Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born October 31, 1877
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
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
MovieAdventure
1945
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
MovieAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
MovieMen on Her Mind
1944
as Mother Goodwin
MovieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThis Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
MoviePresenting Lily Mars
1943
as Dowager
MovieKeeper of the Flame
1943
MovieHangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
MovieLady Scarface
1941
as Mrs. Tuckerman
MovieWhispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
MovieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
MovieThe Golden Fleecing
1940
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
MovieA Failure at Fifty
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MovieYoung Tom Edison
1940
as Woman at Station
MovieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Gossiper
MovieThunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
MovieOne Against the World
1939
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
MovieMiracles for Sale
1939
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
MovieAngel of Mercy
1939
as Mother (uncredited)
MovieIdiot's Delight
1939
as Crying Mother
MovieStand Up and Fight
1939
as Woman
MovieBoys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
MovieThe Man on the Rock
1938
as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
MovieThey're Always Caught
1938
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
MovieThree Comrades
1938
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
MovieTest Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
MovieA Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
MovieTwo-Fisted Sheriff
1937
as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
MovieSong of Revolt
1937
as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
MovieSmall Town Girl
1936
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
MovieAugust Week End
1936
as Alma Washburne
MovieMurder by Television
1935
as Mrs. Houghland
MovieImitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
MovieTwo Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Mrs. Helen Gorman
MovieBritish Agent
1934
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
MovieDr. Monica
1934
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
MovieJournal of a Crime
1934
as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
MovieIt Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
MovieBedside
1934
as Nurse
MovieWild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith
MovieBy Appointment Only
1933
as Mrs. Mary Carroll
MovieThe Working Man
1933
as Benjamin's Secretary
MovieCentral Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
MovieLawyer Man
1932
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieA Successful Calamity
1932
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
MovieThe Phantom Express
1932
as Ma Nolan
MovieCornered
1932
as Jane's Aunt
MovieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
MovieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
MovieUnion Depot
1932
as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
MovieUnder Eighteen
1932
as Seamstress (uncredited)
MovieManhattan Parade
1931
as Nancy - the Maid
MovieAn American Tragedy
1931
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
MovieMothers Cry
1930
as Mary's Mother
MovieBrothers
1930
as Bess Naughton
MovieWild Company
1930
as Mrs. Laura Grayson
MovieThe Big House
1930
as Mrs. Marlowe
MovieYoung Desire
1930
as Mrs. Spencer
MovieThe Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Aunt Hattie
MovieRedemption
1930
as Anna Pavlovna
MovieThe Quitter
1929
as Mrs. Abbott
MovieSilks and Saddles
1929
as Mrs. Calhoun
MovieThe Flying Fleet
1929
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
MovieWhen Dreams Come True
1929
as Martha Shelby
MovieMarriage by Contract
1928
as Mother
MovieThe Viking
1928
as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
Movie4 Devils
1928
as Woman
Don't Marry
1928
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
MovieThe Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Mother
