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=== Roddy McDowall ===
'''{{w|Roddy McDowall}}''' {{born|17|September|1928|died|3|October|1998}} was casting director [[Joseph D'Agosta]]'s choice for the role of [[Trelane]] in {{e|The Squire of Gothos}}. He was overruled by producer [[Gene L. Coon]]'s choice, [[William Campbell]] who seemed to be more suitable for the part. {{YouTube|type=v|8rPiQOU1mcg}}

McDowall was also a favorite of director [[Joseph L. Scanlan]] for voicing [[Armus]] in the {{s|TNG}} [[TNG Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|Skin of Evil}}. (''[[Creating the Next Generation]]'', p.60)

Later, McDowall was considered and auditioned for the role of [[Odo]] for {{s|DS9}}. {{Twitter|trekdocs/status/731527019389956096}}

McDowall was an acclaimed character actor, who began his career in Hollywood as a child, acting in countless films from 1938 onward. His big break came at the age of 15 with the starring role in ''Lassie Come Home'' (1943). He also appeared in [[Orson Welles]]' 1948 film version of ''[[Macbeth]]'', which also featured [[Morgan Farley]]. Afterwards, he appeared in numerous film and television roles, including ''The Longest Day'' (1962, with [[Jeffrey Hunter]] and [[John Crawford]]), ''Cleopatra'' (1963, with [[John Hoyt]]), ''Pretty Maids All in the Row'' (1971, with [[James Doohan]], William Campbell, [[Dawn Roddenberry]] and written by [[Gene Roddenberry]]), ''The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972, with John Crawford, [[Bill Catching]], and [[George Sawaya]]), and ''Funny Lady'' (1975). McDowall also voiced the role of V.I.N.CENT, a robot in Disney's ''The Black Hole'' (1979). McDowall is probably best known for his roles in four out of the five ''Planet of the Apes'' movies (which also featured [[James Daly]], [[Lou Wagner]], [[Paul Lambert]], [[Billy Curtis]], [[Jane Ross]], [[Ricardo Montalban]], [[William Windom]], [[Jason Evers]], [[Walker Edmiston]], [[Janos Prohaska]], [[James B. Sikking]], [[Paul Comi]], [[France Nuyen]], [[Paul Williams]], and [[David Gerrold]]), and the subsequent television series (which co-starred [[Mark Lenard]]).

On television, McDowall appeared in a famous 1960 episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' entitled "People Are Alike All Over", which co-starred Paul Comi, [[Susan Oliver]], [[Byron Morrow]], and [[Vic Perrin]]. He also appeared as "The Bookworm" in two 1966 episodes of ''Batman'', which also featured John Crawford, and guest-starred in a 1972 episode of ''Columbo'' with [[James Gregory]], William Windom, and George Sawaya.