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