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Claire McDowell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1877-10-31

Day of Death

1966-10-23

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Claire McDowell

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography (253)

⭐ 6.4 Role: Woman in Library (uncredited)

Adventure

1945
⭐ 6.2 Role: Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944
⭐ 6.5 Role: Mother Goodwin

Men on Her Mind

1944
⭐ 6.5 Role: Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943
⭐ 7.2 Role: Woman in Bathroom

This Land Is Mine

1943
⭐ 6.4 Role: Dowager

Presenting Lily Mars

1943
⭐ 6.6 Role: Unknown

Keeper of the Flame

1943
⭐ 6.9 Role: Counterwoman (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!

1943
⭐ 5.4 Role: Mrs. Tuckerman

Lady Scarface

1941
⭐ 10.0 Role: Gossip (uncredited)

Whispers

1941
⭐ 6.8 Role: Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940
⭐ 5.9 Role: Pedestrian (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing

1940
⭐ 5.3 Role: Minor Role (uncredited)

A Failure at Fifty

1940
⭐ 5.9 Role: Woman at Station

Young Tom Edison

1940
⭐ 5.0 Role: Gossiper

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939