Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1877
Died
October 23, 1966 (aged 88)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Filmography

1955
MGM Parade poster

MGM Parade

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1945
Adventure poster

Adventure

Movie · as Woman in Library (uncredited)

1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble poster

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Movie · as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)

1944
Men on Her Mind poster

Men on Her Mind

Movie · as Mother Goodwin

1943
Keeper of the Flame poster

Keeper of the Flame

Movie

1943
Hangmen Also Die! poster

Hangmen Also Die!

Movie · as Counterwoman (uncredited)

1943
This Land Is Mine poster

This Land Is Mine

Movie · as Woman in Bathroom

1943
Du Barry Was a Lady poster

Du Barry Was a Lady

Movie · as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

1943
Presenting Lily Mars poster

Presenting Lily Mars

Movie · as Dowager

1941
Whispers poster

Whispers

Movie · as Gossip (uncredited)

1941
Lady Scarface poster

Lady Scarface

Movie · as Mrs. Tuckerman

1940
A Failure at Fifty poster

A Failure at Fifty

Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

1940
Young Tom Edison poster

Young Tom Edison

Movie · as Woman at Station

1940
The Golden Fleecing poster

The Golden Fleecing

Movie · as Pedestrian (uncredited)

1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home poster

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Movie · as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)

1939
Stand Up and Fight poster

Stand Up and Fight

Movie · as Woman

1939
Idiot's Delight poster

Idiot's Delight

Movie · as Crying Mother

1939
Thunder Afloat poster

Thunder Afloat

Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

1939
Miracles for Sale poster

Miracles for Sale

Movie · as Jack of Diamonds Woman

1939
Angel of Mercy poster

Angel of Mercy

Movie · as Mother (uncredited)

1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President poster

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Movie · as Gossiper

1939
One Against the World poster

One Against the World

Movie · as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)

1938
Three Comrades poster

Three Comrades

Movie · as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)

1938
Test Pilot poster

Test Pilot

Movie · as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

1938
Boys Town poster

Boys Town

Movie · as Nun (uncredited)

1938
The Man on the Rock poster

The Man on the Rock

Movie · as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)

1938
They're Always Caught poster

They're Always Caught

Movie · as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)

1937
A Night at the Movies poster

A Night at the Movies

Movie · as Movie Patron (uncredited)

1937
Two-Fisted Sheriff poster

Two-Fisted Sheriff

Movie · as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt

1937
Song of Revolt poster

Song of Revolt

Movie · as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)

1936
August Week End poster

August Week End

Movie · as Alma Washburne

1936
Small Town Girl poster

Small Town Girl

Movie · as Woman in Bed (uncredited)

1935
Murder by Television poster

Murder by Television

Movie · as Mrs. Houghland

1934
Bedside poster

Bedside

Movie · as Nurse

1934
Two Heads on a Pillow poster

Two Heads on a Pillow

Movie · as Mrs. Helen Gorman

1934
British Agent poster

British Agent

Movie · as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)

1934
Journal of a Crime poster

Journal of a Crime

Movie · as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)

1934
It Happened One Night poster

It Happened One Night

Movie · as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

1934
Dr. Monica poster

Dr. Monica

Movie · as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)

1934
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

Movie · as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

1933
Wild Boys of the Road poster

Wild Boys of the Road

Movie · as Mrs. Smith

1933
The Working Man poster

The Working Man

Movie · as Benjamin's Secretary

1933
By Appointment Only poster

By Appointment Only

Movie · as Mrs. Mary Carroll

1933
Central Airport poster

Central Airport

Movie · as Mrs. Blaine

1932
The Phantom Express poster

The Phantom Express

Movie · as Ma Nolan

1932
Under Eighteen poster

Under Eighteen

Movie · as Seamstress (uncredited)

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case poster

The Famous Ferguson Case

Movie · as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)

1932
A Successful Calamity poster

A Successful Calamity

Movie · as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

1932
Lawyer Man poster

Lawyer Man

Movie · as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)

1932
Cornered poster

Cornered

Movie · as Jane's Aunt

1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain poster

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

Movie · as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)

1932
Union Depot poster

Union Depot

Movie · as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)

