Claire McDowell

Born: 1877-10-31 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1966-10-23

Known For: Acting

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

1955

MGM Parade as Self

1945

Adventure as Woman in Library (uncredited)

1944

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind as Mother Goodwin

1943

Keeper of the Flame
This Land Is Mine as Woman in Bathroom
Hangmen Also Die! as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars as Dowager

1941

Lady Scarface as Mrs. Tuckerman
Whispers as Gossip (uncredited)

1940

Young Tom Edison as Woman at Station
Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
A Failure at Fifty as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing as Pedestrian (uncredited)

1939

Idiot's Delight as Crying Mother
Stand Up and Fight as Woman
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Gossiper
Miracles for Sale as Jack of Diamonds Woman
Thunder Afloat as Nurse (uncredited)
One Against the World as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy as Mother (uncredited)

1938

Boys Town as Nun (uncredited)
Test Pilot as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
They're Always Caught as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
The Man on the Rock as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
Three Comrades as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)

1937

A Night at the Movies as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
Song of Revolt as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)

1936

Small Town Girl as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
August Week End as Alma Washburne

1935

Murder by Television as Mrs. Houghland

1934

It Happened One Night as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
British Agent as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Imitation of Life as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
Bedside as Nurse
Two Heads on a Pillow as Mrs. Helen Gorman
Dr. Monica as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)

1933

Wild Boys of the Road as Mrs. Smith
Central Airport as Mrs. Blaine
The Working Man as Benjamin's Secretary
By Appointment Only as Mrs. Mary Carroll

1932

The Famous Ferguson Case as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
Cornered as Jane's Aunt
Union Depot as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Under Eighteen as Seamstress (uncredited)
Lawyer Man as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
The Phantom Express as Ma Nolan

1931

An American Tragedy as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Manhattan Parade as Nancy - the Maid

1930

The Second Floor Mystery as Aunt Hattie
The Big House as Mrs. Marlowe
Young Desire as Mrs. Spencer
Redemption as Anna Pavlovna
Wild Company as Mrs. Laura Grayson
Brothers as Bess Naughton
Mothers Cry as Mary's Mother

1929

When Dreams Come True as Martha Shelby
The Flying Fleet as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
Silks and Saddles as Mrs. Calhoun
The Quitter as Mrs. Abbott

1928

The Tragedy of Youth as Mother
The Viking as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
4 Devils as Woman
Don't Marry as Aunt Abigail Bowen
Marriage by Contract as Mother

1927

The Shield of Honor as Mrs. MacDowell
The Black Diamond Express as Martha Foster
Tillie the Toiler as Ma Jones
The Taxi Dancer as Aunt Mary
Almost Human as Mrs. Livingston
The Auctioneer as Mrs. Tim Eagan
Winds of the Pampas as Doña Maria Casandos
A Little Journey as Aunt Louise

1926

The Devil's Circus as Mrs. Peterson
The Flaming Forest as Mrs. McTavish
The Unknown Soldier as John Phillips' sister
The Show Off as Mom Fisher
The Shamrock Handicap as Molly O'Shea
The Dixie Merchant as Josephine Fippany

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Princess of Hur
The Big Parade as Mrs. Apperson
Dollar Down as Mrs. Meadows
The Tower of Lies as Katrina
The End of the World as Mrs. Joyce
Waking Up the Town as Mrs. Joyce
The Reckless Sex as Concha
The End of the World as Mrs. Joyce
The Midnight Flyer as Liza Slater

1924

Those Who Dare as Mrs. Rollins
Thy Name Is Woman as Juan's Mother
Judgment of the Storm as Mrs. Heath
Secrets as Elizabeth Channing

1923

Ashes of Vengeance as Margot's Aunt
Black Oxen as Agnes Trevor
Michael O'Halloran as Nancy Harding
Circus Days as Martha
Human Wreckage as Mrs. Brown
The West~Bound Limited as Mrs. Bill Buckley
Enemies of Children as Godfrey sister
Ponjola as Mrs. Hope

1922

Penrod as Mrs. Schofield
Quincy Adams Sawyer as Mrs. Putnam
The Ragged Heiress as Sylvia Moreton
Nice People as Margaret Rainsford
Heart's Haven as May Caroline
Rent Free as Countess de Mourney

1921

Wealth as Mrs. Dominick
What Every Woman Knows as Comtesse de la Brière
Mother o' Mine as Mrs. Sheldon
Love Never Dies as Liz Trott
Prisoners of Love as Her Mother
Midsummer Madness as Mrs. Osborne

1920

The Mark of Zorro as Dona Catalina Pulido
Blind Youth as Elizabeth Monnier
The Devil's Riddle as Mrs. Potts
Something to Think About as Housekeeper
The Jack-Knife Man as Lize Merdin
The Woman in the Suitcase as Mrs. James B. Moreland
Through Eyes of Men as Mrs. Virginia All
The Gift Supreme as Lalia Graun

1919

Chasing Rainbows as Mrs. Walters
Heart o' the Hills as Martha Hawn
The Follies Girl as Nina
Prudence on Broadway as Miss Grayson
Rosalind at Redgate
The Feud as Mary Lynch

1918

The Return of Mary as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
You Can't Believe Everything as Grace Dardley
Captain of His Soul as Annette

1917

Avarice as The Miserly Old Woman
The Storm Woman
The Gates of Doom as Indore / Agatha
The Empty Gun as Mary
The White Raven as Daisy
The Clean-Up as Vera Vincent
The Bronze Bride as A-Che-Chee

1916

The Right to Be Happy as Mrs. Cratchit
A Stranger from Somewhere as Olga
Mixed Blood as Nita Valyez

1915

Her Convert as The Old Inventor's Daughter
Old Offenders as Joe's Wife
Cupid Entangled as The Actress
The Gambler's I.O.U. as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
Truth Stranger Than Fiction as Crook
The Sheriff's Dilemma as Molly
A Day's Adventure as Hogan's Moll
The Miser's Legacy as The Crook's Wife
The Heart of a Bandit as Claire
Her Dormant Love as The Discontented Wife
The Way Out as The Young School Teacher
The Canceled Mortgage as The Widowed Mother
As It Happened as The Ranchman's Daughter

1914

Her Hand as Olga
Concentration as The Mother
Her Father's Silent Partner
The Cracksman's Gratitude
His Fireman's Conscience as Mrs. Daily
Men and Women as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
Waifs
A Nest Unfeathered as Kate
The Fatal Wedding

1913

A Gambler's Honor as Beth
The Mirror as Daisy
The Well as The Farmer's Wife
The Detective's Stratagem as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
The House of Discord as The Sister-in-Law
The Law and His Son as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Ranchero's Revenge as The Schemer's Associate
A Gamble with Death as Kate
A Tender-Hearted Crook as Edith
The Crook and the Girl as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
Under the Shadow of the Law as John Haywood's Sister
The Telephone Girl and the Lady as The Lady
I Was Meant for You as Lavina
The Vengeance of Galora as Galora
The House of Darkness as The Doctor's Wife
The Van Nostrand Tiara as Kate
The Tenderfoot's Money as The Prospector's Wife
The Stolen Bride as The Wife
The Enemy's Baby as Miller's Wife
The Strong Man's Burden as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
The Unwelcome Guest as The Wife
The Stolen Loaf as The Rich Woman
The Wrong Bottle as The Blind Sister
The Stolen Treaty as Olga
For Her Government
The Abandoned Well as The Widow
The Switchtower as The Switchman's Wife
The Work Habit as The Daughter in the City
Olaf—An Atom as A Parent
A Misappropriated Turkey as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
The Wanderer as The Female Lover
The Stopped Clock as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
All for Science as Detective

1912

In the Aisles of the Wild as The Elder Daughter
So Near, Yet So Far as Rich Woman in Other Town
The Female of the Species as The Miner's Wife
A String of Pearls as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
The New York Hat as The Main Gossip
The Sands of Dee as Artist's fiancee
Two Daughters of Eve as The Mother
The School Teacher and the Waif as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
A Cry for Help as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
The Baby and the Stork as The Mother
Lena and the Geese as Lena's Mother
When the Fire-Bells Rang as An Actress
A Sailor’s Heart as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
The Massacre as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
The Old Actor as At Audition
Man's Genesis as Cave Woman
A Temporary Truce as Mexican Jim's Wife
Under Burning Skies as The Friend
The God Within as The Woodsman's Wife
The Sunbeam as The Spinster
Billy's Stratagem as Billy's Mother

1911

What Shall We Do with Our Old? as The Old Carpenter's Wife
The Adventures of Billy as Rich Woman
A Decree of Destiny as A Nun
The Squaw's Love as Silver Fawn
A Woman Scorned as The Doctor's Wife
Fate's Turning as At Hotel/At Wedding
Fisher Folks as At Fair
Swords and Hearts as Irene Lambert
The Broken Cross as Kate's Mother
The Sorrowful Example as The Wife
The Manicure Lady as Lunchroom Hostess
A Country Cupid as The Half-Wit's Mother
The Primal Call as The Woman
His Trust Fulfilled as Mrs. Frazier
The Spanish Gypsy as Paula
The Long Road as Ned's Wife
His Trust as Col. Frazier's wife
The Unveiling

1910

The Oath and the Man as Rebel
Muggsy Becomes a Hero as One of the Sisters Frost
A Flash of Light as At First Party
Rose o' Salem Town
The Message of the Violin as The Other Woman's Servant
Love Among the Roses
A Mohawk's Way
Wilful Peggy as Housemaid
The Usurer as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
Waiter No. 5 as The Chief of Police's Wife
The Golden Supper as Lady-in-Waiting
The Iconoclast
His New Lid

1908

The Call of the Wild as Party Guest
The Planter's Wife as Mrs. John Holland
The Devil