Claire McDowell

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

Known For

MGM Parade

It Happened One Night

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Boys Town

Test Pilot

Hangmen Also Die!

The Big House

Small Town Girl

All Movies (253)

• Adventure1945 · as Woman in Library (uncredited)
• Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble1944 · as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
• Men on Her Mind1944 · as Mother Goodwin
• Du Barry Was a Lady1943 · as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
• This Land Is Mine1943 · as Woman in Bathroom
• Presenting Lily Mars1943 · as Dowager
• Keeper of the Flame1943
• Hangmen Also Die!1943 · as Counterwoman (uncredited)
• Lady Scarface1941 · as Mrs. Tuckerman
• Whispers1941 · as Gossip (uncredited)
• Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940 · as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
• The Golden Fleecing1940 · as Pedestrian (uncredited)
• A Failure at Fifty1940 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Young Tom Edison1940 · as Woman at Station
• Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · as Gossiper
• Thunder Afloat1939 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• One Against the World1939 · as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
• Miracles for Sale1939 · as Jack of Diamonds Woman
• Angel of Mercy1939 · as Mother (uncredited)
• Idiot's Delight1939 · as Crying Mother
• Stand Up and Fight1939 · as Woman
• Boys Town1938 · as Nun (uncredited)
• The Man on the Rock1938 · as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
• They're Always Caught1938 · as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
• Three Comrades1938 · as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
• Test Pilot1938 · as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
• A Night at the Movies1937 · as Movie Patron (uncredited)
• Two-Fisted Sheriff1937 · as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
• Song of Revolt1937 · as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
• Small Town Girl1936 · as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
• August Week End1936 · as Alma Washburne
• Murder by Television1935 · as Mrs. Houghland
• Imitation of Life1934 · as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
• Two Heads on a Pillow1934 · as Mrs. Helen Gorman
• British Agent1934 · as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
• Dr. Monica1934 · as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
• Journal of a Crime1934 · as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
• It Happened One Night1934 · as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
• Bedside1934 · as Nurse
• Wild Boys of the Road1933 · as Mrs. Smith
• By Appointment Only1933 · as Mrs. Mary Carroll
• The Working Man1933 · as Benjamin's Secretary
• Central Airport1933 · as Mrs. Blaine
• Lawyer Man1932 · as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
• A Successful Calamity1932 · as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
• The Phantom Express1932 · as Ma Nolan
• Cornered1932 · as Jane's Aunt
• The Strange Love of Molly Louvain1932 · as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
• The Famous Ferguson Case1932 · as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
• Union Depot1932 · as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
• Under Eighteen1932 · as Seamstress (uncredited)
• Manhattan Parade1931 · as Nancy - the Maid
• An American Tragedy1931 · as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
• Mothers Cry1930 · as Mary's Mother
• Brothers1930 · as Bess Naughton
• Wild Company1930 · as Mrs. Laura Grayson
• The Big House1930 · as Mrs. Marlowe
• Young Desire1930 · as Mrs. Spencer
• The Second Floor Mystery1930 · as Aunt Hattie
• Redemption1930 · as Anna Pavlovna
• The Quitter1929 · as Mrs. Abbott
• Silks and Saddles1929 · as Mrs. Calhoun
• The Flying Fleet1929 · as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
• When Dreams Come True1929 · as Martha Shelby
• Marriage by Contract1928 · as Mother
• The Viking1928 · as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
