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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Her Convert

1915

as The Old Inventor's Daughter

Dollar Down
Dollar Down

1925

as Mrs. Meadows

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night

1934

as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

British Agent
British Agent

1934

as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)

Penrod
Penrod

1922

as Mrs. Schofield

Blind Youth
Blind Youth

1920

as Elizabeth Monnier

Central Airport
Central Airport

1933

as Mrs. Blaine

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

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Wealth
Wealth

1921

as Mrs. Dominick

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The Well

1913

as The Farmer's Wife

Cornered
Cornered

1932

as Jane's Aunt

The Big Parade
The Big Parade

1925

as Mrs. Apperson

Concentration
Concentration

1914

as The Mother

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Old Offenders

1915

as Joe's Wife

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The Stolen Bride

1913

as The Wife

Young Desire
Young Desire

1930

as Mrs. Spencer