Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Acting

Birthday

1877/10/31

Day of death

1966/10/23 (89 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Claire MacDowell, Clare Mc Dowell, Doris Carlton

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 Chri...Read more

Acting
The New York Hat
5.7

(1912) The New York Hat

as The Main Gossip

The Big Parade
7.6

(1925) The Big Parade

as Mrs. Apperson

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

(1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Princess of Hur

Ponjola
5.0

(1923) Ponjola

as Mrs. Hope

The Flaming Forest
0.0

(1926) The Flaming Forest

as Mrs. McTavish

The White Raven
6.0

(1917) The White Raven

as Daisy

0.0

(1918) Captain of His Soul

as Annette

Murder by Television
3.7

(1935) Murder by Television

as Mrs. Houghland

The Feud
0.0

(1919) The Feud

as Mary Lynch

0.0

(1914) The Fatal Wedding

as ---

The Switchtower
5.0

(1913) The Switchtower

as The Switchman's Wife

Tillie the Toiler
0.0

(1927) Tillie the Toiler

as Ma Jones

The Baby and the Stork
0.0

(1912) The Baby and the Stork

as The Mother

The Baby and the Stork
0.0

(1912) The Baby and the Stork

as The Workman

The Mark of Zorro
7.2

(1920) The Mark of Zorro

as Dona Catalina Pulido

Rent Free
0.0

(1922) Rent Free

as Countess de Mourney

The Quitter
0.0

(1929) The Quitter

as Mrs. Abbott

0.0

(1912) When the Fire-Bells Rang

as An Actress

The Big House
6.7

(1930) The Big House

as Mrs. Marlowe

0.0

(1918) You Can't Believe Everything

as Grace Dardley

Prisoners of Love
0.0

(1921) Prisoners of Love

as Her Mother

Quincy Adams Sawyer
0.0

(1922) Quincy Adams Sawyer

as Mrs. Putnam

Silks and Saddles
0.0

(1929) Silks and Saddles

as Mrs. Calhoun

Wild Boys of the Road
6.8

(1933) Wild Boys of the Road

as Mrs. Smith

The Sands of Dee
5.6

(1912) The Sands of Dee

as Artist's fiancee

Two Daughters of Eve
0.0

(1912) Two Daughters of Eve

as The Mother

In the Aisles of the Wild
0.0

(1912) In the Aisles of the Wild

as The Elder Daughter

A Cry for Help
0.0

(1912) A Cry for Help

as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient

0.0

(1913) A Misappropriated Turkey

as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan

0.0

(1913) The Wrong Bottle

as The Blind Sister

0.0

(1913) The Tenderfoot's Money

as The Prospector's Wife

0.0

(1913) The Stolen Loaf

as The Rich Woman

0.0

(1913) The Ranchero's Revenge

as The Schemer's Associate

0.0

(1913) The Well

as The Farmer's Wife

0.0

(1913) A Gamble with Death

as Kate

0.0

(1913) The Enemy's Baby

as Miller's Wife

0.0

(1913) A Gambler's Honor

as Beth

0.0

(1913) The Mirror

as Daisy

0.0

(1913) The Vengeance of Galora

as Galora

0.0

(1928) Don't Marry

as Aunt Abigail Bowen

0.0

(1913) Under the Shadow of the Law

as John Haywood's Sister

0.0

(1913) I Was Meant for You

as Lavina

0.0

(1913) The Work Habit

as The Daughter in the City

0.0

(1913) The Crook and the Girl

as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter

0.0

(1913) The Stolen Treaty

as Olga

0.0

(1913) The Law and His Son

as Marguerite, Manning's Sister

0.0

(1913) The Van Nostrand Tiara

as Kate

0.0

(1913) The Stopped Clock

as The Antique Dealer's Daughter

0.0

(1913) The Detective's Stratagem

as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart

0.0

(1913) All for Science

as Detective

0.0

(1913) For Her Government

as ---

0.0

(1913) The Abandoned Well

as The Widow

Concentration
0.0

(1914) Concentration

as The Mother

The Working Man
6.6

(1933) The Working Man

as Benjamin's Secretary

The Phantom Express
4.7

(1932) The Phantom Express

as Ma Nolan

Under Eighteen
6.6

(1932) Under Eighteen

as Seamstress (uncredited)

The Massacre
5.9

(1912) The Massacre

as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue

0.0

(1914) Waifs

as ---

0.0

(1914) His Fireman's Conscience

as Mrs. Daily

0.0

(1914) A Nest Unfeathered

as Kate

0.0

(1914) Her Father's Silent Partner

as ---

0.0

(1914) Her Hand

as Olga

0.0

(1915) The Sheriff's Dilemma

as Molly

0.0

(1915) The Miser's Legacy

as The Crook's Wife

0.0

(1915) The Gambler's I.O.U.

