Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall (1928–1998) was a British actor and photographer who was best-known for his roles in the Planet of the Apes film series, as well as the films How Green Was My Valley, My Friend Flicka, Lassie Come Home, and Fright Night. He also had a recurring role on the 1960s Batman TV series as the villain Bookworm.

Mr. McDowall worked consistently throughout his life, and later provided voices for many animated projects including Batman: The Animated Series, The Tick, Pinky & the Brain (where he had a recurring role as Brain's malicious rival Snowball), and A Bug's Life.

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Following his death, McDowall's home in California was purchased by comedian Dana Gould.
Mary Jo Pehl has stated that she had a crush on Roddy McDowall when she was younger.
Roddy McDowall starred in the 1973 movie The Legend of Hell House. A promo for a television broadcast of that film was shown during the Movie Jo Night presentation of Daughter of the Mind.
During the holiday season of 1997, Roddy McDowall starred in a musical production of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden as Ebenezer Scrooge, alternating performances with Hal Linden. A promotional spot for this show was included at the end of the Movie Jo Night presentation of The New Adventures of Wonder Woman.