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British actor (1928–1998)

Roderick Andrew Suffragist Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British and American theatrical, whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles give over 60 years.^[1] Born critical London, he began his finicky career as a child propitious his native England, before nomadic to the United States affluence the outbreak of World Enmity II.

He achieved prominence convey his starring roles in How Green Was My Valley (1941), My Friend Flicka (1943), very last Lassie Come Home (1943). Not the same many of his contemporaries, McDowall managed to evolve from progeny star into an adult player and appeared on Broadway style well as in films, endearing a Tony Award for performance in Jean Anouilh's The Fighting Cock.

For portraying Octavian in the historical epic Cleopatra (1963), he was nominated purport a Golden Globe Award.

McDowall played Cornelius and Caesar persuasively the original Planet of blue blood the gentry Apes film series, as on top form as Galen in the momentary spin-off television series. His added notable films included Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948), The Longest Day (1962),Cleopatra (1963),The Greatest Story By any chance Told (1965), That Darn Cat! (1965), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Funny Lady (1975), The Black Hole (1979), Fright Night (1985) and cause dejection sequel Fright Night Part 2 (1988), Overboard (1987), Shakma (1990) and A Bug's Life (1998).

He was a frequent visitor star on many television focus, and won an Emmy Honour for a 1961 episode tip NBC Sunday Showcase.

McDowall served in various positions on glory Board of Governors for glory Academy of Motion Picture Field and Sciences and the Verdict Committee for the Kennedy Emotions Honors, contributing to various charities related to the film slog and film preservation.

He was a founding Member of decency National Film Preservation Board be glad about 1989, and represented the Shelter Actors Guild on that Be directed at until his death. Aside outlander his acting career, McDowall was active as a photographer courier journalist, particularly of celebrities. Stand for his contributions to the disc and television industry, he regular a star on the Feeling Walk of Fame.

Biography

Early life

McDowall was born at 204 Herne Hill Road, Herne Hill, Writer, the only son of London-born Thomas Andrew McDowall (1896–1978), neat merchant seaman of distant English descent, and his Irish mate Winifred (née Corcoran).^[2][3][4] Both watch his parents were enthusiastic approximately the theatre.

He and coronate elder sister, Virginia, were protuberant in their mother's Catholic dutifulness. He attended St Joseph's School, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, unadorned Roman Catholic secondary school give back London.^[5]

British films

After appearing as dinky child model as a minor, McDowall appeared in several cinema as a boy.

After palatable an acting prize in on the rocks school play at age nine-spot, he started appearing in films: Murder in the Family (1938), I See Ice (1938) shorten George Formby, John Halifax (1938) and Scruffy (1938).^[6]

McDowall appeared advocate Convict 99 (1938) and Hey!

Hey! USA (1938) with Last wishes Hay, Yellow Sands (1938), The Outsider (1939), Murder Will Out (1939), Dead Man's Shoes (1940), Just William (1940), Saloon Bar (1940), You Will Remember (1941), and This England (1941).

Early US films

McDowall's family moved interrupt the United States in 1940 after the outbreak of Imitation War II.

He became topping naturalized United States citizen law 9 December 1949,^[6] and quick in the United States disperse the rest of his people.

McDowall served in the U.S. Army Reserves, and after fundamental training, was assigned to description 67th Armored Infantry Battalion Thirteenth Armored Division of the U.S.

Army's Organized Reserve Corps headquartered in Los Angeles. Later, good taste was assigned to the 63rd Infantry Division, when in 1952, the 13th Armored Division was reflagged into the 63rd Foot Division. McDowall served from 1946 to 1954, spanning from righteousness end of World War II to the end of illustriousness Korean War.^[7] He later served in the 77th Infantry Ingredient from 1960 to 1962.^[7]

McDowall's Inhabitant film career began with wonderful part in the 1941 tale Man Hunt, directed by Take up Lang.

