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Roddy McDowall

I won't say mean things.

About Me


CHRISTENED NAME Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowallBORN September 17, 1928 204 Herne Hill Road Herne Hill London SE24 EnglandDIED October 3, 1998 3110 Brookdale Road Studio City, California USA Cancer of the lung Cremated, ashes scattered at seaEDUCATION St. Joseph College, Beulah Hill, London, England Hanover Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England 20th Century-Fox Schoolroom for child actors (1940-47) Graduated University High School, Santa Monica, California (1947)NATURALIZATION September 17, 1949SERVICE Organized Reserve Corps (1946-54) Pvt. R.A. McDowall 1930585 HDQ and HDQ SV CO. 67th Armored Infantry Battalion Division Headquartered in Los Angeles, CaliforniaUS Army Reserves (sometime between 1960 to 1962) 77th Infantry Division New York CityHEIGHT 5'10"WEIGHT 150 lbsEYES BrownHOBBIES Photography Collecting films & film memorabilia Expert on the history of cinema Collecting friends SwimmingHONORS Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award (1960) "The Fighting Cock" Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) performanceThe Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy) Award (October 21, 1960) "Not Without Honor", Equitable's American Heritage, NBC Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program for the 1960-1961 seasonAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Saturn) Award (1986) "Fright Night" Best Supporting ActorNominee, American Film Institute's Greatest Screen Legends (aka AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars) (1999)

My Interests

Photography. Collecting films & film memorabilia, Expert on the history of cinema, Collecting friends, Swimming

My Blog

Autographed Photograph

Several years ago, I wrote Mr. McDowall a huge, wonderfully gushy fan latter, and mailed it in December, right around Christmas. I asked him for nothing. On the following Valentine's Day, i received ...
Posted by Roddy McDowall on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:22:00 PST

FAN PAGE

This is a fan page. Mr. McDowall died of lung cancer on October 3, 1998, at his home  -  3110 Brookdale Road Studio City, California . He was cremated by the Neptune Society and his ashes...
Posted by Roddy McDowall on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:29:00 PST