Claire McDowell
Acting
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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Movies(252)
Adventure
Woman in Library (uncredited)
1945
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
1944
Men on Her Mind
Mother Goodwin
1944
Du Barry Was a Lady
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine
Woman in Bathroom
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Dowager
1943
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Counterwoman (uncredited)
1943
Lady Scarface
Mrs. Tuckerman
1941
Whispers
Gossip (uncredited)
1941
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
1940
The Golden Fleecing
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1940
A Failure at Fifty
Minor Role (uncredited)
1940
Young Tom Edison
Woman at Station
1940
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Gossiper
1939
Thunder Afloat
Nurse (uncredited)
1939
One Against the World
Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
1939
Miracles for Sale
Jack of Diamonds Woman
1939
Angel of Mercy
Mother (uncredited)
1939
Idiot's Delight
Crying Mother
1939
Stand Up and Fight
Woman
1939
Boys Town
Nun (uncredited)
1938
The Man on the Rock
Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
1938
They're Always Caught
Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
1938
Three Comrades
Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
1938
Test Pilot
Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
1938
A Night at the Movies
Movie Patron (uncredited)
1937
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
1937
Song of Revolt
Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
1937
Small Town Girl
Woman in Bed (uncredited)
1936
August Week End
Alma Washburne
1936
Murder by Television
Mrs. Houghland
1935
Imitation of Life
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
1934
Two Heads on a Pillow
Mrs. Helen Gorman
1934
British Agent
Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
1934
Dr. Monica
Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
1934
Journal of a Crime
Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
1934
It Happened One Night
Mother on Bus (uncredited)
1934
Bedside
Nurse
1934
Wild Boys of the Road
Mrs. Smith
1933
By Appointment Only
Mrs. Mary Carroll
1933
The Working Man
Benjamin's Secretary
1933
Central Airport
Mrs. Blaine
1933
Lawyer Man
Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
1932
A Successful Calamity
Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
1932
The Phantom Express
Ma Nolan
1932
Cornered
Jane's Aunt
1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
1932
Union Depot
Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
1932
Under Eighteen
Seamstress (uncredited)
1932
Manhattan Parade
Nancy - the Maid
1931
An American Tragedy
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
1931
Mothers Cry
Mary's Mother
1930
Brothers
Bess Naughton
1930
Wild Company
Mrs. Laura Grayson
1930
The Big House
Mrs. Marlowe
1930
Young Desire
Mrs. Spencer
1930
The Second Floor Mystery
Aunt Hattie
1930
Redemption
Anna Pavlovna
1930
The Quitter
Mrs. Abbott
1929
Silks and Saddles
Mrs. Calhoun
1929
The Flying Fleet
Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
1929
When Dreams Come True
Martha Shelby
1929
Marriage by Contract
Mother
1928
The Viking
Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
1928
4 Devils
Woman
1928
Don't Marry
Aunt Abigail Bowen
1928
The Tragedy of Youth
Mother
1928
Almost Human
Mrs. Livingston
1927
The Shield of Honor
Mrs. MacDowell
1927
Winds of the Pampas
Doña Maria Casandos
1927
Tillie the Toiler
Ma Jones
1927
The Black Diamond Express
Martha Foster
1927
The Taxi Dancer
Aunt Mary
1927
The Auctioneer
Mrs. Tim Eagan
1927
A Little Journey
Aunt Louise
1927
The Flaming Forest
Mrs. McTavish
1926
The Show Off
Mom Fisher
1926
The Unknown Soldier
John Phillips' sister
1926
The Shamrock Handicap
Molly O'Shea
1926
The Dixie Merchant
Josephine Fippany
1926
The Devil's Circus
Mrs. Peterson
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Princess of Hur
1925
The Midnight Flyer
Liza Slater
1925
The Big Parade
Mrs. Apperson
1925
The Tower of Lies
Katrina
1925
Dollar Down
Mrs. Meadows
1925
The End of the World
Mrs. Joyce
1925
The End of the World
Mrs. Joyce
1925
Waking Up the Town
Mrs. Joyce
1925
The Reckless Sex
Concha
1925
Those Who Dare
Mrs. Rollins
1924
Secrets
Elizabeth Channing
1924
Thy Name Is Woman
Juan's Mother
1924
Judgment of the Storm
Mrs. Heath
1924
Black Oxen
Agnes Trevor
1923
Enemies of Children
Godfrey sister
1923
Ponjola
Mrs. Hope
1923
Ashes of Vengeance
Margot's Aunt
1923
Circus Days
Martha
1923
Human Wreckage
Mrs. Brown
1923
Michael O'Halloran
Nancy Harding
1923
The West~Bound Limited
Mrs. Bill Buckley
1923
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Mrs. Putnam
1922
Heart's Haven
May Caroline
1922
Nice People
Margaret Rainsford
1922
The Ragged Heiress
Sylvia Moreton
1922
Penrod
Mrs. Schofield
1922
Rent Free
Countess de Mourney
1922
Love Never Dies
Liz Trott
1921
Wealth
Mrs. Dominick
1921
Mother o' Mine
Mrs. Sheldon
1921
What Every Woman Knows
Comtesse de la Brière
1921
Midsummer Madness
Mrs. Osborne
1921
Prisoners of Love
Her Mother
1921
The Mark of Zorro
Dona Catalina Pulido
1920
Something to Think About
Housekeeper
1920
The Jack-Knife Man
Lize Merdin
1920
Through Eyes of Men
Mrs. Virginia All
1920
The Gift Supreme
Lalia Graun
1920
Blind Youth
Elizabeth Monnier
1920
The Devil's Riddle
Mrs. Potts
1920
The Woman in the Suitcase
Mrs. James B. Moreland
1920
The Feud
Mary Lynch
1919
Heart o' the Hills
Martha Hawn
1919
Chasing Rainbows
Mrs. Walters
1919
Prudence on Broadway
Miss Grayson
1919
The Follies Girl
Nina
1919
Rosalind at Redgate
1919
The Return of Mary
Mrs. John Denby Sr.
