Cast
Claire McDowell
Acting
Cast
Claire McDowell
Known for
Acting
Born
1877-10-31
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1966-10-23
Also known as Claire MacDowell, Clare Mc Dowell, Doris Carlton
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
It Happened One Night
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
Central Airport
as Mrs. Blaine
Ponjola
as Mrs. Hope
The Iconoclast
Brothers
as Bess Naughton
Secrets
as Elizabeth Channing
Union Depot
as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Test Pilot
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Adventure
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
The Unveiling
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Princess of Hur
Hangmen Also Die!
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Penrod
as Mrs. Schofield
British Agent
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
The Massacre
as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
Boys Town
as Nun (uncredited)
Avarice
as The Miserly Old Woman
Lady Scarface
as Mrs. Tuckerman
This Land Is Mine
as Woman in Bathroom
Ashes of Vengeance
as Margot's Aunt
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
The Viking
as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
Men on Her Mind
as Mother Goodwin
Keeper of the Flame
One Against the World
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
as Woman at Station
The Big House
as Mrs. Marlowe
The Usurer
as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
Murder by Television
as Mrs. Houghland
An American Tragedy
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Thunder Afloat
as Nurse (uncredited)
Whispers
as Gossip (uncredited)
Bedside
as Nurse
The Big Parade
as Mrs. Apperson
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Gossiper
The Well
as The Farmer's Wife
Three Comrades
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
Human Wreckage
as Mrs. Brown
The Devil's Circus
as Mrs. Peterson
The Golden Fleecing
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
The Mirror
as Daisy
Wild Boys of the Road
as Mrs. Smith
Idiot's Delight
as Crying Mother
His Trust
as Col. Frazier's wife
The Auctioneer
as Mrs. Tim Eagan
The Wanderer
as The Female Lover
Nice People
as Margaret Rainsford
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Mrs. Putnam
Redemption
as Anna Pavlovna
Two Daughters of Eve
as The Mother
Dollar Down
as Mrs. Meadows
Young Desire
as Mrs. Spencer
The Oath and the Man
as Rebel
Miracles for Sale
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
Stand Up and Fight
as Woman
Love Among the Roses
A Flash of Light
as At First Party
Rose o' Salem Town
The Mark of Zorro
as Dona Catalina Pulido
The Dixie Merchant
as Josephine Fippany
Heart o' the Hills
as Martha Hawn
The Primal Call
as The Woman
So Near, Yet So Far
as Rich Woman in Other Town
The Crook and the Girl
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The School Teacher and the Waif
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
The Shamrock Handicap
as Molly O'Shea
The God Within
as The Woodsman's Wife
Wilful Peggy
as Housemaid
A Successful Calamity
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
The Flying Fleet
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff
as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
The Stolen Loaf
as The Rich Woman
The Unknown Soldier
as John Phillips' sister
Rent Free
as Countess de Mourney
The Tenderfoot's Money
as The Prospector's Wife
Her Convert
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
Tillie the Toiler
as Ma Jones
The Sands of Dee
as Artist's fiancee
The Tragedy of Youth
as Mother
The Working Man
as Benjamin's Secretary
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
Under Eighteen
as Seamstress (uncredited)
In the Aisles of the Wild
as The Elder Daughter
Something to Think About
as Housekeeper
By Appointment Only
as Mrs. Mary Carroll
Prudence on Broadway
as Miss Grayson
Silks and Saddles
as Mrs. Calhoun
Don't Marry
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
Man's Genesis
as Cave Woman
The Switchtower
as The Switchman's Wife
The Ragged Heiress
as Sylvia Moreton
The Black Diamond Express
as Martha Foster
Dr. Monica
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
Mothers Cry
as Mary's Mother
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as The Old Carpenter's Wife
You Can't Believe Everything
as Grace Dardley
Almost Human
as Mrs. Livingston
The Show Off
as Mom Fisher
I Was Meant for You
as Lavina
Presenting Lily Mars
as Dowager
The Wrong Bottle
as The Blind Sister
The Reckless Sex
as Concha
Mixed Blood
as Nita Valyez
Olaf—An Atom
as A Parent
The Long Road
as Ned's Wife
A Gambler's Honor
as Beth
Concentration
as The Mother
The House of Discord
as The Sister-in-Law
The Feud
as Mary Lynch
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Heart's Haven
as May Caroline
Manhattan Parade
as Nancy - the Maid
Men and Women
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
A Mohawk's Way
August Week End
as Alma Washburne
The Broken Cross
as Kate's Mother
A Stranger from Somewhere
as Olga
Captain of His Soul
as Annette
