Claire McDowell
Acting
Born October 31, 1877 · New York City, New York, USA
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 Christ (1925), both in which she played mothers. She was married to silent screen character actor Charl…
Known For · 40 titles
MGM Parade
It Happened One Night
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Her Convert
Boys Town
Hangmen Also Die!
British Agent
Dollar Down
Chasing Rainbows
Penrod
Her Father's Silent Partner
Du Barry Was a Lady
Blind Youth
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
The Mark of Zorro
This Land Is Mine
Central Airport
The Big House
Imitation of Life
Wild Boys of the Road
The Big Parade
Presenting Lily Mars
Avarice
The Stolen Bride
As It Happened
Stand Up and Fight
Men on Her Mind
The Mirror
Idiot's Delight
Young Desire
The Follies Girl
Wealth
Old Offenders
The Ragged Heiress
Captain of His Soul
When Dreams Come True
Young Tom Edison
The End of the World
Concentration
Three Comrades