Barbara Bedford
Acting
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
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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
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
Customer (uncredited)
movieReunion in France
1942
Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
movieRing Around the Moon
1936
Carol Anderson
movieForced Landing
1935
Mrs. Margaret Byrd
movieMidnight Phantom
1935
Kathleen Ryan
movieThe Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
Mrs. Munn
movieCondemned to Live
1935
Martha Kristan
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
movieTol'able David
1930
Rose Kinemon
movieSunny
1930
Margaret Manners
movieSmoke Bellew
1929
Joy Gastrell
movieThe Cavalier
1928
Lucia D'Arquista
Bitter Sweets
1928
Bett Kingston
movieThe Port of Missing Girls
1928
Ruth King
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
movieSunshine of Paradise Alley
1926
Sunshine O'Day
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
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 Big Punch
1921
Hope Standish
movieThe Last of the Mohicans
1920
Cora Munro
Deep Waters
1920
Betty West
The Miracle of Salt Lake
Pioneer Woman (Uncredited)