Claire McDowell
Known for Acting · 253 credits
- Born
- 1877-10-31
- Died
- 1966-10-23
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Claire MacDowell · Clare Mc Dowell · Doris Carlton
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (252)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
Small Town Girl
1936
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Ponjola
1923
as Mrs. Hope
Brothers
1930
as Bess Naughton
The Iconoclast
1910
The Massacre
1912
as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
Adventure
1945
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
Penrod
1922
as Mrs. Schofield
Union Depot
1932
as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
Imitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Secrets
1924
as Elizabeth Channing
Avarice
1917
as The Miserly Old Woman
Lawyer Man
1932
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
The Viking
1928
as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
British Agent
1934
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Mother Goodwin
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Woman at Station
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
The Unveiling
1911
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot's Aunt
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mrs. Tuckerman
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
Human Wreckage
1923
as Mrs. Brown
Keeper of the Flame
1943
The Big House
1930
as Mrs. Marlowe
The Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
Redemption
1930
as Anna Pavlovna
The Mark of Zorro
1920
as Dona Catalina Pulido
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Crying Mother
An American Tragedy
1931
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Murder by Television
1935
as Mrs. Houghland
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Mrs. Putnam
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
One Against the World
1939
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
Nice People
1922
as Margaret Rainsford
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith
Mixed Blood
1916
as Nita Valyez
Bedside
1934
as Nurse
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
Whispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
The Flaming Forest
1926
as Mrs. McTavish
Three Comrades
1938
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
The Usurer
1910
as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Gossiper
His Trust
1911
as Col. Frazier's wife
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Molly O'Shea
Under Eighteen
1932
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Tillie the Toiler
1927
as Ma Jones
The Auctioneer
1927
as Mrs. Tim Eagan
Young Desire
1930
as Mrs. Spencer
The Well
1913
as The Farmer's Wife
Almost Human
1927
as Mrs. Livingston
A Decree of Destiny
1911
as A Nun
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Concha
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The Feud
1919
as Mary Lynch
The Dixie Merchant
1926
as Josephine Fippany
Rent Free
1922
as Countess de Mourney
The Devil's Circus
1926
as Mrs. Peterson
Men and Women
1914
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as Rich Woman in Other Town
The Wanderer
1913
as The Female Lover
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937
as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
By Appointment Only
1933
as Mrs. Mary Carroll
The Primal Call
1911
as The Woman
The House of Discord
1913
as The Sister-in-Law
The Taxi Dancer
1927
as Aunt Mary
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
as The Old Carpenter's Wife
Man's Genesis
1912
as Cave Woman
Love Among the Roses
1910
Her Convert
1915
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Woman
Olaf—An Atom
1913
as A Parent
The Unknown Soldier
1926
as John Phillips' sister
The Broken Cross
1911
as Kate's Mother
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Blind Sister
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Mother
The New York Hat
1912
as The Main Gossip
The Sands of Dee
1912
as Artist's fiancee
Dr. Monica
1934
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
The Old Actor
1912
as At Audition
Wilful Peggy
1910
as Housemaid
The Working Man
1933
as Benjamin's Secretary
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Dowager
Dollar Down
1925
as Mrs. Meadows
The Oath and the Man
1910
as Rebel
Don't Marry
1928
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
Heart's Haven
1922
as May Caroline
Heart o' the Hills
1919
as Martha Hawn
Mothers Cry
1930
as Mary's Mother
The Long Road
1911
as Ned's Wife
A Day's Adventure
1915
as Hogan's Moll
Silks and Saddles
1929
as Mrs. Calhoun
Journal of a Crime
1934
as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina
Captain of His Soul
1918
as Annette
Prisoners of Love
1921
as Her Mother
Concentration
1914
as The Mother
Prudence on Broadway
1919
as Miss Grayson
Rose o' Salem Town
1910
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
as The Mother
4 Devils
1928
as Woman
The Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife
Michael O'Halloran
1923
as Nancy Harding
The Tower of Lies
1925
as Katrina
A Stranger from Somewhere
1916
as Olga
About 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 w… With 253 credits spanning from 1908 to 1955, Claire McDowell has appeared in 252 films and 1 TV show.
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- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
- Central Airport (1933) — as Mrs. Blaine
- Small Town Girl (1936) — as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
- Test Pilot (1938) — as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
- Ponjola (1923) — as Mrs. Hope
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