Roddy McDowall

Acting

Roddy McDowall

Born September 17, 1928London, England, UK277 credits

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.

Known For

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

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2024

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
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Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Movie

2024

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Movie

2001

The Return of Captain Sinbad

The Return of Captain Sinbad

Movie

2001

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Movie

2000

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Movie

2000

Filmography

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapesas Self (archive footage)Movie
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fictionas Self (archive footage)Movie
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Return of Captain Sinbad
2001The Return of Captain Sinbadas NarratorMovie
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000Mary Pickford: A Life on Filmas SelfMovie
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2000Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Moviesas SelfMovie
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen AngelMovie
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1999Keepers of the Frameas HimselfMovie
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1999Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacallas SelfMovie
A Bug's Life
1998A Bug's Lifeas Mr. Soil (voice)Movie
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1998Loss of Faithas Henry StokesMovie
Godzilla: The Series
1998Godzilla: The SeriesTV
Beyond Titanic
1998Beyond Titanicas SelfMovie
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998Behind the Planet of the Apesas Self - HostMovie
Something to Believe In
1998Something to Believe Inas GamblerMovie
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998Louise Brooks: Looking for Luluas Himself - Actor / FriendMovie
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United Artistsas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1997Pinky and the Brain: Mice of the Jungleas Snowball (voice)Movie
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997Vincent Price: The Versatile Villainas SelfMovie
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997Obsessed with Vertigoas Narrator (Voice)Movie
The New Batman Adventures
1997The New Batman Adventuresas Mad Hatter (voice)TV
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
1997The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Balooas King MurphyMovie
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Lineas SelfMovie
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Ladyas SelfMovie
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Heroas SelfMovie
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Yearsas SelfMovie
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Roughas SelfMovie
Unlikely Angel
1996Unlikely Angelas Saint PeterMovie
The Grass Harp
1996The Grass Harpas Amos LegrandMovie
Superman: The Animated Series
1996Superman: The Animated Seriesas Mad Hatter (voice)TV
It's My Party
1996It's My Partyas Damian KnowlesMovie
Dead Man's Island
1996Dead Man's Islandas Trevor DunnawayMovie
Remember WENN
1996Remember WENNas Giles AldwychTV
Star Hunter
1996Star Hunteras RiecherMovie
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995Last Summer in the Hamptonsas ThomasMovie
Pinky and the Brain
1995Pinky and the Brainas Snowball (voice)TV
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmakeras SelfMovie
The Alien Within
1995The Alien Withinas Dr. Henry LazarusMovie
Gargoyles
1994Gargoylesas Proteus (voice)TV
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Killas SelfMovie
The Story of Lassie
1994The Story of Lassieas SelfMovie
Angel 4: Undercover
1994Angel 4: Undercoveras Geoffrey KagenMovie
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
1994Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Danceas Dr. LaskyMovie
Duckman
1994Duckmanas Akers (voice)TV
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Isas Jeremy SennetMovie
Heads
1994Headsas Fibris DrakeMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Maurice GilletteTV
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1994Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classicas Narrator (voice)Movie
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadronas Madkat (voice)TV
The Evil Inside Me
1993The Evil Inside Meas PaulyMovie
The Sands of Time
1992The Sands of Timeas Alan TuckerMovie
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992The Magical World of Chuck Jonesas SelfMovie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Mad Hatter (voice)TV
