A Bugs Life, Jungle Book and Planet of the Apes Icon Roddy McDowall Passed Away 28 Years Ago at 70 Years Old 🎬 Remembering a true legend 🕊️ Few performers became as closely connected to the Planet of the Apes franchise as Roddy McDowall. Beneath the groundbreaking makeup, he gave Cornelius and Caesar distinct personalities, emotion, and humanity, later returning to the franchise as Galen in the television series. Yet his career reached far beyond the apes. McDowall terrified and entertained audiences as Peter Vincent in Fright Night, while his unmistakable voice introduced him to generations of animation fans as Mad Hatter in Batman: The Animated Series, Mr. Soil in A Bug’s Life, Snowball in Pinky and the Brain, and Proteus in Gargoyles. Some of his most memorable roles include: • Cornelius (Planet of the Apes) • Caesar (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) • Mowgli (Mowgli’s Brothers) • Peter Vincent (Fright Night) • Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (Batman: The Animated Series) • Mr. Soil (A Bug’s Life) • Bookworm (Batman, 1966) • V.I.N.CENT. (The Black Hole) • Samwise Gamgee (The Return of the King, 1980) • Galen (Planet of the Apes, 1974 TV series) • Snowball (Pinky and the Brain) • Andrew (Overboard) • Huw Morgan (How Green Was My Valley) • Joe Carraclough (Lassie Come Home) • Octavian (Cleopatra) • Mr. Jelk (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) • Proteus (Gargoyles) Beginning as a celebrated child actor and continuing through decades of film, television, science fiction, and animation, McDowall built a career that connected remarkably different generations of audiences. Twenty-eight years on, Roddy McDowall remains remembered through Cornelius, Caesar, Peter Vincent, and the many characters that made his extraordinary career so enduring. 🎙️🕊️ #roddymcdowall #abugslife #junglebook - @oniichanhq