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- NAME: Roddy McDowall
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor
- BIRTH DATE: September 17, 1928
- DEATH DATE: October 03, 1998
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Herne Hill, London, England
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Full Name: Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall
- AKA: Roddy McDowall
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Actor Roddy McDowall had a recurring role on the Batman television series, and played Cornelius in the film and TV versions of Planet of the Apes.
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Toward the end of his prolific career, McDowall lent his voice to a number of animated series, including the Darkwing Duck (1992) and The Adventures of Batman and Robin (1994). In 1998, he provided the voice of Mr. Soil in the Disney/Pixar animated feature A Bug's Life, which marked his final film role.
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McDowall was also an accomplished portrait photographer whose pictures of Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Mia Farrow appeared in Look and Life magazines. He published a series of books: Double Exposure (1966), Double Exposure, Take Two (1989), Double Exposure, Take Three (1992) and Double Exposure, Take Four (1993). An active and respected member of the Hollywood community, McDowall served on the executive boards of the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
McDowall died on October 3, 1998 after a long battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.
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