Roddy McDowall
Actor · 143 credits · 68 in highly-rated films
Best known for Planet of the Apes (1968)
Frequent collaborators: Mark Lenard, James Naughton, Richard Kiley, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Hunter
Best Roddy McDowall movies by genre
- Roddy McDowall Drama Movies 39
- Roddy McDowall TV Movie Movies 34
- Roddy McDowall Documentary Movies 29
- Roddy McDowall Comedy Movies 28
- Roddy McDowall Thriller Movies 25
- Roddy McDowall Adventure Movies 22
- Roddy McDowall Horror Movies 20
- Roddy McDowall Science Fiction Movies 20
- Roddy McDowall Action Movies 16
- Roddy McDowall Family Movies 16
- Roddy McDowall Mystery Movies 14
- Roddy McDowall Fantasy Movies 9
Movies (142 total, ranked by score)
1Planet of the Apes
1968 · ★ 7.7 (4,082 votes)
Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
2The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · ★ 7.2 (1,049 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
3How Green Was My Valley
1941 · ★ 7.3 (466 votes)
Drama
4Fright Night
1985 · ★ 7.0 (1,592 votes)
Comedy, Horror
5Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · ★ 7.0 (1,045 votes)
Family, Animation, Fantasy
6Overboard
1987 · ★ 6.8 (1,009 votes)
Comedy, Romance
7Macbeth
1948 · ★ 7.3 (186 votes)
Drama
8Evil Under the Sun
1982 · ★ 6.9 (518 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
9The Legend of Hell House
1973 · ★ 6.7 (289 votes)
Horror, Mystery
10Lassie Come Home
1943 · ★ 6.7 (143 votes)
Family, Adventure, Drama
11Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · ★ 6.4 (1,266 votes)
Action, Science Fiction
12Class of 1984
1982 · ★ 6.4 (414 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
13Man Hunt
1941 · ★ 6.9 (129 votes)
Thriller, War
14Fright Night Part 2
1988 · ★ 6.4 (461 votes)
Horror, Comedy
15The Power and the Glory
1963
Drama, TV Movie
16Midnight Lace
1960 · ★ 6.5 (123 votes)
Mystery, Thriller
17Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · ★ 6.2 (1,116 votes)
Action, Science Fiction
185 Card Stud
1968 · ★ 6.3 (94 votes)
Western, Mystery
19Convict 99
1938 · ★ 6.8 (11 votes)
Comedy
20Deadly Game
1991 · ★ 5.6 (7 votes)
Thriller, TV Movie, Mystery
21Night Gallery
1969 · ★ 6.5 (24 votes)
Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
22That Darn Cat!
1965 · ★ 6.6 (188 votes)
Family, Crime, Comedy
23Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
Documentary
24I See Ice
1938 · ★ 8.1 (4 votes)
Comedy
25The Story of Lassie
1994
Documentary, Family
26The Black Hole
1979 · ★ 5.8 (562 votes)
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
27Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 · ★ 6.9 (15 votes)
Documentary
28Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 · ★ 7.1 (48 votes)
Documentary, Science Fiction, TV Movie
29Saint Joan
1967
30The Return of the King
1980 · ★ 6.4 (222 votes)
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.