- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1903
- Place of Birth
- Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- October 25, 1981
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 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 wester…
Filmography
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
movieGirls of the Big House
1945 · Visitors Matron
movieMeet the People
1944 · Ritz Patron (uncredited)
movieLost Angel
1943 · Telephone Operator (uncredited)
movieBest Foot Forward
1943 · Chaperone at Dance
movieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
movieSeeing Hands
1943 · Ben's Mother (uncredited)
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Secretary (uncredited)
moviePresenting Lily Mars
1943 · Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
movieFamily Troubles
1943
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943 · Customer (uncredited)
movieWho's Superstitious?
1943 · Wife
movieReunion in France
1942 · Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
movieTortilla Flat
1942 · Nun
movieShip Ahoy
1942 · Mrs. Loring
movieThe Lady or the Tiger?
1942 · Lady Behind the Door
movieNazi Agent
1942 · Woman (uncredited)
movieBorn to Sing
1942 · Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
movieFlag of Mercy
1942 · Nurse
movieInflation
1942 · Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
movieWedding Worries
1941 · Miss Douglas (uncredited)
movieMain Street on the March!
1941 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieCome Back, Miss Pipps
1941 · Angry Parent (uncredited)
movieHonky Tonk
1941 · Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941 · Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
movieSucker List
1941 · Secretary (uncredited)
movieLove Crazy
1941 · Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
movie1-2-3-Go!
1941 · Nurse
movieMaisie Was a Lady
1941 · Nurse (Uncredited)
movieGo West
1940 · Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
movieYou, the People
1940 · Rooming House Diner
movieAmerican Spoken Here
1940 · Corset Buyer (uncredited)
movieLittle Nellie Kelly
1940 · Miss Wilson (uncredited)
movieThird Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Woman at Railroad Station
movieSky Murder
1940 · Grand's Maid
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
movieBoom Town
1940 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieI Love You Again
1940 · Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
movieGold Rush Maisie
1940 · Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
movieWe Who Are Young
1940 · Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
movieA Way in the Wilderness
1940 · Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
movieWomen in Hiding
1940 · Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
movieFlorian
1940 · Kingston's Secretary
Bubbling Troubles
1940 · Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)
movieThe Domineering Male
1940 · Party Hostess (uncredited)
movieAll About Hash
1940 · Alfalfa's Mother
moviePound Foolish
1940 · Mayor's Secretary
movieThat Inferior Feeling
1940 · Bride (uncredited)
movieAlfalfa's Double
1940 · Alfalfa's Mother
movieThe Earl of Chicago
1940 · Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
movieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · Neighbor
movieDancing Co-Ed
1939 · Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
movieAndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939 · Miss Howard (uncredited)
movieOn Borrowed Time
1939 · Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
movieStronger Than Desire
1939 · Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
movieAngel of Mercy
1939 · Wife (uncredited)
movieRadio Hams
1939 · Mrs. Crane
movieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939 · Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
movieBroadway Serenade
1939 · Gracie (uncredited)
movieSergeant Madden
1939 · Nurse
movieWithin the Law
1939 · Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
movieTiny Troubles
1939 · Alfalfa's mother
movieFour Girls in White
1939 · Nurse Behind Counter
movieIdiot's Delight
1939 · Nurse #1
movieBurn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939 · Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
movieAlfalfa's Aunt
1939 · Martha Switzer
Men in Fright
1938 · Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
movieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieToo Hot to Handle
1938 · MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
movieBoys Town
1938 · Nun (uncredited)
movieHow to Read
1938 · Dental Patient (uncredited)
movieRich Man, Poor Girl
1938 · Kate
movieThe Chaser
1938 · Brandon's Secretary
movieFast Company
1938 · MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
movieWoman Against Woman
1938 · Nurse Sherwood
movieThat Mothers Might Live
1938 · Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
movieMiracle Money
1938 · Miss Grant (uncredited)
movieThe First Hundred Years
1938 · Sadie (uncredited)
movieNavy Blue and Gold
1937 · Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
movieBig City
1937 · Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
movieIt May Happen to You
1937 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieSong of Revolt
1937 · Peasant Woman (uncredited)
movieThe Grand Bounce
1937 · Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
movieBorn to Dance
1936 · Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
movieThe Public Pays
1936 · Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
movieEasy Money
1936 · Mrs. Ada Turner
movieThe Mine with the Iron Door
1936 · Secretary
movieBrilliant Marriage
1936 · Brenda
movieRing Around the Moon
1936 · Carol Anderson
movieThree on a Limb
1936 · Addie
movieForced Landing
1935 · Mrs. Margaret Byrd
movieMidnight Phantom
1935 · Kathleen Ryan
movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Nurse
movieThe Spanish Cape Mystery
1935 · Mrs. Munn
movieCondemned to Live
1935 · Martha Kristan
movieThe Keeper of the Bees
1935 · Nurse
movieOn Probation
1935 · Mable Gordon
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1935 · Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)
movieSons of Steel
1934 · Miss Peters
movieA Girl of the Limberlost
1934 · Elvira Carney
movieTomorrow's Youth
1934 · Miss Booth
movieFound Alive
1933 · Edith Roberts
movieThe Death Kiss
1932 · Script Girl
movieThe Lady from Nowhere
1931 · Mollie Carter
movieBrothers
1931 · Doris LaRue
movieDesert Vengeance
1931 · Anne Dixon
movieThe Lash
1930 · Lupe
movieTol'able David
1930 · Rose Kinemon
movieSunny
1930 · Margaret Manners
movieThe Love Trader
1930 · Luane
movieSmoke Bellew
1929 · Joy Gastrell
movieFashion News
1928 · Self
movieThe Haunted House
1928 · Nancy
movieThe Cavalier
1928 · Lucia D'Arquista
Bitter Sweets
1928 · Bett Kingston
movieThe Port of Missing Girls
1928 · Ruth King
Marry the Girl
1928 · Elinor
movieThe Broken Mask
1928 · Caricia
movieThe Girl from Gay Paree
1927 · Mary Davis
movieA Man's Past
1927 · Yvonne Fontaine
movieMockery
1927 · Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
movieBackstage
1927 · Julia Joyce
movieThe Notorious Lady
1927 · Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
Life of an Actress
1927 · Nora Dowen
movieSunshine of Paradise Alley
1926 · Sunshine O'Day
movieDevil’s Dice
1926
movieThe Sporting Lover
1926
movieOld Loves and New
1926 · Marny
movieTumbleweeds
1925 · Molly Lassiter
movieWhat Fools Men
1925 · Jenny McFarlan
movieThe Talker
1925 · Barbara Farley
moviePercy
1925 · Imogene Chandler
movieThe Mad Whirl
1925 · Margie Taylor
movieChampion of Lost Causes
1925 · Beatrice Charles
movieWomen Who Give
1924 · Emily Swift
moviePagan Passions
1924 · Shirley Dangerfield
The Whipping Boss
1924 · Grace Woodward
movieThe Acquittal
1923 · Edith Craig
movieThe Spoilers
1923 · Helen Chester
The Forbidden Lover
1923 · Maria Almada
movieSouls for Sale
1923 · Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
movieThe Tie That Binds
1923 · Mary Ellen Gray
movieRomance Land
1923 · Nan Harvess
Another Man's Shoes
1922 · Mercia Solano
movieArabia
1922 · Janice Terhune
movieMan Under Cover
1922 · Margaret Langdon
movieThe Power of Love
1922 · Maria Almeda
movieAlias Julius Caesar
1922 · Helen
movieOut of the Silent North
1922 · Marcette Vallois
movieStep on It!
1922 · Lorraine Leighton
movieArabian Love
1922 · Nadine Fortier
movieThe Unfoldment
1922 · Martha Osborne
movieCinderella of the Hills
1921 · Norris Gradley
movieThe Face of the World
1921 · Thora
movieThe Big Punch
1921 · Hope Standish
movieThe Last of the Mohicans
1920 · Cora Munro
Deep Waters
1920 · Betty West
movieThe Cradle of Courage
1920 · Nora
The Miracle of Salt Lake
— · Pioneer Woman (Uncredited)