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992MGM: When the Lion RoarsTV
Double Trouble
1992Double Troubleas Phillip ChamberlinMovie
The Naked Target
1992The Naked Targetas Ernest PeabodyMovie
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1991Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmasas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1991Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War IIas SelfMovie
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991The Legend of Prince ValiantTV
Going Under
1991Going Underas Secretary NeighborMovie
Deadly Game
1991Deadly Gameas Dr. AaronMovie
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1991Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopperas SelfMovie
An Inconvenient Woman
1991An Inconvenient Womanas Cyril RathboneTV
Earth Angel
1991Earth Angelas Mr. TatumMovie
The Pirates of Dark Water
1991The Pirates of Dark Wateras Niddler (voice)TV
Shakma
1990Shakmaas SorensonMovie
The Color of Evening
1990The Color of Eveningas Henry SeatonMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas Bob JeffersTV
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screenas SelfMovie
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989Harold Lloyd: The Third Geniusas SelfMovie
The Big Picture
1989The Big Pictureas JudgeMovie
Carmilla
1989Carmillaas Inspector AmosMovie
The New Lassie
1989The New LassieTV
Nightmare Classics
1989Nightmare Classicsas Inspector AmosTV
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1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self (voice)Movie
Cutting Class
1989Cutting Classas Mr. DanteMovie
Around the World in 80 Days
1989Around the World in 80 Daysas McBainesTV
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas Edward St. John VTV
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1989Hollywood on Horsesas SelfMovie
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988Doin' Time on Planet Earthas MinisterMovie
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1988Remo Williams: The Prophecyas ChiunMovie
Fright Night Part 2
1988Fright Night Part 2as Peter VincentMovie
Overboard
1987Overboardas AndrewMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Biography
1987Biographyas SelfTV
Dead of Winter
1987Dead of Winteras Mr. MurrayMovie
The Wizard
1986The WizardTV
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1986Bridges to CrossTV
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lordsas Nuggit (voice)Movie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Christopher HoytTV
Alice in Wonderland
1985Alice in Wonderlandas March HareTV
George Burns Comedy Week
1985George Burns Comedy Weekas Bob CratchitTV
Fright Night
1985Fright Nightas Peter VincentMovie
Hollywood Wives
1985Hollywood Wivesas Jason SwandleTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHDTV
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984The Zany Adventures of Robin Hoodas Prince JohnMovie
The Wind in the Willows
1983The Wind in the Willowsas Ratty (voice)Movie
Rapunzel
1983Rapunzelas NarratorMovie
This Girl for Hire
1983This Girl for Hireas Manfred HayesMovie
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982Tales of the Gold Monkeyas "Bon Chance" LouieTV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Narrator (voice)TV
Hotel
1982Hotelas Anthony SpearsTV
Class of 1984
1982Class of 1984as Terry CorriganMovie
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie
Mae West
1982Mae Westas Rene ValentineMovie
Evil Under the Sun
1982Evil Under the Sunas Rex BrewsterMovie
Hollywood’s Children
1982Hollywood’s Childrenas Self (Narrator)Movie
Twilight Theatre
1982Twilight Theatreas Self - HostMovie
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'as Self / Rex BrewsterMovie
Here's Boomer
1981Here's BoomerTV
The Million Dollar Face
1981The Million Dollar Faceas Derek KenyonMovie
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queenas GillespieMovie
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980Farewell to the Planet of the Apesas GalenMovie
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apesas GalenMovie
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apesas GalenMovie
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apesas GalenMovie
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980Back to the Planet of the Apesas GalenMovie
The Return of the King
1980The Return of the Kingas Samwise Gamgee (voice)Movie
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980The Memory of Eva Rykeras MacFarlandMovie
The Martian Chronicles
1980The Martian Chroniclesas Father StoneMovie
The Martian Chronicles
1980The Martian Chroniclesas Father StoneTV
