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