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Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (born 17 September 1928 in Herne Hill, London, England, UK – died 3 October 1998 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), known as Roddy McDowall, was an English-American actor, voice artist, film director and photographer. He is best known for portraying Cornelius and Caesar in the original Planet of the Apes film series, as well as Galen in the spin-off television series. He began his acting career as a child in England, and then in the United States, in How Green Was My Valley (1941), My Friend Flicka (1943) and Lassie Come Home (1943).