Barbara Bedford
Known for Acting · 159 credits
- Born
- 1903-07-19
- Died
- 1981-10-25
- Place of birth
- Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Violet May Rose · Violet Rose · Барбара Бедфорд
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945.
After high school she set out for Hollywood. She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he helped her get a small role in his 1920 movie The Cradle of Courage. While working as an extra that same year on The White Circle, she was noticed by fellow cast member John Gilbert, who recommended her to director Maurice Tourneur. Tourneur cast her alongside Gilbert in Deep Waters. Tourneur also cast her in The Last of the Mohicans, where she was the love interest for Alan Roscoe, whom she later married in real life.
In 1925 she appeared opposite Hart in his final film, Tumbleweeds, a key western of the silent period. She starred in the 1926 silent film Old Loves and New and in Mockery with Lon Chaney the following year.
When her career declined after the switch to sound, she signed with MGM in 1936 to play bit and extra parts. Her last known film appearance was in 1945.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (158)
Sons of Steel
1934
as Miss Peters
Boom Town
1940
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Talker
1925
as Barbara Farley
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Mrs. Loring
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Nun
Arabia
1922
as Janice Terhune
Go West
1940
as Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Gracie (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
1942
as Woman (uncredited)
Found Alive
1933
as Edith Roberts
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Secretary (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Tumbleweeds
1925
as Molly Lassiter
Love Crazy
1941
as Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Wedding Worries
1941
as Miss Douglas (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942
as Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Fast Company
1938
as MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Smoke Bellew
1929
as Joy Gastrell
Born to Dance
1936
as Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
The Lash
1930
as Lupe
I Love You Again
1940
as Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1923
as Helen Chester
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
On Probation
1935
as Mable Gordon
Big City
1937
as Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Sunny
1930
as Margaret Manners
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
1938
as Nurse Sherwood
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Sadie (uncredited)
Florian
1940
as Kingston's Secretary
Lost Angel
1943
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Nurse #1
Main Street on the March!
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Woman at Railroad Station
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Neighbor
Condemned to Live
1935
as Martha Kristan
American Spoken Here
1940
as Corset Buyer (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Nurse
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Tol'able David
1930
as Rose Kinemon
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
The Public Pays
1936
as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Pound Foolish
1940
as Mayor's Secretary
We Who Are Young
1940
as Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Nurse
The Death Kiss
1932
as Script Girl
The Big Punch
1921
as Hope Standish
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Nurse
The Last of the Mohicans
1920
as Cora Munro
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Chaperone at Dance
The Cavalier
1928
as Lucia D'Arquista
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
The Tie That Binds
1923
as Mary Ellen Gray
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Kate
Sky Murder
1940
as Grand's Maid
Mockery
1927
as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
as Martha Switzer
Women Who Give
1924
as Emily Swift
Inflation
1942
as Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Brandon's Secretary
Midnight Phantom
1935
as Kathleen Ryan
The Grand Bounce
1937
as Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
The Girl from Gay Paree
1927
as Mary Davis
Meet the People
1944
as Ritz Patron (uncredited)
Miracle Money
1938
as Miss Grant (uncredited)
Forced Landing
1935
as Mrs. Margaret Byrd
Four Girls in White
1939
as Nurse Behind Counter
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Miss Howard (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Miss Wilson (uncredited)
The Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Nurse
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
as Secretary
Tiny Troubles
1939
as Alfalfa's mother
Another Man's Shoes
1922
as Mercia Solano
Fashion News
1928
as Self
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
The Mad Whirl
1925
as Margie Taylor
Men in Fright
1938
as Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
What Fools Men
1925
as Jenny McFarlan
Tomorrow's Youth
1934
as Miss Booth
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Nurse (Uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Power of Love
1922
as Maria Almeda
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Visitors Matron
The Face of the World
1921
as Thora
A Man's Past
1927
as Yvonne Fontaine
Step on It!
1922
as Lorraine Leighton
The Whipping Boss
1924
as Grace Woodward
Easy Money
1936
as Mrs. Ada Turner
Born to Sing
1942
as Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Wife (uncredited)
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
as Lady Behind the Door
The Sporting Lover
1926
Women in Hiding
1940
as Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
as Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Man Under Cover
1922
as Margaret Langdon
You, the People
1940
as Rooming House Diner
How to Read
1938
as Dental Patient (uncredited)
Desert Vengeance
1931
as Anne Dixon
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
as Angry Parent (uncredited)
That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
The Forbidden Lover
1923
as Maria Almada
Flag of Mercy
1942
as Nurse
Sucker List
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Lady from Nowhere
1931
as Mollie Carter
The Notorious Lady
1927
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
The Domineering Male
1940
as Party Hostess (uncredited)
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Brenda
Deep Waters
1920
as Betty West
Song of Revolt
1937
as Peasant Woman (uncredited)
A Way in the Wilderness
1940
as Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
About Barbara Bedford
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945. After high school she set out for Hollywood. She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he helped her get a small role in his 1920 movie The Cradle of Courage. While working as an extra that same year on The White Circle, she was noticed by fell… With 159 credits spanning from 1920 to 1955, Barbara Bedford has appeared in 158 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Barbara Bedford Movies
- Sons of Steel (1934) — as Miss Peters
- Boom Town (1940) — as Nurse (uncredited)
- The Talker (1925) — as Barbara Farley
- Ship Ahoy (1942) — as Mrs. Loring
- Tortilla Flat (1942) — as Nun
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