Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell (2 November 1877 – 23 October 1966) was an American actress. She appeared in 360 films between 1908 and 1945.
Still somewhat of a youthful beauty when she started in early silent films, McDowell appeared in numerous films, eventually graduating to playing character and mother types. She can be seen to good advantage in Douglas Fairbanks's 1920 The Mark of Zorro. McDowell appeared in two of the biggest films of the silent era, The Big Parade (1925) and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), both in which she played mothers.
She was married to silent screen character actor Charles Hill Mailes from 1906 to his 1937 death. The couple appeared in numerous silent films together, including The Mark of Zorro. They had two sons, Robert Mailes and Eugene Mailes.
Claire McDowell died, aged 88, in Hollywood, California.
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Acted in
Adventure
1945
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Mother Goodwin
Du Barry was a Lady
1943
as Subway Passenger
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Dowager
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mrs. Tuckerman
Whispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
A Failure at Fifty
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Woman at Station
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Gossiper
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
One Against the World
1939
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Mother (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Crying Mother
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Woman
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
The Man on the Rock
1938
as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
They're Always Caught
1938
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Three Comrades
1938
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937
as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
Song of Revolt
1937
as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
August Week End
1936
as Alma Washburne
Murder by Television
1935
as Mrs. Houghland
Imitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Mrs. Helen Gorman
British Agent
1934
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Dr. Monica
1934
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
1934
as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Bedside
1934
as Nurse
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith
By Appointment Only
1933
as Mrs. Mary Carroll
The Working Man
1933
as Benjamin's Secretary
Central Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
Lawyer Man
1932
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
The Phantom Express
1932
as Ma Nolan
Cornered
1932
as Jane's Aunt
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932
as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Under Eighteen
1932
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
1931
as Nancy - the Maid
An American Tragedy
1931
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Mothers Cry
1930
as Mary's Mother
Brothers
1930
as Bess Naughton
Wild Company
1930
as Mrs. Laura Grayson
The Big House
1930
as Mrs. Marlowe
Young Desire
1930
as Mrs. Spencer
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Aunt Hattie
Redemption
1930
as Anna Pavlovna
The Quitter
1929
as Mrs. Abbott
Silks and Saddles
1929
as Mrs. Calhoun
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
The Viking
1928
as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
Don't Marry
1928
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Mother
Almost Human
1927
as Mrs. Livingston
The Shield of Honor
1927
as Mrs. MacDowell
Winds of the Pampas
1927
as Doña Maria Casandos
Tillie the Toiler
1927
as Ma Jones
The Black Diamond Express
1927
as Martha Foster
The Taxi Dancer
1927
as Aunt Mary
The Auctioneer
1927
as Mrs. Tim Eagan
A Little Journey
1927
as Aunt Louise
The Flaming Forest
1926
as Mrs. McTavish
The Show Off
1926
as Mom Fisher
The Unknown Soldier
1926
as John Phillips' sister
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Molly O'Shea
The Dixie Merchant
1926
as Josephine Fippany
The Devil's Circus
1926
as Mrs. Peterson
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
The Midnight Flyer
1925
as Liza Slater
The Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
The Tower of Lies
1925
as Katrina
The End of the World
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
Waking Up the Town
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Concha
Those Who Dare
1924
as Mrs. Rollins
Secrets
1924
as Elizabeth Channing
Thy Name Is Woman
1924
as Juan's Mother
Judgment of the Storm
1924
as Mrs. Heath
Enemies of Children
1923
as Godfrey sister
Ponjola
1923
as Mrs. Hope
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot's Aunt
Circus Days
1923
as Martha
Human Wreckage
1923
as Mrs. Brown
Michael O'Halloran
1923
as Nancy Harding
The West~Bound Limited
1923
as Mrs. Bill Buckley
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Mrs. Putnam
Heart's Haven
1922
as May Caroline
Nice People
1922
as Margaret Rainsford
Penrod
1922
as Mrs. Schofield
Rent Free
1922
as Countess de Mourney
Love Never Dies
1921
as Liz Trott
What Every Woman Knows
1921
as Comtesse de la Brière
Midsummer Madness
1921
as Mrs. Osborne
Prisoners of Love
1921
as Her Mother
The Mark of Zorro
1920
as Dona Catalina Pulido
