Claire McDowell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 31 October 1877 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 23 October 1966
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Acting 253
- 1945Adventure as Woman in Library (uncredited)
- 1944Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
- 1944Men on Her Mind as Mother Goodwin
- 1943Du Barry Was a Lady as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
- 1943This Land Is Mine as Woman in Bathroom
- 1943Presenting Lily Mars as Dowager
- 1943Keeper of the Flame
- 1943Hangmen Also Die! as Counterwoman (uncredited)
- 1941Lady Scarface as Mrs. Tuckerman
- 1941Whispers as Gossip (uncredited)
- 1940Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
- 1940The Golden Fleecing as Pedestrian (uncredited)
- 1940A Failure at Fifty as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1940Young Tom Edison as Woman at Station
- 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Gossiper
- 1939Thunder Afloat as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1939One Against the World as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
- 1939Miracles for Sale as Jack of Diamonds Woman
- 1939Angel of Mercy as Mother (uncredited)
- 1939Idiot's Delight as Crying Mother
- 1939Stand Up and Fight as Woman
- 1938Boys Town as Nun (uncredited)
- 1938The Man on the Rock as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
- 1938They're Always Caught as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
- 1938Three Comrades as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
- 1938Test Pilot as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
- 1937A Night at the Movies as Movie Patron (uncredited)
- 1937Two-Fisted Sheriff as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
- 1937Song of Revolt as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
- 1936Small Town Girl as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
- 1936August Week End as Alma Washburne
- 1935Murder by Television as Mrs. Houghland
- 1934Imitation of Life as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
- 1934Two Heads on a Pillow as Mrs. Helen Gorman
- 1934British Agent as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
- 1934Dr. Monica as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
- 1934Journal of a Crime as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
- 1934It Happened One Night as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
- 1934Bedside as Nurse
- 1933Wild Boys of the Road as Mrs. Smith
- 1933By Appointment Only as Mrs. Mary Carroll
- 1933The Working Man as Benjamin's Secretary
- 1933Central Airport as Mrs. Blaine
- 1932Lawyer Man as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1932A Successful Calamity as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
- 1932The Phantom Express as Ma Nolan
- 1932Cornered as Jane's Aunt
- 1932The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
- 1932The Famous Ferguson Case as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
- 1932Union Depot as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
- 1932Under Eighteen as Seamstress (uncredited)
- 1931Manhattan Parade as Nancy - the Maid
- 1931An American Tragedy as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
- 1930Mothers Cry as Mary's Mother
- 1930Brothers as Bess Naughton
- 1930Wild Company as Mrs. Laura Grayson
- 1930The Big House as Mrs. Marlowe
- 1930Young Desire as Mrs. Spencer
- 1930The Second Floor Mystery as Aunt Hattie
- 1930Redemption as Anna Pavlovna
- 1929The Quitter as Mrs. Abbott
- 1929Silks and Saddles as Mrs. Calhoun
- 1929The Flying Fleet as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
- 1929When Dreams Come True as Martha Shelby
- 1928Marriage by Contract as Mother
- 1928The Viking as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
- 19284 Devils as Woman
- 1928Don't Marry as Aunt Abigail Bowen
- 1928The Tragedy of Youth as Mother
