Name
Claire McDowell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1877-10-31
Deathday
1966-10-23 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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It Happened One Night
(1,425 Votes)
7.814
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pai...
Relase Date : 22 Feb, 1934
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British Agent
(19 Votes)
5.789
In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat ...
Relase Date : 15 Sep, 1934
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Central Airport
(13 Votes)
6
Aviator Jim Blaine and his brother Neil are rivals not only as daredevil flyers, but also ...
Relase Date : 15 Apr, 1933
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Du Barry Was a Lady
(18 Votes)
6.5
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in lov...
Relase Date : 13 Aug, 1943
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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
(10 Votes)
6.25
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the trai...
Relase Date : 4 May, 1944
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Wild Boys of the Road
(53 Votes)
6.821
At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when...
Relase Date : 7 Oct, 1933
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The Big Parade
(130 Votes)
7.577
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to Fran...
Relase Date : 5 Nov, 1925
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Hangmen Also Die!
(140 Votes)
6.939
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patri...
Relase Date : 1 Apr, 1943
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1912 The New York Hat as The Main Gossip
- 1925 The Big Parade as Mrs. Apperson
- 1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Princess of Hur
- 1923 Ponjola as Mrs. Hope
- 1926 The Flaming Forest as Mrs. McTavish
- 1917 The White Raven as Daisy
- 1918 Captain of His Soul as Annette
- 1935 Murder by Television as Mrs. Houghland
- 1919 The Feud as Mary Lynch
- 1914 The Fatal Wedding
- 1913 The Switchtower as The Switchman's Wife
- 1927 Tillie the Toiler as Ma Jones
- 1912 The Baby and the Stork as The Mother
- 1912 The Baby and the Stork as The Workman
- 1920 The Mark of Zorro as Dona Catalina Pulido
- 1922 Rent Free as Countess de Mourney
- 1929 The Quitter as Mrs. Abbott
- 1912 When the Fire-Bells Rang as An Actress
- 1930 The Big House as Mrs. Marlowe
- 1918 You Can't Believe Everything as Grace Dardley
- 1921 Prisoners of Love as Her Mother
- 1922 Quincy Adams Sawyer as Mrs. Putnam
- 1929 Silks and Saddles as Mrs. Calhoun
- 1933 Wild Boys of the Road as Mrs. Smith
- 1912 The Sands of Dee as Artist's fiancee
- 1912 Two Daughters of Eve as The Mother
- 1912 In the Aisles of the Wild as The Elder Daughter
- 1912 A Cry for Help as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
- 1913 A Misappropriated Turkey as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
- 1913 The Wrong Bottle as The Blind Sister
- 1913 The Tenderfoot's Money as The Prospector's Wife
- 1913 The Stolen Loaf as The Rich Woman
- 1913 The Ranchero's Revenge as The Schemer's Associate
- 1913 The Well as The Farmer's Wife
- 1913 A Gamble with Death as Kate
- 1913 The Enemy's Baby as Miller's Wife
- 1913 A Gambler's Honor as Beth
- 1913 The Mirror as Daisy
- 1913 The Vengeance of Galora as Galora
- 1928 Don't Marry as Aunt Abigail Bowen
- 1913 Under the Shadow of the Law as John Haywood's Sister
- 1913 I Was Meant for You as Lavina
- 1913 The Work Habit as The Daughter in the City
- 1913 The Crook and the Girl as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
- 1913 The Stolen Treaty as Olga
- 1913 The Law and His Son as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
- 1913 The Van Nostrand Tiara as Kate
- 1913 The Stopped Clock as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
- 1913 The Detective's Stratagem as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
- 1913 All for Science as Detective
- 1913 For Her Government
- 1913 The Abandoned Well as The Widow
- 1914 Concentration as The Mother
- 1933 The Working Man as Benjamin's Secretary
- 1932 The Phantom Express as Ma Nolan
- 1932 Under Eighteen as Seamstress (uncredited)
- 1912 The Massacre as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
- 1914 Waifs
- 1914 His Fireman's Conscience as Mrs. Daily
- 1914 A Nest Unfeathered as Kate
- 1914 Her Father's Silent Partner
- 1914 Her Hand as Olga
- 1915 The Sheriff's Dilemma as Molly
