Actor
Claire McDowell
October 31, 1877 · 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 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Alan Hale
3 titles together
It Happened One Night, Imitation of Life, Union Depot
Spencer Tracy
3 titles together
Boys Town, Test Pilot, Keeper of the Flame
Henry Hull
3 titles together
Boys Town, Three Comrades, Miracles for Sale
Arthur Aylesworth
3 titles together
Boys Town, Test Pilot, British Agent
Clark Gable
2 titles together
It Happened One Night, Test Pilot
Claudette Colbert
2 titles together
It Happened One Night, Imitation of Life
Full filmography · 150
Adventure
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
1945
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
1944
Men on Her Mind
as Mother Goodwin
1944
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine
as Woman in Bathroom
19437.1
Presenting Lily Mars
as Dowager
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
19436.9
Keeper of the Flame
cast
19436.6
Lady Scarface
as Mrs. Tuckerman
1941
Whispers
as Gossip (uncredited)
1941
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
1940
The Golden Fleecing
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1940