Claire McDowell
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
Filmography (253 titles)
7.5ShowMGM Parade
Self · 1955
6.4MovieAdventure
Woman in Library (uncredited) · 1945
6.3MovieAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited) · 1944
6.5MovieMen on Her Mind
Mother Goodwin · 1944
6.5MovieDu Barry Was a Lady
Subway Passenger (uncredited) · 1943
7.2MovieThis Land Is Mine
Woman in Bathroom · 1943
6.4MoviePresenting Lily Mars
Dowager · 1943
6.6MovieKeeper of the Flame
1943
6.9MovieHangmen Also Die!
Counterwoman (uncredited) · 1943
5.4MovieLady Scarface
Mrs. Tuckerman · 1941
8.0MovieWhispers
Gossip (uncredited) · 1941
6.8MovieDr. Kildare Goes Home
Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited) · 1940
5.9MovieThe Golden Fleecing
Pedestrian (uncredited) · 1940
5.5MovieA Failure at Fifty
Minor Role (uncredited) · 1940
5.9MovieYoung Tom Edison
Woman at Station · 1940
5.0MovieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Gossiper · 1939
6.1MovieThunder Afloat
Nurse (uncredited) · 1939
8.0MovieOne Against the World
Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited) · 1939
6.5MovieMiracles for Sale
Jack of Diamonds Woman · 1939
7.7MovieAngel of Mercy
Mother (uncredited) · 1939
6.1MovieIdiot's Delight
Crying Mother · 1939
6.0MovieStand Up and Fight
Woman · 1939
6.8MovieBoys Town
Nun (uncredited) · 1938
6.3MovieThe Man on the Rock
Napoleon's Mother (uncredited) · 1938
6.3MovieThey're Always Caught
Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited) · 1938
7.3MovieThree Comrades
Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited) · 1938
6.1MovieTest Pilot
Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) · 1938
5.9MovieA Night at the Movies
Movie Patron (uncredited) · 1937
3.8MovieTwo-Fisted Sheriff
Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt · 1937
6.3MovieSong of Revolt
Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited) · 1937