Editing Roddy McDowall (section)

===1970s===
McDowall made his debut and only effort as director with ''[[The Ballad of Tam Lin]]'' (1970).<ref>{{cite news|author=Reed, R.|date=28 November 1971|title=Roddy McDowall: Survival of the fittest|work=Chicago Tribune|id={{ProQuest|169150031}}}}</ref>

As an actor, he was in ''[[Pretty Maids All in a Row]]'' (1971). McDowall was not in the first ''Apes'' sequel, but was in the second, ''[[Escape from the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1971). He was in the television film ''[[Terror in the Sky]]'' (1971), ''[[What's a Nice Girl Like You...?]]'' (1971), and ''[[A Taste of Evil]]'' (1971), and Disney's ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' (1971).

He guest-starred on ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'', ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'', ''[[Columbo]]'' (1972, "Short Fuse"), ''[[The Delphi Bureau]]'', ''[[The Rookies]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'', and ''[[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]''.

McDowall made his third ''Apes'' film with 1972's ''[[Conquest of the Planet of the Apes]]''. He had supporting roles in ''[[The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean]]'' (1972) and ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1972), and starred in a pilot that did not go to series, ''[[Topper Returns]]'' (1973) and ''[[The Legend of Hell House]]'' (1973).<ref>{{cite news|author=Haber, J.|date=9 December 1973|title=Superfan roddy, everybody's turn-on|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|157355170}}}}</ref>

His final ''Apes'' film was ''[[Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1973). He also appeared in ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'', ''[[Love, American Style]]'', ''[[Arnold (film)|Arnold]]'' (1973), a remake of ''[[Miracle on 34th Street]]'' (1973), ''[[The Elevator (1974 film)|The Elevator]]'' (1974), ''[[The Snoop Sisters]]'' also (1974), and an uncredited appearance as a grocery-store manager in the film ''[[Dirty Mary Crazy Larry]]''.

He starred in the short-lived TV spin-off series of ''[[Planet of the Apes (TV series)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (1974). During a guest appearance on ''The Carol Burnett Show'', he came onstage in his ''Planet of the Apes'' makeup and performed a love duet with Burnett.<ref>[http://pota.goatley.com/burnett.html ''The Carol Burnett Show'' with Roddy McDowall], 14 March 2017</ref>

Asked about his career in a 1975 interview, McDowall said, "I just hope to keep working and in interesting things."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Movie talk with roddy McDowall|author=D. S.|date=21 August 1975|work=The Christian Science Monitor|id={{ProQuest|511800731}}}}</ref>