Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

157

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-07-19

Day of Death

1981-10-25 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

Violet May Rose

Violet Rose

Барбара Бедфорд

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

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

Big City

Big City

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

Acting

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941

Come Back, Miss Pipps

as

Angry Parent (uncredited)

Romance Land

1923

Romance Land

as

Nan Harvess

Arabia

1922

Arabia

as

Janice Terhune

Percy

1925

Percy

as

Imogene Chandler

1942

Flag of Mercy

as

Nurse

A Way in the Wilderness

1940

A Way in the Wilderness

as

Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Three on a Limb

1936

Three on a Limb

as

Addie

The Tie That Binds

1923

The Tie That Binds

as

Mary Ellen Gray

Family Troubles

1943

Family Troubles

as

Mockery

1927

Mockery

as

Countess Tatiana Alexandrova

The Haunted House

1928

The Haunted House

as

Nancy

Smoke Bellew

1929

Smoke Bellew

as

Joy Gastrell

That Inferior Feeling

1940

That Inferior Feeling

as

Bride (uncredited)

The Mad Whirl

1925

The Mad Whirl

as

Margie Taylor

It May Happen to You

1937

It May Happen to You

as

Nurse (uncredited)

The Public Pays

1936

The Public Pays

as

Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)

Step on It!

1922

Step on It!

as

Lorraine Leighton

Midnight Phantom

1935

Midnight Phantom

as

Kathleen Ryan

The Keeper of the Bees

1935

The Keeper of the Bees

as

Nurse

Easy Money

1936

Easy Money

as

Mrs. Ada Turner

Found Alive

1933

Found Alive

as

Edith Roberts

Fashion News

1928

Fashion News

as

Self

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

A Girl of the Limberlost

as

Elvira Carney

On Probation

1935

On Probation

as

Mable Gordon

The Lash

1930

The Lash

as

Lupe

The Cradle of Courage

1920

The Cradle of Courage

as

Nora

The Lady from Nowhere

1931

The Lady from Nowhere

as

Mollie Carter

Sons of Steel

1934

Sons of Steel

as

Miss Peters

Condemned to Live

1935

Condemned to Live

as

Martha Kristan

Tiny Troubles

1939

Tiny Troubles

as

Alfalfa's mother

I Love You Again

1940

I Love You Again

as

Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)

Desert Vengeance

1931

Desert Vengeance

as

Anne Dixon

Brilliant Marriage

1936

Brilliant Marriage

as

Brenda

The Last of the Mohicans

1920

The Last of the Mohicans

as

Cora Munro

The Port of Missing Girls

1928

The Port of Missing Girls

as

Ruth King

Souls for Sale

1923

Souls for Sale

as

Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary

Cinderella of the Hills

1921

Cinderella of the Hills

as

Norris Gradley

The Grand Bounce

1937

The Grand Bounce

as

Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)

Young Dr. Kildare

1938

Young Dr. Kildare

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

Rich Man, Poor Girl

as

Kate

Four Girls in White

1939

Four Girls in White

as

Nurse Behind Counter

Tol'able David

1930

Tol'able David

as

Rose Kinemon

Go West

1940

Go West

as

Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)

Stronger Than Desire

1939

Stronger Than Desire

as

Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

Tomorrow's Youth

as

Miss Booth

Seeing Hands

1943

Seeing Hands

as

Ben's Mother (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

1939

Idiot's Delight

as

Nurse #1

Within the Law

1939

Within the Law

as

Sarah - Gilder's Secretary

Broadway Serenade

1939

Broadway Serenade

as

Gracie (uncredited)

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

Calling Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

Navy Blue and Gold

as

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

On Borrowed Time

1939

On Borrowed Time

as

Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)

That Mothers Might Live

1938

That Mothers Might Live

as

Nun Reading Book (uncredited)

Nazi Agent

1942

Nazi Agent

as

Woman (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

1939

Sergeant Madden

as

Nurse

Dancing Co-Ed

1939

Dancing Co-Ed

as

Secretary (voice) (uncredited)

The Broken Mask

1928

The Broken Mask

as

Caricia

Love Crazy

1941

Love Crazy

as

Renny's Secretary (uncredited)

Sunshine of Paradise Alley

1926

Sunshine of Paradise Alley

as

Sunshine O'Day

Women in Hiding

1940

Women in Hiding

as

Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)

You, the People

1940

You, the People

as

Rooming House Diner

Woman Against Woman

1938

Woman Against Woman

as

Nurse Sherwood

Miracle Money

1938

Miracle Money

as

Miss Grant (uncredited)

Life of an Actress

1927

Life of an Actress

as

Nora Dowen

The Face of the World

1921

The Face of the World

as

Thora

The Earl of Chicago

1940

The Earl of Chicago

as

Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)

How to Read

1938

How to Read

as

Dental Patient (uncredited)

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

as

Woman in Movie House (uncredited)

The Lady or the Tiger?

1942

The Lady or the Tiger?

as

Lady Behind the Door

The Mine with the Iron Door

1936

The Mine with the Iron Door

as

Secretary

Boom Town

1940

Boom Town

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Pound Foolish

1940

Pound Foolish

as

Mayor's Secretary

Radio Hams

1939

Radio Hams

as

Mrs. Crane

Ring Around the Moon

1936

Ring Around the Moon

as

Carol Anderson

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

Little Nellie Kelly

as

Miss Wilson (uncredited)

Florian

1940

Florian

as

Kingston's Secretary

Sky Murder

1940

Sky Murder

as

Grand's Maid

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as

Woman at Railroad Station

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as

Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

as

Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

Born to Dance

1936

Born to Dance

as

Hector's Secretary (uncredited)

Who's Superstitious?