- 1915 The Miser's Legacy as The Crook's Wife
- 1915 The Gambler's I.O.U. as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
- 1915 A Day's Adventure as Hogan's Moll
- 1915 The Canceled Mortgage as The Widowed Mother
- 1915 Truth Stranger Than Fiction as Crook
- 1915 Her Dormant Love as The Discontented Wife
- 1915 The Way Out as The Young School Teacher
- 1915 Her Convert as The Old Inventor's Daughter
- 1915 Old Offenders as Joe's Wife
- 1915 As It Happened as The Ranchman's Daughter
- 1925 The Midnight Flyer as Liza Slater
- 1927 The Black Diamond Express as Martha Foster
- 1912 The Old Actor as At Audition
- 1934 Bedside as Nurse
- 1911 His Trust as Col. Frazier's wife
- 1913 The House of Discord as The Sister-in-Law
- 1914 The Cracksman's Gratitude
- 1914 Men and Women as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
- 1911 What Shall We Do with Our Old? as The Old Carpenter's Wife
- 1916 The Right to Be Happy as Mrs. Cratchit
- 1930 The Second Floor Mystery as Aunt Hattie
- 1930 Redemption as Anna Pavlovna
- 1912 The Sunbeam as The Spinster
- 1911 A Country Cupid as The Half-Wit's Mother
- 1912 The School Teacher and the Waif as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
- 1911 His Trust Fulfilled as Mrs. Frazier
- 1936 August Week End as Alma Washburne
- 1924 Judgment of the Storm as Mrs. Heath
- 1943 Keeper of the Flame
- 1923 Ashes of Vengeance as Margot's Aunt
- 1917 The Empty Gun as Mary
- 1919 Heart o' the Hills as Martha Hawn
- 1925 The Tower of Lies as Katrina
- 1926 The Shamrock Handicap as Molly O'Shea
- 1910 Muggsy Becomes a Hero as One of the Sisters Frost
- 1933 By Appointment Only as Mrs. Mary Carroll
- 1922 Nice People as Margaret Rainsford
- 1921 Midsummer Madness as Mrs. Osborne
- 1928 The Viking as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
- 1924 Secrets as Elizabeth Channing
- 1910 His New Lid
- 1927 Almost Human as Mrs. Livingston
- 1911 Swords and Hearts as Irene Lambert
- 1912 Man's Genesis as Cave Woman
- 1936 Small Town Girl as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
- 1934 Two Heads on a Pillow as Mrs. Helen Gorman
- 1934 British Agent as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
- 1929 The Flying Fleet as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
- 1910 A Flash of Light as At First Party
- 1931 Manhattan Parade as Nancy - the Maid
- 1927 The Shield of Honor as Mrs. MacDowell
- 1937 A Night at the Movies as Movie Patron (uncredited)
- 1934 Journal of a Crime as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
- 1911 The Primal Call as The Woman
- 1938 Three Comrades as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
- 1920 The Gift Supreme as Lalia Graun
- 1939 Stand Up and Fight as Woman
- 1932 The Famous Ferguson Case as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
- 1937 Two-Fisted Sheriff as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
- 1939 Idiot's Delight as Crying Mother
- 1930 Mothers Cry as Mary's Mother
- 1939 Thunder Afloat as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1939 Miracles for Sale as Jack of Diamonds Woman
- 1921 Love Never Dies as Liz Trott
- 1943 Hangmen Also Die! as Counterwoman (uncredited)
- 1934 It Happened One Night as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
- 1940 A Failure at Fifty as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1912 Under Burning Skies as The Friend
- 1924 Those Who Dare as Mrs. Rollins
- 1926 The Devil's Circus as Mrs. Peterson
- 1911 The Manicure Lady as Lunchroom Hostess
- 1910 Rose o' Salem Town
- 1917 Avarice as The Miserly Old Woman
- 1912 A Sailor’s Heart as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
- 1940 Young Tom Edison as Woman at Station
- 1920 Something to Think About as Housekeeper
- 1908 The Devil
- 1910 Love Among the Roses
- 1920 The Jack-Knife Man as Lize Merdin
- 1930 Young Desire as Mrs. Spencer
- 1912 Billy's Stratagem as Billy's Mother
- 1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
- 1913 The Strong Man's Burden as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
- 1943 This Land Is Mine as Woman in Bathroom
- 1930 Wild Company as Mrs. Laura Grayson
- 1926 The Unknown Soldier as John Phillips' sister
- 1940 The Golden Fleecing as Pedestrian (uncredited)
- 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
- 1910 The Golden Supper as Lady-in-Waiting
- 1931 An American Tragedy as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
- 1932 A Successful Calamity as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
