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Claire McDowell

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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedOct 31, 1877 (Died at 89)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1920 – 1966
Known Credits196 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Claire McDowell

Also known as:Claire MacDowellClare Mc DowellDoris Carlton
Total Works

196

195 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

It Happened One Night
7.8
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943•movie
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
The Big Parade
7.6
The Big Parade
1925•movie
as Mrs. Apperson
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3
as Princess of Hur

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 196 titles featuring Claire McDowell

It Happened One Night
7.8

as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943•movie

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

The Big Parade
7.6
The Big Parade
1925•movie

as Mrs. Apperson

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

as Princess of Hur

Boys Town
6.8
Boys Town
1938•movie

as Nun (uncredited)

Test Pilot
6.1
Test Pilot
1938•movie

as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

Imitation of Life
7.0
Imitation of Life
1934•movie

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro
7.2
The Mark of Zorro
1920•movie

as Dona Catalina Pulido

This Land Is Mine
7.1
This Land Is Mine
1943•movie

as Woman in Bathroom

The Big House
6.6
The Big House
1930•movie

as Mrs. Marlowe

Wild Boys of the Road
6.8

as Mrs. Smith

Keeper of the Flame
6.6
Three Comrades
7.2
Three Comrades
1938•movie

as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)

The New York Hat
5.6
The New York Hat
1912•movie

as The Main Gossip

His Trust
4.1
His Trust
1911•movie

as Col. Frazier's wife

Murder by Television
4.2

as Mrs. Houghland

The Massacre
5.9
The Massacre
1912•movie

as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue

British Agent
5.8
British Agent
1934•movie

as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)

The Old Actor
5.4
The Old Actor
1912•movie

as At Audition

A Night at the Movies
5.9

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

Miracles for Sale
6.4
Miracles for Sale
1939•movie

as Jack of Diamonds Woman

An American Tragedy
6.3

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

Du Barry Was a Lady
6.5

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Union Depot
6.1
Union Depot
1932•movie

as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939•movie

as Crying Mother

The Sunbeam
6.3
The Sunbeam
1912•movie

as The Spinster

The Female of the Species
4.2

as The Miner's Wife

Adventure
6.4
Adventure
1945•movie

as Woman in Library (uncredited)

Under Eighteen
6.3
Under Eighteen
1932•movie

as Seamstress (uncredited)

His Trust Fulfilled
3.7

as Mrs. Frazier

Journal of a Crime
5.9
Journal of a Crime
1934•movie

as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars
6.4

as Dowager

Swords and Hearts
4.6
Swords and Hearts
1911•movie

as Irene Lambert

Small Town Girl
6.0
Small Town Girl
1936•movie

as Woman in Bed (uncredited)

Central Airport
6.0
Central Airport
1933•movie

as Mrs. Blaine

Lawyer Man
6.1
Lawyer Man
1932•movie

as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)

The House of Darkness
5.0

as The Doctor's Wife

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
6.1

as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)

Lady Scarface
5.4
Lady Scarface
1941•movie

as Mrs. Tuckerman

Young Tom Edison
5.9
Young Tom Edison
1940•movie

as Woman at Station

The Usurer
5.0
The Usurer
1910•movie

as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors

Heart o' the Hills
6.3
Heart o' the Hills
1919•movie

as Martha Hawn

The Viking
6.8
The Viking
1928•movie

as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
6.2

as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)

They're Always Caught
6.3

as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)

Bedside
5.6
Bedside
1934•movie

as Nurse

The Working Man
6.5
The Working Man
1933•movie

as Benjamin's Secretary

The Phantom Express
5.0

as Ma Nolan

What Shall We Do with Our Old?
5.5

as The Old Carpenter's Wife

Man's Genesis
4.6
Man's Genesis
1912•movie

as Cave Woman

The Jack-Knife Man
6.5
The Jack-Knife Man
1920•movie

as Lize Merdin

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8

as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)

Dr. Monica
5.0
Dr. Monica
1934•movie

as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)

Black Oxen
5.8
Black Oxen
1923•movie

as Agnes Trevor

The Shamrock Handicap
5.5

as Molly O'Shea

The Flying Fleet
6.9
The Flying Fleet
1929•movie

as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.6

as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)

The Devil's Circus
6.8
The Devil's Circus
1926•movie

as Mrs. Peterson

The Golden Fleecing
5.9

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

A Successful Calamity
5.6

as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

Lena and the Geese
4.9
Lena and the Geese
1912•movie

as Lena's Mother

By Appointment Only
6.5

as Mrs. Mary Carroll

Thunder Afloat
6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939•movie

as Nurse (uncredited)

