- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 31, 1877
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- October 23, 1966
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
movieAdventure
1945 · Woman in Library (uncredited)
movieAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944 · Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
movieMen on Her Mind
1944 · Mother Goodwin
movieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Subway Passenger (uncredited)
movieThis Land Is Mine
1943 · Woman in Bathroom
moviePresenting Lily Mars
1943 · Dowager
movieKeeper of the Flame
1943
movieHangmen Also Die!
1943 · Counterwoman (uncredited)
movieLady Scarface
1941 · Mrs. Tuckerman
movieWhispers
1941 · Gossip (uncredited)
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
movieThe Golden Fleecing
1940 · Pedestrian (uncredited)
movieA Failure at Fifty
1940 · Minor Role (uncredited)
movieYoung Tom Edison
1940 · Woman at Station
movieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · Gossiper
movieThunder Afloat
1939 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieOne Against the World
1939 · Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
movieMiracles for Sale
1939 · Jack of Diamonds Woman
movieAngel of Mercy
1939 · Mother (uncredited)
movieIdiot's Delight
1939 · Crying Mother
movieStand Up and Fight
1939 · Woman
movieBoys Town
1938 · Nun (uncredited)
movieThe Man on the Rock
1938 · Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
movieThey're Always Caught
1938 · Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
movieThree Comrades
1938 · Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
movieTest Pilot
1938 · Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
movieA Night at the Movies
1937 · Movie Patron (uncredited)
movieTwo-Fisted Sheriff
1937 · Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
movieSong of Revolt
1937 · Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
movieSmall Town Girl
1936 · Woman in Bed (uncredited)
movieAugust Week End
1936 · Alma Washburne
movieMurder by Television
1935 · Mrs. Houghland
movieImitation of Life
1934 · Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
movieTwo Heads on a Pillow
1934 · Mrs. Helen Gorman
movieBritish Agent
1934 · Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
movieDr. Monica
1934 · Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
movieJournal of a Crime
1934 · Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
movieIt Happened One Night
1934 · Mother on Bus (uncredited)
movieBedside
1934 · Nurse
movieWild Boys of the Road
1933 · Mrs. Smith
movieBy Appointment Only
1933 · Mrs. Mary Carroll
movieThe Working Man
1933 · Benjamin's Secretary
movieCentral Airport
1933 · Mrs. Blaine
movieLawyer Man
1932 · Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
movieA Successful Calamity
1932 · Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
movieThe Phantom Express
1932 · Ma Nolan
movieCornered
1932 · Jane's Aunt
movieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 · Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
movieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
movieUnion Depot
1932 · Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
movieUnder Eighteen
1932 · Seamstress (uncredited)
movieManhattan Parade
1931 · Nancy - the Maid
movieAn American Tragedy
1931 · Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
movieMothers Cry
1930 · Mary's Mother
movieBrothers
1930 · Bess Naughton
movieWild Company
1930 · Mrs. Laura Grayson
movieThe Big House
1930 · Mrs. Marlowe
movieYoung Desire
1930 · Mrs. Spencer
movieThe Second Floor Mystery
1930 · Aunt Hattie
movieRedemption
1930 · Anna Pavlovna
movieThe Quitter
1929 · Mrs. Abbott
movieSilks and Saddles
1929 · Mrs. Calhoun
movieThe Flying Fleet
1929 · Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
movieWhen Dreams Come True
1929 · Martha Shelby
movieMarriage by Contract
1928 · Mother
movieThe Viking
1928 · Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
movie4 Devils
1928 · Woman
Don't Marry
1928 · Aunt Abigail Bowen
movieThe Tragedy of Youth
1928 · Mother