• 4 Devils1928 · as Woman
• Don't Marry1928 · as Aunt Abigail Bowen
• The Tragedy of Youth1928 · as Mother
• Almost Human1927 · as Mrs. Livingston
• The Shield of Honor1927 · as Mrs. MacDowell
• Winds of the Pampas1927 · as Doña Maria Casandos
• Tillie the Toiler1927 · as Ma Jones
• The Black Diamond Express1927 · as Martha Foster
• The Taxi Dancer1927 · as Aunt Mary
• The Auctioneer1927 · as Mrs. Tim Eagan
• A Little Journey1927 · as Aunt Louise
• The Flaming Forest1926 · as Mrs. McTavish
• The Show Off1926 · as Mom Fisher
• The Unknown Soldier1926 · as John Phillips' sister
• The Shamrock Handicap1926 · as Molly O'Shea
• The Dixie Merchant1926 · as Josephine Fippany
• The Devil's Circus1926 · as Mrs. Peterson
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · as Princess of Hur
• The Midnight Flyer1925 · as Liza Slater
• The Big Parade1925 · as Mrs. Apperson
• The Tower of Lies1925 · as Katrina
• Dollar Down1925 · as Mrs. Meadows
• The End of the World1925 · as Mrs. Joyce
• The End of the World1925 · as Mrs. Joyce
• Waking Up the Town1925 · as Mrs. Joyce
• The Reckless Sex1925 · as Concha
• Those Who Dare1924 · as Mrs. Rollins
• Secrets1924 · as Elizabeth Channing
• Thy Name Is Woman1924 · as Juan's Mother
• Judgment of the Storm1924 · as Mrs. Heath
• Black Oxen1923 · as Agnes Trevor
• Enemies of Children1923 · as Godfrey sister
• Ponjola1923 · as Mrs. Hope
• Ashes of Vengeance1923 · as Margot's Aunt
• Circus Days1923 · as Martha
• Human Wreckage1923 · as Mrs. Brown
• Michael O'Halloran1923 · as Nancy Harding
• The West~Bound Limited1923 · as Mrs. Bill Buckley
• Quincy Adams Sawyer1922 · as Mrs. Putnam
• Heart's Haven1922 · as May Caroline
• Nice People1922 · as Margaret Rainsford
• The Ragged Heiress1922 · as Sylvia Moreton
• Penrod1922 · as Mrs. Schofield
• Rent Free1922 · as Countess de Mourney
• Love Never Dies1921 · as Liz Trott
• Wealth1921 · as Mrs. Dominick
• Mother o' Mine1921 · as Mrs. Sheldon
• What Every Woman Knows1921 · as Comtesse de la Brière
• Midsummer Madness1921 · as Mrs. Osborne
• Prisoners of Love1921 · as Her Mother
• The Mark of Zorro1920 · as Dona Catalina Pulido
• Something to Think About1920 · as Housekeeper
• The Jack-Knife Man1920 · as Lize Merdin
• Through Eyes of Men1920 · as Mrs. Virginia All
• The Gift Supreme1920 · as Lalia Graun
• Blind Youth1920 · as Elizabeth Monnier
• The Devil's Riddle1920 · as Mrs. Potts
• The Woman in the Suitcase1920 · as Mrs. James B. Moreland
• The Feud1919 · as Mary Lynch
• Heart o' the Hills1919 · as Martha Hawn
• Chasing Rainbows1919 · as Mrs. Walters
• Prudence on Broadway1919 · as Miss Grayson
• The Follies Girl1919 · as Nina
• Rosalind at Redgate1919
• The Return of Mary1918 · as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
• You Can't Believe Everything1918 · as Grace Dardley
• Captain of His Soul1918 · as Annette
• The Storm Woman1917
• The Empty Gun1917 · as Mary
• The Clean-Up1917 · as Vera Vincent
• The Bronze Bride1917 · as A-Che-Chee
• The Gates of Doom1917 · as Indore / Agatha
• Avarice1917 · as The Miserly Old Woman
• The White Raven1917 · as Daisy
• The Right to Be Happy1916 · as Mrs. Cratchit
• Mixed Blood1916 · as Nita Valyez
• A Stranger from Somewhere1916 · as Olga
• As It Happened1915 · as The Ranchman's Daughter
• Old Offenders1915 · as Joe's Wife
• Her Convert1915 · as The Old Inventor's Daughter
• The Way Out1915 · as The Young School Teacher
• Her Dormant Love1915 · as The Discontented Wife
• Truth Stranger Than Fiction1915 · as Crook
• The Canceled Mortgage1915 · as The Widowed Mother
• A Day's Adventure1915 · as Hogan's Moll
• The Gambler's I.O.U.1915 · as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
• The Miser's Legacy1915 · as The Crook's Wife
• The Sheriff's Dilemma1915 · as Molly
• The Heart of a Bandit1915 · as Claire
• Men and Women1914 · as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
• The Cracksman's Gratitude1914
• Her Hand1914 · as Olga
• Her Father's Silent Partner1914
• A Nest Unfeathered1914 · as Kate
• His Fireman's Conscience1914 · as Mrs. Daily
• The Fatal Wedding1914
• Waifs1914
• Concentration1914 · as The Mother
• The Abandoned Well1913 · as The Widow
• For Her Government1913
