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)
Pagan Passions
1924
as Shirley Dangerfield
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Brenda
Go West
1940
as Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Arabian Love
1922
as Nadine Fortier
Backstage
1927
as Julia Joyce
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
Radio Hams
1939
as Mrs. Crane
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans
1920
as Cora Munro
Bitter Sweets
1928
as Bett Kingston
Deep Waters
1920
as Betty West
Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Carol Anderson
Honky Tonk
1941
as Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942
as Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Within the Law
1939
as Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
It May Happen to You
1937
as Nurse (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Boom Town
1940
as Nurse (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
1940
as Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Woman at Railroad Station
Cinderella of the Hills
1921
as Norris Gradley
Born to Sing
1942
as Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
as Martha Switzer
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Nun
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Nurse #1
Love Crazy
1941
as Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Gracie (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Secretary (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1940
as Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
Another Man's Shoes
1922
as Mercia Solano
The Whipping Boss
1924
as Grace Woodward
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Neighbor
Born to Dance
1936
as Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Nurse Behind Counter
Nazi Agent
1942
as Woman (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
You, the People
1940
as Rooming House Diner
Big City
1937
as Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Youth
1934
as Miss Booth
Old Loves and New
1926
as Marny
Alias Julius Caesar
1922
as Helen
Miracle Money
1938
as Miss Grant (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Nurse
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Chaperone at Dance
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
The Miracle of Salt Lake
as Pioneer Woman (Uncredited)
The Death Kiss
1932
as Script Girl
The Public Pays
1936
as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Sadie (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Brandon's Secretary
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Miss Howard (uncredited)
Meet the People
1944
as Ritz Patron (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Sky Murder
1940
as Grand's Maid
American Spoken Here
1940
as Corset Buyer (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The Sporting Lover
1926
Condemned to Live
1935
as Martha Kristan
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Mockery
1927
as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Marry the Girl
1928
as Elinor
The Forbidden Lover
1923
as Maria Almada
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Nurse (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
Seeing Hands
1943
as Ben's Mother (uncredited)
Three on a Limb
1936
as Addie
Tumbleweeds
1925
as Molly Lassiter
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Nurse (Uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
1938
as Nurse Sherwood
Fast Company
1938
as MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Nurse
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Kate
Forced Landing
1935
as Mrs. Margaret Byrd
Florian
1940
as Kingston's Secretary
The Port of Missing Girls
1928
as Ruth King
Tol'able David
1930
as Rose Kinemon
The Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Nurse
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
as Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Lost Angel
1943
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Double
1940
as Alfalfa's Mother
Champion of Lost Causes
1925
as Beatrice Charles
The Lash
1930
as Lupe
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)
Sucker List
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
That Inferior Feeling
1940
as Bride (uncredited)
Easy Money
1936
as Mrs. Ada Turner
The Domineering Male
1940
as Party Hostess (uncredited)
Man Under Cover
1922
as Margaret Langdon
Sons of Steel
1934
as Miss Peters
On Probation
1935
as Mable Gordon
Sunny
1930
as Margaret Manners
The Girl from Gay Paree
1927
as Mary Davis
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Miss Wilson (uncredited)
Smoke Bellew
1929
as Joy Gastrell
Main Street on the March!
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Who's Superstitious?
1943
as Wife
Bubbling Troubles
1940
as Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
as Mrs. Munn
That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Wife (uncredited)
Pound Foolish
1940
as Mayor's Secretary
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Visitors Matron
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
as Lady Behind the Door
Desert Vengeance
1931
as Anne Dixon
Life of an Actress
1927
as Nora Dowen
Wedding Worries
1941
as Miss Douglas (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Mrs. Loring
Devil’s Dice
1926
Out of the Silent North
1922
as Marcette Vallois
Percy
1925
as Imogene Chandler
A Man's Past
1927
as Yvonne Fontaine
Men in Fright
1938
as Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
The Cradle of Courage
1920
as Nora
The Spoilers
1923
as Helen Chester
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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- Pagan Passions (1924) — as Shirley Dangerfield
- Brilliant Marriage (1936) — as Brenda
- Go West (1940) — as Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
- Arabian Love (1922) — as Nadine Fortier
- Backstage (1927) — as Julia Joyce
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