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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Land Is Mine (1943) | Woman in Bathroom | 4 | |
| 2 | Presenting Lily Mars (1943) | Dowager | - | - |
| 3 | Hangmen Also Die! (1943) | Counterwoman (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Lady Scarface (1941) | Mrs. Tuckerman | - | - |
| 5 | Boys Town (1938) | Nun (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 6 | Test Pilot (1938) | Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 7 | Three Comrades (1938) | Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 8 | It Happened One Night (1934) | Mother on Bus (uncredited) | 8.1 | |
| 9 | Imitation of Life (1934) | Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
| 10 | Wild Boys of the Road (1933) | Mrs. Smith | 8 | |
| 11 | Lawyer Man (1932) | Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited) | - | - |
| 12 | The Big House (1930) | Mrs. Marlowe | 6 | |
| 13 | The Shield of Honor (1927) | Mrs. MacDowell | 4 | |
| 14 | The Show Off (1926) | Mom Fisher | - | - |
| 15 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | Princess of Hur | 6 | |
| 16 | The Big Parade (1925) | Mrs. Apperson | 6.5 | |
| 17 | The Jack-Knife Man (1920) | Lize Merdin | 3 | |
| 18 | The Mark of Zorro (1920) | Dona Catalina Pulido | 6.5 | |
| 19 | The New York Hat (1912) | The Main Gossip | 2 | |
| 20 | The School Teacher and the Waif (1912) | The Street Fakir's Sweetheart | - | - |
| 21 | The Sunbeam (1912) | The Spinster | 4 | |
| 22 | The Old Actor (1912) | At Audition | 2 | |
| 23 | His Trust (1911) | Col. Frazier's wife | 1 | |
| 24 | Swords and Hearts (1911) | Irene Lambert | 3 |
