Claire McDowell
Acting
1877-10-31 · 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(254)
tvMGM Parade
as Self · 1955 · 9.0
movieAdventure
as Woman in Library (uncredited) · 1945 · 6.4
movieAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited) · 1944 · 6.3
movieMen on Her Mind
as Mother Goodwin · 1944 · 6.5
movieDu Barry Was a Lady
as Subway Passenger (uncredited) · 1943 · 6.5
movieThis Land Is Mine
as Woman in Bathroom · 1943 · 7.2
moviePresenting Lily Mars
as Dowager · 1943 · 6.4
movieKeeper of the Flame
as · 1943 · 6.6
movieHangmen Also Die!
as Counterwoman (uncredited) · 1943 · 6.9
movieLady Scarface
as Mrs. Tuckerman · 1941 · 5.4
movieWhispers
as Gossip (uncredited) · 1941 · 10.0
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited) · 1940 · 6.8
movieThe Golden Fleecing
as Pedestrian (uncredited) · 1940 · 5.9
movieA Failure at Fifty
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1940 · 5.3
movieYoung Tom Edison
as Woman at Station · 1940 · 5.9
movieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Gossiper · 1939 · 5.0
movieThunder Afloat
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1939 · 6.1
movieOne Against the World
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited) · 1939 · 10.0
movieMiracles for Sale
as Jack of Diamonds Woman · 1939 · 6.5
movieAngel of Mercy
as Mother (uncredited) · 1939 · 8.0
movieIdiot's Delight
as Crying Mother · 1939 · 6.1
movieStand Up and Fight
as Woman · 1939 · 6.0
movieBoys Town
as Nun (uncredited) · 1938 · 6.8
movieThe Man on the Rock
as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited) · 1938 · 6.5