Claire McDowell

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It Happened One Night1934
Hangmen Also Die!1943
The Big Parade1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925

About Claire McDowell

Known for: Acting
Born: October 31, 1877
Died: October 23, 1966 (age 88)
Birthplace: 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 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…

Also credited as

Claire MacDowell, Clare Mc Dowell, Doris Carlton

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Filmography

Adventure1945as Woman in Library (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble1944as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind1944as Mother Goodwin
Du Barry Was a Lady1943as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine1943as Woman in Bathroom
Presenting Lily Mars1943as Dowager
Hangmen Also Die!1943as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Keeper of the Flame1943
Lady Scarface1941as Mrs. Tuckerman
Whispers1941as Gossip (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing1940as Pedestrian (uncredited)
A Failure at Fifty1940as Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison1940as Woman at Station
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939as Gossiper
Thunder Afloat1939as Nurse (uncredited)
One Against the World1939as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale1939as Jack of Diamonds Woman
Angel of Mercy1939as Mother (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight1939as Crying Mother
Stand Up and Fight1939as Woman
Boys Town1938as Nun (uncredited)
The Man on the Rock1938as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
They're Always Caught1938as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Three Comrades1938as Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
Test Pilot1938as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
A Night at the Movies1937as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff1937as Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
Song of Revolt1937as Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
Small Town Girl1936as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
August Week End1936as Alma Washburne
Murder by Television1935as Mrs. Houghland
Imitation of Life1934as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Two Heads on a Pillow1934as Mrs. Helen Gorman
British Agent1934as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Dr. Monica1934as Miss Bryerly (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime1934as Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
It Happened One Night1934as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Bedside1934as Nurse
Wild Boys of the Road1933as Mrs. Smith
By Appointment Only1933as Mrs. Mary Carroll
The Working Man1933as Benjamin's Secretary
Central Airport1933as Mrs. Blaine
Lawyer Man1932as Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity1932as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)
The Phantom Express1932as Ma Nolan
Cornered1932as Jane's Aunt
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain1932as Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case1932as Brooks' Landlady (uncredited)
Union Depot1932as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Under Eighteen1932as Seamstress (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade1931as Nancy - the Maid
An American Tragedy1931as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Mothers Cry1930as Mary's Mother
Brothers1930as Bess Naughton
Wild Company1930as Mrs. Laura Grayson
The Big House1930as Mrs. Marlowe
Young Desire1930as Mrs. Spencer
The Second Floor Mystery1930as Aunt Hattie
Redemption1930as Anna Pavlovna
The Quitter1929as Mrs. Abbott
Silks and Saddles1929as Mrs. Calhoun
The Flying Fleet1929as Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)
When Dreams Come True1929as Martha Shelby
Marriage by Contract1928as Mother
The Viking1928as Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
4 Devils1928as Woman
Don't Marry1928as Aunt Abigail Bowen
The Tragedy of Youth1928as Mother
Almost Human1927as Mrs. Livingston
The Shield of Honor1927as Mrs. MacDowell
Winds of the Pampas1927as Doña Maria Casandos
Tillie the Toiler1927as Ma Jones
The Black Diamond Express1927as Martha Foster
The Taxi Dancer1927as Aunt Mary
The Auctioneer1927as Mrs. Tim Eagan
A Little Journey1927as Aunt Louise
The Flaming Forest1926as Mrs. McTavish
The Show Off1926as Mom Fisher
The Unknown Soldier1926as John Phillips' sister
The Shamrock Handicap1926as Molly O'Shea
The Dixie Merchant1926as Josephine Fippany
The Devil's Circus1926as Mrs. Peterson
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925as Princess of Hur
The Midnight Flyer1925as Liza Slater
The Big Parade1925as Mrs. Apperson
The Tower of Lies1925as Katrina
Dollar Down1925as Mrs. Meadows
The End of the World1925as Mrs. Joyce
The End of the World1925as Mrs. Joyce
Waking Up the Town1925as Mrs. Joyce
The Reckless Sex1925as Concha
Those Who Dare1924as Mrs. Rollins
Secrets1924as Elizabeth Channing
Thy Name Is Woman1924as Juan's Mother
Judgment of the Storm1924as Mrs. Heath
Black Oxen1923as Agnes Trevor
Enemies of Children1923as Godfrey sister
Ponjola1923as Mrs. Hope
Ashes of Vengeance1923as Margot's Aunt
Circus Days1923as Martha
Human Wreckage1923as Mrs. Brown
Michael O'Halloran1923as Nancy Harding
The West~Bound Limited1923as Mrs. Bill Buckley
Quincy Adams Sawyer1922as Mrs. Putnam
Heart's Haven1922as May Caroline
Nice People1922as Margaret Rainsford
The Ragged Heiress1922as Sylvia Moreton
Penrod1922as Mrs. Schofield
Rent Free1922as Countess de Mourney
Love Never Dies1921as Liz Trott
Wealth1921as Mrs. Dominick