Scavenger Hunt
1979Scavenger Huntas JenkinsMovie
The Black Hole
1979The Black Holeas V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girlsas Governor SaroyanMovie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Governor SaroyanTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hartas Dr. PetersonMovie
Supertrain
1979Supertrainas Benjamin Warren TalcottTV
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1979$weepstake$as TheodoreTV
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1979Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshallas Chuck the Robot (voice)Movie
The Immigrants
1978The Immigrantsas Mark LevyMovie
The Immigrants
1978The Immigrantsas Mark LevyTV
Flying High
1978Flying HighTV
Circle of Iron
1978Circle of Ironas White RobeMovie
The Cat from Outer Space
1978The Cat from Outer Spaceas Mr. StallwoodMovie
Rabbit Test
1978Rabbit Testas Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C FishbineMovie
Laserblast
1978Laserblastas Doctor MellonMovie
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Islandas MephistophelesTV
The Thief of Baghdad
1978The Thief of Baghdadas HasanMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Fred BeeryTV
Sixth and Main
1977Sixth and Mainas SkateboardMovie
Flood!
1977Flood!as Mr. FranklinMovie
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977The Rhinemann Exchangeas Bobby BallardTV
The Fantastic Journey
1977The Fantastic Journeyas Dr. Jonathan WillowayMovie
The Fantastic Journey
1977The Fantastic Journeyas Dr. Jonathan WillawayTV
Embryo
1976Embryoas Frank RileyMovie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)Movie
It's Showtime
1976It's Showtimeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Mowgli's Brothers
1976Mowgli's Brothersas Mowgli (voice)Movie
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975Mean Johnny Barrowsas Tony Da VinceMovie
Wonder Woman
1975Wonder Womanas Henry RobertsTV
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery QueenTV
The White Seal
1975The White Sealas Narrator/ White SealMovie
Funny Lady
1975Funny Ladyas Bobby MooreMovie
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portraitas SelfMovie
Planet of the Apes
1974Planet of the Apesas GalenTV
Police Woman
1974Police Womanas MoultonTV
Harry O
1974Harry OTV
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974Dirty Mary Crazy Larryas George Stanton (uncredited)Movie
The Elevator
1974The Elevatoras Marvin EllisMovie
The Snoop Sisters
1973The Snoop Sistersas Lionel StandishTV
Miracle on 34th Street
1973Miracle on 34th Streetas Dr. SawyerMovie
Arnold
1973Arnoldas RobertMovie
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973Battle for the Planet of the Apesas CaesarMovie
The Legend of Hell House
1973The Legend of Hell Houseas Benjamin Franklin FischerMovie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as SelfTV
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jonesas Stanley LambertTV
The Poseidon Adventure
1972The Poseidon Adventureas AcresMovie
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy Beanas Frank GassMovie
Delphi Bureau
1972Delphi Bureauas HaroldTV
The Rookies
1972The RookiesTV
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972Conquest of the Planet of the Apesas CaesarMovie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)Movie
Corky
1972Corkyas Harassed SalesmanMovie
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971What's a Nice Girl Like You...?as Albert SoamesMovie
A Taste of Evil
1971A Taste of Evilas Dr. Michael LomasMovie
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971Bedknobs and Broomsticksas Mr. JelkMovie
Terror in the Sky
1971Terror in the Skyas Dr. Ralph BairdMovie
Columbo
1971Columboas Roger StanfordTV
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971Escape from the Planet of the Apesas CorneliusMovie
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971Pretty Maids All in a Rowas Mr. ProfferMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
Journey to Murder
1971Journey to Murderas Rollo VerdewMovie
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970The Ballad of Tam LinDirectorMovie
McCloud
1970McCloudas Phil SandlerTV
Night Gallery
1969Night Galleryas Jeremy EvansMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas HowardTV
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969Angel, Angel, Down We Goas SantoroMovie
Hello Down There
1969Hello Down Thereas Nate AshburyMovie
Midas Run
1969Midas Runas WisterMovie
Journey to the Unknown
1968Journey to the UnknownTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Philip SaxonTV
5 Card Stud
19685 Card Studas Nick EversMovie
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968The Legend of Robin Hoodas Prince JohnMovie
Planet of the Apes
