Claire McDowell
Acting
Born 1877-10-31 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 1966-10-23
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acting
MGM Parade
Self
Adventure
Woman in Library (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
Mother Goodwin
Du Barry Was a Lady
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
Woman in Bathroom
Presenting Lily Mars
Dowager
Keeper of the Flame
Hangmen Also Die!
Counterwoman (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
Mrs. Tuckerman
Whispers
Gossip (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
Pedestrian (uncredited)
A Failure at Fifty
Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
Woman at Station
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Gossiper
Thunder Afloat
Nurse (uncredited)
One Against the World
Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
Jack of Diamonds Woman
Angel of Mercy
Mother (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
Crying Mother
Stand Up and Fight
Woman
Boys Town
Nun (uncredited)
The Man on the Rock
Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
They're Always Caught
Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Three Comrades
Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
Test Pilot
Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
A Night at the Movies
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
Song of Revolt
Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)