Acting
Claire McDowell
EN cinema · 253 credits
Born
31 October 1877
Died
23 October 1966 (aged 88)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Claire MacDowell · Clare Mc Dowell · Doris Carlton
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
Filmography
Adventure
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
as Mother Goodwin
Hangmen Also Die!
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
as Woman in Bathroom
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
as Dowager
Whispers
as Gossip (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
as Mrs. Tuckerman
A Failure at Fifty
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
as Woman at Station
The Golden Fleecing
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
as Woman
Idiot's Delight
as Crying Mother
Thunder Afloat
as Nurse (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
Angel of Mercy
as Mother (uncredited)
One Against the World
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Three Comrades
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
Test Pilot
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Boys Town
as Nun (uncredited)
The Man on the Rock
as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
They're Always Caught
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
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)
August Week End
as Alma Washburne
Small Town Girl
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
Murder by Television
as Mrs. Houghland
Bedside
as Nurse
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Mrs. Helen Gorman
British Agent
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Dr. Monica
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Mrs. Smith
The Working Man
as Benjamin's Secretary
By Appointment Only
as Mrs. Mary Carroll
Central Airport
as Mrs. Blaine
The Phantom Express
as Ma Nolan
Under Eighteen
as Seamstress (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
Cornered
as Jane's Aunt
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
Union Depot
as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
as Nancy - the Maid
An American Tragedy
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
The Big House
as Mrs. Marlowe
The Second Floor Mystery
as Aunt Hattie
Redemption
as Anna Pavlovna
Mothers Cry
as Mary's Mother
Young Desire
as Mrs. Spencer
Wild Company
as Mrs. Laura Grayson
Brothers
as Bess Naughton
The Quitter
as Mrs. Abbott
Silks and Saddles
as Mrs. Calhoun
The Flying Fleet
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
When Dreams Come True
as Martha Shelby
Don't Marry
1928
Don't Marry
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
The Viking
as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
The Tragedy of Youth
as Mother
4 Devils
as Woman
Marriage by Contract
as Mother
Tillie the Toiler
as Ma Jones
The Black Diamond Express
as Martha Foster
Almost Human
as Mrs. Livingston
The Shield of Honor
as Mrs. MacDowell
A Little Journey
as Aunt Louise
The Auctioneer
as Mrs. Tim Eagan
The Taxi Dancer
as Aunt Mary
Winds of the Pampas
1927
Winds of the Pampas
as Doña Maria Casandos
The Flaming Forest
as Mrs. McTavish
The Shamrock Handicap
as Molly O'Shea
The Devil's Circus
as Mrs. Peterson
The Unknown Soldier
as John Phillips' sister
The Dixie Merchant
as Josephine Fippany
The Show Off
as Mom Fisher
The Big Parade
as Mrs. Apperson
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Princess of Hur
The Midnight Flyer
as Liza Slater
The Tower of Lies
as Katrina
Waking Up the Town
as Mrs. Joyce
The End of the World
as Mrs. Joyce
Dollar Down
as Mrs. Meadows
Judgment of the Storm
as Mrs. Heath
Secrets
as Elizabeth Channing
Those Who Dare
as Mrs. Rollins
Thy Name Is Woman
as Juan's Mother
Ponjola
as Mrs. Hope
Ashes of Vengeance
as Margot's Aunt
Michael O'Halloran
as Nancy Harding
Enemies of Children
as Godfrey sister
Human Wreckage
as Mrs. Brown
Circus Days
as Martha
The West~Bound Limited
as Mrs. Bill Buckley
Black Oxen
as Agnes Trevor
Rent Free
as Countess de Mourney
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Mrs. Putnam
Nice People
as Margaret Rainsford
Penrod
as Mrs. Schofield
Heart's Haven
as May Caroline
The Ragged Heiress
as Sylvia Moreton
Prisoners of Love
as Her Mother
Midsummer Madness
as Mrs. Osborne
Love Never Dies
as Liz Trott
What Every Woman Knows
as Comtesse de la Brière
Wealth
as Mrs. Dominick
Mother o' Mine
as Mrs. Sheldon
The Mark of Zorro
as Dona Catalina Pulido
The Gift Supreme
as Lalia Graun
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
Blind Youth
as Elizabeth Monnier
The Devil's Riddle
as Mrs. Potts
The Feud
as Mary Lynch
Heart o' the Hills
as Martha Hawn
The Follies Girl
as Nina
Prudence on Broadway
as Miss Grayson
Chasing Rainbows
as Mrs. Walters
Captain of His Soul
as Annette
You Can't Believe Everything
as Grace Dardley
The Return of Mary
as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
The White Raven
as Daisy
Avarice
1917
Avarice
as The Miserly Old Woman
The Clean-Up
as Vera Vincent
The Gates of Doom
as Indore / Agatha
The Bronze Bride
as A-Che-Chee
The Right to Be Happy
as Mrs. Cratchit
Mixed Blood
as Nita Valyez
A Day's Adventure
1915
A Day's Adventure
as Hogan's Moll
The Miser's Legacy
1915
The Miser's Legacy
as The Crook's Wife
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915
The Gambler's I.O.U.
