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Claire McDowell

31st October 1877 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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

252 Movies 1 TV Shows 253 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Adventure poster
Adventure 28th December 1945 as Woman in Library (uncredited)
Whispers poster
Whispers 8th February 1941 as Gossip (uncredited)
Boys Town poster
Boys Town 8th September 1938 as Nun (uncredited)
Test Pilot poster
Test Pilot 16th April 1938 as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
British Agent poster
British Agent 15th September 1934 as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Dr. Monica poster
Dr. Monica 23rd June 1934 as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
Lawyer Man poster
Lawyer Man 24th December 1932 as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
Union Depot poster
Union Depot 14th January 1932 as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Brothers poster
Brothers 19th October 1930 as Bess Naughton
The Viking poster
The Viking 2nd November 1928 as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
Secrets poster
Secrets 24th March 1924 as Elizabeth Channing
Ponjola poster
Ponjola 28th October 1923 as Mrs. Hope
Penrod poster
Penrod 20th February 1922 as Mrs. Schofield
Rent Free poster
Rent Free 1st January 1922 as Countess de Mourney
Wealth poster
Wealth 21st August 1921 as Mrs. Dominick
Avarice poster
Avarice 9th February 1917 as The Miserly Old Woman
The Well poster
The Well 12th June 1913 as The Farmer's Wife
A Cry for Help poster
A Cry for Help 23rd December 1912 as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
The Massacre poster
The Massacre 19th December 1912 as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
His Trust poster
His Trust 16th January 1911 as Col. Frazier's wife
The Usurer poster
The Usurer 15th August 1910 as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors