Roddy McDowall

13 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K8 in HD2 in SD

Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was an English-American actor, 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.

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Lassie Come Home (1943)

Leading role · Director: Fred M. Wilcox

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros DVD

3.4

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Leading role · Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K Streaming

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

4K Streaming has Dolby Vision and is a newer significantly better restoration see caps comparing against Fox Blu-ray

4.0

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Leading role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Evil Under the Sun (1982)

Supporting role · Director: Guy Hamilton

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

3.5

Fright Night (1985)

Supporting role · Director: Tom Holland

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Eureka Blu-ray's stereo

Audio Notes:

Eureka Blu-ray's stereo sounds better than the Sony 4K Blu-ray stereo

Additional Info:

Twilight Time has an isolated score

3.5

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

Supporting role · Director: John Huston

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Supporting role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Sources: blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Fox Blu-ray mono mix

Audio Notes:

As noted at Blah-Ray, the mono mix on the Fox Blu-ray, although not perfect, sounds better than the 5.1 remix and at least as good as earlier LaserDiscs, which suffer from being murky.

Inside Daisy Clover (1966)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Mulligan

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.1

The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Supporting role · Director: John M. Stahl

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Twilight Time OOP Blu-ray

3.5

The Loved One (1965)

Small role · Director: Tony Richardson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Small role · Director: George Stevens

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MGM Blu-ray or Capelight Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MGM Blu-ray or Capelight Blu-ray is essentially the same https://slow.pics/c/njLdEKX2

Additional Info:

4K restoration premiere in 2026

3.3

The Big Country (1958)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray/Final Cut Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1996 Image Entertainment LaserDisc

Additional Info:

The Kino BD has additional extras but the Laserdisc still has exclusive extras and commentary not included on the Kino release. AVOID the MGM Blu-ray for the stretched aspect ratio error that was only finally corrected for the Kino Lorber reissue after much fan outcry.

4.0

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Small role · Director: Gene Kelly

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

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