10.0
10.0
The Right to Be Happy
1916
as Mrs. Cratchit
Claire McDowell
Acting
Born:October 31, 1877
Died:October 23, 1966(aged 88)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
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CommunityBiography
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 (211 movies)
8.0
8.0
Almost Human
1927
as Mrs. Livingston
7.5
7.5
The Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
7.3
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
7.2
7.2
Three Comrades
1938
as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
The Mark of Zorro
1920
as Dona Catalina Pulido
7.0
7.0
4 Devils
1928
as Woman
7.0
7.0
The Show Off
1926
as Mom Fisher
6.9
6.9
The Devil's Circus
1926
as Mrs. Peterson
6.8
6.8
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith
6.6
6.6
The Working Man
1933
as Benjamin's Secretary
6.6
6.6
The Big House
1930
as Mrs. Marlowe
6.5
6.5
The Taxi Dancer
1927
as Aunt Mary
6.5
6.5
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Something to Think About
1920
as Housekeeper
6.4
6.4
The Viking
1928
as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
6.3
6.3
Circus Days
1923
as Martha
6.3
6.3
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
The Sunbeam
1912
as The Spinster
6.1
6.1
Central Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
6.1
6.1
An American Tragedy
1931
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
6.0
6.0
The West~Bound Limited
1923
as Mrs. Bill Buckley
6.0
6.0
The Man on the Rock
1938
as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Song of Revolt
1937
as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Cornered
1932
as Jane's Aunt
6.0
6.0
The Jack-Knife Man
1920
as Lize Merdin
6.0
6.0
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Mother (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913
as John Haywood's Sister
6.0
6.0
The White Raven
1917
as Daisy
6.0
6.0
Heart o' the Hills
1919
as Martha Hawn
5.9
5.9
They're Always Caught
1938
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
The Massacre
1912
as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
5.9
5.9
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as Rich Woman in Other Town
5.8
5.8
By Appointment Only
1933
as Mrs. Mary Carroll
5.8
5.8
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Lawyer Man
1932
as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot's Aunt
5.7
5.7
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913
as The Lady
5.7
5.7
The Adventures of Billy
1911
as Rich Woman
5.7
5.7
The New York Hat
1912
as The Main Gossip
5.6
5.6
The Sands of Dee
1912
as Artist's fiancee
5.6
5.6
Love Never Dies
1921
as Liz Trott
5.6
5.6
A Country Cupid
1911
as The Half-Wit's Mother
5.5
5.5
The Wanderer
1913
as The Female Lover
5.5
5.5
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
as The Old Carpenter's Wife
5.5
5.5
Secrets
1924
as Elizabeth Channing
5.4
5.4
The Old Actor
1912
as At Audition
5.2
5.2
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Rose o' Salem Town
1910
5.1
5.1
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mrs. Tuckerman
5.1
5.1
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Molly O'Shea
5.0
5.0
August Week End
1936
as Alma Washburne
5.0
5.0
The House of Darkness
1913
as The Doctor's Wife
5.0
5.0
The Switchtower
1913
as The Switchman's Wife
5.0
5.0
The Squaw's Love
1911
as Silver Fawn
5.0
5.0
Wilful Peggy
1910
as Housemaid
5.0
5.0
Fate's Turning
1911
as At Hotel/At Wedding
5.0
5.0
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
as One of the Sisters Frost
5.0
5.0
The Manicure Lady
1911
as Lunchroom Hostess
5.0
5.0
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
as The Wife
5.0
5.0
Wild Company
1930
as Mrs. Laura Grayson
5.0
5.0
A Flash of Light
1910
as At First Party
5.0
5.0
Ponjola
1923
as Mrs. Hope
5.0
5.0
Young Desire
1930
as Mrs. Spencer
5.0
5.0
Billy's Stratagem
1912
as Billy's Mother
5.0
5.0
The Strong Man's Burden
1913
as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
5.0
5.0
The Planter's Wife
1908
as Mrs. John Holland
4.8
4.8
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
4.7
4.7
The Phantom Express
1932
as Ma Nolan
4.7
4.7
Love Among the Roses
1910
4.7
4.7
Under Burning Skies
1912
as The Friend
4.6
4.6
Swords and Hearts
1911
as Irene Lambert
4.6
4.6
Man's Genesis
1912
as Cave Woman
4.5
4.5
A Failure at Fifty
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
4.5
4.5
The Oath and the Man
1910
as Rebel
4.5
4.5
Redemption
1930
as Anna Pavlovna
4.5
4.5
The Golden Supper
1910
as Lady-in-Waiting
4.4
4.4
Lena and the Geese
1912
as Lena's Mother
4.3
4.3
The Shield of Honor
1927
as Mrs. MacDowell
4.3
4.3
Dr. Monica
1934
as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
4.2
4.2
The Female of the Species
1912
as The Miner's Wife
4.1
4.1
His Trust
1911
as Col. Frazier's wife
4.0
4.0
Murder by Television
1935
as Mrs. Houghland
4.0
4.0
The Primal Call
1911
as The Woman
4.0
4.0
A Temporary Truce
1912
as Mexican Jim's Wife
4.0
4.0
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Mother Goodwin
3.7
3.7
His Trust Fulfilled
1911
as Mrs. Frazier
3.1
3.1
The Woman in the Suitcase
1920
as Mrs. James B. Moreland
3.1
3.1
The Call of the Wild
1908
as Party Guest
2.3
2.3
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937
as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