1918
You Can't Believe Everything
Grace Dardley
1918
Captain of His Soul
Annette
1918
The Storm Woman
1917
The Empty Gun
Mary
1917
The Clean-Up
Vera Vincent
1917
The Bronze Bride
A-Che-Chee
1917
The Gates of Doom
Indore / Agatha
1917
Avarice
The Miserly Old Woman
1917
The White Raven
Daisy
1917
The Right to Be Happy
Mrs. Cratchit
1916
Mixed Blood
Nita Valyez
1916
A Stranger from Somewhere
Olga
1916
As It Happened
The Ranchman's Daughter
1915
Old Offenders
Joe's Wife
1915
Her Convert
The Old Inventor's Daughter
1915
The Way Out
The Young School Teacher
1915
Her Dormant Love
The Discontented Wife
1915
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
Crook
1915
The Canceled Mortgage
The Widowed Mother
1915
A Day's Adventure
Hogan's Moll
1915
The Gambler's I.O.U.
Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
1915
The Miser's Legacy
The Crook's Wife
1915
The Sheriff's Dilemma
Molly
1915
The Heart of a Bandit
Claire
1915
Men and Women
Mrs. Stephen Rodman
1914
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Her Hand
Olga
1914
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
A Nest Unfeathered
Kate
1914
His Fireman's Conscience
Mrs. Daily
1914
The Fatal Wedding
1914
Waifs
1914
Concentration
The Mother
1914
The Abandoned Well
The Widow
1913
For Her Government
1913
The House of Discord
The Sister-in-Law
1913
All for Science
Detective
1913
The Detective's Stratagem
Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
1913
The Stopped Clock
The Antique Dealer's Daughter
1913
The Van Nostrand Tiara
Kate
1913
A Tender-Hearted Crook
Edith
1913
The Law and His Son
Marguerite, Manning's Sister
1913
The Stolen Treaty
Olga
1913
The Strong Man's Burden
Ida Glynn, The Nurse
1913
The Crook and the Girl
The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
1913
The Work Habit
The Daughter in the City
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law
John Haywood's Sister
1913
I Was Meant for You
Lavina
1913
The Vengeance of Galora
Galora
1913
A Misappropriated Turkey
Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
1913
The Mirror
Daisy
1913
A Gambler's Honor
Beth
1913
A Gamble with Death
Kate
1913
The Switchtower
The Switchman's Wife
1913
The Well
The Farmer's Wife
1913
The Enemy's Baby
Miller's Wife
1913
The Ranchero's Revenge
The Schemer's Associate
1913
Olaf—An Atom
A Parent
1913
The Stolen Loaf
The Rich Woman
1913
The House of Darkness
The Doctor's Wife
1913
The Tenderfoot's Money
The Prospector's Wife
1913
The Wanderer
The Female Lover
1913
The Stolen Bride
The Wife
1913
The Unwelcome Guest
The Wife
1913
The Wrong Bottle
The Blind Sister
1913
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Lady
1913
The God Within
The Woodsman's Wife
1912
A Cry for Help
The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
1912
The Massacre
Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
1912
The New York Hat
The Main Gossip
1912
A Sailor’s Heart
The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
1912
In the Aisles of the Wild
The Elder Daughter
1912
So Near, Yet So Far
Rich Woman in Other Town
1912
Two Daughters of Eve
The Mother
1912
Man's Genesis
Cave Woman
1912
The School Teacher and the Waif
The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
1912
Lena and the Geese
Lena's Mother
1912
A Temporary Truce
Mexican Jim's Wife
1912
When the Fire-Bells Rang
An Actress
1912
The Old Actor
At Audition
1912
The Female of the Species
The Miner's Wife
1912
A String of Pearls
The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
1912
The Sunbeam
The Spinster
1912
The Sands of Dee
Artist's fiancee
1912
Under Burning Skies
The Friend
1912
Billy's Stratagem
Billy's Mother
1912
The Baby and the Stork
The Mother
1912
A Woman Scorned
The Doctor's Wife
1911
The Long Road
Ned's Wife
1911
The Adventures of Billy
Rich Woman
1911
The Unveiling
1911
The Squaw's Love
Silver Fawn
1911
Swords and Hearts
Irene Lambert
1911
The Sorrowful Example
The Wife
1911
A Country Cupid
The Half-Wit's Mother
1911
The Primal Call
The Woman
1911
The Manicure Lady
Lunchroom Hostess
1911
The Broken Cross
Kate's Mother
1911
The Spanish Gypsy
Paula
1911
A Decree of Destiny
A Nun
1911
Fisher Folks
At Fair
1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
The Old Carpenter's Wife
1911
Fate's Turning
At Hotel/At Wedding
1911
His Trust Fulfilled
Mrs. Frazier
1911
His Trust
Col. Frazier's wife
1911
The Golden Supper
Lady-in-Waiting
1910
His New Lid
1910
Waiter No. 5
The Chief of Police's Wife
1910
The Message of the Violin
The Other Woman's Servant
1910
The Iconoclast
1910
Rose o' Salem Town
1910
The Oath and the Man
Rebel
1910
A Mohawk's Way
1910
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
One of the Sisters Frost
1910
Wilful Peggy
Housemaid
1910
The Usurer
Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
1910
A Flash of Light
At First Party
1910
Love Among the Roses
1910
The Call of the Wild
Party Guest
1908
The Planter's Wife
Mrs. John Holland
1908
The Devil
1908