Claire McDowell
b. 1877 — d. 1966 (aged 89)
New York City, New York, USA
Actress
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 she appeared in numerous short and early feature films. She graduated to playing character and mother types. She can be seen to good advantage in Douglas Fairbanks's 1920 The Mark of Zorro. McDowell co-starred 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.
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Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 4
1946 Actress
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★ 5.7
Men on Her Mind
1944 Actress
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★ 4.0
Teen Age
1943 Actress
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★ 6.6
Your Last Act
1941 Actress
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★ 6.1
Whispers
1941 Actress
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★ 7.1
More Trifles of Importance
1941 Actress
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★ 6.5
Angel of Mercy
1939 Actress
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★ 6.5
One Against the World
1939 Actress
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★ 6.5
The Man on the Rock
1938 Actress
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★ 5.7
Song of Revolt
1937 Actress
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★ 6.8
Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris
1937 Actress
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★ 4.8
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937 Actress
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★ 5.1
August Weekend
1936 Actress
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★ 4.2
Murder by Television
1935 Actress
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★ 7.5
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 Actress
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★ 6.2
Central Airport
1933 Actress
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★ 5.4
By Appointment Only
1933 Actress
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★ 5.3
The Phantom Express
1932 Actress
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★ 6.4
Cornered
1932 Actress
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★ 6.4
An American Tragedy
1931 Actress
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★ 5.1
Manhattan Parade
1931 Actress
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★ 5.6
Redemption
1930 Actress
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★ 5.5
Wild Company
1930 Actress
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★ 6.3
Young Desire
1930 Actress
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★ 6.4
The Second Floor Mystery
1930 Actress
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★ 5.6
Brothers
1930 Actress
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★ 6.8
Silks and Saddles
1929 Actress
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The Quitter
1929 Actress
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When Dreams Come True
1929 Actress
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Whispering Winds
1929 Actress
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★ 6.6
The Viking
1928 Actress
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Don't Marry
1928 Actress
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Marriage by Contract
1928 Actress
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The Tragedy of Youth
1928 Actress
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★ 5.8
Tillie the Toiler
1927 Actress
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★ 8.5
Almost Human
1927 Actress
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★ 3.7
The Taxi Dancer
1927 Actress
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★ 6.2
The Shield of Honor
1927 Actress
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Cheaters
1927 Actress
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The Black Diamond Express
1927 Actress
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The Auctioneer
1927 Actress
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A Little Journey
1927 Actress
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Winds of the Pampas
1927 Actress
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★ 6.7
The Show-Off
1926 Actress
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★ 6.2
The Shamrock Handicap
1926 Actress
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★ 6.7
The Devil's Circus
1926 Actress
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★ 6.6
The Unknown Soldier
1926 Actress
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The Dixie Merchant
1926 Actress
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★ 7.8
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 Actress
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★ 7.9
The Big Parade
1925 Actress
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★ 7.6
The Tower of Lies
1925 Actress
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★ 6.7
The Midnight Flyer
1925 Actress
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★ 6.0
Waking Up the Town
1925 Actress
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★ 5.3
The End of the World
1925 Actress
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Dollar Down
1925 Actress
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One of the Bravest
1925 Actress
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The Reckless Sex
1925 Actress
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★ 6.3
Secrets
1924 Actress
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★ 6.3
Thy Name Is Woman
1924 Actress
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★ 5.1
A Fight for Honor
1924 Actress
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Those Who Dare
1924 Actress
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Judgment of the Storm
1924 Actress
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Leave It to Gerry
1924 Actress
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★ 5.9
Black Oxen
1923 Actress
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★ 6.5
Ashes of Vengeance
1923 Actress
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★ 6.0
Circus Days
1923 Actress
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★ 5.9
The West~Bound Limited
1923 Actress
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★ 7.4
Human Wreckage
1923 Actress
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★ 5.4
Ponjola
1923 Actress
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Michael O'Halloran
1923 Actress
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Enemies of Children
1923 Actress
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★ 5.0
Nice People
1922 Actress
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★ 5.2
Heart's Haven
1922 Actress
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★ 6.6
Penrod
1922 Actress
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The Lying Truth
1922 Actress
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Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922 Actress
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The Ragged Heiress
1922 Actress
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A Ladies Man
1922 Actress
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In the Name of the Law
1922 Actress
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Rent Free
1922 Actress
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The Gray Dawn
1922 Actress
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★ 6.2
Love Never Dies
1921 Actress
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What Every Woman Knows
1921 Actress
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Wealth
1921 Actress
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Mother o' Mine
1921 Actress
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Prisoners of Love
1921 Actress
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Chickens
1921 Actress
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★ 7.0
The Mark of Zorro
1920 Actress
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★ 5.8
Something to Think About
1920 Actress
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★ 6.5
The Jack-Knife Man
1920 Actress
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★ 6.1
The Woman in the Suitcase
1920 Actress
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★ 5.9
The Gift Supreme
1920 Actress
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★ 6.4
Midsummer Madness
1920 Actress
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Blind Youth
1920 Actress
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Through Eyes of Men
1920 Actress
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The Devil's Riddle
1920 Actress
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★ 6.3
Heart o' the Hills
1919 Actress
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★ 4.2
The Follies Girl
1919 Actress
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Chasing Rainbows
1919 Actress
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The Feud
1919 Actress