Claire McDowell
Known for ActingBorn 1877-10-31 — died 1966-10-23New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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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Known for
British Agent
1934 · as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934 · as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938 · as Nun (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933 · as Mrs. Blaine
The Big Parade
1925 · as Mrs. Apperson
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · as Princess of Hur
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 · as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Dollar Down
1925 · as Mrs. Meadows
Idiot's Delight
1939 · as Crying Mother
Blind Youth
1920 · as Elizabeth Monnier
Wealth
1921 · as Mrs. Dominick
This Land Is Mine
1943 · as Woman in Bathroom
The Mirror
1913 · as Daisy
Young Tom Edison
1940 · as Woman at Station
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 · as Mrs. Smith
Her Convert
1915 · as The Old Inventor's Daughter