Barbara Bedford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

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

  • How to Read

    How to Read

  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

  • Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

  • Midnight Phantom

    Midnight Phantom

  • Found Alive

    Found Alive

  • Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

    Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

  • The Acquittal

    The Acquittal

  • The Unfoldment

    The Unfoldment

  • The Port of Missing Girls

    The Port of Missing Girls

  • Brilliant Marriage

    Brilliant Marriage

  • Big City

    Big City

  • Boys Town

    Boys Town

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • Mockery

    Mockery

  • Pound Foolish

    Pound Foolish

  • Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

  • Tortilla Flat

    Tortilla Flat

  • Miracle Money

    Miracle Money

  • The Cavalier

    The Cavalier

  • Arabia

    Arabia

  • Fast Company

    Fast Company

  • Main Street on the March!

    Main Street on the March!

  • Wedding Worries

    Wedding Worries

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • Tiny Troubles

    Tiny Troubles

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

  • Third Finger, Left Hand

    Third Finger, Left Hand

  • Lost Angel

    Lost Angel

  • Forced Landing

    Forced Landing

  • Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

  • Sunny

    Sunny

  • Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

  • Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Women in Hiding

    Women in Hiding

  • Nazi Agent

    Nazi Agent

  • The Power of Love

    The Power of Love

  • Florian

    Florian

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • Condemned to Live

    Condemned to Live

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Circumstantial Evidence

  • The Lash

    The Lash

  • Men in Fright

    Men in Fright

  • The Public Pays

    The Public Pays

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • The Love Trader

    The Love Trader

  • The Mine with the Iron Door

    The Mine with the Iron Door

  • Backstage

    Backstage

  • That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

  • The Haunted House

    The Haunted House

  • Flag of Mercy

    Flag of Mercy

  • The Keeper of the Bees

    The Keeper of the Bees

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Meet the People

    Meet the People

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home

    Dr. Kildare Goes Home

  • The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

  • The Broken Mask

    The Broken Mask

  • Women Who Give

    Women Who Give

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • The Lady or the Tiger?

    The Lady or the Tiger?

  • Tol'able David

    Tol'able David

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • The Tie That Binds

    The Tie That Binds

  • The Talker

    The Talker

  • Gold Rush Maisie

    Gold Rush Maisie

  • Cinderella of the Hills

    Cinderella of the Hills

  • A Man's Past

    A Man's Past

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

  • Four Girls in White

    Four Girls in White

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • Stronger Than Desire

    Stronger Than Desire

  • Family Troubles

    Family Troubles

  • The Sporting Lover

    The Sporting Lover

  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

  • Who's Superstitious?

    Who's Superstitious?

  • That Inferior Feeling

    That Inferior Feeling

  • Girls of the Big House

    Girls of the Big House

  • Little Nellie Kelly

    Little Nellie Kelly

  • Go West

    Go West

  • Presenting Lily Mars

    Presenting Lily Mars

  • Angel of Mercy

    Angel of Mercy

  • Born to Dance

    Born to Dance

  • Three on a Limb

    Three on a Limb

  • Boom Town

    Boom Town

  • Song of Revolt

    Song of Revolt

  • The Whipping Boss

    The Whipping Boss

  • Ring Around the Moon

    Ring Around the Moon

  • Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

  • Sucker List

    Sucker List

  • American Spoken Here

    American Spoken Here

  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

  • Step on It!

    Step on It!

  • Life of an Actress

    Life of an Actress

  • All About Hash

    All About Hash

  • Tomorrow's Youth

    Tomorrow's Youth

  • Alfalfa's Double

    Alfalfa's Double

  • Sons of Steel

    Sons of Steel

  • The Cradle of Courage

    The Cradle of Courage

  • 1-2-3-Go!

    1-2-3-Go!

  • Born to Sing

    Born to Sing

  • Alfalfa's Aunt

    Alfalfa's Aunt

  • Devil’s Dice

    Devil’s Dice

  • A Way in the Wilderness

    A Way in the Wilderness

  • Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

  • Within the Law

    Within the Law

  • The Lady from Nowhere

    The Lady from Nowhere

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Percy

    Percy

  • You, the People

    You, the People

  • The Forbidden Lover

    The Forbidden Lover

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • The Chaser

    The Chaser

  • Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a Lady

  • Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

  • Old Loves and New

    Old Loves and New

  • The Mad Whirl

    The Mad Whirl

  • The Notorious Lady

    The Notorious Lady

  • The Domineering Male

    The Domineering Male

  • Inflation

    Inflation

  • The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

  • Sergeant Madden

    Sergeant Madden

  • Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

  • The Big Punch

    The Big Punch

  • A Girl of the Limberlost

    A Girl of the Limberlost

  • It May Happen to You

    It May Happen to You

  • Bubbling Troubles

    Bubbling Troubles

  • Easy Money

    Easy Money

  • On Probation

    On Probation

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

  • Alias Julius Caesar

    Alias Julius Caesar

  • Come Back, Miss Pipps

    Come Back, Miss Pipps

  • Romance Land

    Romance Land

  • What Fools Men

    What Fools Men

  • Another Man's Shoes

    Another Man's Shoes

  • Tumbleweeds

    Tumbleweeds

  • Smoke Bellew

    Smoke Bellew

  • Sunshine of Paradise Alley

    Sunshine of Paradise Alley

  • Man Under Cover

    Man Under Cover

  • The Girl from Gay Paree

    The Girl from Gay Paree

  • Desert Vengeance

    Desert Vengeance

  • Fashion News

    Fashion News

  • The Face of the World

    The Face of the World

  • Champion of Lost Causes

    Champion of Lost Causes