Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

1877-10-31 – 1966-10-23 (age 88) New York City, New York, USA
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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.

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It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night

1934

as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

Dollar Down
Dollar Down

1925

as Mrs. Meadows

Boys Town
Boys Town

1938

as Nun (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Princess of Hur

Blind Youth
Blind Youth

1920

as Elizabeth Monnier

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1934

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight

1939

as Crying Mother

Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Dowager

The Big Parade
The Big Parade

1925

as Mrs. Apperson

Test Pilot
Test Pilot

1938

as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl

1936

as Woman in Bed (uncredited)

Penrod
Penrod

1922

as Mrs. Schofield

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro

1920

as Dona Catalina Pulido

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Cupid Entangled

1915

as The Actress

Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows

1919

as Mrs. Walters

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Avarice

1917

as The Miserly Old Woman

An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy

1931

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths