People
Claire McDowell
- Name: Claire McDowell
- Birthday: 1877-10-31
- Also known as: Claire MacDowell,Clare Mc Dowell,Doris Carlton
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 2.163
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Adventure as Woman in Library (uncredited) | 1945-12-28 |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
| Men on Her Mind as Mother Goodwin | 1944-02-12 |
| Du Barry was a Lady as Subway Passenger | 1943-08-13 |
| This Land Is Mine as Woman in Bathroom | 1943-05-07 |
| Presenting Lily Mars as Dowager | 1943-04-29 |
| Hangmen Also Die! as Counterwoman (uncredited) | 1943-04-15 |
| Keeper of the Flame | 1943-04-01 |
| Lady Scarface as Mrs. Tuckerman | 1941-09-26 |
| Whispers as Gossip (uncredited) | 1941-02-08 |
| Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
| The Golden Fleecing as Pedestrian (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
| A Failure at Fifty as Minor Role (uncredited) | 1940-07-01 |
| Young Tom Edison as Woman at Station | 1940-03-15 |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Gossiper | 1939-12-01 |
| Thunder Afloat as Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
| One Against the World as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited) | 1939-08-19 |
| Miracles for Sale as Jack of Diamonds Woman | 1939-08-10 |
| Angel of Mercy as Mother (uncredited) | 1939-05-20 |
| Idiot's Delight as Crying Mother | 1939-01-27 |
| Stand Up and Fight as Woman | 1939-01-06 |
| Boys Town as Nun (uncredited) | 1938-09-08 |
| The Man on the Rock as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited) | 1938-09-03 |
| They're Always Caught as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited) | 1938-07-03 |
| Three Comrades as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
| Test Pilot as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) | 1938-04-16 |
| A Night at the Movies as Movie Patron (uncredited) | 1937-11-06 |
| Two-Fisted Sheriff as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt | 1937-06-14 |
| Song of Revolt as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
| Small Town Girl as Woman in Bed (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
| August Week End as Alma Washburne | 1936-02-17 |
| Murder by Television as Mrs. Houghland | 1935-10-01 |
| Imitation of Life as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
| Two Heads on a Pillow as Mrs. Helen Gorman | 1934-10-02 |
| British Agent as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited) | 1934-09-15 |
| Dr. Monica as Miss Bryerly (uncredited) | 1934-06-23 |
| Journal of a Crime as Sister at Hospital (uncredited) | 1934-03-10 |
| It Happened One Night as Mother on Bus (uncredited) | 1934-02-22 |
| Bedside as Nurse | 1934-01-27 |
| Wild Boys of the Road as Mrs. Smith | 1933-10-07 |
| By Appointment Only as Mrs. Mary Carroll | 1933-07-06 |
| The Working Man as Benjamin's Secretary | 1933-04-20 |
| Central Airport as Mrs. Blaine | 1933-04-15 |
| Lawyer Man as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited) | 1932-12-24 |
| A Successful Calamity as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited) | 1932-09-17 |
| The Phantom Express as Ma Nolan | 1932-08-15 |
| Cornered as Jane's Aunt | 1932-08-05 |