as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter

0.0

(1915) A Day's Adventure

as Hogan's Moll

The Canceled Mortgage
0.0

(1915) The Canceled Mortgage

as The Widowed Mother

0.0

(1915) Truth Stranger Than Fiction

as Crook

0.0

(1915) Her Dormant Love

as The Discontented Wife

0.0

(1915) The Way Out

as The Young School Teacher

0.0

(1915) Her Convert

as The Old Inventor's Daughter

0.0

(1915) Old Offenders

as Joe's Wife

0.0

(1915) As It Happened

as The Ranchman's Daughter

The Midnight Flyer
0.0

(1925) The Midnight Flyer

as Liza Slater

The Black Diamond Express
0.0

(1927) The Black Diamond Express

as Martha Foster

The Old Actor
5.4

(1912) The Old Actor

as At Audition

Bedside
5.6

(1934) Bedside

as Nurse

His Trust
4.1

(1911) His Trust

as Col. Frazier's wife

The House of Discord
0.0

(1913) The House of Discord

as The Sister-in-Law

0.0

(1914) The Cracksman's Gratitude

as ---

0.0

(1914) Men and Women

as Mrs. Stephen Rodman

What Shall We Do with Our Old?
5.5

(1911) What Shall We Do with Our Old?

as The Old Carpenter's Wife

The Right to Be Happy
10.0

(1916) The Right to Be Happy

as Mrs. Cratchit

The Second Floor Mystery
0.0

(1930) The Second Floor Mystery

as Aunt Hattie

Redemption
4.5

(1930) Redemption

as Anna Pavlovna

The Sunbeam
6.3

(1912) The Sunbeam

as The Spinster

A Country Cupid
4.5

(1911) A Country Cupid

as The Half-Wit's Mother

The School Teacher and the Waif
4.8

(1912) The School Teacher and the Waif

as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart

His Trust Fulfilled
3.7

(1911) His Trust Fulfilled

as Mrs. Frazier

August Week End
5.0

(1936) August Week End

as Alma Washburne

Judgment of the Storm
0.0

(1924) Judgment of the Storm

as Mrs. Heath

Keeper of the Flame
6.6

(1943) Keeper of the Flame

as ---

Ashes of Vengeance
5.7

(1923) Ashes of Vengeance

as Margot's Aunt

0.0

(1917) The Empty Gun

as Mary

Heart o' the Hills
6.0

(1919) Heart o' the Hills

as Martha Hawn

The Tower of Lies
0.0

(1925) The Tower of Lies

as Katrina

The Shamrock Handicap
5.1

(1926) The Shamrock Handicap

as Molly O'Shea

Muggsy Becomes a Hero
5.0

(1910) Muggsy Becomes a Hero

as One of the Sisters Frost

By Appointment Only
5.8

(1933) By Appointment Only

as Mrs. Mary Carroll

Nice People
0.0

(1922) Nice People

as Margaret Rainsford

Midsummer Madness
1.0

(1921) Midsummer Madness

as Mrs. Osborne

The Viking
6.4

(1928) The Viking

as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)

Secrets
5.5

(1924) Secrets

as Elizabeth Channing

0.0

(1910) His New Lid

as ---

Almost Human
8.0

(1927) Almost Human

as Mrs. Livingston

Swords and Hearts
4.6

(1911) Swords and Hearts

as Irene Lambert

Man's Genesis
4.6

(1912) Man's Genesis

as Cave Woman

Small Town Girl
6.2

(1936) Small Town Girl

as Woman in Bed (uncredited)

Two Heads on a Pillow
0.0

(1934) Two Heads on a Pillow

as Mrs. Helen Gorman

British Agent
5.5

(1934) British Agent

as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)

The Flying Fleet
6.3

(1929) The Flying Fleet

as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)

A Flash of Light
5.0

(1910) A Flash of Light

as At First Party

Manhattan Parade
2.0

(1931) Manhattan Parade

as Nancy - the Maid

The Shield of Honor
4.3

(1927) The Shield of Honor

as Mrs. MacDowell

A Night at the Movies
5.3

(1937) A Night at the Movies

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

Journal of a Crime
5.7

(1934) Journal of a Crime

as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)

The Primal Call
4.0

(1911) The Primal Call

as The Woman

Three Comrades
7.2

(1938) Three Comrades

as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)