Something to Think About
1920
as Housekeeper
The Jack-Knife Man
1920
as Lize Merdin
The Gift Supreme
1920
as Lalia Graun
The Woman in the Suitcase
1920
as Mrs. James B. Moreland
The Feud
1919
as Mary Lynch
Heart o' the Hills
1919
as Martha Hawn
Prudence on Broadway
1919
as Miss Grayson
The Follies Girl
1919
as Nina
Rosalind at Redgate
1919
You Can't Believe Everything
1918
as Grace Dardley
Captain of His Soul
1918
as Annette
The Storm Woman
1917
The Empty Gun
1917
as Mary
The Clean-Up
1917
as Vera Vincent
The Bronze Bride
1917
as A-Che-Chee
The Gates of Doom
1917
as Indore / Agatha
Avarice
1917
as The Miserly Old Woman
The White Raven
1917
as Daisy
The Right to Be Happy
1916
as Mrs. Cratchit
Mixed Blood
1916
as Nita Valyez
A Stranger from Somewhere
1916
as Olga
As It Happened
1915
as The Ranchman's Daughter
Old Offenders
1915
as Joe's Wife
Her Convert
1915
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
The Way Out
1915
as The Young School Teacher
Her Dormant Love
1915
as The Discontented Wife
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
1915
as Crook
The Canceled Mortgage
1915
as The Widowed Mother
A Day's Adventure
1915
as Hogan's Moll
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915
as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
The Miser's Legacy
1915
as The Crook's Wife
The Sheriff's Dilemma
1915
as Molly
Men and Women
1914
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Her Hand
1914
as Olga
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
A Nest Unfeathered
1914
as Kate
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
as Mrs. Daily
The Fatal Wedding
1914
Waifs
1914
Concentration
1914
as The Mother
The Abandoned Well
1913
as The Widow
For Her Government
1913
The House of Discord
1913
as The Sister-in-Law
All for Science
1913
as Detective
The Detective's Stratagem
1913
as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
The Stopped Clock
1913
as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913
as Kate
A Tender-Hearted Crook
1913
as Edith
The Law and His Son
1913
as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Stolen Treaty
1913
as Olga
The Strong Man's Burden
1913
as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The Work Habit
1913
as The Daughter in the City
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913
as John Haywood's Sister
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
as Galora
A Misappropriated Turkey
1913
as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy
A Gambler's Honor
1913
as Beth
A Gamble with Death
1913
as Kate
The Switchtower
1913
as The Switchman's Wife
The Well
1913
as The Farmer's Wife
The Enemy's Baby
1913
as Miller's Wife
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913
as The Schemer's Associate
Olaf—An Atom
1913
as A Parent
The Stolen Loaf
1913
as The Rich Woman
The House of Darkness
1913
as The Doctor's Wife
The Tenderfoot's Money
1913
as The Prospector's Wife
The Wanderer
1913
as The Female Lover
The Stolen Bride
1913
as The Wife
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
as The Wife
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Blind Sister
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913
as The Lady
The God Within
1912
as The Woodsman's Wife
A Cry for Help
1912
as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
The Massacre
1912
as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
The New York Hat
1912
as The Main Gossip
A Sailor’s Heart
1912
as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
In the Aisles of the Wild
1912
as The Elder Daughter
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as Rich Woman in Other Town
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
as The Mother
Man's Genesis
1912
as Cave Woman
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
Lena and the Geese
1912
as Lena's Mother
A Temporary Truce
1912
as Mexican Jim's Wife
When the Fire-Bells Rang
1912
as An Actress
The Old Actor
1912
as At Audition
The Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife
The Sunbeam
1912
as The Spinster
The Sands of Dee
1912
as Artist's fiancee
Under Burning Skies
1912
as The Friend
Billy's Stratagem
1912
as Billy's Mother
The Baby and the Stork
1912
as The Mother
The Baby and the Stork
1912
as The Workman
A Woman Scorned
1911
as The Doctor's Wife
The Long Road
1911
as Ned's Wife
The Adventures of Billy
1911
as Rich Woman
The Unveiling
1911
The Squaw's Love
1911
as Silver Fawn
Swords and Hearts
1911
as Irene Lambert
A Country Cupid
1911
as The Half-Wit's Mother
The Primal Call
1911
as The Woman
The Manicure Lady
1911
as Lunchroom Hostess
A Decree of Destiny
1911
as A Nun
Fisher Folks
1911
as At Fair
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
as The Old Carpenter's Wife
Fate's Turning
1911
as At Hotel/At Wedding
His Trust Fulfilled
1911
as Mrs. Frazier
His Trust
1911
as Col. Frazier's wife
The Golden Supper
1910
as Lady-in-Waiting
His New Lid
1910
Waiter No. 5
1910
as The Chief of Police's Wife
The Iconoclast
1910
Rose o' Salem Town
1910
The Oath and the Man
1910
as Rebel
A Mohawk's Way
1910
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
as One of the Sisters Frost
Wilful Peggy
1910
as Housemaid
The Usurer
1910
as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
A Flash of Light
1910
as At First Party
Love Among the Roses
1910
The Planter's Wife
1908
as Mrs. John Holland
The Devil
1908
The End of the World
as Mrs. Joyce