Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

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

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It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night

1934

as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

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

1925

as Princess of Hur

Boys Town
Boys Town

1938

as Nun (uncredited)

Test Pilot
Test Pilot

1938

as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

The Big House
The Big House

1930

as Mrs. Marlowe

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1934

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

The Big Parade
The Big Parade

1925

as Mrs. Apperson

British Agent
British Agent

1934

as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight

1939

as Crying Mother

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The Way Out

1915

as The Young School Teacher

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight

1939

as Woman

Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison

1940

as Woman at Station

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl

1936

as Woman in Bed (uncredited)

Three Comrades
Three Comrades

1938

as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)

The Viking
The Viking

1928

as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine

1943

as Woman in Bathroom

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro

1920

as Dona Catalina Pulido

Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Mrs. Smith