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Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

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 Ch

Born

Oct 31, 1877

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Oct 23, 1966

Known For

Acting

Movies

255 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

Known For

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
1934 • as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Boys Town
Boys Town
1938 • as Nun (uncredited)
★ 6.8
movie
Her Convert
1915 • as The Old Inventor's Daughter
Penrod
Penrod
1922 • as Mrs. Schofield
★ 10.0
movie
The Mirror
1913 • as Daisy
movie
Old Offenders
1915 • as Joe's Wife
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 • as Princess of Hur
★ 7.3
British Agent
British Agent
1934 • as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 • as Counterwoman (uncredited)
★ 6.9
movie
Avarice
1917 • as The Miserly Old Woman
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1925 • as Mrs. Apperson
★ 7.6
movie
Cupid Entangled
1915 • as The Actress
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine
1943 • as Woman in Bathroom
★ 7.1
The End of the World
The End of the World
1925 • as Mrs. Joyce
★ 8.0
Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows
1919 • as Mrs. Walters
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944 • as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
★ 6.2
movie
Her Hand
1914 • as Olga
★ 8.0
movie
The Detective's Stratagem
1913 • as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
★ 7.0
Blind Youth
Blind Youth
1920 • as Elizabeth Monnier
★ 7.0
movie
Her Dormant Love
1915 • as The Discontented Wife
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 • as Dowager
★ 6.4
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
1934 • as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Young Desire
Young Desire
1930 • as Mrs. Spencer
★ 7.0
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
1920 • as Dona Catalina Pulido
★ 7.2
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight
1939 • as Woman
★ 6.0
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison
1940 • as Woman at Station
★ 6.0
The Return of Mary
The Return of Mary
1918 • as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
movie
The Law and His Son
1913 • as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
★ 8.0
The Baby and the Stork
The Baby and the Stork
1912 • as The Mother
The Baby and the Stork
The Baby and the Stork
1912 • as The Workman
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 • as Mrs. Smith
★ 6.8
The Big House
The Big House
1930 • as Mrs. Marlowe
★ 6.5
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
★ 5.0
Wealth
Wealth
1921 • as Mrs. Dominick
★ 10.0
movie
Fate's Turning
Fate's Turning
1911 • as At Hotel/At Wedding
★ 5.0
The Massacre
The Massacre
1912 • as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
★ 5.9
Men on Her Mind
Men on Her Mind
1944 • as Mother Goodwin
★ 6.5
Mothers Cry
Mothers Cry
1930 • as Mary's Mother
★ 5.7
movie
The Sorrowful Example
1911 • as The Wife
Ashes of Vengeance
Ashes of Vengeance
1923 • as Margot's Aunt
★ 6.0
The Flaming Forest
The Flaming Forest
1926 • as Mrs. McTavish
★ 9.0
Wild Company
Wild Company
1930 • as Mrs. Laura Grayson
★ 7.0
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922 • as Mrs. Putnam
★ 10.0
movie
The Crook and the Girl
1913 • as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
When Dreams Come True
When Dreams Come True
1929 • as Martha Shelby
★ 9.0
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime
1934 • as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Adventure
Adventure
1945 • as Woman in Library (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Cornered
Cornered
1932 • as Jane's Aunt
★ 7.5
Prisoners of Love
Prisoners of Love
1921 • as Her Mother
★ 8.0
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl
1936 • as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
★ 6.0
movie
★ 8.0
movie
The Sheriff's Dilemma
1915 • as Molly
In the Aisles of the Wild
In the Aisles of the Wild
1912 • as The Elder Daughter
Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies
1921 • as Liz Trott
★ 5.8
movie
The Broken Cross
1911 • as Kate's Mother
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight
