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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
Gold Rush Maisie
(1940)
Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Boom Town
(1940)
Nurse (uncredited)
Boys Town
(1938)
Nun (uncredited)
Love Crazy
(1941)
Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Go West
(1940)
Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
(1939)
Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans
(1920)
Cora Munro
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Secretary (uncredited)
I Love You Again
(1940)
Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Last of the Mohicans
(1920)
Cora Munro
The Cradle of Courage
(1920)
Nora
The Big Punch
(1921)
Hope Standish
The Face of the World
(1921)
Thora
Cinderella of the Hills
(1921)
Arabia
(1922)
Janice Terhune
The Power of Love
(1922)
Maria Almeda
The Unfoldment
(1922)
Martha Osborne
Step on It!
(1922)
Lorraine Leighton
Another Man's Shoes
(1922)
Mercia Solano
Romance Land
(1923)
Nan Harvess
The Tie That Binds
(1923)
Mary Ellen Gray
The Acquittal
(1923)
Edith Craig
Souls for Sale
(1923)
Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
The Spoilers
(1923)
Helen Chester
The Whipping Boss
(1924)
Grace Woodward
Women Who Give
(1924)
Emily Swift
The Mad Whirl
(1925)
Margie Taylor
The Talker
(1925)
Barbara Farley
Tumbleweeds
(1925)
Molly Lassiter
Percy
(1925)
Imogene Chandler
What Fools Men
(1925)
Jenny McFarlan
The Sporting Lover
(1926)
Sunshine of Paradise Alley
(1926)
Sunshine O'Day
Old Loves and New
(1926)
Marny
A Man's Past
(1927)
Yvonne Fontaine
The Notorious Lady
(1927)
Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
Mockery
(1927)
Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Life of an Actress
(1927)
Nora Dowen
Backstage
(1927)
Julia Joyce
The Broken Mask
(1928)
Caricia
The Port of Missing Girls
(1928)
Ruth King
The Haunted House
(1928)
Nancy
Fashion News
(1928)
Self
The Cavalier
(1928)
Smoke Bellew
(1929)
Joy Gastrell
Tol'able David
(1930)
Rose Kinemon
The Lash
(1930)
Lupe
The Love Trader
(1930)
Luane
Sunny
(1930)
Margaret Manners
Brothers
(1931)
Doris LaRue
Desert Vengeance
(1931)
Anne Dixon
The Lady from Nowhere
(1931)
Mollie Carter
The Death Kiss
(1932)
Script Girl
Found Alive
(1933)
Edith Roberts
Tomorrow's Youth
(1934)
Miss Booth
Sons of Steel
(1934)
Miss Peters
A Girl of the Limberlost
(1934)
Elvira Carney
On Probation
(1935)
Mable Gordon
The Keeper of the Bees
(1935)
Nurse
Midnight Phantom
(1935)
Kathleen Ryan
Condemned to Live
(1935)
Martha Kristan
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Nurse
Born to Dance
(1936)
Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
Brilliant Marriage
(1936)
Brenda
Easy Money
(1936)
Mrs. Ada Turner
Three on a Limb
(1936)
Addie
The Public Pays
(1936)
Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
The Mine with the Iron Door
(1936)
Secretary
Ring Around the Moon
(1936)
Carol Anderson
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
(1937)
Nurse (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce
(1937)
Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
Song of Revolt
(1937)
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Big City
(1937)
Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Men in Fright
(1938)
Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
(1938)
Nurse Sherwood
How to Read
(1938)
Dental Patient (uncredited)
That Mothers Might Live
(1938)
Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
Boys Town
(1938)
Nun (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
(1938)
Nurse (uncredited)
Rich Man, Poor Girl
(1938)
Kate
The First Hundred Years
(1938)
Sadie (uncredited)
Miracle Money
(1938)
Miss Grant (uncredited)
The Chaser
(1938)
Brandon's Secretary
Angel of Mercy
(1939)
Wife (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
(1939)
Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
(1939)
Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
(1939)
Nurse
On Borrowed Time
(1939)
Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
(1939)
Gracie (uncredited)
Within the Law
(1939)
Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
Idiot's Delight
(1939)
Nurse #1
Stronger Than Desire
(1939)
Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles
(1939)
Alfalfa's mother
Four Girls in White
(1939)
Nurse Behind Counter
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
(1939)
Miss Howard (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Aunt
(1939)
Martha Switzer
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939)
Neighbor
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
(1940)
Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
That Inferior Feeling
(1940)
Bride (uncredited)
Florian
(1940)
Kingston's Secretary
Little Nellie Kelly
(1940)
Miss Wilson the Nurse with Baby (uncredited)
Sky Murder
(1940)
Grand's Maid
Boom Town
(1940)
Nurse (uncredited)
You, the People
(1940)
Rooming House Diner
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Woman at Railroad Station
Women in Hiding
(1940)
Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
Go West
(1940)
Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
I Love You Again
(1940)
Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
The Domineering Male
(1940)
Party Hostess (uncredited)
A Way in the Wilderness
(1940)
Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
(1940)
Corset Buyer (uncredited)
Bubbling Troubles
(1940)
Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
(1940)
Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
(1940)
Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
(1941)
Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Sucker List
(1941)
Secretary (uncredited)
Wedding Worries
(1941)
Miss Douglas (uncredited)
Main Street on the March!
(1941)
Nurse (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
(1941)
Nurse (Uncredited)
Honky Tonk
(1941)
Salvation Army Woman
Love Crazy
(1941)
Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
(1941)
Angry Parent (uncredited)
Inflation
(1942)
Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
Born to Sing
(1942)
Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
(1942)
Woman (uncredited)
The Lady or the Tiger?
(1942)
Lady Behind the Door
Flag of Mercy
(1942)
Nurse
Ship Ahoy
(1942)
Mrs. Loring
Reunion in France
(1942)
Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Secretary (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
(1943)
Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Best Foot Forward
(1943)
Chaperone at Dance
Lost Angel
(1943)
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Customer (uncredited)
Who's Superstitious?
(1943)
Wife
Du Barry was a Lady
(1943)
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Seeing Hands
(1943)
Ben's Mother (uncredited)
Family Troubles
(1943)
Meet the People
(1944)
Ritz Patron (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
(1945)
Visitors Matron