 Minutes
Huw Morgan, Youngest Son
Walter Pidgeon Maureen O'Hara Roddy McDowall Donald Crisp Anna Lee John Loder Sara Allgood Barry Fitzgerald Patric Knowles Rhys Williams Evan S. Evans
father mother brother sister coal miner preacher emotional melodramatic wales small town family coal mining labor strike love triangle growing up quest forbidden love victorian era
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.
Horror, Comedy
USA
1985
106 Minutes
Peter Vincent
Chris Sarandon William Ragsdale Roddy McDowall Amanda Bearse Stephen Geoffreys Jonathan Stark Dorothy Fielding Art Evans
actor priest vampire teenager mother playful frightening creepy small town attic television studio united states vampires second chance horror films fear discovery pursuit transformation growing up
A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1971
117 Minutes
Mr. Jelk
Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall Sam Jaffe John Ericson Bruce Forsyth Reginald Owen Tessie O'Shea Arthur E. Gould-Porter Ben Wrigley Rick Traeger
child nazi witch con artist playful charming crafty england village imaginary world world war ii magic witchcraft childcare adventure growing up escape 1940s
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
76 Minutes
Jimmy Graham
Gracie Fields Monty Woolley Roddy McDowall Reginald Gardiner Natalie Schafer Edith Barrett Clifford Brooke Aminta Dyne Queenie Leonard Doris Lloyd Patrick O'Moore
actress politician butler son amusing charming lighthearted playful estate london apartment politics manners job actors estrangement father/daughter relationship transformation discovery 1940s
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
Sports & Fitness, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
USA
1979
102 Minutes
White Robe
David Carradine Jeff Cooper Roddy McDowall Eli Wallach Erica Creer Christopher Lee Anthony De Longis Earl Maynard
martial artist wizard blind person death sheik young man campy offbeat wild desert cave beach fantasy world tournament martial arts self-discovery magic journey daunting task quest
A young martial artist embarks on an adventure, encountering other martial artists in battle until one day he meets an aging blind man who will show him the true meaning of martial arts and life.
Mystery & Thriller
France|West Germany
1966
106 Minutes
Agent Adams
Montgomery Clift Hardy Kruger Roddy McDowall Macha MĂ©ril David Opatoshu Christine Delaroche Hannes Messemer Karl Lieffen
An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1965
119 Minutes
Oliver Parsons
George Peppard Elizabeth Ashley Roddy McDowall Arthur O'Connell Mona Washbourne Herbert Marshall Robert Webber Charles Drake Sally Kellerman Arte Johnson Bill Walker
A man involved in a car crash and suffering from amnesia, appears he have killed his sleazy nymphomaniac mistress, and is treated hostilely and coldly by his wife and despised by her cousin.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
94 Minutes
Geoffrey Kagen
Darlene Vogel Shane Fraser Roddy McDowall Kerrie Clark Samantha Phillips Mark DeCarlo
Molly is now a police photographer in a relationship with a DJ. Her old friend from the streets gets in touch with her. She's in town with a band and hot for the lead singer. Her friend ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1975
85 Minutes
Tony Da Vince
Fred Williamson Jenny Sherman Roddy McDowall Stuart Whitman Luther Adler Aaron Banks James Brown Anthony Caruso Elliott Gould
Discharged from the army, an ex-GI is hired as a hit-man by a crime syndicate that is at war with another Mafia family.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1997
88 Minutes
King Murphy
Jamie Williams Billy Campbell Roddy McDowall David Paul Francis Gulshan Grover Dyrk Ashton Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy BJ Hogg Amy Robbins Hal Fowler
mowgli bear circus scout uncle monkey panther engaging suspenseful emotional india jungle train tracks ruins inheritance kidnapping circus human-animal friendship family nature escape
The story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the wilds of India. Raised by a panther, an elephant and a bear, Mowgli must learn civilization's ways when his long-lost uncle and a circus scout from Barnum and Bailey come looking for him.
Action
USA
1991
87 Minutes
Philip Chamberlain
Peter Paul David Paul Roddy McDowall Steve Kanaly James Doohan A.J. Johnson Bill Mumy Troy Donahue
twin police officer burglar criminal amusing los angeles police station warehouse twins brother relationship diamond heist murder investigation pursuit rivalry 1990s
Muscle-bound twins try to smash a jewel smuggling ring.