1939 • as Crying Mother
★ 6.1
Central Airport
Central Airport
1933 • as Mrs. Blaine
★ 6.0
They're Always Caught
They're Always Caught
1938 • as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
★ 6.3
movie
The Spanish Gypsy
1911 • as Paula
Test Pilot
Test Pilot
1938 • as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
★ 6.1
movie
The Gambler's I.O.U.
1915 • as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
movie
The Miser's Legacy
1915 • as The Crook's Wife
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat
1939 • as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 6.1
movie
I Was Meant for You
1913 • as Lavina
★ 10.0
movie
The Wrong Bottle
1913 • as The Blind Sister
Three Comrades
Three Comrades
1938 • as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 • as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
★ 6.1
movie
A Gamble with Death
1913 • as Kate
★ 10.0
The Canceled Mortgage
The Canceled Mortgage
1915 • as The Widowed Mother
★ 10.0
movie
The Vengeance of Galora
1913 • as Galora
movie
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913 • as The Schemer's Associate
The Follies Girl
The Follies Girl
1919 • as Nina
★ 8.0
The Devil's Riddle
The Devil's Riddle
1920 • as Mrs. Potts
★ 9.0
Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man
1932 • as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen
1932 • as Seamstress (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Dr. Monica
Dr. Monica
1934 • as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 • as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
★ 6.8
A Woman Scorned
A Woman Scorned
1911 • as The Doctor's Wife
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 • as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Gift Supreme
The Gift Supreme
1920 • as Lalia Graun
★ 7.0
The Shield of Honor
The Shield of Honor
1927 • as Mrs. MacDowell
★ 6.0
movie
A Tender-Hearted Crook
1913 • as Edith
movie
As It Happened
1915 • as The Ranchman's Daughter
The Show Off
The Show Off
1926 • as Mom Fisher
★ 7.2
The Oath and the Man
The Oath and the Man
1910 • as Rebel
★ 4.5
movie
A Nest Unfeathered
1914 • as Kate
Michael O'Halloran
Michael O'Halloran
1923 • as Nancy Harding
★ 10.0
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
1932 • as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
★ 5.6
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
1931 • as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
★ 6.3
movie
The Stolen Bride
1913 • as The Wife
The Working Man
The Working Man
1933 • as Benjamin's Secretary
★ 6.5
A Country Cupid
A Country Cupid
1911 • as The Half-Wit's Mother
★ 5.6
A Decree of Destiny
A Decree of Destiny
1911 • as A Nun
The New York Hat
The New York Hat
1912 • as The Main Gossip
★ 5.6
A Flash of Light
A Flash of Light
1910 • as At First Party
★ 5.0
The Jack-Knife Man
The Jack-Knife Man
1920 • as Lize Merdin
★ 6.5
The House of Darkness
The House of Darkness
1913 • as The Doctor's Wife
★ 5.0
His Trust
His Trust
1911 • as Col. Frazier's wife
★ 4.1
The Squaw's Love
The Squaw's Love
1911 • as Silver Fawn
★ 5.0
The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier
1926 • as John Phillips' sister
★ 7.0
Captain of His Soul
Captain of His Soul
1918 • as Annette
★ 10.0
The Female of the Species
The Female of the Species
1912 • as The Miner's Wife
★ 4.2
The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet
1929 • as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Storm Woman
★ 10.0
Heart o' the Hills
Heart o' the Hills
1919 • as Martha Hawn
★ 6.3
Two Heads on a Pillow
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934 • as Mrs. Helen Gorman
★ 7.0
Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale
1939 • as Jack of Diamonds Woman
★ 6.4
movie
The Reckless Sex
1925 • as Concha
One Against the World
One Against the World
1939 • as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Ragged Heiress
The Ragged Heiress
1922 • as Sylvia Moreton
★ 7.0
Murder by Television
Murder by Television
1935 • as Mrs. Houghland
★ 4.2
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
1940 • as Pedestrian (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Silks and Saddles
Silks and Saddles
1929 • as Mrs. Calhoun
★ 10.0
movie
Mother o' Mine
Mother o' Mine
1921 • as Mrs. Sheldon
★ 8.0
