Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

  • Birthday: 1903-07-19
  • Deathday: 1981-10-25
  • Place of birth: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
  • Also know as: Violet May Rose

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.

Filmography

Found Alive

1933

As Edith Roberts

The Port of Missing Girls

1928

As Ruth King

Sunshine of Paradise Alley

1926

As Sunshine O'Day

Women Who Give

1924

As Emily Swift

Wedding Worries

1941

As Miss Douglas (uncredited)

Mockery

1927

As Countess Tatiana Alexandrova

The Public Pays

1936

As Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)

The Lady from Nowhere

1931

As Mollie Carter

The Last of the Mohicans

1920

As Cora Munro

The Grand Bounce

1937

As Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)

The Broken Mask

1928

As Caricia

The Face of the World

1921

As Thora

How to Read

1938

As Dental Patient (uncredited)

American Spoken Here

1940

As Corset Buyer (uncredited)

Tumbleweeds

1925

As Molly Lassiter

A Man's Past

1927

As Yvonne Fontaine

Main Street on the March!

1941

As Nurse (uncredited)

The Domineering Male

1940

As Party Hostess (uncredited)

The Cavalier

1928

As

The Notorious Lady

1927

As Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee

The Power of Love

1922

As Maria Almeda

Old Loves and New

1926

As Marny

Backstage

1927

As Julia Joyce

Another Man's Shoes

1922

As Mercia Solano

The Unfoldment

1922

As Martha Osborne

The Big Punch

1921

As Hope Standish

Arabia

1922

As Janice Terhune

Romance Land

1923

As Nan Harvess

The Tie That Binds

1923

As Mary Ellen Gray

Smoke Bellew

1929

As Joy Gastrell

Desert Vengeance

1931

As Anne Dixon

Seeing Hands

1943

As Ben's Mother (uncredited)

Brothers

1931

As Doris LaRue

Song of Revolt

1937

As Peasant Woman (uncredited)

The Spoilers

1923

As Helen Chester

A Way in the Wilderness

1940

As Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

On Probation

1935

As Mable Gordon

The Acquittal

1923

As Edith Craig

The Love Trader

1930

As Luane

What Fools Men

1925

As Jenny McFarlan

That Inferior Feeling

1940

As Bride (uncredited)

The Mad Whirl

1925

As Margie Taylor

Step on It!

1922

As Lorraine Leighton

Flag of Mercy

1942

As Nurse

Three on a Limb

1936

As Addie

The Lady or the Tiger?

1942

As Lady Behind the Door

Angel of Mercy

1939

As Wife (uncredited)

The Whipping Boss

1924

As Grace Woodward

It May Happen to You

1937

As Nurse (uncredited)

Midnight Phantom

1935

As Kathleen Ryan

That Mothers Might Live

1938

As Nun Reading Book (uncredited)

Women in Hiding

1940

As Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)

Sunny

1930

As Margaret Manners

Inflation

1942

As Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)

Sucker List

1941

As Secretary (uncredited)

The Talker

1925

As Barbara Farley

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941

As Angry Parent (uncredited)

The Haunted House

1928

As Nancy

Fashion News

1928

As Self

Tol'able David

1930

As Rose Kinemon

The Mine with the Iron Door

1936

As Secretary

Ring Around the Moon

1936

As Carol Anderson

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939

As Martha Switzer

Tiny Troubles

1939

As Alfalfa's mother

The Lash

1930

As Lupe

Condemned to Live

1935

As Martha Kristan

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

As Miss Booth

You, the People

1940

As Rooming House Diner

Maisie Was a Lady

1941

As Nurse (Uncredited)

Bubbling Troubles

1940

As Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)

Men in Fright

1938

As Sonny's Mother (uncredited)

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

As Elvira Carney

Brilliant Marriage

1936

As Brenda

The Death Kiss

1932

As Script Girl

Percy

1925

As Imogene Chandler

Sons of Steel

1934

As Miss Peters

Woman Against Woman

1938

As Nurse Sherwood

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

As Miss Wilson the Nurse with Baby (uncredited)

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939

As Woman in Movie House (uncredited)

I Love You Again

1940

As Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)

Stronger Than Desire

1939

As Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)

Born to Sing

1942

As Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)

Lost Angel

1943

As Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Meet the People

1944

As Ritz Patron (uncredited)

The First Hundred Years

1938

As Sadie (uncredited)

Ship Ahoy

1942

As Mrs. Loring

Young Dr. Kildare

1938

As Nurse (uncredited)

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

As Kate

Four Girls in White

1939

As Nurse Behind Counter

On Borrowed Time

1939

As Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)

Florian

1940

As Kingston's Secretary

The Chaser

1938

As Brandon's Secretary

Go West

1940

As Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)

Love Crazy

1941

As Renny's Secretary (uncredited)

Within the Law

1939

As Sarah - Gilder's Secretary

The Earl of Chicago

1940

As Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)

Du Barry was a Lady

1943

As Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

As Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous

1943

As Customer (uncredited)

We Who Are Young

1940

As Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)

Nazi Agent

1942

As Woman (uncredited)

Easy Money

1936

As Mrs. Ada Turner

Idiot's Delight

1939

As Nurse #1

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

As Miss Howard (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark

1941

As Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Sky Murder

1940

As Grand's Maid

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

As Woman at Railroad Station

Boys Town

1938

As Nun (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

As Assistant Boardinghouse Manager

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

As Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Dancing Co-Ed

1939

As Secretary (voice) (uncredited)

Honky Tonk

1941

As Salvation Army Woman

Broadway Serenade

1939

As Gracie (uncredited)

Born to Dance

1936

As Hector's Secretary (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

As Secretary (uncredited)

Souls for Sale

1923

As Herself - Celebrity Actress in Commissary

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

As Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

Girls of the Big House

1945

As Visitors Matron

Reunion in France

1942

As Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

1939

As Nurse

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

As Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

Best Foot Forward

1943

As Chaperone at Dance

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

As Nurse

Boom Town

1940

As Nurse (uncredited)

Big City

1937

As Woman Who Screams (uncredited)

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