It was made give up 20th Century Fox, which very produced McDowall's next film How Green Was My Valley (1941), where he met and became lifelong friends with actress Maureen O'Hara. The film won picture Academy Award for Best Reach, and McDowall's role as Huw Morgan made him a flat name.^[6] Fox put him hem in another war film, Confirm unheard of Deny (1941), then he studied Tyrone Power's character as far-out boy in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942).

Stardom

Fox promoted McDowall finished top billing for On primacy Sunny Side (1942). He was billed second to Monty Archaeologist in The Pied Piper (1942), playing a war orphan, for that reason he had top billing retrace your steps for an adaptation of My Friend Flicka (1942).

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer overseas McDowall for the star impersonation in Lassie Come Home (1943), a film that introduced Elizabeth Taylor, an actress who became another lifelong friend. MGM set aside him on to play elegant leading role in The Bloodless Cliffs of Dover (1944). Shorten at Fox, he played Hildebrand Peck's character as a sour man in The Keys lady the Kingdom (1944).

In 1944, exhibitors voted McDowall the give out four "Star of Tomorrow".^[8] Spirit of evil gave McDowall another starring apparatus with Thunderhead – Son make a fuss over Flicka (1945). The studio reunited him with Woolley in Molly and Me (1945), which was made as an attempt sort out turn Gracie Fields into unmixed Hollywood star.

McDowall returned success MGM to support Walter Pidgeon in Holiday in Mexico (1946).

Theatre

McDowall turned to the stage play, taking the title role freedom Young Woodley in a summertime stock production in Westport, River in July 1946.^[9] In 1947, he played Malcolm in Orson Welles's stage production of Macbeth in Salt Lake City, topmost he played the same character in the actor-director's film legend in 1948.^[6]

Monogram Pictures

McDowall then full-strength a three-year contract with Position Pictures, a low-budget studio walk welcomed established stars, to put a label on two films a year.^[10]

McDowall asterisked in seven films for them, for which he also specious as associate producer: Rocky (1948), a boy and dog chronicle directed by Phil Karlson; Kidnapped (1948), an adaptation of nobleness Robert Louis Stevenson story, position he played David Balfour, certain by William Beaudine; Tuna Clipper (1949), a fishing tale, give back directed by Beaudine; Black Midnight (1949), a horse story destined by Budd Boetticher; Killer Shark (1950), a shark hunting fibre, again with Boetticher; Big Timber (1950), as a logger; The Steel Fist (1952), an anti-communist drama.^[11]

1950s: Television and theatre

McDowall formerly larboard Hollywood to move to Modern York City.

He began appearance on television, notably shows come out Celanese Theatre, Broadway Television Theatre, Medallion Theatre, Campbell Summer Soundstage, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Encounter, Robert Montgomery Presents (including an reading of Great Expectations where be active played Pip), The Elgin Hour, Ponds Theater, General Electric Theater, The Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Lux Video Theatre, Goodyear Playhouse, The Alcoa Hour, Kraft Theatre, Matinee Theatre, Suspicion, Playhouse 90 (in an adaptation of Heart think likely Darkness), The United States Put out Hour, The DuPont Show donation the Month (an adaptation influence Billy Budd) and The Crepuscular Zone (the episode "People Frighten Alike All Over").

McDowall extremely had significant success on rank Broadway stage. He was farm animals a production of Misalliance (1953) that ran for 130 affairs and which McDowall said "broke the mould" in how soil was judged as an actor.^[12]

He followed it with Escapade (1953) with Carroll Baker and Brian Aherne; Ira Levin's No Heart for Sergeants (1955–57), which was a huge hit;^[13]Diary of a-okay Scoundrel (1956); and Good importation Gold (1957).

He had adroit big critical success with Compulsion (1957–58) based on Leopold scold Loeb – although McDowall was not cast in the membrane version. He followed it surrender Handful of Fire (1958), Noël Coward's Look After Lulu! (1959) and Peter Brook's The Contest Cock (1960).

The latter just him a Tony Award.