1931
Manhattan Parade poster

Manhattan Parade

Movie · as Nancy - the Maid

1931
An American Tragedy poster

An American Tragedy

Movie · as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

1930
The Big House poster

The Big House

Movie · as Mrs. Marlowe

1930
The Second Floor Mystery poster

The Second Floor Mystery

Movie · as Aunt Hattie

1930
Redemption poster

Redemption

Movie · as Anna Pavlovna

1930
Mothers Cry poster

Mothers Cry

Movie · as Mary's Mother

1930
Young Desire poster

Young Desire

Movie · as Mrs. Spencer

1930
Wild Company poster

Wild Company

Movie · as Mrs. Laura Grayson

1930
Brothers poster

Brothers

Movie · as Bess Naughton

1929
The Quitter poster

The Quitter

Movie · as Mrs. Abbott

1929
Silks and Saddles poster

Silks and Saddles

Movie · as Mrs. Calhoun

1929
The Flying Fleet poster

The Flying Fleet

Movie · as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)

1929
When Dreams Come True poster

When Dreams Come True

Movie · as Martha Shelby

1928
Don't Marry

Don't Marry

Movie · as Aunt Abigail Bowen

1928
The Viking poster

The Viking

Movie · as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)

1928
The Tragedy of Youth poster

The Tragedy of Youth

Movie · as Mother

1928
4 Devils poster

4 Devils

Movie · as Woman

1928
Marriage by Contract poster

Marriage by Contract

Movie · as Mother

1927
Tillie the Toiler poster

Tillie the Toiler

Movie · as Ma Jones

1927
The Black Diamond Express poster

The Black Diamond Express

Movie · as Martha Foster

1927
Almost Human poster

Almost Human

Movie · as Mrs. Livingston

1927
The Shield of Honor poster

The Shield of Honor

Movie · as Mrs. MacDowell

1927
A Little Journey poster

A Little Journey

Movie · as Aunt Louise

1927
The Auctioneer poster

The Auctioneer

Movie · as Mrs. Tim Eagan

1927
The Taxi Dancer poster

The Taxi Dancer

Movie · as Aunt Mary

1927
Winds of the Pampas

Winds of the Pampas

Movie · as Doña Maria Casandos

1926
The Flaming Forest poster

The Flaming Forest

Movie · as Mrs. McTavish

1926
The Shamrock Handicap poster

The Shamrock Handicap

Movie · as Molly O'Shea

1926
The Devil's Circus poster

The Devil's Circus

Movie · as Mrs. Peterson

1926
The Unknown Soldier poster

The Unknown Soldier

Movie · as John Phillips' sister

1926
The Dixie Merchant poster

The Dixie Merchant

Movie · as Josephine Fippany

1926
The Show Off poster

The Show Off

Movie · as Mom Fisher

1925
The Big Parade poster

The Big Parade

Movie · as Mrs. Apperson

1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ poster

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Movie · as Princess of Hur

1925
The Midnight Flyer poster

The Midnight Flyer

Movie · as Liza Slater

1925
The Tower of Lies poster

The Tower of Lies

Movie · as Katrina

1925
The Reckless Sex

The Reckless Sex

Movie · as Concha

1925
Waking Up the Town poster

Waking Up the Town

Movie · as Mrs. Joyce

1925
The End of the World poster

The End of the World

Movie · as Mrs. Joyce

1925
The End of the World

The End of the World

Movie · as Mrs. Joyce

1925
Dollar Down poster

Dollar Down

Movie · as Mrs. Meadows

1924
Judgment of the Storm poster

Judgment of the Storm

Movie · as Mrs. Heath

1924
Secrets poster

Secrets

Movie · as Elizabeth Channing

1924
Those Who Dare poster

Those Who Dare

Movie · as Mrs. Rollins

1924
Thy Name Is Woman poster

Thy Name Is Woman

Movie · as Juan's Mother

1923
Ponjola poster

Ponjola

Movie · as Mrs. Hope

1923
Ashes of Vengeance poster

Ashes of Vengeance

Movie · as Margot's Aunt

1923
