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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (252)
Her Convert
1915
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
Dollar Down
1925
as Mrs. Meadows
It Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
British Agent
1934
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Blind Youth
1920
as Elizabeth Monnier
Penrod
1922
as Mrs. Schofield
Central Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
Old Offenders
1915
as Joe's Wife
Wealth
1921
as Mrs. Dominick
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
As It Happened
1915
as The Ranchman's Daughter
The Well
1913
as The Farmer's Wife
Concentration
1914
as The Mother
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
The Stolen Bride
1913
as The Wife
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith
Cornered
1932
as Jane's Aunt
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
The End of the World
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
The Show Off
1926
as Mom Fisher
The Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
Chasing Rainbows
1919
as Mrs. Walters
Her Hand
1914
as Olga
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot's Aunt
Small Town Girl
1936
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Woman at Station
Young Desire
1930
as Mrs. Spencer
The Big House
1930
as Mrs. Marlowe
Keeper of the Flame
1943
They're Always Caught
1938
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Avarice
1917
as The Miserly Old Woman
Three Comrades
1938
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
Mother o' Mine
1921
as Mrs. Sheldon
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Dowager
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
as Mrs. Daily
An American Tragedy
1931
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
as Galora
Michael O'Halloran
1923
as Nancy Harding
The Storm Woman
1917
Under Eighteen
1932
as Seamstress (uncredited)
The Working Man
1933
as Benjamin's Secretary
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Crying Mother
The Mark of Zorro
1920
as Dona Catalina Pulido
The Way Out
1915
as The Young School Teacher
The Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife
The Law and His Son
1913
as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
Imitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
The Unknown Soldier
1926
as John Phillips' sister
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Woman
You Can't Believe Everything
1918
as Grace Dardley
Prisoners of Love
1921
as Her Mother
Men and Women
1914
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
Tillie the Toiler
1927
as Ma Jones
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Blind Sister
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina
In the Aisles of the Wild
1912
as The Elder Daughter
A Nest Unfeathered
1914
as Kate
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Gossiper
Silks and Saddles
1929
as Mrs. Calhoun
The Devil's Riddle
1920
as Mrs. Potts
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Mother Goodwin
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Gift Supreme
1920
as Lalia Graun
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915
as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913
as Kate
The Flaming Forest
1926
as Mrs. McTavish
The Stolen Treaty
1913
as Olga
Her Dormant Love
1915
as The Discontented Wife
The Fatal Wedding
1914
When Dreams Come True
1929
as Martha Shelby
The Ragged Heiress
1922
as Sylvia Moreton
The Sunbeam
1912
as The Spinster
A Gambler's Honor
1913
as Beth
Murder by Television
1935
as Mrs. Houghland
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mrs. Tuckerman
Union Depot
1932
as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Concha
The Sheriff's Dilemma
1915
as Molly
The Message of the Violin
1910
as The Other Woman's Servant
The Broken Cross
1911
as Kate's Mother
The Empty Gun
1917
as Mary
Don't Marry
1928
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
The Detective's Stratagem
1913
as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Mrs. Putnam
The Spanish Gypsy
1911
as Paula
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
as The Mother
Lawyer Man
1932
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
The Sorrowful Example
1911
as The Wife
The Return of Mary
1918
as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
The House of Discord
1913
as The Sister-in-Law
Dr. Monica
1934
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Mrs. Helen Gorman
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
The Baby and the Stork
1912
as The Mother / The Workman
The New York Hat
1912
as The Main Gossip
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
as The Wife
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
1915
as Crook
For Her Government
1913
A Country Cupid
1911
as The Half-Wit's Mother
The Right to Be Happy
1916
as Mrs. Cratchit
Redemption
1930
as Anna Pavlovna
Captain of His Soul
1918
as Annette
The Canceled Mortgage
1915
as The Widowed Mother
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
The Old Actor
1912
as At Audition
Something to Think About
1920
as Housekeeper
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as Rich Woman in Other Town
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
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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Most Popular Claire McDowell Movies
- Her Convert (1915) — as The Old Inventor's Daughter
- Dollar Down (1925) — as Mrs. Meadows
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
- British Agent (1934) — as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
- Blind Youth (1920) — as Elizabeth Monnier
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