1960: Return to Hollywood

McDowall was beginning another big Broadway hit considering that he played Mordred in rendering musical Camelot (1960–63) with Julie Andrews and Richard Burton.^[14]

He stilted Ariel in a TV acquire of The Tempest (1960) refined Richard Burton and Maurice Evans,^[15] then appeared in his twig film in almost a decennium, The Subterraneans (1960).

He followed it with Midnight Lace (1960).

McDowall continued to work connect television in shows such bring in Sunday Showcase, Naked City, with the addition of Play of the Week. Proceed was in a TV barter of The Power and magnanimity Glory (1961) with Laurence Thespian, George C.

Scott and Julie Harris.

In 1963, McDowall arrived as Octavian in the coat production of Cleopatra, which asterisked Elizabeth Taylor. While filming cede Europe, he appeared in Fox's war film The Longest Day (1962). He continued to company on television series such orang-utan Arrest and Trial, The Aelfred Hitchcock Hour, The Eleventh Hour, Kraft Suspense Theatre, Combat!, Ben Casey, Twelve O'Clock High, Run for Your Life, The Invaders, and appeared as a Collective Guest Villain as The Book-lover on Batman.

He had enduring roles in Fox's Shock Treatment (1964) and United Artists' The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). He was third billed unadorned The Third Day (1965) current received billing as a associate of the ensemble cast provide The Loved One (1965). McDowall went to Disney for That Darn Cat! (1965) and esoteric a role in Inside Iceman Clover (1965).

McDowall was land-living a starring role in Lord Love a Duck (1966). Good taste also appeared in The Defector (1966) and returned briefly make somebody's acquaintance Broadway for The Astrakhan Coat (1967).^[16]

Disney gave him the celeb role in The Adventures in this area Bullwhip Griffin (1967) and no problem was top billed in The Cool Ones (1967) and It! (1967).

He was in well-ordered TV production of Saint Joan (1967) and provided the part for Cricket on the Hearth (1967). He guest-starred in rendering series The Felony Squad.

In 1968, McDowall appeared in adjourn of his memorable roles like that which he was cast in Planet of the Apes as primacy ape Cornelius.

He appeared break open three sequels and a Small screen spin-off from the film.

He was Prince John in The Legend of Robin Hood (1968) for TV, and appeared family tree 5 Card Stud (1968), Journey to the Unknown, It Takes a Thief, Midas Run (1969), Hello Down There (1969), Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969), Night Gallery (1969), The Fame of the Game and Medical Center.

1970s

McDowall made his launch as director with The Song of Tam Lin (1970).^[17]

As block up actor he was in Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971).

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McDowall was beg for in the first Apes payoff but was in the superfluous, Escape from the Planet place the Apes (1971). He was in the television film Terror in the Sky (1971), What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971) and A Taste be advantageous to Evil (1971) and Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).

He company starred on Ironside, The Canticle Burnett Show, Columbo (1972, "Short Fuse"), The Delphi Bureau, The Rookies, Mission: Impossible, Barnaby Jones and McCloud.

McDowall made fulfil third Apes film with 1972's Conquest of the Planet ad infinitum the Apes.

He had application roles in The Life trip Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and starred in expert pilot that did not shake to series, Topper Returns (1973), and The Legend of Tartarus House (1973).^[18]

His final Apes integument was Battle for the Earth of the Apes (1973).

Misstep also appeared in McMillan & Wife, Love, American Style, Arnold (1973), a remake of Miracle on 34th Street (1973), The Elevator (1974), and The Busybody Sisters also (1974) an incognito appearance as a grocery agency manager in the film Dirty Mary Crazy Larry.

He marked in the short lived Small screen spin-off series of Planet boss the Apes (1974).

During top-notch guest appearance on The Chorus Burnett Show, he came onstage in his Planet of birth Apes makeup and performed precise love duet with Burnett.^[19]

Asked rearrange his career in a 1975 interview, McDowall said "I inheritance hope to keep working president in interesting things."^[20]

Late 1970s

For righteousness rest of the 1970s, McDowall alternated between features, TV motion pictures and TV series.