1.5
1.5
The Devil
1908
1.0
1.0
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Mother
1.0
1.0
Midsummer Madness
1921
as Mrs. Osborne
A Little Journey
1927
as Aunt Louise
The Auctioneer
1927
as Mrs. Tim Eagan
Waking Up the Town
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
Penrod
1922
as Mrs. Schofield
Silks and Saddles
1929
as Mrs. Calhoun
The Long Road
1911
as Ned's Wife
Fisher Folks
1911
as At Fair
Human Wreckage
1923
as Mrs. Brown
Whispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
A Mohawk's Way
1910
Thy Name Is Woman
1924
as Juan's Mother
What Every Woman Knows
1921
as Comtesse de la Brière
Heart's Haven
1922
as May Caroline
The Black Diamond Express
1927
as Martha Foster
A Stranger from Somewhere
1916
as Olga
The Quitter
1929
as Mrs. Abbott
Brothers
1930
as Bess Naughton
The Clean-Up
1917
as Vera Vincent
Olaf—An Atom
1913
as A Parent
The End of the World
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
as The Mother
In the Aisles of the Wild
1912
as The Elder Daughter
A Cry for Help
1912
as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
The Stolen Bride
1913
as The Wife
The Storm Woman
1917
The Fatal Wedding
1914
One Against the World
1939
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
A String of Pearls
1912
as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
You Can't Believe Everything
1918
as Grace Dardley
A Tender-Hearted Crook
1913
as Edith
The Dixie Merchant
1926
as Josephine Fippany
The Unveiling
1911
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Mrs. Helen Gorman
The Feud
1919
as Mary Lynch
Rent Free
1922
as Countess de Mourney
When the Fire-Bells Rang
1912
as An Actress
Prisoners of Love
1921
as Her Mother
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Mrs. Putnam
The Midnight Flyer
1925
as Liza Slater
A Misappropriated Turkey
1913
as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Blind Sister
The Tenderfoot's Money
1913
as The Prospector's Wife
The Stolen Loaf
1913
as The Rich Woman
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913
as The Schemer's Associate
The Well
1913
as The Farmer's Wife
A Gamble with Death
1913
as Kate
The Enemy's Baby
1913
as Miller's Wife
A Gambler's Honor
1913
as Beth
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
as Galora
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina
The Work Habit
1913
as The Daughter in the City
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The Stolen Treaty
1913
as Olga
The Law and His Son
1913
as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913
as Kate
The Stopped Clock
1913
as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
The Detective's Stratagem
1913
as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
All for Science
1913
as Detective
For Her Government
1913
The Abandoned Well
1913
as The Widow
Concentration
1914
as The Mother
Waifs
1914
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
as Mrs. Daily
A Nest Unfeathered
1914
as Kate
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Her Hand
1914
as Olga
The Heart of a Bandit
1915
as Claire
The Sheriff's Dilemma
1915
as Molly
The Miser's Legacy
1915
as The Crook's Wife
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915
as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
A Day's Adventure
1915
as Hogan's Moll
The Canceled Mortgage
1915
as The Widowed Mother
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
1915
as Crook
Her Dormant Love
1915
as The Discontented Wife
The Way Out
1915
as The Young School Teacher
Her Convert
1915
as The Old Inventor's Daughter
As It Happened
1915
as The Ranchman's Daughter
The House of Discord
1913
as The Sister-in-Law
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Men and Women
1914
as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
Judgment of the Storm
1924
as Mrs. Heath
The Empty Gun
1917
as Mary
The Baby and the Stork
1912
as The Workman
Captain of His Soul
1918
as Annette
A Decree of Destiny
1911
as A Nun
The Flaming Forest
1926
as Mrs. McTavish
Waiter No. 5
1910
as The Chief of Police's Wife
Enemies of Children
1923
as Godfrey sister
Those Who Dare
1924
as Mrs. Rollins
A Sailor’s Heart
1912
as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
Old Offenders
1915
as Joe's Wife
A Woman Scorned
1911
as The Doctor's Wife
The God Within
1912
as The Woodsman's Wife
Don't Marry
1928
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
Prudence on Broadway
1919
as Miss Grayson
The Follies Girl
1919
as Nina
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Aunt Hattie
Rosalind at Redgate
1919
The Tower of Lies
1925
as Katrina
Nice People
1922
as Margaret Rainsford
The Bronze Bride
1917
as A-Che-Chee
His New Lid
1910
Avarice
1917
as The Miserly Old Woman
Michael O'Halloran
1923
as Nancy Harding
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Concha
The Gift Supreme
1920
as Lalia Graun
The Gates of Doom
1917
as Indore / Agatha
Mothers Cry
1930
as Mary's Mother
Mixed Blood
1916
as Nita Valyez
The Message of the Violin
1910
as The Other Woman's Servant
The End of the World
1925
as Mrs. Joyce
Winds of the Pampas
1927
as Doña Maria Casandos
Through Eyes of Men
1920
as Mrs. Virginia All
The Unknown Soldier
1926
as John Phillips' sister
The Iconoclast
1910
Tillie the Toiler
1927
as Ma Jones
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