MovieAlmost Human
1927
as Mrs. Livingston
MovieThe Shield of Honor
1927
as Mrs. MacDowell
Winds of the Pampas
1927
as Doña Maria Casandos
MovieTillie the Toiler
1927
as Ma Jones
MovieThe Black Diamond Express
1927
as Martha Foster
MovieThe Taxi Dancer
1927
as Aunt Mary
MovieThe Auctioneer
1927
as Mrs. Tim Eagan
MovieA Little Journey
1927
as Aunt Louise
MovieThe Flaming Forest
1926
as Mrs. McTavish
MovieThe Show Off
1926
as Mom Fisher
MovieThe Unknown Soldier
1926
as John Phillips' sister
MovieThe Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Molly O'Shea
MovieThe Dixie Merchant
1926
as Josephine Fippany
MovieThe Devil's Circus
1926
as Mrs. Peterson
MovieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
MovieThe Midnight Flyer
1925
as Liza Slater
MovieThe Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
MovieThe Tower of Lies
1925
as Katrina
MovieDollar Down
1925
as Mrs. Meadows
MovieThe End of the World
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
The End of the World
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
MovieWaking Up the Town
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Concha
MovieThose Who Dare
1924
as Mrs. Rollins
MovieSecrets
1924
as Elizabeth Channing
MovieThy Name Is Woman
1924
as Juan's Mother
MovieJudgment of the Storm
1924
as Mrs. Heath
MovieBlack Oxen
1923
as Agnes Trevor
MovieEnemies of Children
1923
as Godfrey sister
MoviePonjola
1923
as Mrs. Hope
MovieAshes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot's Aunt
MovieCircus Days
1923
as Martha
MovieHuman Wreckage
1923
as Mrs. Brown
MovieMichael O'Halloran
1923
as Nancy Harding
MovieThe West~Bound Limited
1923
as Mrs. Bill Buckley
MovieQuincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Mrs. Putnam
MovieHeart's Haven
1922
as May Caroline
MovieNice People
1922
as Margaret Rainsford
MovieThe Ragged Heiress
1922
as Sylvia Moreton
MoviePenrod
1922
as Mrs. Schofield
MovieRent Free
1922
as Countess de Mourney
MovieLove Never Dies
1921
as Liz Trott
MovieWealth
1921
as Mrs. Dominick
MovieMother o' Mine
1921
as Mrs. Sheldon
MovieWhat Every Woman Knows
1921
as Comtesse de la Brière
MovieMidsummer Madness
1921
as Mrs. Osborne
MoviePrisoners of Love
1921
as Her Mother
MovieThe Mark of Zorro
1920
as Dona Catalina Pulido
MovieSomething to Think About
1920
as Housekeeper
MovieThe Jack-Knife Man
1920
as Lize Merdin
MovieThrough Eyes of Men
1920
as Mrs. Virginia All
MovieThe Gift Supreme
1920
as Lalia Graun
MovieBlind Youth
1920
as Elizabeth Monnier
MovieThe Devil's Riddle
1920
as Mrs. Potts
MovieThe Woman in the Suitcase
1920
as Mrs. James B. Moreland
MovieThe Feud
1919
as Mary Lynch
MovieHeart o' the Hills
1919
as Martha Hawn
MovieChasing Rainbows
1919
as Mrs. Walters
MoviePrudence on Broadway
1919
as Miss Grayson
MovieThe Follies Girl
1919
as Nina
Rosalind at Redgate
1919
MovieThe Return of Mary
1918
as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
MovieYou Can't Believe Everything
1918
as Grace Dardley
MovieCaptain of His Soul
1918
as Annette
MovieThe Storm Woman
1917
The Empty Gun
1917
as Mary
MovieThe Clean-Up
1917
as Vera Vincent
MovieThe Bronze Bride
1917
as A-Che-Chee
MovieThe Gates of Doom
1917
as Indore / Agatha
Avarice
1917
as The Miserly Old Woman
MovieThe White Raven
1917
as Daisy
MovieThe Right to Be Happy
1916
as Mrs. Cratchit
MovieMixed Blood
1916
as Nita Valyez
MovieA Stranger from Somewhere
1916
as Olga
As It Happened
1915
as The Ranchman's Daughter
Old Offenders
1915
as Joe's Wife
Her Convert
1915
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
The Way Out
1915
as The Young School Teacher
Her Dormant Love
1915
as The Discontented Wife
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
1915
as Crook
MovieThe Canceled Mortgage
1915
as The Widowed Mother
A Day's Adventure
1915
as Hogan's Moll
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915
as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
The Miser's Legacy
1915
as The Crook's Wife
The Sheriff's Dilemma
1915
as Molly
MovieThe Heart of a Bandit
1915
as Claire
MovieMen and Women
1914
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Her Hand
1914
as Olga
MovieHer Father's Silent Partner
1914
A Nest Unfeathered
1914
as Kate
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