movieAlmost Human
1927 · Mrs. Livingston
movieThe Shield of Honor
1927 · Mrs. MacDowell
Winds of the Pampas
1927 · Doña Maria Casandos
movieTillie the Toiler
1927 · Ma Jones
movieThe Black Diamond Express
1927 · Martha Foster
movieThe Taxi Dancer
1927 · Aunt Mary
movieThe Auctioneer
1927 · Mrs. Tim Eagan
movieA Little Journey
1927 · Aunt Louise
movieThe Flaming Forest
1926 · Mrs. McTavish
movieThe Show Off
1926 · Mom Fisher
movieThe Unknown Soldier
1926 · John Phillips' sister
movieThe Shamrock Handicap
1926 · Molly O'Shea
movieThe Dixie Merchant
1926 · Josephine Fippany
movieThe Devil's Circus
1926 · Mrs. Peterson
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Princess of Hur
movieThe Midnight Flyer
1925 · Liza Slater
movieThe Big Parade
1925 · Mrs. Apperson
movieThe Tower of Lies
1925 · Katrina
movieDollar Down
1925 · Mrs. Meadows
movieThe End of the World
1925 · Mrs. Joyce
The End of the World
1925 · Mrs. Joyce
movieWaking Up the Town
1925 · Mrs. Joyce
The Reckless Sex
1925 · Concha
movieThose Who Dare
1924 · Mrs. Rollins
movieSecrets
1924 · Elizabeth Channing
movieThy Name Is Woman
1924 · Juan's Mother
movieJudgment of the Storm
1924 · Mrs. Heath
movieBlack Oxen
1923 · Agnes Trevor
movieEnemies of Children
1923 · Godfrey sister
moviePonjola
1923 · Mrs. Hope
movieAshes of Vengeance
1923 · Margot's Aunt
movieCircus Days
1923 · Martha
movieHuman Wreckage
1923 · Mrs. Brown
movieMichael O'Halloran
1923 · Nancy Harding
movieThe West~Bound Limited
1923 · Mrs. Bill Buckley
movieQuincy Adams Sawyer
1922 · Mrs. Putnam
movieHeart's Haven
1922 · May Caroline
movieNice People
1922 · Margaret Rainsford
movieThe Ragged Heiress
1922 · Sylvia Moreton
moviePenrod
1922 · Mrs. Schofield
movieRent Free
1922 · Countess de Mourney
movieLove Never Dies
1921 · Liz Trott
movieWealth
1921 · Mrs. Dominick
movieMother o' Mine
1921 · Mrs. Sheldon
movieWhat Every Woman Knows
1921 · Comtesse de la Brière
movieMidsummer Madness
1921 · Mrs. Osborne
moviePrisoners of Love
1921 · Her Mother
movieThe Mark of Zorro
1920 · Dona Catalina Pulido
movieSomething to Think About
1920 · Housekeeper
movieThe Jack-Knife Man
1920 · Lize Merdin
movieThrough Eyes of Men
1920 · Mrs. Virginia All
movieThe Gift Supreme
1920 · Lalia Graun
movieBlind Youth
1920 · Elizabeth Monnier
movieThe Devil's Riddle
1920 · Mrs. Potts
movieThe Woman in the Suitcase
1920 · Mrs. James B. Moreland
movieThe Feud
1919 · Mary Lynch
movieHeart o' the Hills
1919 · Martha Hawn
movieChasing Rainbows
1919 · Mrs. Walters
moviePrudence on Broadway
1919 · Miss Grayson
movieThe Follies Girl
1919 · Nina
Rosalind at Redgate
1919
movieThe Return of Mary
1918 · Mrs. John Denby Sr.
movieYou Can't Believe Everything
1918 · Grace Dardley
movieCaptain of His Soul
1918 · Annette
movieThe Storm Woman
1917
The Empty Gun
1917 · Mary
movieThe Clean-Up
1917 · Vera Vincent
movieThe Bronze Bride
1917 · A-Che-Chee
movieThe Gates of Doom
1917 · Indore / Agatha
Avarice
1917 · The Miserly Old Woman
movieThe White Raven
1917 · Daisy
movieThe Right to Be Happy
1916 · Mrs. Cratchit
movieMixed Blood
1916 · Nita Valyez
movieA Stranger from Somewhere
1916 · Olga
As It Happened
1915 · The Ranchman's Daughter
Old Offenders
1915 · Joe's Wife
Her Convert
1915 · The Old Inventor's Daughter
The Way Out
1915 · The Young School Teacher
Her Dormant Love
1915 · The Discontented Wife
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
1915 · Crook
movieThe Canceled Mortgage
1915 · The Widowed Mother
A Day's Adventure
1915 · Hogan's Moll
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915 · Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
The Miser's Legacy
1915 · The Crook's Wife
The Sheriff's Dilemma
1915 · Molly
movieThe Heart of a Bandit
1915 · Claire
movieMen and Women
1914 · Mrs. Stephen Rodman
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Her Hand
1914 · Olga
movieHer Father's Silent Partner
1914
A Nest Unfeathered
1914 · Kate
His Fireman's Conscience
1914 · Mrs. Daily
The Fatal Wedding
1914
Waifs
1914
movieConcentration
1914 · The Mother
The Abandoned Well
1913 · The Widow
For Her Government
1913
movieThe House of Discord