The Gift Supreme
0.0

(1920) The Gift Supreme

as Lalia Graun

Stand Up and Fight
5.8

(1939) Stand Up and Fight

as Woman

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.0

(1932) The Famous Ferguson Case

as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)

Two-Fisted Sheriff
2.0

(1937) Two-Fisted Sheriff

as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt

Idiot's Delight
6.1

(1939) Idiot's Delight

as Crying Mother

Mothers Cry
0.0

(1930) Mothers Cry

as Mary's Mother

Thunder Afloat
5.9

(1939) Thunder Afloat

as Nurse (uncredited)

Miracles for Sale
6.4

(1939) Miracles for Sale

as Jack of Diamonds Woman

Love Never Dies
5.6

(1921) Love Never Dies

as Liz Trott

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9

(1943) Hangmen Also Die!

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
7.8

(1934) It Happened One Night

as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

A Failure at Fifty
4.5

(1940) A Failure at Fifty

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Under Burning Skies
4.7

(1912) Under Burning Skies

as The Friend

Those Who Dare
0.0

(1924) Those Who Dare

as Mrs. Rollins

The Devil's Circus
6.9

(1926) The Devil's Circus

as Mrs. Peterson

The Manicure Lady
5.0

(1911) The Manicure Lady

as Lunchroom Hostess

Rose o' Salem Town
5.2

(1910) Rose o' Salem Town

as ---

0.0

(1917) Avarice

as The Miserly Old Woman

A Sailor’s Heart
0.0

(1912) A Sailor’s Heart

as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart

Young Tom Edison
5.6

(1940) Young Tom Edison

as Woman at Station

Something to Think About
6.5

(1920) Something to Think About

as Housekeeper

The Devil
1.5

(1908) The Devil

as ---

Love Among the Roses
4.7

(1910) Love Among the Roses

as ---

The Jack-Knife Man
6.0

(1920) The Jack-Knife Man

as Lize Merdin

Young Desire
5.0

(1930) Young Desire

as Mrs. Spencer

Billy's Stratagem
5.0

(1912) Billy's Stratagem

as Billy's Mother

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
5.7

(1944) Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)

The Strong Man's Burden
5.0

(1913) The Strong Man's Burden

as Ida Glynn, The Nurse

This Land Is Mine
7.1

(1943) This Land Is Mine

as Woman in Bathroom

Wild Company
5.0

(1930) Wild Company

as Mrs. Laura Grayson

The Unknown Soldier
0.0

(1926) The Unknown Soldier

as John Phillips' sister

The Golden Fleecing
5.3

(1940) The Golden Fleecing

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8

(1940) Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)

The Golden Supper
4.5

(1910) The Golden Supper

as Lady-in-Waiting

An American Tragedy
6.1

(1931) An American Tragedy

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

A Successful Calamity
5.2

(1932) A Successful Calamity

as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

Dr. Monica
4.8

(1934) Dr. Monica

as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)

Angel of Mercy
6.0

(1939) Angel of Mercy

as Mother (uncredited)

Central Airport
6.1

(1933) Central Airport

as Mrs. Blaine

Michael O'Halloran
0.0

(1923) Michael O'Halloran

as Nancy Harding

Test Pilot
6.5

(1938) Test Pilot

as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

0.0

(1923) Enemies of Children

as Godfrey sister

0.0

(1925) The Reckless Sex

as Concha

The Dixie Merchant
0.0

(1926) The Dixie Merchant

as Josephine Fippany

Lawyer Man
5.8

(1932) Lawyer Man

as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)

Cornered
6.0

(1932) Cornered

as Jane's Aunt

0.0

(1911) The Unveiling

as ---

A Little Journey
0.0

(1927) A Little Journey

as Aunt Louise

The Auctioneer
0.0

(1927) The Auctioneer

as Mrs. Tim Eagan

Waking Up the Town
0.0

(1925) Waking Up the Town

as Mrs. Joyce

The Usurer
5.0

(1910) The Usurer

as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors

The Taxi Dancer
6.5

(1927) The Taxi Dancer

as Aunt Mary

Boys Town
6.7

(1938) Boys Town

as Nun (uncredited)

Waiter No. 5
0.0

(1910) Waiter No. 5

as The Chief of Police's Wife

The Female of the Species
4.2

(1912) The Female of the Species

as The Miner's Wife

0.0

(1911) A Decree of Destiny

as A Nun

The Unwelcome Guest
5.0

(1913) The Unwelcome Guest

as The Wife

Lena and the Geese
4.2

(1912) Lena and the Geese

as Lena's Mother

The Telephone Girl and the Lady
5.0

(1913) The Telephone Girl and the Lady

as The Lady

Penrod
0.0

(1922) Penrod

as Mrs. Schofield

The Long Road
0.0

(1911) The Long Road

as Ned's Wife

The Adventures of Billy
5.7

(1911) The Adventures of Billy

as Rich Woman

A Temporary Truce
4.0

(1912) A Temporary Truce

as Mexican Jim's Wife

Fisher Folks
0.0

(1911) Fisher Folks

as At Fair

0.0

(1941) Whispers

as Gossip (uncredited)

