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
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
It Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (252)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
British Agent
1934
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Ponjola
1923
as Mrs. Hope
Adventure
1945
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
The Massacre
1912
as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
Brothers
1930
as Bess Naughton
Union Depot
1932
as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
Lawyer Man
1932
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Woman at Station
The Iconoclast
1910
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
Murder by Television
1935
as Mrs. Houghland
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot's Aunt
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Mother Goodwin
The Viking
1928
as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mrs. Tuckerman
The Usurer
1910
as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
Penrod
1922
as Mrs. Schofield
Avarice
1917
as The Miserly Old Woman
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
An American Tragedy
1931
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Secrets
1924
as Elizabeth Channing
The Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
The Big House
1930
as Mrs. Marlowe
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
The Unveiling
1911
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Crying Mother
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro
1920
as Dona Catalina Pulido
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
Bedside
1934
as Nurse
Redemption
1930
as Anna Pavlovna
The Devil's Circus
1926
as Mrs. Peterson
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
The Dixie Merchant
1926
as Josephine Fippany
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Concha
Human Wreckage
1923
as Mrs. Brown
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Gossiper
Dr. Monica
1934
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Mrs. Putnam
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Molly O'Shea
The Flaming Forest
1926
as Mrs. McTavish
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
The Well
1913
as The Farmer's Wife
The Oath and the Man
1910
as Rebel
Man's Genesis
1912
as Cave Woman
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
Under Eighteen
1932
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Olaf—An Atom
1913
as A Parent
Three Comrades
1938
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
Young Desire
1930
as Mrs. Spencer
The Auctioneer
1927
as Mrs. Tim Eagan
The Sands of Dee
1912
as Artist's fiancee
Nice People
1922
as Margaret Rainsford
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as Rich Woman in Other Town
Rent Free
1922
as Countess de Mourney
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
One Against the World
1939
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Silks and Saddles
1929
as Mrs. Calhoun
Tillie the Toiler
1927
as Ma Jones
The Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915
as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
Men and Women
1914
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Woman
The West~Bound Limited
1923
as Mrs. Bill Buckley
The Working Man
1933
as Benjamin's Secretary
The Broken Cross
1911
as Kate's Mother
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Michael O'Halloran
1923
as Nancy Harding
His Trust
1911
as Col. Frazier's wife
The Tenderfoot's Money
1913
as The Prospector's Wife
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Blind Sister
The Bronze Bride
1917
as A-Che-Chee
Midsummer Madness
1921
as Mrs. Osborne
Mothers Cry
1930
as Mary's Mother
Whispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
August Week End
1936
as Alma Washburne
The Primal Call
1911
as The Woman
Mixed Blood
1916
as Nita Valyez
A Country Cupid
1911
as The Half-Wit's Mother
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937
as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
The Law and His Son
1913
as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
Prudence on Broadway
1919
as Miss Grayson
The Call of the Wild
1908
as Party Guest
A Decree of Destiny
1911
as A Nun
The House of Darkness
1913
as The Doctor's Wife
The Way Out
1915
as The Young School Teacher
Enemies of Children
1923
as Godfrey sister
The Empty Gun
1917
as Mary
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Aunt Hattie
Don't Marry
1928
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
as The Mother
His Trust Fulfilled
1911
as Mrs. Frazier
Heart o' the Hills
1919
as Martha Hawn
Dollar Down
1925
as Mrs. Meadows
Almost Human
1927
as Mrs. Livingston
The End of the World
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Mother
The Long Road
1911
as Ned's Wife
4 Devils
1928
as Woman
Her Convert
1915
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
The Wanderer
1913
as The Female Lover
By Appointment Only
1933
as Mrs. Mary Carroll
All for Science
1913
as Detective
The House of Discord
1913
as The Sister-in-Law
The Golden Supper
1910
as Lady-in-Waiting
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)
- Small Town Girl (1936) — as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
- Imitation of Life (1934) — as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — as Princess of Hur
- Test Pilot (1938) — as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
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