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)

Test Pilot
Test Pilot

1938

as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

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

1925

as Princess of Hur

Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison

1940

as Woman at Station

Three Comrades
Three Comrades

1938

as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine

1943

as Woman in Bathroom

Boys Town
Boys Town

1938

as Nun (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro

1920

as Dona Catalina Pulido

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1934

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Dowager

The Big Parade
The Big Parade

1925

as Mrs. Apperson

Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Mrs. Smith

Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight

1939

as Woman

Lady Scarface
Lady Scarface

1941

as Mrs. Tuckerman

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

They're Always Caught
They're Always Caught

1938

as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932

as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)

Adventure
Adventure

1945

as Woman in Library (uncredited)