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- Height6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
- Nelson McDowell was born on August 14, 1870 in Greenville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1920), The Girl of the Golden West (1923) and The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924). He was married to Sophie Lottie Green. He died on November 3, 1947 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseSophie Lottie Green(1900 - 1916) (divorced)
- Shot and killed himself after finding out he had cancer.
- Played preacher David Gamut in the 1920 (The Last of the Mohicans (1920)) and 1936 (The Last of the Mohicans (1936)) versions of "The Last of the Mohicans".
- Profiled in "Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known (2 Volume Set)" by George A. Katchmer (2012).
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