- 1927Almost Human as Mrs. Livingston
- 1927The Shield of Honor as Mrs. MacDowell
- 1927Winds of the Pampas as Doña Maria Casandos
- 1927Tillie the Toiler as Ma Jones
- 1927The Black Diamond Express as Martha Foster
- 1927The Taxi Dancer as Aunt Mary
- 1927The Auctioneer as Mrs. Tim Eagan
- 1927A Little Journey as Aunt Louise
- 1926The Flaming Forest as Mrs. McTavish
- 1926The Show Off as Mom Fisher
- 1926The Unknown Soldier as John Phillips' sister
- 1926The Shamrock Handicap as Molly O'Shea
- 1926The Dixie Merchant as Josephine Fippany
- 1926The Devil's Circus as Mrs. Peterson
- 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Princess of Hur
- 1925The Midnight Flyer as Liza Slater
- 1925The Big Parade as Mrs. Apperson
- 1925The Tower of Lies as Katrina
- 1925Dollar Down as Mrs. Meadows
- 1925The End of the World as Mrs. Joyce
- 1925The End of the World as Mrs. Joyce
- 1925Waking Up the Town as Mrs. Joyce
- 1925The Reckless Sex as Concha
- 1924Those Who Dare as Mrs. Rollins
- 1924Secrets as Elizabeth Channing
- 1924Thy Name Is Woman as Juan's Mother
- 1924Judgment of the Storm as Mrs. Heath
- 1923Black Oxen as Agnes Trevor
- 1923Enemies of Children as Godfrey sister
- 1923Ponjola as Mrs. Hope
- 1923Ashes of Vengeance as Margot's Aunt
- 1923Circus Days as Martha
- 1923Human Wreckage as Mrs. Brown
- 1923Michael O'Halloran as Nancy Harding
- 1923The West~Bound Limited as Mrs. Bill Buckley
- 1922Quincy Adams Sawyer as Mrs. Putnam
- 1922Heart's Haven as May Caroline
- 1922Nice People as Margaret Rainsford
- 1922The Ragged Heiress as Sylvia Moreton
- 1922Penrod as Mrs. Schofield
- 1922Rent Free as Countess de Mourney
- 1921Love Never Dies as Liz Trott
- 1921Wealth as Mrs. Dominick
- 1921Mother o' Mine as Mrs. Sheldon
- 1921What Every Woman Knows as Comtesse de la Brière
- 1921Midsummer Madness as Mrs. Osborne
- 1921Prisoners of Love as Her Mother
- 1920The Mark of Zorro as Dona Catalina Pulido
- 1920Something to Think About as Housekeeper
- 1920The Jack-Knife Man as Lize Merdin
- 1920Through Eyes of Men as Mrs. Virginia All
- 1920The Gift Supreme as Lalia Graun
- 1920Blind Youth as Elizabeth Monnier
- 1920The Devil's Riddle as Mrs. Potts
- 1920The Woman in the Suitcase as Mrs. James B. Moreland
- 1919The Feud as Mary Lynch
- 1919Heart o' the Hills as Martha Hawn
- 1919Chasing Rainbows as Mrs. Walters
- 1919Prudence on Broadway as Miss Grayson
- 1919The Follies Girl as Nina
- 1919Rosalind at Redgate
- 1918The Return of Mary as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
- 1918You Can't Believe Everything as Grace Dardley
- 1918Captain of His Soul as Annette
- 1917The Storm Woman
- 1917The Empty Gun as Mary
- 1917The Clean-Up as Vera Vincent
- 1917The Bronze Bride as A-Che-Chee
- 1917The Gates of Doom as Indore / Agatha
- 1917Avarice as The Miserly Old Woman
- 1917The White Raven as Daisy
- 1916The Right to Be Happy as Mrs. Cratchit
- 1916Mixed Blood as Nita Valyez
- 1916A Stranger from Somewhere as Olga
- 1915Cupid Entangled as The Actress
- 1915As It Happened as The Ranchman's Daughter
- 1915Old Offenders as Joe's Wife
- 1915Her Convert as The Old Inventor's Daughter
- 1915The Way Out as The Young School Teacher
- 1915Her Dormant Love as The Discontented Wife
- 1915Truth Stranger Than Fiction as Crook
- 1915The Canceled Mortgage as The Widowed Mother
- 1915A Day's Adventure as Hogan's Moll
- 1915The Gambler's I.O.U. as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
- 1915The Miser's Legacy as The Crook's Wife
- 1915The Sheriff's Dilemma as Molly
- 1915The Heart of a Bandit as Claire
- 1914Men and Women as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
- 1914The Cracksman's Gratitude
- 1914Her Hand as Olga
- 1914Her Father's Silent Partner
- 1914A Nest Unfeathered as Kate
- 1914His Fireman's Conscience as Mrs. Daily
- 1914The Fatal Wedding
- 1914Waifs
- 1914Concentration as The Mother
- 1913The Abandoned Well as The Widow
- 1913For Her Government