| The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited) | 1932-05-28 |
| The Famous Ferguson Case as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited) | 1932-04-19 |
| Union Depot as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
| Under Eighteen as Seamstress (uncredited) | 1932-01-02 |
| Manhattan Parade as Nancy - the Maid | 1931-12-24 |
| An American Tragedy as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths | 1931-08-22 |
| Mothers Cry as Mary's Mother | 1930-12-04 |
| Brothers as Bess Naughton | 1930-10-19 |
| Wild Company as Mrs. Laura Grayson | 1930-07-05 |
| The Big House as Mrs. Marlowe | 1930-06-14 |
| Young Desire as Mrs. Spencer | 1930-06-08 |
| The Second Floor Mystery as Aunt Hattie | 1930-04-26 |
| Redemption as Anna Pavlovna | 1930-04-05 |
| The Quitter as Mrs. Abbott | 1929-04-01 |
| Silks and Saddles as Mrs. Calhoun | 1929-01-20 |
| The Flying Fleet as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited) | 1929-01-19 |
| The Viking as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell) | 1928-11-02 |
| Don't Marry as Aunt Abigail Bowen | 1928-06-13 |
| The Tragedy of Youth as Mother | 1928-03-01 |
| Almost Human as Mrs. Livingston | 1927-12-26 |
| The Shield of Honor as Mrs. MacDowell | 1927-12-10 |
| Tillie the Toiler as Ma Jones | 1927-06-05 |
| The Black Diamond Express as Martha Foster | 1927-06-04 |
| The Taxi Dancer as Aunt Mary | 1927-02-05 |
| The Auctioneer as Mrs. Tim Eagan | 1927-01-16 |
| A Little Journey as Aunt Louise | 1927-01-01 |
| The Flaming Forest as Mrs. McTavish | 1926-11-21 |
| The Show Off as Mom Fisher | 1926-08-16 |
| The Unknown Soldier as John Phillips' sister | 1926-05-29 |
| The Shamrock Handicap as Molly O'Shea | 1926-05-02 |
| The Dixie Merchant as Josephine Fippany | 1926-03-07 |
| The Devil's Circus as Mrs. Peterson | 1926-02-14 |
| Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Princess of Hur | 1925-12-25 |
| The Midnight Flyer as Liza Slater | 1925-12-06 |
| The Big Parade as Mrs. Apperson | 1925-11-05 |
| The Tower of Lies as Katrina | 1925-10-10 |
| The End of the World as Mrs. Joyce | 1925-04-01 |
| Waking Up the Town as Mrs. Joyce | 1925-03-30 |
| The Reckless Sex as Concha | 1925-02-05 |
| Those Who Dare as Mrs. Rollins | 1924-11-15 |
| Secrets as Elizabeth Channing | 1924-03-24 |
| Thy Name Is Woman as Juan's Mother | 1924-02-04 |
| Judgment of the Storm as Mrs. Heath | 1924-01-06 |
| Enemies of Children as Godfrey sister | 1923-12-13 |
| Ponjola as Mrs. Hope | 1923-10-28 |
| Ashes of Vengeance as Margot's Aunt | 1923-08-06 |
| Circus Days as Martha | 1923-07-30 |
| Human Wreckage as Mrs. Brown | 1923-06-17 |
| Michael O'Halloran as Nancy Harding | 1923-06-10 |
| The West~Bound Limited as Mrs. Bill Buckley | 1923-04-14 |
| Quincy Adams Sawyer as Mrs. Putnam | 1922-12-04 |
| Heart's Haven as May Caroline | 1922-08-08 |
| Nice People as Margaret Rainsford | 1922-07-12 |
| Penrod as Mrs. Schofield | 1922-02-20 |
| Rent Free as Countess de Mourney | 1922-01-01 |
| Love Never Dies as Liz Trott | 1921-11-11 |
| What Every Woman Knows as Comtesse de la Brière | 1921-04-24 |
| Midsummer Madness as Mrs. Osborne | 1921-01-23 |
| Prisoners of Love as Her Mother | 1921-01-16 |
| The Mark of Zorro as Dona Catalina Pulido | 1920-12-05 |
| Something to Think About as Housekeeper | 1920-10-16 |