as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
The Canceled Mortgage
as The Widowed Mother
Her Dormant Love
1915
Her Dormant Love
as The Discontented Wife
The Way Out
1915
The Way Out
as The Young School Teacher
Her Convert
1915
Her Convert
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
Old Offenders
1915
Old Offenders
as Joe's Wife
As It Happened
1915
As It Happened
as The Ranchman's Daughter
Cupid Entangled
1915
Cupid Entangled
as The Actress
Concentration
as The Mother
Men and Women
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
The Switchtower
as The Switchman's Wife
A Misappropriated Turkey
1913
A Misappropriated Turkey
as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
The Wrong Bottle
1913
The Wrong Bottle
as The Blind Sister
The Tenderfoot's Money
as The Prospector's Wife
The Stolen Loaf
1913
The Stolen Loaf
as The Rich Woman
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913
The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Schemer's Associate
The Well
1913
The Well
as The Farmer's Wife
The Enemy's Baby
1913
The Enemy's Baby
as Miller's Wife
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law
as John Haywood's Sister
The Crook and the Girl
1913
The Crook and the Girl
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The Work Habit
1913
The Work Habit
as The Daughter in the City
The Law and His Son
1913
The Law and His Son
as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Detective's Stratagem
1913
The Detective's Stratagem
as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
All for Science
1913
All for Science
as Detective
The Stopped Clock
1913
The Stopped Clock
as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
The House of Discord
as The Sister-in-Law
The Strong Man's Burden
as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
The Unwelcome Guest
as The Wife
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Lady
The Wanderer
as The Female Lover
Olaf—An Atom
as A Parent
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor's Wife
The New York Hat
as The Main Gossip
The Baby and the Stork
as The Mother, as The Workman
The Sands of Dee
as Artist's fiancee
Two Daughters of Eve
as The Mother
In the Aisles of the Wild
as The Elder Daughter
A Cry for Help
as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
The Massacre
as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
The Old Actor
as At Audition
The Sunbeam
as The Spinster
The School Teacher and the Waif
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
Man's Genesis
as Cave Woman
Under Burning Skies
as The Friend
A Sailor’s Heart
as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
Billy's Stratagem
as Billy's Mother
The Female of the Species
as The Miner's Wife
Lena and the Geese
as Lena's Mother
A Temporary Truce
as Mexican Jim's Wife
So Near, Yet So Far
as Rich Woman in Other Town
The God Within
1912
The God Within
as The Woodsman's Wife
A String of Pearls
as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
His Trust
as Col. Frazier's wife
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as The Old Carpenter's Wife
A Country Cupid
as The Half-Wit's Mother
His Trust Fulfilled
as Mrs. Frazier
Swords and Hearts
as Irene Lambert
The Primal Call
as The Woman
The Manicure Lady
as Lunchroom Hostess
The Long Road
as Ned's Wife
The Adventures of Billy
as Rich Woman
Fisher Folks
as At Fair
A Woman Scorned
as The Doctor's Wife
The Squaw's Love
as Silver Fawn
Fate's Turning
as At Hotel/At Wedding
The Broken Cross
1911
The Broken Cross
as Kate's Mother
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as One of the Sisters Frost
A Flash of Light
as At First Party
The Golden Supper
as Lady-in-Waiting
The Usurer
as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
Waiter No. 5
as The Chief of Police's Wife
Wilful Peggy
as Housemaid
The Oath and the Man
as Rebel
The Message of the Violin
1910
The Message of the Violin
as The Other Woman's Servant
The Planter's Wife
as Mrs. John Holland
The Call of the Wild
as Party Guest