Love Never Dies
5.8
Love Never Dies
1921•movie

as Liz Trott

Something to Think About
6.8

as Housekeeper

Wilful Peggy
5.0
Wilful Peggy
1910•movie

as Housemaid

A Country Cupid
5.6
A Country Cupid
1911•movie

as The Half-Wit's Mother

Secrets
6.0
Secrets
1924•movie

as Elizabeth Channing

Manhattan Parade
3.2
Manhattan Parade
1931•movie

as Nancy - the Maid

The Shield of Honor
6.0

as Mrs. MacDowell

Stand Up and Fight
6.0
Stand Up and Fight
1939•movie

as Woman

The Wanderer
5.4
The Wanderer
1913•movie

as The Female Lover

So Near, Yet So Far
5.9

as Rich Woman in Other Town

The Show Off
7.2
The Show Off
1926•movie

as Mom Fisher

The Woman in the Suitcase
4.1

as Mrs. James B. Moreland

4 Devils
7.6
4 Devils
1928•movie

as Woman

The Sands of Dee
5.6
The Sands of Dee
1912•movie

as Artist's fiancee

The School Teacher and the Waif
4.8

as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart

Ashes of Vengeance
6.0
Ashes of Vengeance
1923•movie

as Margot's Aunt

Two-Fisted Sheriff
3.8
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937•movie

as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt

A Failure at Fifty
5.5
A Failure at Fifty
1940•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Rose o' Salem Town
5.2
Rose o' Salem Town
1910•movie
Circus Days
7.2
Circus Days
1923•movie

as Martha

The Squaw's Love
5.0
The Squaw's Love
1911•movie

as Silver Fawn

The Call of the Wild
3.1

as Party Guest

Redemption
5.7
Redemption
1930•movie

as Anna Pavlovna

August Week End
6.0
August Week End
1936•movie

as Alma Washburne

Midsummer Madness
3.3
Midsummer Madness
1921•movie

as Mrs. Osborne

Almost Human
8.3
Almost Human
1927•movie

as Mrs. Livingston

A Flash of Light
5.0
A Flash of Light
1910•movie

as At First Party

Mothers Cry
5.7
Mothers Cry
1930•movie

as Mary's Mother

Under Burning Skies
4.7

as The Friend

The Manicure Lady
5.0
The Manicure Lady
1911•movie

as Lunchroom Hostess

Love Among the Roses
4.7
Young Desire
7.0
Young Desire
1930•movie

as Mrs. Spencer

Angel of Mercy
7.7
Angel of Mercy
1939•movie

as Mother (uncredited)

The Taxi Dancer
7.7
The Taxi Dancer
1927•movie

as Aunt Mary

The Telephone Girl and the Lady
5.7

as The Lady

The Adventures of Billy
5.7

as Rich Woman

Song of Revolt
6.3
Song of Revolt
1937•movie

as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)

The Man on the Rock
6.3

as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)

The Tragedy of Youth
3.0

as Mother

The West~Bound Limited
6.3

as Mrs. Bill Buckley

Fate's Turning
5.0
Fate's Turning
1911•movie

as At Hotel/At Wedding

Ponjola
7.5
Ponjola
1923•movie

as Mrs. Hope

The White Raven
5.5
The White Raven
1917•movie

as Daisy

The Switchtower
5.0
The Switchtower
1913•movie

as The Switchman's Wife

The Primal Call
4.0
The Primal Call
1911•movie

as The Woman

Billy's Stratagem
5.0
Billy's Stratagem
1912•movie

as Billy's Mother

The Strong Man's Burden
7.0

as Ida Glynn, The Nurse

Wild Company
7.0
Wild Company
1930•movie

as Mrs. Laura Grayson

The Golden Supper
4.5
The Golden Supper
1910•movie

as Lady-in-Waiting

Cornered
7.5
Cornered
1932•movie

as Jane's Aunt

Whispers
8.0
Whispers
1941•movie

as Gossip (uncredited)

Men on Her Mind
6.5
Men on Her Mind
1944•movie

as Mother Goodwin

One Against the World
8.0

as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)