| The Jack-Knife Man as Lize Merdin | 1920-07-31 |
| The Gift Supreme as Lalia Graun | 1920-03-30 |
| The Woman in the Suitcase as Mrs. James B. Moreland | 1920-01-11 |
| The Feud as Mary Lynch | 1919-12-07 |
| Heart o' the Hills as Martha Hawn | 1919-11-30 |
| Prudence on Broadway as Miss Grayson | 1919-07-06 |
| The Follies Girl as Nina | 1919-04-27 |
| Rosalind at Redgate | 1919-01-11 |
| You Can't Believe Everything as Grace Dardley | 1918-06-23 |
| Captain of His Soul as Annette | 1918-02-10 |
| The Storm Woman | 1917-10-02 |
| The Empty Gun as Mary | 1917-09-04 |
| The Clean-Up as Vera Vincent | 1917-08-06 |
| The Bronze Bride as A-Che-Chee | 1917-04-02 |
| The Gates of Doom as Indore / Agatha | 1917-03-05 |
| Avarice as The Miserly Old Woman | 1917-02-09 |
| The White Raven as Daisy | 1917-01-14 |
| The Right to Be Happy as Mrs. Cratchit | 1916-12-25 |
| Mixed Blood as Nita Valyez | 1916-12-18 |
| A Stranger from Somewhere as Olga | 1916-11-13 |
| As It Happened as The Ranchman's Daughter | 1915-07-12 |
| Old Offenders as Joe's Wife | 1915-07-10 |
| Her Convert as The Old Inventor's Daughter | 1915-06-24 |
| The Way Out as The Young School Teacher | 1915-06-19 |
| Her Dormant Love as The Discontented Wife | 1915-06-04 |
| Truth Stranger Than Fiction as Crook | 1915-05-29 |
| The Canceled Mortgage as The Widowed Mother | 1915-05-17 |
| A Day's Adventure as Hogan's Moll | 1915-05-08 |
| The Gambler's I.O.U. as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter | 1915-04-12 |
| The Miser's Legacy as The Crook's Wife | 1915-04-09 |
| The Sheriff's Dilemma as Molly | 1915-04-02 |
| Men and Women as Mrs. Stephen Rodman | 1914-08-01 |
| The Cracksman's Gratitude | 1914-07-04 |
| Her Hand as Olga | 1914-03-12 |
| Her Father's Silent Partner | 1914-02-23 |
| A Nest Unfeathered as Kate | 1914-02-14 |
| His Fireman's Conscience as Mrs. Daily | 1914-01-26 |
| The Fatal Wedding | 1914-01-19 |
| Waifs | 1914-01-17 |
| Concentration as The Mother | 1914-01-12 |
| The Abandoned Well as The Widow | 1913-12-27 |
| For Her Government | 1913-12-22 |
| The House of Discord as The Sister-in-Law | 1913-12-13 |
| All for Science as Detective | 1913-11-24 |
| The Detective's Stratagem as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart | 1913-11-20 |
| The Stopped Clock as The Antique Dealer's Daughter | 1913-11-01 |
| The Van Nostrand Tiara as Kate | 1913-10-20 |
| A Tender-Hearted Crook as Edith | 1913-10-02 |
| The Law and His Son as Marguerite, Manning's Sister | 1913-09-22 |
| The Stolen Treaty as Olga | 1913-09-13 |
| The Strong Man's Burden as Ida Glynn, The Nurse | 1913-09-05 |
| The Crook and the Girl as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter | 1913-08-25 |
| The Work Habit as The Daughter in the City | 1913-08-21 |
| Under the Shadow of the Law as John Haywood's Sister | 1913-08-07 |
| I Was Meant for You as Lavina | 1913-08-01 |
| The Vengeance of Galora as Galora | 1913-07-28 |
| A Misappropriated Turkey as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan | 1913-07-27 |
| The Mirror as Daisy | 1913-07-24 |
| A Gambler's Honor as Beth | 1913-07-14 |
| A Gamble with Death as Kate | 1913-06-30 |
| The Switchtower as The Switchman's Wife | 1913-06-15 |
| The Well as The Farmer's Wife | 1913-06-12 |