• The House of Discord1913 · as The Sister-in-Law
• All for Science1913 · as Detective
• The Detective's Stratagem1913 · as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
• The Stopped Clock1913 · as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
• The Van Nostrand Tiara1913 · as Kate
• A Tender-Hearted Crook1913 · as Edith
• The Law and His Son1913 · as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
• The Stolen Treaty1913 · as Olga
• The Strong Man's Burden1913 · as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
• The Crook and the Girl1913 · as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
• The Work Habit1913 · as The Daughter in the City
• Under the Shadow of the Law1913 · as John Haywood's Sister
• I Was Meant for You1913 · as Lavina
• The Vengeance of Galora1913 · as Galora
• A Misappropriated Turkey1913 · as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
• The Mirror1913 · as Daisy
• A Gambler's Honor1913 · as Beth
• A Gamble with Death1913 · as Kate
• The Switchtower1913 · as The Switchman's Wife
• The Well1913 · as The Farmer's Wife
• The Enemy's Baby1913 · as Miller's Wife
• The Ranchero's Revenge1913 · as The Schemer's Associate
• Olaf—An Atom1913 · as A Parent
• The Stolen Loaf1913 · as The Rich Woman
• The House of Darkness1913 · as The Doctor's Wife
• The Tenderfoot's Money1913 · as The Prospector's Wife
• The Wanderer1913 · as The Female Lover
• The Stolen Bride1913 · as The Wife
• The Unwelcome Guest1913 · as The Wife
• The Wrong Bottle1913 · as The Blind Sister
• The Telephone Girl and the Lady1913 · as The Lady
• The God Within1912 · as The Woodsman's Wife
• A Cry for Help1912 · as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
• The Massacre1912 · as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
• The New York Hat1912 · as The Main Gossip
• A Sailor’s Heart1912 · as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
• In the Aisles of the Wild1912 · as The Elder Daughter
• So Near, Yet So Far1912 · as Rich Woman in Other Town
• Two Daughters of Eve1912 · as The Mother
• Man's Genesis1912 · as Cave Woman
• The School Teacher and the Waif1912 · as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
• Lena and the Geese1912 · as Lena's Mother
• A Temporary Truce1912 · as Mexican Jim's Wife
• When the Fire-Bells Rang1912 · as An Actress
• The Old Actor1912 · as At Audition
• The Female of the Species1912 · as The Miner's Wife
• A String of Pearls1912 · as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
• The Sunbeam1912 · as The Spinster
• The Sands of Dee1912 · as Artist's fiancee
• Under Burning Skies1912 · as The Friend
• Billy's Stratagem1912 · as Billy's Mother
• The Baby and the Stork1912 · as The Mother
• The Baby and the Stork1912 · as The Workman
• A Woman Scorned1911 · as The Doctor's Wife
• The Long Road1911 · as Ned's Wife
• The Adventures of Billy1911 · as Rich Woman
• The Unveiling1911
• The Squaw's Love1911 · as Silver Fawn
• Swords and Hearts1911 · as Irene Lambert
• The Sorrowful Example1911 · as The Wife
• A Country Cupid1911 · as The Half-Wit's Mother
• The Primal Call1911 · as The Woman
• The Manicure Lady1911 · as Lunchroom Hostess
• The Broken Cross1911 · as Kate's Mother
• The Spanish Gypsy1911 · as Paula
• A Decree of Destiny1911 · as A Nun
• Fisher Folks1911 · as At Fair
• What Shall We Do with Our Old?1911 · as The Old Carpenter's Wife
• Fate's Turning1911 · as At Hotel/At Wedding
• His Trust Fulfilled1911 · as Mrs. Frazier
• His Trust1911 · as Col. Frazier's wife
• The Golden Supper1910 · as Lady-in-Waiting
• His New Lid1910
• Waiter No. 51910 · as The Chief of Police's Wife
• The Message of the Violin1910 · as The Other Woman's Servant
• The Iconoclast1910
• Rose o' Salem Town1910
• The Oath and the Man1910 · as Rebel
• A Mohawk's Way1910
• Muggsy Becomes a Hero1910 · as One of the Sisters Frost
• Wilful Peggy1910 · as Housemaid
• The Usurer1910 · as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
• A Flash of Light1910 · as At First Party
• Love Among the Roses1910
• The Call of the Wild1908 · as Party Guest
• The Planter's Wife1908 · as Mrs. John Holland
• The Devil1908

All TV Shows (1)

• MGM Parade1955 · as Self