The Oath and the Man
4.5

as Rebel

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series

as Self

The Flaming Forest
9.0
The Flaming Forest
1926•movie

as Mrs. McTavish

Captain of His Soul
10.0

as Annette

The Feud
7.0
The Feud
1919•movie

as Mary Lynch

Tillie the Toiler
8.0
Tillie the Toiler
1927•movie

as Ma Jones

Rent Free
9.0
Rent Free
1922•movie

as Countess de Mourney

The Quitter
8.0
The Quitter
1929•movie

as Mrs. Abbott

Prisoners of Love
8.0
Prisoners of Love
1921•movie

as Her Mother

Quincy Adams Sawyer
10.0

as Mrs. Putnam

Silks and Saddles
10.0
Silks and Saddles
1929•movie

as Mrs. Calhoun

The Tenderfoot's Money
9.0

as The Prospector's Wife

The Canceled Mortgage
10.0

as The Widowed Mother

The Midnight Flyer
10.0
The Midnight Flyer
1925•movie

as Liza Slater

The Black Diamond Express
9.0

as Martha Foster

The Right to Be Happy
10.0

as Mrs. Cratchit

The Second Floor Mystery
8.0

as Aunt Hattie

Judgment of the Storm
8.0

as Mrs. Heath

The Tower of Lies
10.0
The Tower of Lies
1925•movie

as Katrina

Muggsy Becomes a Hero
5.0

as One of the Sisters Frost

Nice People
8.0
Nice People
1922•movie

as Margaret Rainsford

Two Heads on a Pillow
7.0

as Mrs. Helen Gorman

The Gift Supreme
7.0
The Gift Supreme
1920•movie

as Lalia Graun

Those Who Dare
8.0
Those Who Dare
1924•movie

as Mrs. Rollins

The Devil
1.5
The Devil
1908•movie
The Unknown Soldier
7.0

as John Phillips' sister

Michael O'Halloran
10.0
Michael O'Halloran
1923•movie

as Nancy Harding

Enemies of Children
9.0

as Godfrey sister

The Dixie Merchant
7.0
The Dixie Merchant
1926•movie

as Josephine Fippany

A Little Journey
8.0
A Little Journey
1927•movie

as Aunt Louise

The Auctioneer
9.0
The Auctioneer
1927•movie

as Mrs. Tim Eagan

Waking Up the Town
8.0
Waking Up the Town
1925•movie

as Mrs. Joyce

The Unwelcome Guest
5.0

as The Wife

Penrod
10.0
Penrod
1922•movie

as Mrs. Schofield

A Temporary Truce
4.0
A Temporary Truce
1912•movie

as Mexican Jim's Wife

Human Wreckage
7.0
Human Wreckage
1923•movie

as Mrs. Brown

Thy Name Is Woman
7.0
Thy Name Is Woman
1924•movie

as Juan's Mother

What Every Woman Knows
10.0

as Comtesse de la Brière

Heart's Haven
7.0
Heart's Haven
1922•movie

as May Caroline

Olaf—An Atom
6.0
Olaf—An Atom
1913•movie

as A Parent

The Storm Woman
10.0
The Storm Woman
1917•movie
The Planter's Wife
5.0
The Planter's Wife
1908•movie

as Mrs. John Holland

The Follies Girl
8.0
The Follies Girl
1919•movie

as Nina

Prudence on Broadway
10.0

as Miss Grayson

Brothers
9.0
Brothers
1930•movie

as Bess Naughton

The End of the World
8.0

as Mrs. Joyce

Through Eyes of Men
7.0

as Mrs. Virginia All

Marriage by Contract
10.0

as Mother

Wealth
10.0
Wealth
1921•movie

as Mrs. Dominick

When Dreams Come True
9.0

as Martha Shelby

The Ragged Heiress
7.0
The Ragged Heiress
1922•movie

as Sylvia Moreton

Blind Youth
7.0
Blind Youth
1920•movie

as Elizabeth Monnier

The Devil's Riddle
9.0
The Devil's Riddle
1920•movie

as Mrs. Potts

Dollar Down
7.0
Dollar Down
1925•movie

as Mrs. Meadows

Mother o' Mine
8.0
Mother o' Mine
1921•movie

as Mrs. Sheldon

The Baby and the Stork

as The Mother

You Can't Believe Everything

as Grace Dardley

Two Daughters of Eve

as The Mother

In the Aisles of the Wild

as The Elder Daughter

A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912•movie

as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient

Concentration
Concentration
1914•movie

as The Mother

The House of Discord

as The Sister-in-Law

Men and Women
Men and Women
1914•movie

as Mrs. Stephen Rodman

A Sailor’s Heart
A Sailor’s Heart
1912•movie

as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart

Waiter No. 5
Waiter No. 5
1910•movie

as The Chief of Police's Wife

A Decree of Destiny

as A Nun

The Long Road
The Long Road
1911•movie

as Ned's Wife

Fisher Folks
Fisher Folks
1911•movie

as At Fair

A Stranger from Somewhere

as Olga

The Clean-Up
The Clean-Up
1917•movie

as Vera Vincent

A Woman Scorned
A Woman Scorned
1911•movie

as The Doctor's Wife

Mixed Blood
Mixed Blood
1916•movie

as Nita Valyez

The Gates of Doom
The Gates of Doom
1917•movie

as Indore / Agatha

The Bronze Bride
The Bronze Bride
1917•movie

as A-Che-Chee

The Heart of a Bandit

as Claire

A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
1912•movie

as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife

Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows
1919•movie

as Mrs. Walters

The Return of Mary
The Return of Mary
1918•movie

as Mrs. John Denby Sr.