Barbara Bedford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-07-19

Day of death

1981-10-25 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA

Barbara Bedford

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.

Known For

  • Song of Revolt

    Song of Revolt

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

  • Tumbleweeds

    Tumbleweeds

  • Ring Around the Moon

    Ring Around the Moon

  • The Broken Mask

    The Broken Mask

  • A Man's Past

    A Man's Past

  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • The Lady or the Tiger?

    The Lady or the Tiger?

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home

    Dr. Kildare Goes Home

  • The Mad Whirl

    The Mad Whirl

  • The Unfoldment

    The Unfoldment

  • The Public Pays

    The Public Pays

  • The Notorious Lady

    The Notorious Lady

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • The Power of Love

    The Power of Love

  • Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

    Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

  • Tortilla Flat

    Tortilla Flat

  • The Tie That Binds

    The Tie That Binds

  • Condemned to Live

    Condemned to Live

  • Desert Vengeance

    Desert Vengeance

  • The Keeper of the Bees

    The Keeper of the Bees

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Smoke Bellew

    Smoke Bellew

  • All About Hash

    All About Hash

  • Tiny Troubles

    Tiny Troubles

  • Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

  • Gold Rush Maisie

    Gold Rush Maisie

  • Champion of Lost Causes

    Champion of Lost Causes

  • Miracle Money

    Miracle Money

  • The Cavalier

    The Cavalier

  • Third Finger, Left Hand

    Third Finger, Left Hand

  • Flag of Mercy

    Flag of Mercy

  • Family Troubles

    Family Troubles

  • Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a Lady

  • Midnight Phantom

    Midnight Phantom

  • Three on a Limb

    Three on a Limb

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

  • Women in Hiding

    Women in Hiding

  • Sons of Steel

    Sons of Steel

  • The Cradle of Courage

    The Cradle of Courage

  • The Acquittal

    The Acquittal

  • Sunny

    Sunny

  • The Port of Missing Girls

    The Port of Missing Girls

  • The Mine with the Iron Door

    The Mine with the Iron Door

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • Lost Angel

    Lost Angel

  • Girls of the Big House

    Girls of the Big House

  • Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

  • The Haunted House

    The Haunted House

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • Stronger Than Desire

    Stronger Than Desire

  • Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

  • Boys Town

    Boys Town

  • Wedding Worries

    Wedding Worries

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • Forced Landing

    Forced Landing

  • Who's Superstitious?

    Who's Superstitious?

  • Pound Foolish

    Pound Foolish

  • Fast Company

    Fast Company

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • Little Nellie Kelly

    Little Nellie Kelly

  • Florian

    Florian

  • Cinderella of the Hills

    Cinderella of the Hills

  • Meet the People

    Meet the People

  • The Lash

    The Lash

  • Mockery

    Mockery

  • Arabia

    Arabia

  • Brilliant Marriage

    Brilliant Marriage

  • The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

  • The Sporting Lover

    The Sporting Lover

  • Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

  • Boom Town

    Boom Town

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • Alfalfa's Double

    Alfalfa's Double

  • The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

  • Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Circumstantial Evidence

  • Nazi Agent

    Nazi Agent

  • Percy

    Percy

  • Big City

    Big City

  • The Love Trader

    The Love Trader

  • The Forbidden Lover

    The Forbidden Lover

  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

  • 1-2-3-Go!

    1-2-3-Go!

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Backstage

    Backstage

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • You, the People

    You, the People

  • Fashion News

    Fashion News

  • Tol'able David

    Tol'able David

  • Main Street on the March!

    Main Street on the March!

  • Found Alive

    Found Alive

  • That Inferior Feeling

    That Inferior Feeling

  • Four Girls in White

    Four Girls in White

  • The Talker

    The Talker

  • That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

  • Devil’s Dice

    Devil’s Dice

  • Within the Law

    Within the Law

  • Alfalfa's Aunt

    Alfalfa's Aunt

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Go West

    Go West

  • Women Who Give

    Women Who Give

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • Sucker List

    Sucker List

  • Men in Fright

    Men in Fright

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • American Spoken Here

    American Spoken Here

  • Angel of Mercy

    Angel of Mercy

  • Presenting Lily Mars

    Presenting Lily Mars

  • The Domineering Male

    The Domineering Male

  • Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

  • It May Happen to You

    It May Happen to You

  • The Girl from Gay Paree

    The Girl from Gay Paree

  • Born to Dance

    Born to Dance

  • Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

  • Born to Sing

    Born to Sing

  • Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

  • Tomorrow's Youth

    Tomorrow's Youth

  • The Lady from Nowhere

    The Lady from Nowhere

  • Sergeant Madden

    Sergeant Madden

  • The Whipping Boss

    The Whipping Boss

  • Come Back, Miss Pipps

    Come Back, Miss Pipps

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Step on It!

    Step on It!

  • A Girl of the Limberlost

    A Girl of the Limberlost

  • Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

  • Life of an Actress

    Life of an Actress

  • How to Read

    How to Read

  • Old Loves and New

    Old Loves and New

  • The Chaser

    The Chaser

  • On Probation

    On Probation

  • Easy Money

    Easy Money

  • The Big Punch

    The Big Punch

  • Another Man's Shoes

    Another Man's Shoes

  • Inflation

    Inflation

  • A Way in the Wilderness

    A Way in the Wilderness

  • The Face of the World

    The Face of the World

  • Romance Land

    Romance Land

  • What Fools Men

    What Fools Men

  • Bubbling Troubles

    Bubbling Troubles

  • Sunshine of Paradise Alley

    Sunshine of Paradise Alley