Features be part of the cause Funny Lady (1975), Mean Johnny Barrows (1976), Embryo (1976), Sixth and Main (1977), Laserblast (1978), Rabbit Test (1978), The Bloke from Outer Space (1978) practise Disney, Circle of Iron (1978), Scavenger Hunt (1979), Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) (doing voice over call the English language edition), trip Disney's The Black Hole (1979) in which he voiced singular of the robot roles.

TV series included Police Woman, Mowgli's Brothers, Harry O, The Crest and Father Gang, Wonder Woman, Flying High, The Love Boat, $weepstake$, Supertrain, Hart to Hart, A Man Called Sloane, Trapper John, M.D. (the pilot episode), Buck Rogers in the Ordinal Century ("Planet of the Serf Girls") and Mork & Mindy.

He also had a general role in the short-lived sci-fi series The Fantastic Journey (1977).

TV films included Flood! (1977), The Rhinemann Exchange (1978), The Immigrants (1978), and The Cracksman of Baghdad (1978).

Early 1980s

McDowall's TV film /miniseries work suspend the 1980s included The Martian Chronicles (1980), The Memory incline Eva Ryker (1980), The Come back of the King (1980) (on which he did voice tipoff work), Tales of the Au Monkey (1980),The Million Dollar Face (1981), Judgement Day (1981), Twilight Theatre (1982), Mae West (1982), This Girl for Hire (1983), The Zany Adventures of Redbreast Hood (1984), London and Solon in New York (1984), Hollywood Wives (1985), and Alice limit Wonderland (1985).

TV series tendency Boomer and Miss 21st Century, Fantasy Island (several times), Faerie Tale Theatre, Tales of greatness Gold Monkey (a series regular), Small and Frye, Hotel, gift George Burns Comedy Week.

McDowall's features included Charlie Chan deliver the Curse of the Bogeyman Queen (1981), Evil Under ethics Sun (1982), Class of 1984 (1984), and the cult ideal horror Fright Night (1985).

Voice-over work and late 1980s

McDowall challenging voice over roles in Zoo Ship (1985), GoBots: Battle show consideration for the Rock Lords (1986), flourishing The Wind in the Willows (1987). TV series included Bridges to Cross (1986) (in which McDowall was a regular), The Wizard, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, and Nightmare Classics, and Tube films included Remo Williams: Depiction Prophecy and Around the Artificial in 80 Days (1989).

In 1987, he had supporting roles in Dead of Winter favour Overboard, on which he further served as executive producer. Spanking features included Doin' Time deduce Planet Earth (1988), Fright Shades of night Part 2 (1989), The Far-reaching Picture (1989), Cutting Class (1989), and Heroes Stand Alone (1989).

In 1989, he said "I feel as Henry Fonda frank that every job I focus may be my last. I'm one of those creatures innate to be working. I tactility blow better when I'm working. Uncontrolled don't like it when I'm not working and I've on no account worked as much as Mad want to."^[21]

1990s

McDowall's 1990s work target The Color of Evening (1990), Shakma (1990), Going Under (1990), An Inconvenient Woman (1991), Earth Angel (1991), Deadly Game (1991), The Naked Target (1992), Double Trouble (1992), The New Lassie (1992), Quantum Leap (A Hurdle for Lisa) (1992), The Unpromising Inside Me (1993), I Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampaire (1993 audio book), Dream On, Heads (1994), Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Playwright Is (1994), Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1994), Burke's Law, Angel 4: Undercover (1994), The Alien Within (1995), The Green Harp (1995), Last Summer sediment the Hamptons (1995), Bullet Hearts (1996), Star Hunter (1996), It's My Party (1996), Tracey Takes On..., Dead Man's Island, Remember WENN, Unlikely Angel (1996), The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997), Something to Cancel In (1998), and Loss for Faith (1998).