Michael O'Halloran poster

Michael O'Halloran

Movie · as Nancy Harding

1923
Enemies of Children poster

Enemies of Children

Movie · as Godfrey sister

1923
Human Wreckage poster

Human Wreckage

Movie · as Mrs. Brown

1923
Circus Days poster

Circus Days

Movie · as Martha

1923
The West~Bound Limited poster

The West~Bound Limited

Movie · as Mrs. Bill Buckley

1923
Black Oxen poster

Black Oxen

Movie · as Agnes Trevor

1922
Rent Free poster

Rent Free

Movie · as Countess de Mourney

1922
Quincy Adams Sawyer poster

Quincy Adams Sawyer

Movie · as Mrs. Putnam

1922
Nice People poster

Nice People

Movie · as Margaret Rainsford

1922
Penrod poster

Penrod

Movie · as Mrs. Schofield

1922
Heart's Haven poster

Heart's Haven

Movie · as May Caroline

1922
The Ragged Heiress poster

The Ragged Heiress

Movie · as Sylvia Moreton

1921
Prisoners of Love poster

Prisoners of Love

Movie · as Her Mother

1921
Midsummer Madness poster

Midsummer Madness

Movie · as Mrs. Osborne

1921
Love Never Dies poster

Love Never Dies

Movie · as Liz Trott

1921
What Every Woman Knows poster

What Every Woman Knows

Movie · as Comtesse de la Brière

1921
Wealth poster

Wealth

Movie · as Mrs. Dominick

1921
Mother o' Mine poster

Mother o' Mine

Movie · as Mrs. Sheldon

1920
The Mark of Zorro poster

The Mark of Zorro

Movie · as Dona Catalina Pulido

1920
The Gift Supreme poster

The Gift Supreme

Movie · as Lalia Graun

1920
Something to Think About poster

Something to Think About

Movie · as Housekeeper

1920
The Jack-Knife Man poster

The Jack-Knife Man

Movie · as Lize Merdin

1920
The Woman in the Suitcase poster

The Woman in the Suitcase

Movie · as Mrs. James B. Moreland

1920
Through Eyes of Men poster

Through Eyes of Men

Movie · as Mrs. Virginia All

1920
Blind Youth poster

Blind Youth

Movie · as Elizabeth Monnier

1920
The Devil's Riddle poster

The Devil's Riddle

Movie · as Mrs. Potts

1919
The Feud poster

The Feud

Movie · as Mary Lynch

1919
Heart o' the Hills poster

Heart o' the Hills

Movie · as Martha Hawn

1919
Rosalind at Redgate

Rosalind at Redgate

Movie

1919
The Follies Girl poster

The Follies Girl

Movie · as Nina

1919
Prudence on Broadway poster

Prudence on Broadway

Movie · as Miss Grayson

1919
Chasing Rainbows poster

Chasing Rainbows

Movie · as Mrs. Walters

1918
Captain of His Soul poster

Captain of His Soul

Movie · as Annette

1918
You Can't Believe Everything poster

You Can't Believe Everything

Movie · as Grace Dardley

1918
The Return of Mary poster

The Return of Mary

Movie · as Mrs. John Denby Sr.

1918
Man Above the Law poster

Man Above the Law

Movie · as Natchah

1917
The White Raven poster

The White Raven

Movie · as Daisy

1917
The Empty Gun

The Empty Gun

Movie · as Mary

1917
Avarice

Avarice

Movie · as The Miserly Old Woman

1917
The Clean-Up poster

The Clean-Up

Movie · as Vera Vincent

1917
The Storm Woman poster

The Storm Woman

Movie

1917
The Gates of Doom poster

The Gates of Doom

Movie · as Indore / Agatha

1917
The Bronze Bride poster

The Bronze Bride

Movie · as A-Che-Chee

1917
Fighting Back poster

Fighting Back

Movie · as The Fury

1916
The Right to Be Happy poster

The Right to Be Happy

Movie · as Mrs. Cratchit

1916
A Stranger from Somewhere poster

A Stranger from Somewhere

Movie · as Olga

1916
Mixed Blood poster

Mixed Blood

Movie · as Nita Valyez

1915
The Sheriff's Dilemma

The Sheriff's Dilemma

Movie · as Molly

1915
The Miser's Legacy

The Miser's Legacy

Movie · as The Crook's Wife

1915
The Gambler's I.O.U.

The Gambler's I.O.U.

