Background
Dowall, Roddy Mc was born on September 28, 1928 in London. Son of Thomas Andrew and Winifred Mc Dowall.
Dowall, Roddy Mc was born on September 28, 1928 in London. Son of Thomas Andrew and Winifred Mc Dowall.
Educated, St. Joseph's School, London.
Actor, films include: Scavenger Hunt, Man Hunt, 1941, How Green Was My Valley, 1941, Confirm or Deny, 1941, Son of Fury, 1942, On the Sunny Side, 1942, The Pied Piper, 1942, My Friend Flicka, 1943, Lassie Come Home, 1943, White Cliffs of Dover, 1944, Macbeth, 1948, Kidnapped, 1948, Tuna Clipper, 1949, Black Midnight, 1949, Killer Shark, 1950, Steel Fist, 1952, The Subterraneans, 1960, Midnight Lace, 1960, The Longest Day, 1962, Cleopatra, 1963, The Greatest Story Ever Told, 1965, That Darn Cat, 1965, The Loved One, 1965, The Third Day, 1965, Inside Daisy Clover, 1965, It, 1966, Lord Love a Duck, 1966, The Defector, 1966, Bullwhip Griffin, 1967, The Cool Ones, 1967, Planet of the Apes, 1968, The Poseidon Adventure, 1972, Funny Lady, 1975, Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, 1981, Evil Under the Sun, 1982, Class of 84, 1984, Fright Night, 1985, Dead of Winter, 1986, Overboard, 1987, The Big Picture, 1989, Destroyer, 1989, Fright Night Part 2, 1988, Cutting Class, 1989, Shakma, 1990, Going Under, 1991, Double Trouble, 1992, Last Summer in the Hamptons, 1995, The Grass Harp, 1995. Debut as director in The Devil's Widow, 1971. Broadway appearances include: Misalliance, Mean Johnny Barrows, Escapade, Doctor's Dilemma, No Time for Sergeants, Good as Gold, Compulsion, Handful of Fire, Look after Lulu, The Fighting Cock, 1959-1960, Camelot, 1960-1961, The Astrakhan Coat, 1966.
Numerous television appearances on Macmillan & Wife. Regular on television series Planet of the Apes, 1974, Bridges to Cross, 1986. Television films include: Miracle on 34th Street, The Elevator, 1974, Hart to Hart, 1979, The Martian Chronicles, 1980, The Memory of Eva Ryker, 1980, Mae West, 1982, This Girl for Hire, 1983, The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, 1984.
Author: Double Exposure: Take Two, 1989.