Other, Drama
1996
96 Minutes
Saint Peter
Dolly Parton Brian Kerwin Roddy McDowall Allison Mack Eli Marienthal Maria del Mar Gary Sandy Billy "Sly" Williams Ricki Dale Frances Peach Terrie Snell
A dead country singer (Dolly Parton) seeks to get into heaven by uniting a troubled family during the holidays.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Gregory Benson
Hayley Mills Dean Jones Dorothy Provine Roddy McDowall Neville Brand Elsa Lanchester William Demarest Frank Gorshin Richard Eastham Grayson Hall Ed Wynn
young woman sister cat fbi agent bank robber bank teller amusing lighthearted united states household apartment cats siblings investigation kidnapping romance mystery discovery 1960s
After a kidnapped bank teller uses a neighbor's wandering cat to send an S.O.S., the F.B.I. assigns a cat-allergic Agent to the case.
Drama
Canada
1982
93 Minutes
Terry Corrigan
Perry King Timothy Van Patten Merrie Lynn Ross Roddy McDowall Al Waxman Lisa Langlois David Gardner Stefan Arngrim Keith Knight Neil Clifford Erin Flannery
teacher music teacher student security guard rape victim gang member bleak melodramatic sad brutal intense gripping school house stage classroom gangs school band violence revenge
A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with the delinquent leader of a punk posse that runs the school.
Drama
USA
1965
128 Minutes
Walter Baines
Natalie Wood Robert Redford Christopher Plummer Roddy McDowall Ruth Gordon Katharine Bard
producer mother tomboy actress actor daughter brooding dark offbeat hollywood, calif. santa monica, calif. film set arizona fame movies show business divorce rags to riches manipulation growing up
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1975
136 Minutes
Bobby Moore
Barbra Streisand James Caan Omar Sharif Roddy McDowall Ben Vereen Carole Wells Larry Gates Heidi O'Rourke Samantha Huffaker Matt Emery Joshua Shelley
singer lyricist ex-husband producer mistress husband amusing spirited melodramatic new york city california cleveland stage household fanny brice jealousy marital problems ambition infidelity broadway
Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.
Comedy
USA
1969
98 Minutes
Nate Ashbury
Tony Randall Janet Leigh Jim Backus Roddy McDowall Ken Berry Charlotte Rae Kay Cole Richard Dreyfuss Lou Wagner Arnold Stang Harvey Lembeck
scientist family band member businessman record producer rival amusing charming crafty lighthearted madcap playful underwater research base family home scientific experiments rock 'n' roll escape escape quest rivalry
A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Sorenson
Christopher Atkins Tom Logan Amanda Wyss Ari Meyers Roddy McDowall Robb Morris Greg Flowers Tre Laughlin Ann Kymberlie Donna Jarrett
A wild animal attacks people trapped in a large tower.
Comedy, Other, Drama
1973
100 Minutes
Dr. Henry Sawyer
Jane Alexander Sebastian Cabot David Hartman Roddy McDowall Suzanne Davidson Jim Backus Tom Bosley David Doyle James Gregory Roland Winters Liam Dunn
single mother kris kringle attorney psychiatrist young girl judge amusing charming melodramatic tense department store parade courtroom faith christmas santa claus mother/daughter relationship court battles discovery rivalry
A department-store Santa (Sebastian Cabot) goes to court with a lawyer (David Hartman) to prove he is the real thing.
Musical, Comedy
1946
127 Minutes
Stanley Owen
Walter Pidgeon Ilona Massey Roddy McDowall Jane Powell Hugo Haas Mikhail Rasumny Helene Stanley Ann Codee Paul Stanton Doris Lloyd Rosita Marstini
ambassador daughter boyfriend pianist xavier cugat singer lighthearted charming melodramatic mexico party nightclub father/daughter relationship love musicians love growing up 1940s
The U.S. ambassador's (Walter Pidgeon) daughter falls for a Mexican pianist (Jose Iturbi) old enough to be her grandfather.
Drama
1944
126 Minutes
Young John Ashwood II
Irene Dunne Alan Marshal Frank Morgan Roddy McDowall Peter Lawford Dame May Whitty C. Aubrey Smith Gladys Cooper Van Johnson John Warburton Jill Esmond
pretty woman father british soldier son colonel girlfriend melodramatic moving london hotel hospital romance world war i world war ii mother/son relationship loss love growing up sacrifice 1940s
A woman (Irene Dunne) from Oklahoma marries an English aristocrat (Alan Marshal) and raises a son between World War I and World War II.
