Caesar (Planet of the Apes)

Caesar is a fictional character in the Planet of the Apes franchise. He makes his first appearance in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), where he was played by Roddy McDowall, who returned as the character in the sequel, Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). In the rebooted movie series, consisting of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), he was played by Andy Serkis.

Caesar
Planet of the Apes character
First appearance	Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Last appearance	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) (flashback only)
Created by	Paul Dehn
Portrayed by	Original series: Roddy McDowall Reboot series: Andy Serkis
Voiced by	Original series: Walker Edmiston Reboot series: Andy Serkis
Motion capture	Andy Serkis
Information
Aliases	Milo (original series)
Species	Evolved Chimpanzee
Family	Original series: Zira (mother; deceased) Cornelius (father; deceased) Armando (foster father; deceased) Comic series: Tarzan (adoptive brother) Reboot series: Bright Eyes (mother; deceased) Alpha (father; deceased) Will Rodman (adoptive father; deceased) Caroline Aranha (adoptive mother; deceased) Charles Rodman (adoptive grandfather; deceased)
Children	Original series: Cornelius II (son; deceased) Reboot series: Blue Eyes (son; deceased) Cornelius (son)
Relatives	Reboot series: Lake (daughter-in-law)
Origin	Original series: San Francisco, California; United States Comic series: Mangani Kingdom; Africa Reboot series: San Francisco, California, United States (West African descent)