Pod Stallions 47: Roddy McDowall

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Our latest show is a tribute to one of our favourite actors and certainly somebody that requires no introduction to any child of the 1970s.

Episode 47 is all about Roddy McDowall, although we purposely sidestep Planet of the Apes, mostly because we do whole shows on that topic any way and also because the guy had a pretty incredible career on top of being Galen/Cornelius/Caesar.

We chat his various television series like Tales of the Gold Monkey and Fantastic Journey and his incredible amount of guest spots on shows like Batman, Columbo, Quantum Leap and even Pinkey and the Brain.

And of course, we discuss films like Fright Night, The Black Hole and the Legend of Hell House among others.

Hit us up on our facebook page and tell us what your favourite Roddy McDowall role is!

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• The "Short Fuse" episode of Columbo
• That busted Remo Williams TV Pilot where Roddy McDowall played a Korean master of Sinanju
• The Trailer for Legend of Hell House

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[MRP]

Woot new episode!

-M

[Hedji]

Nice choice for a topic.

[PNGwynne]

Kudos to you, Sirs, for saluting Mr. McDowall. And check him out on youtube singing "The Seven Deadly Virtues" from Camelot.

[PNGwynne]

I love how Pod Stallion addresses the synergy of character actors and pop-culture tropes. That has really driven my later appreciation of classic films and performers.

[Falstaff13]

Roddy McDowall has long been a favorite.

I remember The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood from when I was little. I was excited by the idea of new Robin Hood on TV and thrilled Tom Baker was in it. Then I saw it, and...that was it? I remember seeing it again a few years later on a snow day out from school, and I realized Baker's Sir Guy and McDowall's Prince John were the best things in it. Interestingly enough, IMDB credits McDowall as playing Prince John in a musical program, The Legend of Robin Hood, from 1968. And while it's not quite a nerd role, he was delightful as Ariel in the Hallmark Hall of Fame The Tempest from 1960.

Thanks for another great trip down your memory lane.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Looking forward to listening to it!

Chris

[acrovader]

I always liked Roddy McDowall. Check out 'Legend of Hell House'.

[sprytel]

I always learn something when I listen to the podcast. Today I learned that Roddy McDowall and Malcolm McDowell are-- in fact-- two different people. You can look it up, but its true!

[EMCE Hammer]

As a child I loved him in POTA and I would look for him in his TV guest appearances. Fantasy Island was my favorite.

[thunderbolt]

It is one of my favorites of his, his take on Norman Bates armed with a golem he controls.

[MIB41]

When I think of Roddy what stands out (and what I miss most about him) was his love of the craft. There was a child-like, inquisitive, enthusiasm in every part I ever saw him portray. You could tell he loved role playing. He loved digging into the motivations and quirks that made each of these characters unique. There was a kind of humanity he brought to these roles that gave these characters a richness and grandeur that was likely never envisioned on the written page. And his range was exceptional. Whether he was playing a injured bartender on the Poseidon Adventure or a renegade chimp in Apes, he had this incredible gift to emote from some place deep inside that gave those characters an earnest expression of life that made even the most outrageous character seem completely believable. And whether he played bit parts in comedies like Overboard or supporting roles like Peter Vincent in Fright Night, he instantly gave the story validity and made me feel like this story now had real value if he was part of the cast. He made every role special and I always felt like I was watching a unique performance no matter what the setting. Truly a one-of-a-kind artist and man.

[Spawn67]

Ive always liked this very rare record. Roddy reading H.P. Lovecraft stories!
Check it out if youve never heard it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTElRyYaZ2s&list=PLXydPYSFM3WJY0Elbfyt0DoimnRUggur2

[Earth 2 Chris]

Great episode! There was a ton of stuff I had no idea about, and quite a bit I'd forgotten about, like Fantasy Island.

I watched The Legend of Hell House on TCM last year. Great film! I really need to see Fright Night again. It's been 25 years since I've seen it, easy.

As for a suggestion for your Halloween episode, how about AIP's 70s horror output?

Chris