Acting
Barbara Bedford
EN cinema · 159 credits
Born
19 July 1903
Died
25 October 1981 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as Violet May Rose · Violet Rose · Барбара Бедфорд
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
Filmography
The Miracle of Salt Lake
The Miracle of Salt Lake
as Pioneer Woman (Uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
as Visitors Matron
Meet the People
as Ritz Patron (uncredited)
Seeing Hands
as Ben's Mother (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Lost Angel
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as Customer (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
as Chaperone at Dance
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Secretary (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
as Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Flag of Mercy
as Nurse
Nazi Agent
as Woman (uncredited)
The Lady or the Tiger?
as Lady Behind the Door
Born to Sing
as Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Inflation
as Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
as Mrs. Loring
Reunion in France
as Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Angry Parent (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Nurse (Uncredited)
Honky Tonk
as Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
Main Street on the March!
as Nurse (uncredited)
Wedding Worries
as Miss Douglas (uncredited)
Sucker List
as Secretary (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
as Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
as Nurse
A Way in the Wilderness
as Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
That Inferior Feeling
as Bride (uncredited)
I Love You Again
as Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Go West
as Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
as Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
You, the People
as Rooming House Diner
The Earl of Chicago
as Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
Boom Town
as Nurse (uncredited)
Pound Foolish
as Mayor's Secretary
Little Nellie Kelly
as Miss Wilson (uncredited)
Florian
as Kingston's Secretary
Sky Murder
as Grand's Maid
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Woman at Railroad Station
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Bubbling Troubles
1940
Bubbling Troubles
as Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
as Corset Buyer (uncredited)
The Domineering Male
as Party Hostess (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
as Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Double
as Alfalfa's Mother
All About Hash
as Alfalfa's Mother
Tiny Troubles
as Alfalfa's mother
Four Girls in White
as Nurse Behind Counter
Stronger Than Desire
as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Nurse #1
Within the Law
as Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
Broadway Serenade
as Gracie (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Nurse
Dancing Co-Ed
as Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Radio Hams
as Mrs. Crane
Angel of Mercy
as Wife (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Miss Howard (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Aunt
as Martha Switzer
Young Dr. Kildare
as Nurse (uncredited)
That Mothers Might Live
as Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
as Nurse Sherwood
Miracle Money
as Miss Grant (uncredited)
How to Read
as Dental Patient (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
as Sadie (uncredited)
Boys Town
as Nun (uncredited)
The Chaser
as Brandon's Secretary
Men in Fright
1938
Men in Fright
as Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
Fast Company
as MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
as MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce
as Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Big City
as Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Song of Revolt
as Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Three on a Limb
as Addie
The Public Pays
as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Easy Money
as Mrs. Ada Turner
Brilliant Marriage
as Brenda
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Secretary
Ring Around the Moon
as Carol Anderson
Born to Dance
as Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
Midnight Phantom
as Kathleen Ryan
On Probation
as Mable Gordon
Condemned to Live
as Martha Kristan
3 Kids and a Queen
as Nurse
Forced Landing
as Mrs. Margaret Byrd
Circumstantial Evidence
as Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)
The Spanish Cape Mystery
as Mrs. Munn
A Girl of the Limberlost
as Elvira Carney
Sons of Steel
as Miss Peters
Tomorrow's Youth
as Miss Booth
Found Alive
as Edith Roberts
The Death Kiss
as Script Girl
The Lady from Nowhere
as Mollie Carter
Desert Vengeance
as Anne Dixon
Brothers
as Doris LaRue
The Lash
as Lupe
Tol'able David
as Rose Kinemon
Sunny
as Margaret Manners
The Love Trader
as Luane
Smoke Bellew
as Joy Gastrell
The Haunted House
as Nancy
Fashion News
as Self
The Port of Missing Girls
as Ruth King
The Broken Mask
as Caricia
The Cavalier
as Lucia D'Arquista
Bitter Sweets
1928
Bitter Sweets
as Bett Kingston
Mockery
as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Life of an Actress
1927
Life of an Actress
as Nora Dowen
The Girl from Gay Paree
as Mary Davis
A Man's Past
as Yvonne Fontaine
The Notorious Lady
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
Backstage
as Julia Joyce
Sunshine of Paradise Alley
as Sunshine O'Day
Old Loves and New
as Marny
Percy
as Imogene Chandler
The Mad Whirl
as Margie Taylor
Tumbleweeds
as Molly Lassiter
What Fools Men
as Jenny McFarlan
The Talker
as Barbara Farley
Champion of Lost Causes
as Beatrice Charles
The Business of Love
1925
The Business of Love
as Barbara Richmond
Women Who Give
as Emily Swift
The Whipping Boss
1924
The Whipping Boss
as Grace Woodward
Pagan Passions
as Shirley Dangerfield
Romance Land
as Nan Harvess
The Tie That Binds
as Mary Ellen Gray
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
The Acquittal
as Edith Craig
The Spoilers
as Helen Chester
The Forbidden Lover
1923
The Forbidden Lover
as Maria Almada
Arabia
as Janice Terhune
Step on It!
as Lorraine Leighton
The Power of Love
as Maria Almeda
Another Man's Shoes
1922
Another Man's Shoes
as Mercia Solano
The Unfoldment
as Martha Osborne
Alias Julius Caesar
as Helen
Man Under Cover
as Margaret Langdon
Arabian Love
as Nadine Fortier
Out of the Silent North
as Marcette Vallois
Cinderella of the Hills
as Norris Gradley
The Big Punch
as Hope Standish
The Last of the Mohicans
as Cora Munro
Deep Waters
1920
Deep Waters
as Betty West