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