Western
1968
103 Minutes
Nick Evers
Dean Martin Robert Mitchum Inger Stevens Roddy McDowall Katherine Justice John Anderson Ruth Springford Yaphet Kotto Denver Pyle Bill Fletcher Whit Bissell
preacher gambler unrestrained thrilling suspenseful sultry spirited gutsy wild west town gambling murder investigation cheating revenge pursuit 1880s
An 1880s gambler (Dean Martin) and preacher (Robert Mitchum) investigate killings stemming from a game of poker.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Vaner
Walter Pidgeon Joan Bennett George Sanders John Carradine Roddy McDowall Ludwig Stossel Heather Thatcher Frederick Worlock
hunter nazi con artist secret agent police officer gripping germany forest ship london adolf hitler assassination identity theft hunting world war ii pursuit escape 1940s
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.
Adventure
USA
1942
98 Minutes
Benjamin (As a Boy)
Tyrone Power Gene Tierney Frances Farmer George Sanders Roddy McDowall John Carradine Elsa Lanchester Harry Davenport Kay Johnson Dudley Digges Halliwell Hobbes
knight uncle nephew love interest ship mate ex-girlfriend rousing spirited amusing polynesia ship estate bristol, england inheritance travel love vindication fortune love revenge
Cheated out of his estate by his sadistic uncle, young Benjamin Blake goes to the South Seas to make his fortune so he can return to claim his birthright.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
108 Minutes
Malcolm
Doris Day Rex Harrison John Gavin Myrna Loy Roddy McDowall Herbert Marshall Natasha Parry John Williams Hermione Baddeley Richard Ney Rhys Williams
husband wife architect mysterious man stalker suspenseful chilling london apartment honeymoon telephone calls stalking accident doubt on the run mystery pursuit 1960s
In London, a recently wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1982
102 Minutes
Rex Brewster
Peter Ustinov Colin Blakely Jane Birkin Nicholas Clay Maggie Smith Roddy McDowall Sylvia Miles James Mason Denis Quilley Diana Rigg Emily Hone
murderer star murder victim investigator detective resort owner crafty engaging fascinating gripping passionate shocking yorkshire moors adriatic sea island resort hotel beach mystery murder
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
Comedy
USA
1987
112 Minutes
Executive Producer
Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Edward Herrmann Katherine Helmond Michael Hagerty Roddy McDowall Jared Rushton Jeffrey Wiseman Brian Price Jamie Wild Frank Campanella
wealthy woman widower millionaire wife carpenter butler amusing madcap spirited yacht small town mansion amnesia motherhood class distinctions schemes role reversal relationships transformation rise
A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her they're husband and wife.
Comedy
USA
1979
116 Minutes
Jenkins
Richard Benjamin Cloris Leachman James Coco Scatman Crothers Ruth Gordon Cleavon Little Roddy McDowall Robert Morley Richard Mulligan Tony Randall Dirk Benedict
To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.
Comedy, Western
1972
120 Minutes
Frank Gass
Paul Newman Victoria Principal Anthony Perkins Jacqueline Bisset Ava Gardner Tab Hunter John Huston Stacy Keach Roddy McDowall Ned Beatty Anthony Zerbe
outlaw beautiful woman friend teacher singer murderer gritty quirky texas small town saloon river law and order justice robbery money death rescue quest 1900s
A small-time outlaw takes over a town by dispensing his own form of justice and confiscating property for court costs.
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Andrew Marton John Wayne Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Peter Lawford Richard Burton Richard Beymer Jeffrey Hunter
soldiers sailor general parachutist powerful rousing patriotic spectacular france germany england world war ii adolf hitler armed conflict d-day quest sacrifice rivalry 1940s
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Drama, History
Switzerland|UK|USA
1963
243 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Rex Harrison Pamela Brown George Cole Hume Cronyn Cesare Danova Kenneth Haigh Andrew Keir Martin Landau Roddy McDowall
julius caesar mark antony cleopatra soldier military officer passionate powerful spectacular ancient egypt royal court jealousy love triangle politics assassination quest love ancient egypt
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Robert Morse Jonathan Winters Anjanette Comer Rod Steiger Dana Andrews Milton Berle James Coburn John Gielgud Tab Hunter Margaret Leighton Liberace
poet uncle stylist mortician reverend teen boy madcap dark los angeles cemetery pet cemetery death funeral business love triangle schemes spiritual crisis quest rivalry 1960s
Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.