The Sunbeam
as The Spinster
The Flaming Forest
as Mrs. McTavish
The New York Hat
as The Main Gossip
The Stolen Treaty
as Olga
4 Devils
as Woman
The Phantom Express
as Ma Nolan
The Tower of Lies
as Katrina
A Decree of Destiny
as A Nun
The Stopped Clock
as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
Angel of Mercy
as Mother (uncredited)
The Taxi Dancer
as Aunt Mary
Prisoners of Love
as Her Mother
The Law and His Son
as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Vengeance of Galora
as Galora
A Woman Scorned
as The Doctor's Wife
Michael O'Halloran
as Nancy Harding
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Mrs. Helen Gorman
The Old Actor
as At Audition
The Shield of Honor
as Mrs. MacDowell
Waiter No. 5
as The Chief of Police's Wife
A Failure at Fifty
as Minor Role (uncredited)
His Trust Fulfilled
as Mrs. Frazier
Wild Company
as Mrs. Laura Grayson
What Every Woman Knows
as Comtesse de la Brière
The Bronze Bride
as A-Che-Chee
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as One of the Sisters Frost
Journal of a Crime
as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
The Gates of Doom
as Indore / Agatha
Black Oxen
as Agnes Trevor
A Day's Adventure
as Hogan's Moll
They're Always Caught
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Thy Name Is Woman
as Juan's Mother
A Night at the Movies
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Squaw's Love
as Silver Fawn
The Jack-Knife Man
as Lize Merdin
The West~Bound Limited
as Mrs. Bill Buckley
A Cry for Help
as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
The Message of the Violin
as The Other Woman's Servant
A Country Cupid
as The Half-Wit's Mother
The Second Floor Mystery
as Aunt Hattie
The Planter's Wife
as Mrs. John Holland
The Van Nostrand Tiara
as Kate
The Gambler's I.O.U.
as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
Midsummer Madness
as Mrs. Osborne
Enemies of Children
as Godfrey sister
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Lady
The Stolen Bride
as The Wife
All for Science
as Detective
Song of Revolt
as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
Chasing Rainbows
as Mrs. Walters
Her Hand
as Olga
The Unwelcome Guest
as The Wife
The Devil
Fisher Folks
as At Fair
The Sorrowful Example
as The Wife
The Female of the Species
as The Miner's Wife
Lena and the Geese
as Lena's Mother
The Way Out
as The Young School Teacher
The Call of the Wild
as Party Guest
The Baby and the Stork
as The Mother
The Baby and the Stork
as The Workman
Billy's Stratagem
as Billy's Mother
Her Dormant Love
as The Discontented Wife
The Gift Supreme
as Lalia Graun
The Man on the Rock
as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
When Dreams Come True
as Martha Shelby
A Little Journey
as Aunt Louise
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor's Wife
Under Burning Skies
as The Friend
A Misappropriated Turkey
as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
Fate's Turning
as At Hotel/At Wedding
Those Who Dare
as Mrs. Rollins
The Manicure Lady
as Lunchroom Hostess
The Devil's Riddle
as Mrs. Potts
The Adventures of Billy
as Rich Woman
The Midnight Flyer
as Liza Slater
Judgment of the Storm
as Mrs. Heath
The Golden Supper
as Lady-in-Waiting
The Spanish Gypsy
as Paula
The White Raven
as Daisy
The Miser's Legacy
as The Crook's Wife
A Gamble with Death
as Kate
A Nest Unfeathered
as Kate
Old Offenders
as Joe's Wife
When the Fire-Bells Rang
as An Actress
For Her Government
The Woman in the Suitcase
as Mrs. James B. Moreland
The Empty Gun
as Mary
The Enemy's Baby
as Miller's Wife
Cornered
as Jane's Aunt
Waking Up the Town
as Mrs. Joyce
The Detective's Stratagem
as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
Wealth
as Mrs. Dominick
Love Never Dies
as Liz Trott
His Fireman's Conscience
as Mrs. Daily
Marriage by Contract
as Mother
Circus Days
as Martha
Under the Shadow of the Law
as John Haywood's Sister
The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Schemer's Associate
The Strong Man's Burden
as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
The Work Habit
as The Daughter in the City
The End of the World
as Mrs. Joyce
Waifs
Her Father's Silent Partner
The Abandoned Well
as The Widow
The Sheriff's Dilemma
as Molly
The Clean-Up
as Vera Vincent
Blind Youth
as Elizabeth Monnier
Rosalind at Redgate
Winds of the Pampas
as Doña Maria Casandos
A Temporary Truce
as Mexican Jim's Wife
A Sailor’s Heart
as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
As It Happened
as The Ranchman's Daughter
The Return of Mary
as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
The Canceled Mortgage
as The Widowed Mother
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
as Crook
The Heart of a Bandit
as Claire
The Follies Girl
as Nina
The Fatal Wedding
The Storm Woman
A Tender-Hearted Crook
as Edith
The End of the World
as Mrs. Joyce
The Right to Be Happy
as Mrs. Cratchit
Through Eyes of Men
as Mrs. Virginia All
Mother o' Mine
as Mrs. Sheldon
A String of Pearls
as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
Swords and Hearts
as Irene Lambert
The Quitter
as Mrs. Abbott
The Cracksman's Gratitude