Mother o' Mine1921as Mrs. Sheldon
What Every Woman Knows1921as Comtesse de la Brière
Midsummer Madness1921as Mrs. Osborne
Prisoners of Love1921as Her Mother
The Mark of Zorro1920as Dona Catalina Pulido
Something to Think About1920as Housekeeper
The Jack-Knife Man1920as Lize Merdin
Through Eyes of Men1920as Mrs. Virginia All
The Gift Supreme1920as Lalia Graun
Blind Youth1920as Elizabeth Monnier
The Devil's Riddle1920as Mrs. Potts
The Woman in the Suitcase1920as Mrs. James B. Moreland
The Feud1919as Mary Lynch
Heart o' the Hills1919as Martha Hawn
Chasing Rainbows1919as Mrs. Walters
Prudence on Broadway1919as Miss Grayson
The Follies Girl1919as Nina
Rosalind at Redgate1919
The Return of Mary1918as Mrs. John Denby Sr.
You Can't Believe Everything1918as Grace Dardley
Captain of His Soul1918as Annette
The Storm Woman1917
The Empty Gun1917as Mary
The Clean-Up1917as Vera Vincent
The Bronze Bride1917as A-Che-Chee
The Gates of Doom1917as Indore / Agatha
Avarice1917as The Miserly Old Woman
The White Raven1917as Daisy
The Right to Be Happy1916as Mrs. Cratchit
Mixed Blood1916as Nita Valyez
A Stranger from Somewhere1916as Olga
Cupid Entangled1915as The Actress
As It Happened1915as The Ranchman's Daughter
Old Offenders1915as Joe's Wife
Her Convert1915as The Old Inventor's Daughter
The Way Out1915as The Young School Teacher
Her Dormant Love1915as The Discontented Wife
Truth Stranger Than Fiction1915as Crook
The Canceled Mortgage1915as The Widowed Mother
A Day's Adventure1915as Hogan's Moll
The Gambler's I.O.U.1915as Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter
The Miser's Legacy1915as The Crook's Wife
The Sheriff's Dilemma1915as Molly
The Heart of a Bandit1915as Claire
Men and Women1914as Mrs. Stephen Rodman
The Cracksman's Gratitude1914
Her Hand1914as Olga
Her Father's Silent Partner1914
A Nest Unfeathered1914as Kate
His Fireman's Conscience1914as Mrs. Daily
The Fatal Wedding1914
Waifs1914
Concentration1914as The Mother
The Abandoned Well1913as The Widow
For Her Government1913
The House of Discord1913as The Sister-in-Law
All for Science1913as Detective
The Detective's Stratagem1913as Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
The Stopped Clock1913as The Antique Dealer's Daughter
The Van Nostrand Tiara1913as Kate
A Tender-Hearted Crook1913as Edith
The Law and His Son1913as Marguerite, Manning's Sister
The Stolen Treaty1913as Olga
The Strong Man's Burden1913as Ida Glynn, The Nurse
The Crook and the Girl1913as The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
The Work Habit1913as The Daughter in the City
I Was Meant for You1913as Lavina
Under the Shadow of the Law1913as John Haywood's Sister
The Vengeance of Galora1913as Galora
A Misappropriated Turkey1913as Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan
The Mirror1913as Daisy
A Gambler's Honor1913as Beth
The Enemy's Baby1913as Miller's Wife
A Gamble with Death1913as Kate
The Switchtower1913as The Switchman's Wife
The Well1913as The Farmer's Wife
The Ranchero's Revenge1913as The Schemer's Associate
Olaf—An Atom1913as A Parent
The House of Darkness1913as The Doctor's Wife
The Stolen Loaf1913as The Rich Woman
The Tenderfoot's Money1913as The Prospector's Wife
The Wanderer1913as The Female Lover
The Stolen Bride1913as The Wife
The Unwelcome Guest1913as The Wife
The Wrong Bottle1913as The Blind Sister
The Telephone Girl and the Lady1913as The Lady
The God Within1912as The Woodsman's Wife
A Cry for Help1912as The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient
The Massacre1912as Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
The New York Hat1912as The Main Gossip
A Sailor’s Heart1912as The Sailor's Third Sweetheart
In the Aisles of the Wild1912as The Elder Daughter
So Near, Yet So Far1912as Rich Woman in Other Town
Two Daughters of Eve1912as The Mother
Man's Genesis1912as Cave Woman
The School Teacher and the Waif1912as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
Lena and the Geese1912as Lena's Mother
A Temporary Truce1912as Mexican Jim's Wife
When the Fire-Bells Rang1912as An Actress
The Old Actor1912as At Audition
The Female of the Species1912as The Miner's Wife
A String of Pearls1912as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
The Sunbeam1912as The Spinster
The Sands of Dee1912as Artist's fiancee
Under Burning Skies1912as The Friend
Billy's Stratagem1912as Billy's Mother
The Baby and the Stork1912as The Mother / The Workman
A Woman Scorned1911as The Doctor's Wife
The Long Road1911as Ned's Wife
The Adventures of Billy1911as Rich Woman
The Unveiling1911
The Squaw's Love1911as Silver Fawn
Swords and Hearts1911as Irene Lambert
The Sorrowful Example1911as The Wife
A Country Cupid1911as The Half-Wit's Mother
The Primal Call1911as The Woman
The Manicure Lady1911as Lunchroom Hostess
The Broken Cross1911as Kate's Mother
The Spanish Gypsy1911as Paula
A Decree of Destiny1911as A Nun
Fisher Folks1911as At Fair
What Shall We Do with Our Old?1911as The Old Carpenter's Wife
Fate's Turning1911as At Hotel/At Wedding
His Trust Fulfilled1911as Mrs. Frazier
His Trust1911as Col. Frazier's wife
The Golden Supper1910as Lady-in-Waiting
His New Lid1910
Waiter No. 51910as The Chief of Police's Wife
The Message of the Violin1910as The Other Woman's Servant
The Iconoclast1910
Rose o' Salem Town1910
The Oath and the Man1910as Rebel
A Mohawk's Way1910
Muggsy Becomes a Hero1910as One of the Sisters Frost
Wilful Peggy1910as Housemaid
The Usurer1910as Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
A Flash of Light1910as At First Party
Love Among the Roses1910
The Call of the Wild1908as Party Guest
The Planter's Wife1908as Mrs. John Holland
The Devil1908

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