ACTOR

Roddy McDowall

1928 - 1998

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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 a Tony Award for his performance in Jean Anouilh's The Fighting Cock. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roddy McDowall has received more than 6,591,119 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Roddy McDowall is the 1,241st most popular actor (down from 1,030th in 2019), the 1,312th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,162nd in 2019) and the 173rd most popular British Actor.

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  • 57.37

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Roddy McDowall ranks 1,241 out of 13,578. Before him are George Sanders, Vera Farmiga, Beba Lončar, Mizzi Kaspar, Lance Reddick, and Lena Headey. After him are Beau Bridges, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Cloris Leachman, Elizabeth Hurley, Laura Dern, and Michel Simon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Roddy McDowall ranks 130. Before him are Hayden White, Branko Mikulić, Desmond Morris, Fumihiko Maki, Yaacov Agam, and Christa Ludwig. After him are Humberto Maturana, Juan María Bordaberry, Héctor Rial, Cy Twombly, James Randi, and Victor Stănculescu. Among people deceased in 1998, Roddy McDowall ranks 67. Before him are Wolf Vostell, Anne Desclos, Agostino Casaroli, Marie-Louise Meilleur, Haxhi Lleshi, and Ferenc Deák. After him are Georgy Sviridov, George Wallace, Frithjof Schuon, Lucio Battisti, Momoko Kōchi, and Ted Hughes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roddy McDowall ranks 1,312 out of 8,785. Before him are Gareth Bale (1989), Anthony Minghella (1954), Ginger Baker (1939), David Hartley (1705), Lucinda Riley (1965), and Jack Charlton (1935). After him are Seal (1963), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Fletcher Christian (1764), and Alice Keppel (1868).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Roddy McDowall ranks 173. Before him are Scott Adkins (1976), Clive Owen (1964), Julian Glover (1935), David Prowse (1935), Kate Beckinsale (1973), and Marina Berti (1924). After him are Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Geraldine McEwan (1932), Edmund Kean (1787), Eileen Essell (1922), Edward Gordon Craig (1872), and Rupert Everett (1959).

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Television and Movie Roles

Planet of the Apes
Cornelius
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes 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.
Feb 7th 19687.646 / 10
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Cornelius
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.
May 20th 19716.371 / 10
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar
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.
Jun 29th 19726.2 / 10