Portrait of Claire McDowell

Acting

Claire McDowell

Career

Active from 1908 to 1939, busiest in 1913 with 32 main titles.

Leading roles
75
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Parade
The Big Parade
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claire McDowell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 11
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Melodrama 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Tragic Romance 6
  • Silent Film 6
  • Silent Era 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Historical Artifact 4
  • Classic Cinema 4
  • Simple Narrative 3
  • Silent Era Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

238
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

13 titles · average score 65
Adventure
Adventure (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Woman in Library (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)

Men on Her Mind
Men on Her Mind (1944)

as Mother Goodwin

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
GoodWatch score 79

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

as Woman in Bathroom

Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dowager

Lady Scarface
Lady Scarface (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Tuckerman

Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Woman at Station

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty (1940)

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1930s

46 titles · average score 62
Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy (1939)

as Mother (uncredited)

One Against the World
One Against the World (1939)

as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)

The Man on the Rock
The Man on the Rock (1938)

as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)

Murder by Television
Murder by Television (1935)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mrs. Houghland

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

Central Airport
Central Airport (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Blaine

By Appointment Only
By Appointment Only (1933)

as Mrs. Mary Carroll

Cornered
Cornered (1932)

as Jane's Aunt

An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

Young Desire
Young Desire (1930)

as Mrs. Spencer

Redemption
Redemption (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Anna Pavlovna

Wild Company
Wild Company (1930)

as Mrs. Laura Grayson

1920s

64 titles · average score 69
The Show Off
The Show Off (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mom Fisher

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
GoodWatch score 87

as Princess of Hur

The Big Parade
The Big Parade (1925)
GoodWatch score 90

as Mrs. Apperson

The End of the World
The End of the World (1925)

as Mrs. Joyce

Waking Up the Town
Waking Up the Town (1925)

as Mrs. Joyce

Dollar Down
Dollar Down (1925)

as Mrs. Meadows

The West~Bound Limited
The West~Bound Limited (1923)

as Mrs. Bill Buckley

Ashes of Vengeance
Ashes of Vengeance (1923)

as Margot's Aunt

Penrod
Penrod (1922)

as Mrs. Schofield

Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies (1921)

as Liz Trott

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dona Catalina Pulido

Something to Think About
Something to Think About (1920)
GoodWatch score 63

as Housekeeper

1910s

113 titles · average score 53
The House of Darkness
The House of Darkness (1913)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Doctor's Wife

The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)

as The Lady

The Female of the Species
The Female of the Species (1912)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Miner's Wife

The Baby and the Stork
The Baby and the Stork (1912)

as The Workman / The Mother

The Sunbeam
The Sunbeam (1912)
GoodWatch score 62

as The Spinster

In the Aisles of the Wild
In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)

as The Elder Daughter

A Temporary Truce
A Temporary Truce (1912)

as Mexican Jim's Wife

What Shall We Do with Our Old?
What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Old Carpenter's Wife

His Trust Fulfilled
His Trust Fulfilled (1911)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mrs. Frazier

His Trust
His Trust (1911)
GoodWatch score 45

as Col. Frazier's wife

A Woman Scorned
A Woman Scorned (1911)

as The Doctor's Wife

Swords and Hearts
Swords and Hearts (1911)
GoodWatch score 50

as Irene Lambert

1900s

2 titles
The Planter's Wife
The Planter's Wife (1908)

as Mrs. John Holland

The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild (1908)

as Party Guest