Movie · as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter

1915
A Day's Adventure

A Day's Adventure

Movie · as Hogan's Moll

1915
The Canceled Mortgage poster

The Canceled Mortgage

Movie · as The Widowed Mother

1915
Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Movie · as Crook

1915
Her Dormant Love

Her Dormant Love

Movie · as The Discontented Wife

1915
The Way Out

The Way Out

Movie · as The Young School Teacher

1915
Her Convert

Her Convert

Movie · as The Old Inventor's Daughter

1915
Old Offenders

Old Offenders

Movie · as Joe's Wife

1915
As It Happened

As It Happened

Movie · as The Ranchman's Daughter

1915
The Heart of a Bandit poster

The Heart of a Bandit

Movie · as Claire

1915
Cupid Entangled

Cupid Entangled

Movie · as The Actress

1914
The Fatal Wedding

The Fatal Wedding

Movie

1914
Concentration poster

Concentration

Movie · as The Mother

1914
Waifs

Waifs

Movie

1914
His Fireman's Conscience

His Fireman's Conscience

Movie · as Mrs. Daily

1914
A Nest Unfeathered

A Nest Unfeathered

Movie · as Kate

1914
Her Father's Silent Partner poster

Her Father's Silent Partner

Movie

1914
Her Hand

Her Hand

Movie · as Olga

1914
The Cracksman's Gratitude

The Cracksman's Gratitude

Movie

1914
Men and Women poster

Men and Women

Movie · as Mrs. Stephen Rodman

1913
The Switchtower poster

The Switchtower

Movie · as The Switchman's Wife

1913
A Misappropriated Turkey

A Misappropriated Turkey

Movie · as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan

1913
The Wrong Bottle

The Wrong Bottle

Movie · as The Blind Sister

1913
The Tenderfoot's Money poster

The Tenderfoot's Money

Movie · as The Prospector's Wife

1913
The Stolen Loaf

The Stolen Loaf

Movie · as The Rich Woman

1913
The Ranchero's Revenge

The Ranchero's Revenge

Movie · as The Schemer's Associate

1913
The Well

The Well

Movie · as The Farmer's Wife

1913
A Gamble with Death

A Gamble with Death

Movie · as Kate

1913
The Enemy's Baby

The Enemy's Baby

Movie · as Miller's Wife

1913
A Gambler's Honor

A Gambler's Honor

Movie · as Beth

1913
The Mirror

The Mirror

Movie · as Daisy

1913
The Vengeance of Galora

The Vengeance of Galora

Movie · as Galora

1913
Under the Shadow of the Law

Under the Shadow of the Law

Movie · as John Haywood's Sister

1913
I Was Meant for You

I Was Meant for You

Movie · as Lavina

1913
The Work Habit

The Work Habit

Movie · as The Daughter in the City

1913
The Crook and the Girl

The Crook and the Girl

Movie · as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter

1913
The Stolen Treaty

The Stolen Treaty

Movie · as Olga

1913
The Law and His Son

The Law and His Son

Movie · as Marguerite, Manning's Sister

1913
The Van Nostrand Tiara

The Van Nostrand Tiara

Movie · as Kate

1913
The Stopped Clock

The Stopped Clock

Movie · as The Antique Dealer's Daughter

1913
The Detective's Stratagem

The Detective's Stratagem

Movie · as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart

1913
All for Science

All for Science

Movie · as Detective

1913
For Her Government

For Her Government

Movie

1913
The Abandoned Well

The Abandoned Well

Movie · as The Widow

1913
The House of Discord poster

The House of Discord

Movie · as The Sister-in-Law

1913
The Strong Man's Burden poster

The Strong Man's Burden

Movie · as Ida Glynn, The Nurse

1913
The Unwelcome Guest poster

The Unwelcome Guest

Movie · as The Wife

1913
The Telephone Girl and the Lady poster

The Telephone Girl and the Lady

Movie · as The Lady

1913
The Wanderer poster

The Wanderer

Movie · as The Female Lover

1913
Olaf—An Atom poster

Olaf—An Atom

Movie · as A Parent

1913
The Stolen Bride

The Stolen Bride

Movie · as The Wife

1913
The House of Darkness poster

The House of Darkness

Movie · as The Doctor's Wife

1913
A Tender-Hearted Crook

A Tender-Hearted Crook

Movie · as Edith

1912
The New York Hat poster

The New York Hat

Movie · as The Main Gossip

1912
The Baby and the Stork poster

The Baby and the Stork

Movie · as The Mother, The Workman

1912
When the Fire-Bells Rang

When the Fire-Bells Rang