- 1913The House of Discord as The Sister-in-Law
- 1913All for Science as Detective
- 1913The Detective's Stratagem as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
- 1913The Stopped Clock as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
- 1913The Van Nostrand Tiara as Kate
- 1913A Tender-Hearted Crook as Edith
- 1913The Law and His Son as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
- 1913The Stolen Treaty as Olga
- 1913The Strong Man's Burden as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
- 1913The Crook and the Girl as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
- 1913The Work Habit as The Daughter in the City
- 1913Under the Shadow of the Law as John Haywood's Sister
- 1913I Was Meant for You as Lavina
- 1913The Vengeance of Galora as Galora
- 1913A Misappropriated Turkey as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
- 1913The Mirror as Daisy
- 1913A Gambler's Honor as Beth
- 1913A Gamble with Death as Kate
- 1913The Switchtower as The Switchman's Wife
- 1913The Well as The Farmer's Wife
- 1913The Enemy's Baby as Miller's Wife
- 1913The Ranchero's Revenge as The Schemer's Associate
- 1913Olaf—An Atom as A Parent
- 1913The Stolen Loaf as The Rich Woman
- 1913The House of Darkness as The Doctor's Wife
- 1913The Tenderfoot's Money as The Prospector's Wife
- 1913The Wanderer as The Female Lover
- 1913The Stolen Bride as The Wife
- 1913The Unwelcome Guest as The Wife
- 1913The Wrong Bottle as The Blind Sister
- 1913The Telephone Girl and the Lady as The Lady
- 1912The God Within as The Woodsman's Wife
- 1912A Cry for Help as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
- 1912The Massacre as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
- 1912The New York Hat as The Main Gossip
- 1912A Sailor’s Heart as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
- 1912In the Aisles of the Wild as The Elder Daughter
- 1912So Near, Yet So Far as Rich Woman in Other Town
- 1912Two Daughters of Eve as The Mother
- 1912Man's Genesis as Cave Woman
- 1912The School Teacher and the Waif as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
- 1912Lena and the Geese as Lena's Mother
- 1912A Temporary Truce as Mexican Jim's Wife
- 1912When the Fire-Bells Rang as An Actress
- 1912The Old Actor as At Audition
- 1912The Female of the Species as The Miner's Wife
- 1912A String of Pearls as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
- 1912The Sunbeam as The Spinster
- 1912The Sands of Dee as Artist's fiancee
- 1912Under Burning Skies as The Friend
- 1912Billy's Stratagem as Billy's Mother
- 1912The Baby and the Stork as The Workman
- 1911A Woman Scorned as The Doctor's Wife
- 1911The Long Road as Ned's Wife
- 1911The Adventures of Billy as Rich Woman
- 1911The Unveiling
- 1911The Squaw's Love as Silver Fawn
- 1911Swords and Hearts as Irene Lambert
- 1911The Sorrowful Example as The Wife
- 1911A Country Cupid as The Half-Wit's Mother
- 1911The Primal Call as The Woman
- 1911The Manicure Lady as Lunchroom Hostess
- 1911The Broken Cross as Kate's Mother
- 1911The Spanish Gypsy as Paula
- 1911A Decree of Destiny as A Nun
- 1911Fisher Folks as At Fair
- 1911What Shall We Do with Our Old? as The Old Carpenter's Wife
- 1911Fate's Turning as At Hotel/At Wedding
- 1911His Trust Fulfilled as Mrs. Frazier
- 1911His Trust as Col. Frazier's wife
- 1910The Golden Supper as Lady-in-Waiting
- 1910His New Lid
- 1910Waiter No. 5 as The Chief of Police's Wife
- 1910The Message of the Violin as The Other Woman's Servant
- 1910The Iconoclast
- 1910Rose o' Salem Town
- 1910The Oath and the Man as Rebel
- 1910A Mohawk's Way
- 1910Muggsy Becomes a Hero as One of the Sisters Frost
- 1910Wilful Peggy as Housemaid
- 1910The Usurer as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
- 1910A Flash of Light as At First Party
- 1910Love Among the Roses
- 1908The Call of the Wild as Party Guest
- 1908The Planter's Wife as Mrs. John Holland
- 1908The Devil