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Claire McDowell
Actor
Born October 31, 1877Died October 23, 1966 (88 years)
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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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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Filmography
| 1945 | Adventure · as Woman In Library (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime · as Guest |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home · as Train Passenger In Passageway |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble · as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Men on Her Mind · as Mother Goodwin |
| 1943 | The Youngest Profession · as Woman |
| 1943 | Teen Age · as Mrs. Mary Abbott |
| 1943 | Black Market Rustlers · as Mrs. Prescott |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Subway Passenger |
| 1943 | This Land Is Mine · as Woman In Bathroom |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars · as Dowager |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! · as Counterwoman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Woman On Street |
| 1942 | |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Ettie |
| 1941 | Lady Scarface · as Mrs. Tuckerman |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand · as Witness At Wedding |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home · as Nurse For Mr. Winslow (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing · as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Captain Is a Lady · as Old Lady |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison · as Woman At Station |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President · as Gossiper |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Miracles for Sale · as Jack Of Diamonds Woman |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Crying Mother |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight · as Woman |
| 1938 | Boys Town · as Nun (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Three Comrades · as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Test Pilot · as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) |
| 1937 | High, Wide and Handsome · as Seamstress |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer · as Night Court Judge |
| 1936 | Small Town Girl · as Woman In Bed (uncredited) |
| 1936 | August Weekend · as Alma Washburne |
| 1935 | Murder by Television · as Mrs. Houghland |
| 1935 | Black Fury · as Nurse |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life · as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Two Heads on a Pillow · as Mrs. Helen Gorman |
| 1934 | British Agent · as Woman Saying 'lenin Will Live' (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Dr. Monica · as Miss Bryerly (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Journal of a Crime · as Sister At Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night · as Mother On Bus (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Bedside · as Nurse |
| 1933 | Wild Boys of the Road · as Mrs. Smith |
| 1933 | Paddy the Next Best Thing · as Miss Breen |
| 1933 | By Appointment Only · as Mrs. Mary Carroll |
| 1933 | The Working Man · as Benjamin's Secretary |
| 1933 | Central Airport · as Mrs. Blaine |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man · as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamity · as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Phantom Express · as Ma Nolan |
| 1932 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · as Mrs. Randall |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain · as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case · as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Union Depot · as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Manhattan Parade · as Nancy - The Maid |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy · as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths |
| 1931 | Under Eighteen · as Seamstress (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Mother's Cry · as Mary's Mother |
| 1930 | Wild Company · as Mrs. Laura Grayson |
| 1930 | The Big House · as Mrs. Marlowe |
| 1930 | Young Desire · as Mrs. Spencer |
| 1930 | The Second Floor Mystery · as Aunt Hattie |
| 1930 | Redemption · as Anna Pavlovna |
| 1929 | Silks and Saddles · as Mrs. Calhoun |
| 1929 | The Flying Fleet · as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Viking · as Lady Editha (as Claire Macdowell) |
| 1927 | Almost Human · as Mrs. Livingston |
| 1927 | The Shield of Honor · as Mrs. Macdowell |
| 1927 | Tillie the Toiler · as Ma Jones |
| 1927 | The Taxi Dancer · as Aunt Mary |
| 1926 | The Show-Off · as Mom Fisher |
| 1926 | The Shamrock Handicap · as Molly O'shea |
| 1926 | The Devil's Circus · as Mrs. Peterson |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Princess Of Hur |
| 1925 | The Midnight Flyer · as Liza Slater |
| 1925 | The Big Parade · as Mrs. Apperson |
| 1925 | The Tower of Lies · as Katrina |
| 1925 | Waking Up the Town · as Mrs. Joyce |
| 1924 | Secrets · as Elizabeth Channing |
| 1923 | Black Oxen · as Agnes Trevor |
| 1923 | Ashes of Vengeance · as Margot's Aunt |
| 1921 | Love Never Dies · as Liz Trott |
| 1920 | The Mark of Zorro · as Dona Catalina Pulido |
| 1920 | Something to Think About · as Housekeeper |
| 1920 | The Jack-Knife Man · as Lize Merdin |
| 1919 | Heart o' the Hills · as Martha Hawn |
| 1916 | The Right to Be Happy · as Mrs. Cratchit |
| 1914 | Men and Women · as Mrs. Stephen Rodman |
| 1914 | Her Mother's Weakness · as The Daughter |
| 1914 | For Auld Lang Syne · as The Wife |
| 1913 | Diversion · as Mrs. Wilson |
| 1913 | Drink's Lure · as The Neglected Wife |
| 1913 | A Father's Lesson · as The Wife |
| 1912 | The New York Hat · as The Main Gossip |
| 1911 | As in a Looking Glass · as The Wife |
| 1911 | The Making of a Man · as Actress |
| 1911 | Cured · as Old Woman |
| 1911 | Conscience · as A Maid |
| 1911 | His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant · as Col. Frazier's Wife |
| 1910 | Happy Jack, a Hero · as The Maid |
| 1910 | How Hubby Got a Raise · as Neighbor |
| 1910 | A Flash of Light · as At First Party |