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)

Central Airport
Central Airport

1933

as Mrs. Blaine

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl

1936

as Woman in Bed (uncredited)

Test Pilot
Test Pilot

1938

as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

Ponjola
Ponjola

1923

as Mrs. Hope

Brothers
Brothers

1930

as Bess Naughton

The Massacre
The Massacre

1912

as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue

Adventure
Adventure

1945

as Woman in Library (uncredited)

Penrod
Penrod

1922

as Mrs. Schofield

Union Depot
Union Depot

1932

as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine

1943

as Woman in Bathroom

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1934

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Secrets
Secrets

1924

as Elizabeth Channing

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Avarice

1917

as The Miserly Old Woman

Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man

1932

as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)

Boys Town
Boys Town

1938

as Nun (uncredited)

The Viking
The Viking

1928

as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)

British Agent
British Agent

1934

as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)

Men on Her Mind
Men on Her Mind

1944

as Mother Goodwin