- 1934 Dr. Monica as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
- 1939 Angel of Mercy as Mother (uncredited)
- 1933 Central Airport as Mrs. Blaine
- 1923 Michael O'Halloran as Nancy Harding
- 1938 Test Pilot as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
- 1923 Enemies of Children as Godfrey sister
- 1925 The Reckless Sex as Concha
- 1926 The Dixie Merchant as Josephine Fippany
- 1932 Lawyer Man as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1932 Cornered as Jane's Aunt
- 1911 The Unveiling
- 1927 A Little Journey as Aunt Louise
- 1927 The Auctioneer as Mrs. Tim Eagan
- 1925 Waking Up the Town as Mrs. Joyce
- 1910 The Usurer as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
- 1927 The Taxi Dancer as Aunt Mary
- 1938 Boys Town as Nun (uncredited)
- 1910 Waiter No. 5 as The Chief of Police's Wife
- 1912 The Female of the Species as The Miner's Wife
- 1911 A Decree of Destiny as A Nun
- 1913 The Unwelcome Guest as The Wife
- 1912 Lena and the Geese as Lena's Mother
- 1913 The Telephone Girl and the Lady as The Lady
- 1922 Penrod as Mrs. Schofield
- 1911 The Long Road as Ned's Wife
- 1911 The Adventures of Billy as Rich Woman
- 1912 A Temporary Truce as Mexican Jim's Wife
- 1911 Fisher Folks as At Fair
- 1941 Whispers as Gossip (uncredited)
- 1923 Human Wreckage as Mrs. Brown
- 1937 Song of Revolt as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
- 1924 Thy Name Is Woman as Juan's Mother
- 1921 What Every Woman Knows as Comtesse de la Brière
- 1922 Heart's Haven as May Caroline
- 1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
- 1938 The Man on the Rock as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
- 1938 They're Always Caught as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
- 1943 Du Barry Was a Lady as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
- 1943 Presenting Lily Mars as Dowager
- 1916 A Stranger from Somewhere as Olga
- 1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Gossiper
- 1917 The Clean-Up as Vera Vincent
- 1941 Lady Scarface as Mrs. Tuckerman
- 1910 A Mohawk's Way
- 1910 The Iconoclast
- 1919 Rosalind at Redgate
- 1913 The Wanderer as The Female Lover
- 1912 So Near, Yet So Far as Rich Woman in Other Town
- 1912 The God Within as The Woodsman's Wife
- 1911 A Woman Scorned as The Doctor's Wife
- 1923 Circus Days as Martha
- 1926 The Show Off as Mom Fisher
- 1928 The Tragedy of Youth as Mother
- 1913 Olaf—An Atom as A Parent
- 1934 Imitation of Life as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
- 1945 Adventure as Woman in Library (uncredited)
- 1916 Mixed Blood as Nita Valyez
- 1944 Men on Her Mind as Mother Goodwin
- 1913 The Stolen Bride as The Wife
- 1923 The West~Bound Limited as Mrs. Bill Buckley
- 1917 The Storm Woman
- 1917 The Gates of Doom as Indore / Agatha
- 1939 One Against the World as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
- 1920 The Woman in the Suitcase as Mrs. James B. Moreland
- 1908 The Planter's Wife as Mrs. John Holland
- 1913 The House of Darkness as The Doctor's Wife
- 1932 Union Depot as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
- 1917 The Bronze Bride as A-Che-Chee
- 1913 A Tender-Hearted Crook as Edith
- 1911 The Squaw's Love as Silver Fawn
- 1910 Wilful Peggy as Housemaid
- 1910 The Oath and the Man as Rebel
- 1911 Fate's Turning as At Hotel/At Wedding
- 1919 The Follies Girl as Nina
- 1919 Prudence on Broadway as Miss Grayson
- 1930 Brothers as Bess Naughton
- 1925 The End of the World as Mrs. Joyce
- 1925 The End of the World as Mrs. Joyce
- 1927 Winds of the Pampas as Doña Maria Casandos
- 1915 The Heart of a Bandit as Claire
- 1910 The Message of the Violin as The Other Woman's Servant
- 1920 Through Eyes of Men as Mrs. Virginia All
- 1908 The Call of the Wild as Party Guest
- 1912 A String of Pearls as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
- 1928 4 Devils as Woman
- 1928 Marriage by Contract as Mother
- 1921 Wealth as Mrs. Dominick
- 1929 When Dreams Come True as Martha Shelby
- 1922 The Ragged Heiress as Sylvia Moreton
- 1919 Chasing Rainbows as Mrs. Walters
- 1920 Blind Youth as Elizabeth Monnier
- 1918 The Return of Mary as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
- 1920 The Devil's Riddle as Mrs. Potts
- 1923 Black Oxen as Agnes Trevor
- 1925 Dollar Down as Mrs. Meadows
- 1911 The Spanish Gypsy as Paula
- 1911 The Broken Cross as Kate's Mother
- 1911 The Sorrowful Example as The Wife
- 1921 Mother o' Mine as Mrs. Sheldon
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode ) as Self
