How old was Roddy McDowall in the movie Planet of the Apes?

Roddy McDowall was 38 in Planet of the Apes when he played the character 'Cornelius'.

That was over 56 years ago in 1968.

In 1998 he died aged 70, starring in 166 films in his career, 115 of those after Planet of the Apes was first released. If he were alive today he would be 95.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Planet of the Apes, I think Roddy McDowall looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Franklin J. Schaffner has worked with Roddy McDowall just once in his career.
  • Roddy McDowall's first movie was as 'Peter Osborne' in Murder in the Family, released in 1938 when he was 8
  • Planet of the Apes scores 7.64 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Planet of the Apes

Roddy McDowall's other movies