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Claire McDowell
New 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…
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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
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1955
MGM Parade
TV show Self
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1945
Adventure
Movie Woman in Library (uncredited)
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1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Movie Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
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1944
Men on Her Mind
Movie Mother Goodwin
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1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Movie Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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1943
This Land Is Mine
Movie Woman in Bathroom
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1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Movie Dowager
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1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Movie Counterwoman (uncredited)
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1943
Keeper of the Flame
Movie
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1941
Lady Scarface
Movie Mrs. Tuckerman
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1941
Whispers
Movie Gossip (uncredited)
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1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Movie Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
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1940
The Golden Fleecing
Movie Pedestrian (uncredited)
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1940
A Failure at Fifty
Movie Minor Role (uncredited)
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1940
Young Tom Edison
Movie Woman at Station
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1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Movie Gossiper
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1939
Thunder Afloat
Movie Nurse (uncredited)
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1939
One Against the World
Movie Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
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1939
Miracles for Sale
Movie Jack of Diamonds Woman
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1939
Angel of Mercy
Movie Mother (uncredited)
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1939
Idiot's Delight
Movie Crying Mother
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1939
Stand Up and Fight
Movie Woman
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1938
Boys Town
Movie Nun (uncredited)
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1938
The Man on the Rock
Movie Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
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1938
They're Always Caught
Movie Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
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1938
Three Comrades
Movie Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
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1938
Test Pilot
Movie Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
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1937
A Night at the Movies
Movie Movie Patron (uncredited)
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1937
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Movie Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
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1937
Song of Revolt
Movie Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
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1936
Small Town Girl
Movie Woman in Bed (uncredited)
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1936
August Week End
Movie Alma Washburne
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1935
Murder by Television
Movie Mrs. Houghland
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1934
Imitation of Life
Movie Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
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1934
Two Heads on a Pillow
Movie Mrs. Helen Gorman
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1934
British Agent
Movie Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
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1934
Dr. Monica
Movie Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
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1934
Journal of a Crime
Movie Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
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1934
It Happened One Night
Movie Mother on Bus (uncredited)
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1934
Bedside
Movie Nurse
