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