Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Date of Birth:

Jul 19, 1903

Place of Birth:

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA

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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.

filmography:

Lost Angel Lost Angel

1943

Meet the People Meet the People

1944

Brothers Brothers

1931

Gold Rush Maisie Gold Rush Maisie

1940

Born to Sing Born to Sing

1942

Honky Tonk Honky Tonk

1941

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

Alfalfa's Aunt Alfalfa's Aunt

1939

Bubbling Troubles Bubbling Troubles

1940

American Spoken Here American Spoken Here

1940

Song of Revolt Song of Revolt

1937

Tumbleweeds Tumbleweeds

1925

The Acquittal The Acquittal

1923

Women Who Give Women Who Give

1924

Slightly Dangerous Slightly Dangerous

1943

The First Hundred Years The First Hundred Years

1938

The Death Kiss The Death Kiss

1932

Girls of the Big House Girls of the Big House

1945

Florian Florian

1940

Sky Murder Sky Murder

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Little Nellie Kelly Little Nellie Kelly

1940

Ring Around the Moon Ring Around the Moon

1936

Pound Foolish Pound Foolish

1940

Radio Hams Radio Hams

1939

Dr. Kildare Goes Home Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

Du Barry was a Lady Du Barry was a Lady

1943

Sunny Sunny

1930

Angel of Mercy Angel of Mercy

1939

The Girl from Gay Paree The Girl from Gay Paree

1927

Maisie Was a Lady Maisie Was a Lady

1941

Big City Big City

1937

Born to Dance Born to Dance

1936

Who's Superstitious? Who's Superstitious?

1943

A Man's Past A Man's Past

1927

Main Street on the March! Main Street on the March!

1941

Old Loves and New Old Loves and New

1926

Backstage Backstage

1927

The Talker The Talker

1925

Whistling in the Dark Whistling in the Dark

1941

What Fools Men What Fools Men

1925

The Power of Love The Power of Love

1922

The Whipping Boss The Whipping Boss

1924

Ship Ahoy Ship Ahoy

1942

Another Man's Shoes Another Man's Shoes

1922

Alfalfa's Double Alfalfa's Double

1940

All About Hash All About Hash

1940

1-2-3-Go! 1-2-3-Go!

1941

The Big Punch The Big Punch

1921

The Unfoldment The Unfoldment

1922

Reunion in France Reunion in France

1942

Men in Fright Men in Fright

1938

The Notorious Lady The Notorious Lady

1927

Sucker List Sucker List

1941

Presenting Lily Mars Presenting Lily Mars

1943

The Domineering Male The Domineering Male

1940

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Best Foot Forward Best Foot Forward

1943

Boys Town Boys Town

1938

Wedding Worries Wedding Worries

1941

The Love Trader The Love Trader

1930

The Cavalier The Cavalier

1928

The Chaser The Chaser

1938

We Who Are Young We Who Are Young

1940

3 Kids and a Queen 3 Kids and a Queen

1935

The Spoilers The Spoilers

1923

The Sporting Lover The Sporting Lover

1926

Inflation Inflation

1942

Boom Town Boom Town

1940

The Mine with the Iron Door The Mine with the Iron Door

1936

A Girl of the Limberlost A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

On Probation On Probation

1935

The Lash The Lash

1930

Fashion News Fashion News

1928

Found Alive Found Alive

1933

The Keeper of the Bees The Keeper of the Bees

1935

Easy Money Easy Money

1936

The Cradle of Courage The Cradle of Courage

1920

The Lady from Nowhere The Lady from Nowhere

1931

Desert Vengeance Desert Vengeance

1931

Brilliant Marriage Brilliant Marriage

1936

The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans

1920

I Love You Again I Love You Again

1940

Tiny Troubles Tiny Troubles

1939

Sons of Steel Sons of Steel

1934

Condemned to Live Condemned to Live

1935

Midnight Phantom Midnight Phantom

1935

Step on It! Step on It!

1922

A Way in the Wilderness A Way in the Wilderness

1940

Three on a Limb Three on a Limb

1936

The Tie That Binds The Tie That Binds

1923

Flag of Mercy Flag of Mercy

1942

Percy Percy

1925

Arabia Arabia

1922

Romance Land Romance Land

1923

Family Troubles Family Troubles

1943

Mockery Mockery

1927

It May Happen to You It May Happen to You

1937

The Public Pays The Public Pays

1936

The Mad Whirl The Mad Whirl

1925

That Inferior Feeling That Inferior Feeling

1940

The Haunted House The Haunted House

1928

Smoke Bellew Smoke Bellew

1929

The Port of Missing Girls The Port of Missing Girls

1928

Souls for Sale Souls for Sale

1923

Love Crazy Love Crazy

1941

Sunshine of Paradise Alley Sunshine of Paradise Alley

1926

Women in Hiding Women in Hiding

1940

The Broken Mask The Broken Mask

1928

Dancing Co-Ed Dancing Co-Ed

1939

Nazi Agent Nazi Agent

1942

Sergeant Madden Sergeant Madden

1939

You, the People You, the People

1940

Woman Against Woman Woman Against Woman

1938

How to Read How to Read

1938

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939

The Lady or the Tiger? The Lady or the Tiger?

1942

The Earl of Chicago The Earl of Chicago

1940

The Face of the World The Face of the World

1921

Miracle Money Miracle Money

1938

Life of an Actress Life of an Actress

1927

That Mothers Might Live That Mothers Might Live

1938

On Borrowed Time On Borrowed Time

1939

Four Girls in White Four Girls in White

1939

Tol'able David Tol'able David

1930

Go West Go West

1940

Rich Man, Poor Girl Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

Young Dr. Kildare Young Dr. Kildare

1938

Cinderella of the Hills Cinderella of the Hills

1921

The Grand Bounce The Grand Bounce

1937

Stronger Than Desire Stronger Than Desire

1939

Tomorrow's Youth Tomorrow's Youth

1934

Navy Blue and Gold Navy Blue and Gold

1937

Calling Dr. Kildare Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

Broadway Serenade Broadway Serenade

1939

Within the Law Within the Law

1939

Seeing Hands Seeing Hands

1943

Idiot's Delight Idiot's Delight

1939

Come Back, Miss Pipps Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941

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