| The Enemy's Baby as Miller's Wife | 1913-06-10 |
| The Ranchero's Revenge as The Schemer's Associate | 1913-06-02 |
| Olaf—An Atom as A Parent | 1913-05-19 |
| The House of Darkness as The Doctor's Wife | 1913-05-10 |
| The Stolen Loaf as The Rich Woman | 1913-05-10 |
| The Tenderfoot's Money as The Prospector's Wife | 1913-05-05 |
| The Wanderer as The Female Lover | 1913-05-02 |
| The Stolen Bride as The Wife | 1913-04-07 |
| The Unwelcome Guest as The Wife | 1913-03-15 |
| The Wrong Bottle as The Blind Sister | 1913-03-06 |
| The Telephone Girl and the Lady as The Lady | 1913-01-06 |
| The God Within as The Woodsman's Wife | 1912-12-26 |
| A Cry for Help as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient | 1912-12-23 |
| The Massacre as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue | 1912-12-19 |
| The New York Hat as The Main Gossip | 1912-12-05 |
| A Sailor’s Heart as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart | 1912-11-25 |
| In the Aisles of the Wild as The Elder Daughter | 1912-10-14 |
| So Near, Yet So Far as Rich Woman in Other Town | 1912-09-29 |
| Two Daughters of Eve as The Mother | 1912-09-19 |
| Man's Genesis as Cave Woman | 1912-07-10 |
| The School Teacher and the Waif as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart | 1912-06-26 |
| Lena and the Geese as Lena's Mother | 1912-06-17 |
| A Temporary Truce as Mexican Jim's Wife | 1912-06-10 |
| When the Fire-Bells Rang as An Actress | 1912-05-08 |
| The Old Actor as At Audition | 1912-05-06 |
| The Female of the Species as The Miner's Wife | 1912-04-15 |
| The Sunbeam as The Spinster | 1912-02-26 |
| The Sands of Dee as Artist's fiancee | 1912-02-21 |
| Under Burning Skies as The Friend | 1912-02-21 |
| Billy's Stratagem as Billy's Mother | 1912-02-12 |
| The Baby and the Stork as The Mother | 1912-01-01 |
| The Baby and the Stork as The Workman | 1912-01-01 |
| A Woman Scorned as The Doctor's Wife | 1911-11-30 |
| The Long Road as Ned's Wife | 1911-10-26 |
| The Adventures of Billy as Rich Woman | 1911-10-18 |
| The Unveiling | 1911-10-16 |
| The Squaw's Love as Silver Fawn | 1911-09-13 |
| Swords and Hearts as Irene Lambert | 1911-08-27 |
| A Country Cupid as The Half-Wit's Mother | 1911-07-23 |
| The Primal Call as The Woman | 1911-06-21 |
| The Manicure Lady as Lunchroom Hostess | 1911-05-18 |
| A Decree of Destiny as A Nun | 1911-03-06 |
| Fisher Folks as At Fair | 1911-02-16 |
| What Shall We Do with Our Old? as The Old Carpenter's Wife | 1911-02-13 |
| Fate's Turning as At Hotel/At Wedding | 1911-01-22 |
| His Trust Fulfilled as Mrs. Frazier | 1911-01-18 |
| His Trust as Col. Frazier's wife | 1911-01-16 |
| The Golden Supper as Lady-in-Waiting | 1910-12-12 |
| His New Lid | 1910-11-24 |
| Waiter No. 5 as The Chief of Police's Wife | 1910-11-03 |
| The Iconoclast | 1910-10-03 |
| Rose o' Salem Town | 1910-09-25 |
| The Oath and the Man as Rebel | 1910-09-21 |
| A Mohawk's Way | 1910-09-12 |
| Muggsy Becomes a Hero as One of the Sisters Frost | 1910-09-01 |
| Wilful Peggy as Housemaid | 1910-08-24 |
| The Usurer as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors | 1910-08-15 |
| A Flash of Light as At First Party | 1910-07-17 |
| Love Among the Roses | 1910-05-08 |
| The Planter's Wife as Mrs. John Holland | 1908-10-20 |
| The Devil | 1908-10-02 |
