Roddy McDowall (September 17, 1928 - October 3, 1998)

He began as a child in 1938… The films on his long list of credits include Murder in the Family, The Pied Piper, My Friend Flicka, Lassie Come Home, Macbeth, The Greatest Story Ever Told, That Darn Cat!, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Poseidon Adventure, Planet of the Apes, Evil Under the Sun, The Evil Inside Me and A Bug’s Life… In the 1950’s and 1960’s he appeared on Broadway… On television he appeared on such shows as “Toast of the Town”, “Person to Person”, “Pantomime Quiz”, “Password”, “The Andy Williams Show”, “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”, “The Carol Burnett Show”, “The Hollywood Squares”, “The New Hollywood Squares”, “American Masters”, “Intimate Portrait”, “Biography”, “Family Theatre”, “Lux Video Theatre”, “Campbell Playhouse”, “Robert Montgomery Presents”, “Kraft Television Theatre”, “General Electric Theater”, “Playhouse 90”, “The United States Steel Hour”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Sunday Showcase”, “Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre”, “Medical Center”, “Ironside”, “Columbo”, “Mission: Impossible”, “McCloud”, “Barnaby Jones”, “McMillan & Wife”, “Love, American Style”, “Police Woman”, “Ellery Queen”, “Harry O”, “Wonder Woman”, “Trapper John, M.D.”, “Mork & Mindy”, “Fantasy Island”, “Hotel”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “Matlock”, “The New Lassie”, “Quantum Leap” and “Burke’s Law.” In 1966 he appeared as the villainous Bookworm in two episodes of the ABC series “Batman.” In 1992 he returned to the Batman universe when he provided the voice of Jervis Tetch, the Mad Hatter on the animated series. He made recurring appearances as the Hatter throughout the series and was present in a few episodes when the show was revived in 1997. He crossed over to an episode of “Superman: The Animated Series” in 1998… His final role was as Dr. Hugh Trevor in an episode of “Godzilla: The Series.” The episode aired on February 6, 1999 four months after the actor’s death… A wonderful actor…with a wonderful voice… In Memoriam Remembers: Roddy McDowall