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)
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Mrs. Loring
Arabia
1922
as Janice Terhune
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Nun
The Talker
1925
as Barbara Farley
Found Alive
1933
as Edith Roberts
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Gracie (uncredited)
Tumbleweeds
1925
as Molly Lassiter
The Lash
1930
as Lupe
The Spoilers
1923
as Helen Chester
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Boom Town
1940
as Nurse (uncredited)
Wedding Worries
1941
as Miss Douglas (uncredited)
On Probation
1935
as Mable Gordon
Smoke Bellew
1929
as Joy Gastrell
Go West
1940
as Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
1938
as Nurse Sherwood
Fast Company
1938
as MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942
as Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Sons of Steel
1934
as Miss Peters
Florian
1940
as Kingston's Secretary
Nazi Agent
1942
as Woman (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)
Love Crazy
1941
as Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Big City
1937
as Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Brandon's Secretary
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Nurse (Uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Kate
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Secretary (uncredited)
Sunny
1930
as Margaret Manners
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Miss Howard (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Nurse
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Nurse
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
as Secretary
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Neighbor
Tol'able David
1930
as Rose Kinemon
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Sadie (uncredited)
Born to Dance
1936
as Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Woman at Railroad Station
Within the Law
1939
as Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
Miracle Money
1938
as Miss Grant (uncredited)
Condemned to Live
1935
as Martha Kristan
Lost Angel
1943
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
1940
as Corset Buyer (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Nurse #1
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
The Cavalier
1928
as Lucia D'Arquista
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Miss Wilson (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1940
as Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
The Public Pays
1936
as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Youth
1934
as Miss Booth
The Last of the Mohicans
1920
as Cora Munro
Main Street on the March!
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Family Troubles
1943
Mockery
1927
as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
The Death Kiss
1932
as Script Girl
Fashion News
1928
as Self
Pound Foolish
1940
as Mayor's Secretary
The Tie That Binds
1923
as Mary Ellen Gray
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Nurse (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
The Face of the World
1921
as Thora
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Nurse
The Lady from Nowhere
1931
as Mollie Carter
The Mad Whirl
1925
as Margie Taylor
A Girl of the Limberlost
1934
as Elvira Carney
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
The Love Trader
1930
as Luane
The Grand Bounce
1937
as Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
Meet the People
1944
as Ritz Patron (uncredited)
You, the People
1940
as Rooming House Diner
Alias Julius Caesar
1922
as Helen
A Man's Past
1927
as Yvonne Fontaine
Four Girls in White
1939
as Nurse Behind Counter
Easy Money
1936
as Mrs. Ada Turner
Inflation
1942
as Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
The Big Punch
1921
as Hope Standish
The Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Nurse
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Visitors Matron
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Chaperone at Dance
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Midnight Phantom
1935
as Kathleen Ryan
The Sporting Lover
1926
The Whipping Boss
1924
as Grace Woodward
Women Who Give
1924
as Emily Swift
Born to Sing
1942
as Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Romance Land
1923
as Nan Harvess
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
as Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Sucker List
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles
1939
as Alfalfa's mother
Sky Murder
1940
as Grand's Maid
Men in Fright
1938
as Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
as Martha Switzer
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Brenda
Another Man's Shoes
1922
as Mercia Solano
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
as Lady Behind the Door
Who's Superstitious?
1943
as Wife
Radio Hams
1939
as Mrs. Crane
The Forbidden Lover
1923
as Maria Almada
The Power of Love
1922
as Maria Almeda
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Wife (uncredited)
Desert Vengeance
1931
as Anne Dixon
Forced Landing
1935
as Mrs. Margaret Byrd
Step on It!
1922
as Lorraine Leighton
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
as Mrs. Munn
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
as Angry Parent (uncredited)
How to Read
1938
as Dental Patient (uncredited)
Three on a Limb
1936
as Addie
Backstage
1927
as Julia Joyce
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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- Ship Ahoy (1942) — as Mrs. Loring
- Arabia (1922) — as Janice Terhune
- Tortilla Flat (1942) — as Nun
- The Talker (1925) — as Barbara Farley
- Found Alive (1933) — as Edith Roberts
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