A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty
1940 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Tragedy of Youth
The Tragedy of Youth
1928 • as Mother
★ 3.0
You Can't Believe Everything
You Can't Believe Everything
1918 • as Grace Dardley
The Man on the Rock
The Man on the Rock
1938 • as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Black Diamond Express
The Black Diamond Express
1927 • as Martha Foster
★ 9.0
A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies
1937 • as Movie Patron (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Second Floor Mystery
The Second Floor Mystery
1930 • as Aunt Hattie
★ 8.0
Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy
1939 • as Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Tillie the Toiler
Tillie the Toiler
1927 • as Ma Jones
★ 8.0
movie
Don't Marry
1928 • as Aunt Abigail Bowen
★ 10.0
Something to Think About
Something to Think About
1920 • as Housekeeper
★ 6.7
Redemption
Redemption
1930 • as Anna Pavlovna
★ 5.7
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937 • as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
★ 3.8
The Sands of Dee
The Sands of Dee
1912 • as Artist's fiancee
★ 5.6
What Every Woman Knows
What Every Woman Knows
1921 • as Comtesse de la Brière
★ 10.0
So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far
1912 • as Rich Woman in Other Town
★ 5.9
The Shamrock Handicap
The Shamrock Handicap
1926 • as Molly O'Shea
★ 5.5
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911 • as The Old Carpenter's Wife
★ 5.5
The Woman in the Suitcase
The Woman in the Suitcase
1920 • as Mrs. James B. Moreland
★ 4.1
Lady Scarface
Lady Scarface
1941 • as Mrs. Tuckerman
★ 5.4
The Adventures of Billy
The Adventures of Billy
1911 • as Rich Woman
★ 5.7
Judgment of the Storm
Judgment of the Storm
1924 • as Mrs. Heath
★ 8.0
movie
The Well
1913 • as The Farmer's Wife
movie
The Message of the Violin
1910 • as The Other Woman's Servant
The School Teacher and the Waif
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912 • as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
★ 4.8
The Gates of Doom
The Gates of Doom
1917 • as Indore / Agatha
movie
★ 7.0
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
★ 5.7
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1908 • as Party Guest
★ 3.1
The Devil's Circus
The Devil's Circus
1926 • as Mrs. Peterson
★ 6.8
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 • as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910 • as One of the Sisters Frost
★ 5.0
Man's Genesis
Man's Genesis
1912 • as Cave Woman
★ 4.6
Lena and the Geese
Lena and the Geese
1912 • as Lena's Mother
★ 4.9
The House of Discord
The House of Discord
1913 • as The Sister-in-Law
Black Oxen
Black Oxen
1923 • as Agnes Trevor
★ 5.8
movie
His Fireman's Conscience
1914 • as Mrs. Daily
The Right to Be Happy
The Right to Be Happy
1916 • as Mrs. Cratchit
★ 10.0
Thy Name Is Woman
Thy Name Is Woman
1924 • as Juan's Mother
★ 7.0
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 • as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Viking
The Viking
1928 • as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
★ 6.8
The Tower of Lies
The Tower of Lies
1925 • as Katrina
★ 10.0
The Switchtower
The Switchtower
1913 • as The Switchman's Wife
★ 5.0
4 Devils
4 Devils
1928 • as Woman
★ 7.6
The Manicure Lady
The Manicure Lady
1911 • as Lunchroom Hostess
★ 5.0
Through Eyes of Men
Through Eyes of Men
1920 • as Mrs. Virginia All
★ 7.0
Human Wreckage
Human Wreckage
1923 • as Mrs. Brown
★ 7.0
The Golden Supper
The Golden Supper
1910 • as Lady-in-Waiting
★ 4.5
The Heart of a Bandit
The Heart of a Bandit
1915 • as Claire
movie
A Day's Adventure
1915 • as Hogan's Moll
The Tenderfoot's Money
The Tenderfoot's Money
1913 • as The Prospector's Wife
★ 9.0
movie
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913 • as John Haywood's Sister
★ 6.0
Mixed Blood
Mixed Blood
1916 • as Nita Valyez
movie
The Way Out
1915 • as The Young School Teacher
movie
The Empty Gun
1917 • as Mary
Waking Up the Town
Waking Up the Town
1925 • as Mrs. Joyce
★ 8.0
Brothers
Brothers
1930 • as Bess Naughton
★ 9.0
Bedside
Bedside
1934 • as Nurse
★ 5.6
movie
The Stolen Treaty
1913 • as Olga
A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
1912 • as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
