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Barbara Bedford
Actor
Born July 19, 1903Died October 25, 1981 (78 years)
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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.
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
| 2003 | Inside the Marx Brothers · as Baby's Mother On Stagecoach (clip From Go West (1940)) |
| 1945 | The Clock · as Uso Manager |
| 1944 | Meet the People · as Ritz Patron (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble · as Dean's Secretary |
| 1944 | An American Romance · as Hospitable Farm Woman |
| 1943 | Lost Angel · as Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Cross of Lorraine · as Village Woman |
| 1943 | Best Foot Forward · as Chaperone At Dance |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case · as Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars · as Assistant Boardinghouse Manager |
| 1943 | |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous · as Customer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Assignment in Brittany · as Surgical Nurse |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Woman On Street |
| 1942 | Reunion in France · as Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited) |
| 1942 | We Were Dancing · as Tearful Courtroom Spectator |
| 1942 | Tortilla Flat · as Nun |
| 1942 | Rover's Big Chance · as Studio Clerk |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie · as Carew's Secretary Bringing Postcard |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory · as Dr. Carew's Secretary |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy · as Mrs. Loring |
| 1942 | The Courtship of Andy Hardy · as Elsa, Nesbit's Maid |
| 1942 | Nazi Agent · as Woman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Born to Sing · as Woman At Accident Scene (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian · as Mildred Simpson |
| 1942 | Mr. and Mrs. North · as Lucille |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway · as Mrs. Crainen, The Matron |
| 1941 | Married Bachelor · as Juror At Radio Broadcast |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk · as Salvation Army Woman |
| 1941 | When Ladies Meet · as Anna |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark · as Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Getaway · as Dr. Glass' Maid |
| 1941 | Love Crazy · as Renny's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The People vs. Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Carew's Secretary |
| 1941 | Men of Boys Town · as Nun In Infirmary |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Go West · as Baby's Mother On Stagecoach (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly · as Miss Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand · as Woman At Railroad Station |
| 1940 | Sky Murder · as Grand's Maid |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home · as Carew's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Boom Town · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1940 | I Love You Again · as Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Florian · as Kingston's Secretary |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie · as Mrs. Hartley (uncredited) |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young · as Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as General Powell's Nurse |
| 1940 | The Earl of Chicago · as Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President · as Neighbor |
| 1939 | Dancing Co-Ed · as Secretary (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever · as Miss Howard (uncredited) |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time · as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire · as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade · as Gracie (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Sergeant Madden · as Nurse |
| 1939 | Within the Law · as Sarah - Gilder's Secretary |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Nurse #1 |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White · as Nurse Behind Counter |
| 1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor · as Woman In Movie House (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Girl Downstairs · as Anna |
| 1938 | Young Dr. Kildare · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Too Hot to Handle · as Macarthur's Secretary |
| 1938 | Boys Town · as Nun (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Rich Man, Poor Girl · as Kate |
| 1938 | The Chaser · as Brandon's Secretary |
| 1938 | Fast Company · as Macmillen's Secretary |
| 1938 | Woman Against Woman · as Nurse Sherwood |
| 1938 | The Toy Wife · as Woman In Doctor's Office |
| 1938 | Three Comrades · as Rita - Singer Accompanied By Erich |
| 1938 | Paradise for Three · as Toblers Secretary |
| 1937 | The First Hundred Years · as Sadie (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold · as Hospital Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Big City · as Woman Who Screams (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Between Two Women · as Sarah - Patricia's Maid |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Secretary |
| 1937 | A Family Affair · as Minor Role |
| 1936 | Born to Dance · as Hector's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife · as Minor Role |
| 1936 | Easy Money · as Mrs. Ada Turner |
| 1936 | Speed · as Nurse |
| 1936 | Brilliant Marriage · as Brenda |
| 1936 | Ring Around the Moon · as Carol Anderson |
| 1936 | Tango · as Carver, Enright & Burt Receptionist |
| 1935 | Midnight Phantom · as Kathleen Ryan |
| 1935 | The Spanish Cape Mystery · as Mrs. Munn |
| 1935 | Condemned to Live · as Martha Kristan |
| 1935 | The Keeper of the Bees · as Nurse |
| 1935 | Circumstantial Evidence · as Mrs. Goodwin |
| 1934 | The World Accuses · as Martha Rankin |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Youth · as Miss Booth |
| 1934 | A Girl of the Limberlost · as Elvira Carney |
| 1933 | Found Alive · as Edith Roberts |
| 1932 | The Death Kiss · as Script Girl |
| 1932 | Too Busy to Work · as Molly Hardy |
| 1931 | Desert Vengeance · as Anne Dixon |
| 1930 | The Lash · as Lupe |
| 1930 | Sunny · as Margaret Manners |
| 1927 | Mockery · as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova |
| 1925 | Tumbleweeds · as Molly Lassiter |
| 1925 | The Mad Whirl · as Margie Taylor |
| 1922 | The Power of Love · as Maria Almeda |
| 1921 | The Big Punch · as Hope Standish |
| 1920 | The Last of the Mohicans · as Cora Munro |
| 1920 | The Cradle of Courage · as Nora |