1913 · The Sister-in-Law
All for Science
1913 · Detective
The Detective's Stratagem
1913 · Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
The Stopped Clock
1913 · The Antique Dealer's Daughter
The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913 · Kate
A Tender-Hearted Crook
1913 · Edith
The Law and His Son
1913 · Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Stolen Treaty
1913 · Olga
movieThe Strong Man's Burden
1913 · Ida Glynn, The Nurse
The Crook and the Girl
1913 · The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The Work Habit
1913 · The Daughter in the City
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913 · John Haywood's Sister
I Was Meant for You
1913 · Lavina
The Vengeance of Galora
1913 · Galora
A Misappropriated Turkey
1913 · Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
The Mirror
1913 · Daisy
A Gambler's Honor
1913 · Beth
A Gamble with Death
1913 · Kate
movieThe Switchtower
1913 · The Switchman's Wife
The Well
1913 · The Farmer's Wife
The Enemy's Baby
1913 · Miller's Wife
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913 · The Schemer's Associate
movieOlaf—An Atom
1913 · A Parent
The Stolen Loaf
1913 · The Rich Woman
movieThe House of Darkness
1913 · The Doctor's Wife
movieThe Tenderfoot's Money
1913 · The Prospector's Wife
movieThe Wanderer
1913 · The Female Lover
The Stolen Bride
1913 · The Wife
movieThe Unwelcome Guest
1913 · The Wife
The Wrong Bottle
1913 · The Blind Sister
movieThe Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913 · The Lady
The God Within
1912 · The Woodsman's Wife
movieA Cry for Help
1912 · The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
movieThe Massacre
1912 · Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
movieThe New York Hat
1912 · The Main Gossip
movieA Sailor’s Heart
1912 · The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
movieIn the Aisles of the Wild
1912 · The Elder Daughter
movieSo Near, Yet So Far
1912 · Rich Woman in Other Town
movieTwo Daughters of Eve
1912 · The Mother
movieMan's Genesis
1912 · Cave Woman
movieThe School Teacher and the Waif
1912 · The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
movieLena and the Geese
1912 · Lena's Mother
movieA Temporary Truce
1912 · Mexican Jim's Wife
When the Fire-Bells Rang
1912 · An Actress
movieThe Old Actor
1912 · At Audition
movieThe Female of the Species
1912 · The Miner's Wife
movieA String of Pearls
1912 · The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
movieThe Sunbeam
1912 · The Spinster
movieThe Sands of Dee
1912 · Artist's fiancee
movieUnder Burning Skies
1912 · The Friend
movieBilly's Stratagem
1912 · Billy's Mother
movieThe Baby and the Stork
1912 · The Mother, The Workman
movieA Woman Scorned
1911 · The Doctor's Wife
movieThe Long Road
1911 · Ned's Wife
movieThe Adventures of Billy
1911 · Rich Woman
The Unveiling
1911
movieThe Squaw's Love
1911 · Silver Fawn
movieSwords and Hearts
1911 · Irene Lambert
The Sorrowful Example
1911 · The Wife
movieA Country Cupid
1911 · The Half-Wit's Mother
movieThe Primal Call
1911 · The Woman
movieThe Manicure Lady
1911 · Lunchroom Hostess
The Broken Cross
1911 · Kate's Mother
The Spanish Gypsy
1911 · Paula
A Decree of Destiny
1911 · A Nun
movieFisher Folks
1911 · At Fair
movieWhat Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911 · The Old Carpenter's Wife
movieFate's Turning
1911 · At Hotel/At Wedding
movieHis Trust Fulfilled
1911 · Mrs. Frazier
movieHis Trust
1911 · Col. Frazier's wife
movieThe Golden Supper
1910 · Lady-in-Waiting
His New Lid
1910
movieWaiter No. 5
1910 · The Chief of Police's Wife
The Message of the Violin
1910 · The Other Woman's Servant
The Iconoclast
1910
movieRose o' Salem Town
1910
movieThe Oath and the Man
1910 · Rebel
A Mohawk's Way
1910
movieMuggsy Becomes a Hero
1910 · One of the Sisters Frost
movieWilful Peggy
1910 · Housemaid
movieThe Usurer
1910 · Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
movieA Flash of Light
1910 · At First Party
movieLove Among the Roses
1910
movieThe Call of the Wild
1908 · Party Guest
movieThe Planter's Wife
1908 · Mrs. John Holland
movieThe Devil
1908