movie
The End of the World
1925 • as Mrs. Joyce
The Taxi Dancer
The Taxi Dancer
1927 • as Aunt Mary
★ 7.7
A Sailor’s Heart
A Sailor’s Heart
1912 • as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
Enemies of Children
Enemies of Children
1923 • as Godfrey sister
★ 9.0
Two Daughters of Eve
Two Daughters of Eve
1912 • as The Mother
movie
A Gambler's Honor
1913 • as Beth
movie
The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913 • as Kate
★ 9.0
The White Raven
The White Raven
1917 • as Daisy
★ 5.5
Circus Days
Circus Days
1923 • as Martha
★ 7.2
The Primal Call
The Primal Call
1911 • as The Woman
★ 4.0
The Planter's Wife
The Planter's Wife
1908 • as Mrs. John Holland
★ 5.0
Men and Women
Men and Women
1914 • as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
Manhattan Parade
Manhattan Parade
1931 • as Nancy - the Maid
★ 3.2
By Appointment Only
By Appointment Only
1933 • as Mrs. Mary Carroll
★ 6.5
The Feud
The Feud
1919 • as Mary Lynch
★ 7.0
The Long Road
The Long Road
1911 • as Ned's Wife
The Old Actor
The Old Actor
1912 • as At Audition
★ 5.4
movie
★ 9.0
The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express
1932 • as Ma Nolan
★ 5.0
Marriage by Contract
Marriage by Contract
1928 • as Mother
★ 10.0
A Temporary Truce
A Temporary Truce
1912 • as Mexican Jim's Wife
★ 4.0
The Auctioneer
The Auctioneer
1927 • as Mrs. Tim Eagan
★ 9.0
movie
Winds of the Pampas
1927 • as Doña Maria Casandos
★ 7.0
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest
1913 • as The Wife
★ 5.0
Waiter No. 5
Waiter No. 5
1910 • as The Chief of Police's Wife
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt
1937 • as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
★ 6.3
August Week End
August Week End
1936 • as Alma Washburne
★ 6.0
movie
The Stolen Loaf
1913 • as The Rich Woman
movie
The God Within
1912 • as The Woodsman's Wife
Under Burning Skies
Under Burning Skies
1912 • as The Friend
★ 4.7
Ponjola
Ponjola
1923 • as Mrs. Hope
★ 7.5
Fisher Folks
Fisher Folks
1911 • as At Fair
Swords and Hearts
Swords and Hearts
1911 • as Irene Lambert
★ 4.6
The Sunbeam
The Sunbeam
1912 • as The Spinster
★ 6.3
Midsummer Madness
Midsummer Madness
1921 • as Mrs. Osborne
★ 3.3
Wilful Peggy
Wilful Peggy
1910 • as Housemaid
★ 5.0
His Trust Fulfilled
His Trust Fulfilled
1911 • as Mrs. Frazier
★ 3.7
The Midnight Flyer
The Midnight Flyer
1925 • as Liza Slater
★ 10.0
The Strong Man's Burden
The Strong Man's Burden
1913 • as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
★ 7.0
The Quitter
The Quitter
1929 • as Mrs. Abbott
★ 8.0
Concentration
Concentration
1914 • as The Mother
Those Who Dare
Those Who Dare
1924 • as Mrs. Rollins
★ 8.0
The Bronze Bride
The Bronze Bride
1917 • as A-Che-Chee
movie
Waifs
1914
The West~Bound Limited
The West~Bound Limited
1923 • as Mrs. Bill Buckley
★ 6.3
movie
The Abandoned Well
1913 • as The Widow
The Usurer
The Usurer
1910 • as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
★ 5.0
movie
The Enemy's Baby
1913 • as Miller's Wife
Whispers
Whispers
1941 • as Gossip (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Almost Human
Almost Human
1927 • as Mrs. Livingston
★ 8.3
movie
All for Science
1913 • as Detective
★ 7.0
movie
movie
The Work Habit
1913 • as The Daughter in the City
★ 9.0
Prudence on Broadway
Prudence on Broadway
1919 • as Miss Grayson
★ 10.0
The Devil
★ 1.5
movie
When the Fire-Bells Rang
1912 • as An Actress
A Little Journey
A Little Journey
1927 • as Aunt Louise
★ 8.0
The Clean-Up
The Clean-Up
1917 • as Vera Vincent
Heart's Haven
Heart's Haven
1922 • as May Caroline
★ 7.0
Billy's Stratagem
Billy's Stratagem
1912 • as Billy's Mother
★ 5.0
movie
Dollar Down
Dollar Down
1925 • as Mrs. Meadows
★ 7.0
Rent Free
Rent Free
1922 • as Countess de Mourney
★ 9.0
The Dixie Merchant
The Dixie Merchant
1926 • as Josephine Fippany
★ 7.0
Olaf—An Atom
Olaf—An Atom
1913 • as A Parent
★ 6.0
movie
A Misappropriated Turkey
1913 • as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
Secrets
Secrets
1924 • as Elizabeth Channing
★ 6.0
The Wanderer
The Wanderer
1913 • as The Female Lover
★ 5.4
Nice People
Nice People
1922 • as Margaret Rainsford
★ 8.0
movie
The Stopped Clock
1913 • as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
★ 9.0
movie
Fighting Back
Fighting Back
1917 • as The Fury