as Mrs. Daily
The Fatal Wedding
1914
Waifs
1914
MovieConcentration
1914
as The Mother
The Abandoned Well
1913
as The Widow
For Her Government
1913
MovieThe House of Discord
1913
as The Sister-in-Law
All for Science
1913
as Detective
The Detective's Stratagem
1913
as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
The Stopped Clock
1913
as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913
as Kate
A Tender-Hearted Crook
1913
as Edith
The Law and His Son
1913
as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Stolen Treaty
1913
as Olga
MovieThe Strong Man's Burden
1913
as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The Work Habit
1913
as The Daughter in the City
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913
as John Haywood's Sister
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
as Galora
A Misappropriated Turkey
1913
as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy
A Gambler's Honor
1913
as Beth
A Gamble with Death
1913
as Kate
MovieThe Switchtower
1913
as The Switchman's Wife
The Well
1913
as The Farmer's Wife
The Enemy's Baby
1913
as Miller's Wife
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913
as The Schemer's Associate
MovieOlaf—An Atom
1913
as A Parent
The Stolen Loaf
1913
as The Rich Woman
MovieThe House of Darkness
1913
as The Doctor's Wife
MovieThe Tenderfoot's Money
1913
as The Prospector's Wife
MovieThe Wanderer
1913
as The Female Lover
The Stolen Bride
1913
as The Wife
MovieThe Unwelcome Guest
1913
as The Wife
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Blind Sister
MovieThe Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913
as The Lady
The God Within
1912
as The Woodsman's Wife
MovieA Cry for Help
1912
as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
MovieThe Massacre
1912
as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
MovieThe New York Hat
1912
as The Main Gossip
MovieA Sailor’s Heart
1912
as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
MovieIn the Aisles of the Wild
1912
as The Elder Daughter
MovieSo Near, Yet So Far
1912
as Rich Woman in Other Town
MovieTwo Daughters of Eve
1912
as The Mother
MovieMan's Genesis
1912
as Cave Woman
MovieThe School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
MovieLena and the Geese
1912
as Lena's Mother
MovieA Temporary Truce
1912
as Mexican Jim's Wife
When the Fire-Bells Rang
1912
as An Actress
MovieThe Old Actor
1912
as At Audition
MovieThe Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife
MovieA String of Pearls
1912
as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
MovieThe Sunbeam
1912
as The Spinster
MovieThe Sands of Dee
1912
as Artist's fiancee
MovieUnder Burning Skies
1912
as The Friend
MovieBilly's Stratagem
1912
as Billy's Mother
MovieThe Baby and the Stork
1912
as The Mother
MovieA Woman Scorned
1911
as The Doctor's Wife
MovieThe Long Road
1911
as Ned's Wife
MovieThe Adventures of Billy
1911
as Rich Woman
The Unveiling
1911
MovieThe Squaw's Love
1911
as Silver Fawn
MovieSwords and Hearts
1911
as Irene Lambert
The Sorrowful Example
1911
as The Wife
MovieA Country Cupid
1911
as The Half-Wit's Mother
MovieThe Primal Call
1911
as The Woman
MovieThe Manicure Lady
1911
as Lunchroom Hostess
The Broken Cross
1911
as Kate's Mother
The Spanish Gypsy
1911
as Paula
A Decree of Destiny
1911
as A Nun
MovieFisher Folks
1911
as At Fair
MovieWhat Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
as The Old Carpenter's Wife
MovieFate's Turning
1911
as At Hotel/At Wedding
MovieHis Trust Fulfilled
1911
as Mrs. Frazier
MovieHis Trust
1911
as Col. Frazier's wife
MovieThe Golden Supper
1910
as Lady-in-Waiting
His New Lid
1910
MovieWaiter No. 5
1910
as The Chief of Police's Wife
The Message of the Violin
1910
as The Other Woman's Servant
The Iconoclast
1910
MovieRose o' Salem Town
1910
MovieThe Oath and the Man
1910
as Rebel
A Mohawk's Way
1910
MovieMuggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
as One of the Sisters Frost
MovieWilful Peggy
1910
as Housemaid
MovieThe Usurer
1910
as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
MovieA Flash of Light
1910
as At First Party
MovieLove Among the Roses
1910
MovieThe Call of the Wild
1908
as Party Guest
MovieThe Planter's Wife
1908
as Mrs. John Holland
MovieThe Devil
1908