Human Wreckage
0.0

(1923) Human Wreckage

as Mrs. Brown

Song of Revolt
6.0

(1937) Song of Revolt

as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)

Thy Name Is Woman
0.0

(1924) Thy Name Is Woman

as Juan's Mother

What Every Woman Knows
0.0

(1921) What Every Woman Knows

as Comtesse de la Brière

Heart's Haven
0.0

(1922) Heart's Haven

as May Caroline

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
5.9

(1932) The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)

The Man on the Rock
6.0

(1938) The Man on the Rock

as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)

They're Always Caught
5.8

(1938) They're Always Caught

as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)

Du Barry was a Lady
6.1

(1943) Du Barry was a Lady

as Subway Passenger

Presenting Lily Mars
6.1

(1943) Presenting Lily Mars

as Dowager

A Stranger from Somewhere
0.0

(1916) A Stranger from Somewhere

as Olga

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
2.0

(1939) Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as Gossiper

The Clean-Up
0.0

(1917) The Clean-Up

as Vera Vincent

Lady Scarface
5.1

(1941) Lady Scarface

as Mrs. Tuckerman

0.0

(1910) A Mohawk's Way

as ---

0.0

(1910) The Iconoclast

as ---

0.0

(1919) Rosalind at Redgate

as ---

The Wanderer
5.5

(1913) The Wanderer

as The Female Lover

So Near, Yet So Far
5.9

(1912) So Near, Yet So Far

as Rich Woman in Other Town

0.0

(1912) The God Within

as The Woodsman's Wife

0.0

(1911) A Woman Scorned

as The Doctor's Wife

Circus Days
6.5

(1923) Circus Days

as Martha

The Show Off
7.2

(1926) The Show Off

as Mom Fisher

The Tragedy of Youth
1.0

(1928) The Tragedy of Youth

as Mother

Olaf—An Atom
0.0

(1913) Olaf—An Atom

as A Parent

Imitation of Life
7.0

(1934) Imitation of Life

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Adventure
6.2

(1945) Adventure

as Woman in Library (uncredited)

Mixed Blood
0.0

(1916) Mixed Blood

as Nita Valyez

0.0

(1944) Men on Her Mind

as Mother Goodwin

0.0

(1913) The Stolen Bride

as The Wife

The West~Bound Limited
6.0

(1923) The West~Bound Limited

as Mrs. Bill Buckley

The Storm Woman
0.0

(1917) The Storm Woman

as ---

The Gates of Doom
0.0

(1917) The Gates of Doom

as Indore / Agatha

One Against the World
0.0

(1939) One Against the World

as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)

The Woman in the Suitcase
3.8

(1920) The Woman in the Suitcase

as Mrs. James B. Moreland

The Planter's Wife
5.0

(1908) The Planter's Wife

as Mrs. John Holland

The House of Darkness
5.0

(1913) The House of Darkness

as The Doctor's Wife

Union Depot
6.1

(1932) Union Depot

as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)

The Bronze Bride
0.0

(1917) The Bronze Bride

as A-Che-Chee

0.0

(1913) A Tender-Hearted Crook

as Edith

The Squaw's Love
5.0

(1911) The Squaw's Love

as Silver Fawn

Wilful Peggy
4.6

(1910) Wilful Peggy

as Housemaid

The Oath and the Man
4.5

(1910) The Oath and the Man

as Rebel

Fate's Turning
5.0

(1911) Fate's Turning

as At Hotel/At Wedding

The Follies Girl
0.0

(1919) The Follies Girl

as Nina

Prudence on Broadway
0.0

(1919) Prudence on Broadway

as Miss Grayson

Brothers
0.0

(1930) Brothers

as Bess Naughton

The End of the World
0.0

(1925) The End of the World

as Mrs. Joyce

0.0

(1925) The End of the World

as Mrs. Joyce

0.0

(1927) Winds of the Pampas

as Doña Maria Casandos

The Heart of a Bandit
0.0

(1915) The Heart of a Bandit

as Claire

0.0

(1910) The Message of the Violin

as The Other Woman's Servant

Through Eyes of Men
0.0

(1920) Through Eyes of Men

as Mrs. Virginia All