Movie · as An Actress

1912
The Sands of Dee poster

The Sands of Dee

Movie · as Artist's fiancee

1912
Two Daughters of Eve poster

Two Daughters of Eve

Movie · as The Mother

1912
In the Aisles of the Wild poster

In the Aisles of the Wild

Movie · as The Elder Daughter

1912
A Cry for Help poster

A Cry for Help

Movie · as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient

1912
The Massacre poster

The Massacre

Movie · as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue

1912
The Old Actor poster

The Old Actor

Movie · as At Audition

1912
The Sunbeam poster

The Sunbeam

Movie · as The Spinster

1912
The School Teacher and the Waif poster

The School Teacher and the Waif

Movie · as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart

1912
Man's Genesis poster

Man's Genesis

Movie · as Cave Woman

1912
Under Burning Skies poster

Under Burning Skies

Movie · as The Friend

1912
A Sailor’s Heart poster

A Sailor’s Heart

Movie · as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart

1912
Billy's Stratagem poster

Billy's Stratagem

Movie · as Billy's Mother

1912
The Female of the Species poster

The Female of the Species

Movie · as The Miner's Wife

1912
Lena and the Geese poster

Lena and the Geese

Movie · as Lena's Mother

1912
A Temporary Truce poster

A Temporary Truce

Movie · as Mexican Jim's Wife

1912
So Near, Yet So Far poster

So Near, Yet So Far

Movie · as Rich Woman in Other Town

1912
The God Within

The God Within

Movie · as The Woodsman's Wife

1912
A String of Pearls poster

A String of Pearls

Movie · as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife

1911
His Trust poster

His Trust

Movie · as Col. Frazier's wife

1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old? poster

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

Movie · as The Old Carpenter's Wife

1911
A Country Cupid poster

A Country Cupid

Movie · as The Half-Wit's Mother

1911
His Trust Fulfilled poster

His Trust Fulfilled

Movie · as Mrs. Frazier

1911
Swords and Hearts poster

Swords and Hearts

Movie · as Irene Lambert

1911
The Primal Call poster

The Primal Call

Movie · as The Woman

1911
The Manicure Lady poster

The Manicure Lady

Movie · as Lunchroom Hostess

1911
The Unveiling

The Unveiling

Movie

1911
A Decree of Destiny poster

A Decree of Destiny

Movie · as A Nun

1911
The Long Road poster

The Long Road

Movie · as Ned's Wife

1911
The Adventures of Billy poster

The Adventures of Billy

Movie · as Rich Woman

1911
Fisher Folks poster

Fisher Folks

Movie · as At Fair

1911
A Woman Scorned poster

A Woman Scorned

Movie · as The Doctor's Wife

1911
The Squaw's Love poster

The Squaw's Love

Movie · as Silver Fawn

1911
Fate's Turning poster

Fate's Turning

Movie · as At Hotel/At Wedding

1911
The Spanish Gypsy

The Spanish Gypsy

Movie · as Paula

1911
The Broken Cross

The Broken Cross

Movie · as Kate's Mother

1911
The Sorrowful Example

The Sorrowful Example

Movie · as The Wife

1910
Muggsy Becomes a Hero poster

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Movie · as One of the Sisters Frost

1910
His New Lid

His New Lid

Movie

1910
A Flash of Light poster

A Flash of Light

Movie · as At First Party

1910
Rose o' Salem Town poster

Rose o' Salem Town

Movie

1910
Love Among the Roses poster

Love Among the Roses

Movie

1910
The Golden Supper poster

The Golden Supper

Movie · as Lady-in-Waiting

1910
The Usurer poster

The Usurer

Movie · as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors

1910
Waiter No. 5 poster

Waiter No. 5

Movie · as The Chief of Police's Wife

1910
A Mohawk's Way

A Mohawk's Way

Movie

1910
The Iconoclast

The Iconoclast

Movie

1910
Wilful Peggy poster

Wilful Peggy

Movie · as Housemaid

1910
The Oath and the Man poster

The Oath and the Man

Movie · as Rebel

1910
The Message of the Violin

The Message of the Violin

Movie · as The Other Woman's Servant

1908
The Devil poster

The Devil

Movie

1908
The Planter's Wife poster

The Planter's Wife

Movie · as Mrs. John Holland

1908
The Call of the Wild poster

The Call of the Wild

Movie · as Party Guest