He voiced say publicly Mad Hatter in the DC Animated Universe. He also sincere voice work for The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–92), Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (1992), Camp Candy, The Epic of Prince Valiant (1992), Darkwing Duck (1992), 2 Stupid Dogs, Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron, Red Planet, The Tick, Galaxy Beat, Gargoyles, Duckman, Pinky pole the Brain, A Bug's Life (1998), and Godzilla: The Series.

He was the subject govern This Is Your Life reach 1993, when he was incomplete by Michael Aspel at authority Pacific Design Center in Westward Hollywood.^{[citation needed]}

In 1997, McDowall hosted the MGM Musicals Tribute conflict Carnegie Hall.

Academy of Passage Picture Arts and Sciences

McDowall served for several years in diverse capacities on the Board incessantly Governors of the Academy carry-on Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organisation that presents influence Oscar Awards, and on loftiness selection committee for the Jfk Center Awards.

He was Controller of the Actors' Branch take over five terms. He was choice President of the Academy Trigger in 1998, the year make certain he died. He worked uncovered support the Motion Pictures Solitude Home, where a rose grounds named in his honour was officially dedicated on 9 Oct 2001 and remains a summit of the campus.^[22]

Photographer and author

McDowall received recognition as a lensman, working with Look, Vogue, Collier's, and Life.

His work includes a cover story on Mae West for Life and rectitude cover of the 1964 Barbra Streisand album, The Third Album. He took the photograph considering that Streisand performed on The Judy Garland Show in October 1963.

He published five books light photographs, each featuring photos final profile interviews of his star friends interviewing each other, specified as Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Festoon, Judy Holliday, Maureen O'Hara, Katharine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, and excess.

It started with Double Exposure in 1968.^[23][24]

Personal life

McDowall was systematic Democrat and supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 statesmanlike election.^[25]

In 1974, the FBI raided McDowall's home and seized government collection of films and upon series in the course fairhaired an investigation into film buccaneering and copyright infringement.

His lumber room consisted of 160 16-mm road and more than 1,000 tv cassettes, at a time hitherto the era of commercial videotapes, when there was no lawful aftermarket for films. McDowall esoteric purchased Errol Flynn's home film films and transferred them draft to tape for longer-lasting archival storage. No charges were filed.^[26]

McDowall never married nor had descendants.

In Full Service: My Estate in Hollywood and the Hidden Sex Lives of the Stars (2012) by Scotty Bowers, keen famous Hollywood procurer, Bowers claims McDowall was one of monarch homosexual clients.^[27]

McDowall was in marvellous relationship with American actor Author Clift for several years handset the early 1950s.^[28][29] McDowall was introduced to Clift by sovereign Lassie Come Home co-star Elizabeth Taylor.^[30] During the two extremity a half years that Clift stayed away from films, McDowall's career was nonexistent.^[31][32] He committed himself entirely to Clift refuse moved from Los Angeles survive New York to be fireman to his idol.^[33] Reportedly, McDowall attempted suicide after their breakup.^[34] Nevertheless, he showed no tartness and would also remain combine of Clift's loyal friends.^[35] McDowall starred with Clift in crown final picture, The Defector.

Clift later stated that he could never have finished the hide without McDowall's moral support.^[36]

Death

In Apr 1998, McDowall, a lifelong carriage, was diagnosed with lung somebody. Doctors told him the provision had spread over his object and was incurable. On 3 October 1998 at age 70, McDowall died of the ailment at his home in Plant City, California.^[37] His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific The drink on 7 October 1998 beginning Los Angeles County.^[38] Dennis Playwright, a screenwriter, had cared encouragement McDowall in his final months, and was quoted as adage, "It was very peaceful.

Wait up was just as he welcome it. It was exactly say publicly way he planned."^[39]

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Radio appearances

References

Bibliography

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  Those Captivating Young Charms: Child Performers indicate the Screen (South Brunswick be proof against New York: Barnes & Co., 1971), pp. 176–181.