1968Planet of the Apesas CorneliusMovie
Cricket on the Hearth
1967Cricket on the Hearthas Cricket Crocket (voice)Movie
Saint Joan
1967Saint Joanas Charles, The DauphinMovie
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Showas Self - GuestTV
It!
1967It!as Arthur PimmMovie
The Cool Ones
1967The Cool Onesas Tony KrumMovie
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffinas Bullwhip GriffinMovie
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas Lloyd LindstromTV
The Defector
1966The Defectoras Agent AdamsMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Leo OstroTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
Lord Love a Duck
1966Lord Love a Duckas Alan MusgraveMovie
Inside Daisy Clover
1966Inside Daisy Cloveras Walter BainesMovie
Batman
1966Batmanas The BookwormTV
That Darn Cat!
1965That Darn Cat!as Gregory BensonMovie
The Loved One
1965The Loved Oneas D.J. Jr.Movie
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Gyula BognarTV
The Third Day
1965The Third Dayas Oliver ParsonsMovie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965The Greatest Story Ever Toldas MatthewMovie
Shock Treatment
1964Shock Treatmentas Martin AshleyMovie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Robert 'Professor' BensonTV
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1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Arthur BiddleTV
The Danny Kaye Show
1963The Danny Kaye Showas SelfTV
Arrest and Trial
1963Arrest and TrialTV
Cleopatra
1963Cleopatraas Octavian - Caesar AugustusMovie
The Power and the Glory
1963The Power and the Gloryas MestizoMovie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Longest Day
1962The Longest Dayas Pvt. MorrisMovie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras GeorgeTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Midnight Lace
1960Midnight Laceas MalcolmMovie
The Subterraneans
1960The Subterraneansas Yuri GilgoricMovie
The Tempest
1960The Tempestas ArielMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Sam ConradTV
Heart of Darkness
1958Heart of Darknessas Charles MarlowMovie
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas Donnie BentonTV
The Big Country
1958The Big Countryas Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)Movie
Suspicion
1957SuspicionTV
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras LeprechaunTV
The Steel Fist
1952The Steel Fistas Eric KardinMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspirationas Pvt. Huntington (The Professor)Movie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas PeteTV
Big Timber
1950Big Timberas JimmyMovie
Everybody's Dancin'
1950Everybody's Dancin'as Roddy McDowallMovie
Killer Shark
1950Killer Sharkas Ted WhiteMovie
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Gerald ForbesTV
Black Midnight
1949Black Midnightas Scott JordanMovie
Tuna Clipper
1949Tuna Clipperas Alec MacLennanMovie
Kidnapped
1948Kidnappedas David BalfourMovie
Macbeth
1948Macbethas MalcolmMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Rocky
1948Rockyas Chris HammondMovie
Kraft Television Theatre
1947Kraft Television Theatreas Mr. EltonTV
Holiday in Mexico
1946Holiday in Mexicoas Stanley OwenMovie
Molly and Me
1945Molly and Meas Jimmy GrahamMovie
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945Thunderhead: Son of Flickaas Ken McLaughlinMovie
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944The Keys of the Kingdomas Francis Chisholm, as a boyMovie
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944The White Cliffs of Doveras John Ashwood II as a BoyMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas SelfTV
Lassie Come Home
1943Lassie Come Homeas Joe CarracloughMovie
My Friend Flicka
1943My Friend Flickaas Ken McLaughlinMovie
The Pied Piper
1942The Pied Piperas Ronnie CavanaughMovie
On the Sunny Side
1942On the Sunny Sideas Hugh AylesworthMovie
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blakeas Benjamin - as a BoyMovie
Confirm or Deny
1941Confirm or Denyas Albert PerkinsMovie
How Green Was My Valley
1941How Green Was My Valleyas Huw MorganMovie
This England
1941This Englandas HugoMovie
Man Hunt
1941Man Huntas VanerMovie
You Will Remember
1941You Will Rememberas Young Bob SlaterMovie
Saloon Bar
1940Saloon Baras BoyMovie
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1940Just Williamas GingerMovie
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1940His Brother’s Keeperas BoyMovie
Poison Pen
1939Poison Penas ChoirboyMovie
The Outsider
1939The Outsideras Cured ChildMovie
Hey! Hey! USA
1938Hey! Hey! USAas BoyMovie
Convict 99
1938Convict 99as JimmyMovie
I See Ice
1938I See Iceas Boy on trainMovie
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1938Murder in the Familyas Peter OsborneMovie