1943

Who's Superstitious?

as

Wife

Big City

1937

Big City

as

Woman Who Screams (uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady

1941

Maisie Was a Lady

as

Nurse (Uncredited)

Sunny

1930

Sunny

as

Margaret Manners

Angel of Mercy

1939

Angel of Mercy

as

Wife (uncredited)

The Girl from Gay Paree

1927

The Girl from Gay Paree

as

Mary Davis

Girls of the Big House

1945

Girls of the Big House

as

Visitors Matron

The Death Kiss

1932

The Death Kiss

as

Script Girl

Honky Tonk

1941

Honky Tonk

as

Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

as

Miss Howard (uncredited)

Born to Sing

1942

Born to Sing

as

Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

Gold Rush Maisie

as

Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)

Lost Angel

1943

Lost Angel

as

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Meet the People

1944

Meet the People

as

Ritz Patron (uncredited)

Brothers

1931

Brothers

as

Doris LaRue

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939

Alfalfa's Aunt

as

Martha Switzer

Bubbling Troubles

1940

Bubbling Troubles

as

Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

Customer (uncredited)

The First Hundred Years

1938

The First Hundred Years

as

Sadie (uncredited)

Women Who Give

1924

Women Who Give

as

Emily Swift

The Acquittal

1923

The Acquittal

as

Edith Craig

American Spoken Here

1940

American Spoken Here

as

Corset Buyer (uncredited)

Song of Revolt

1937

Song of Revolt

as

Peasant Woman (uncredited)

Tumbleweeds

1925

Tumbleweeds

as

Molly Lassiter

A Man's Past

1927

A Man's Past

as

Yvonne Fontaine

Main Street on the March!

1941

Main Street on the March!

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Boys Town

1938

Boys Town

as

Nun (uncredited)

Wedding Worries

1941

Wedding Worries

as

Miss Douglas (uncredited)

Best Foot Forward

1943

Best Foot Forward

as

Chaperone at Dance

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as

Secretary (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Presenting Lily Mars

as

Assistant Boardinghouse Manager

The Domineering Male

1940

The Domineering Male

as

Party Hostess (uncredited)

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as

Neighbor

The Love Trader

1930

The Love Trader

as

Luane

The Cavalier

1928

The Cavalier

as

Lucia D'Arquista

The Sporting Lover

1926

The Sporting Lover

as

Inflation

1942

Inflation

as

Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)

The Spoilers

1923

The Spoilers

as

Helen Chester

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

3 Kids and a Queen

as

Nurse

The Chaser

1938

The Chaser

as

Brandon's Secretary

We Who Are Young

1940

We Who Are Young

as

Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)

Sucker List

1941

Sucker List

as

Secretary (uncredited)

The Notorious Lady

1927

The Notorious Lady

as

Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee

The Power of Love

1922

The Power of Love

as

Maria Almeda

The Whipping Boss

1924

The Whipping Boss

as

Grace Woodward

What Fools Men

1925

What Fools Men

as

Jenny McFarlan

Whistling in the Dark

1941

Whistling in the Dark

as

Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Old Loves and New

1926

Old Loves and New

as

Marny

Backstage

1927

Backstage

as

Julia Joyce

The Talker

1925

The Talker

as

Barbara Farley

Ship Ahoy

1942

Ship Ahoy

as

Mrs. Loring

Another Man's Shoes

1922

Another Man's Shoes

as

Mercia Solano

Reunion in France

1942

Reunion in France

as

Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)

Men in Fright

1938

Men in Fright

as

Sonny's Mother (uncredited)

The Unfoldment

1922

The Unfoldment

as

Martha Osborne

The Big Punch

1921

The Big Punch

as

Hope Standish

Alfalfa's Double

1940

Alfalfa's Double

as

Alfalfa's Mother

All About Hash

1940

All About Hash

as

Alfalfa's Mother

1-2-3-Go!

1941

1-2-3-Go!

as

Nurse

Fast Company

1938

Fast Company

as

MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)

The Forbidden Lover

1923

The Forbidden Lover

as

Maria Almada

Forced Landing

1935

Forced Landing

as

Mrs. Margaret Byrd

Circumstantial Evidence

1935

Circumstantial Evidence

as

Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)

Tortilla Flat

1942

Tortilla Flat

as

Nun

Devil’s Dice

1926

Devil’s Dice

as

Champion of Lost Causes

1925

Champion of Lost Causes

as

Beatrice Charles

Too Hot to Handle

1938

Too Hot to Handle

as

MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)

Alias Julius Caesar

1922

Alias Julius Caesar

as

Helen

Man Under Cover

1922

Man Under Cover

as

Margaret Langdon

Arabian Love

1922

Arabian Love

as

Nadine Fortier

Bitter Sweets

1928

Bitter Sweets

as

Bett Kingston

Pagan Passions

1924

Pagan Passions

as

Shirley Dangerfield

The Miracle of Salt Lake

The Miracle of Salt Lake

as

Pioneer Woman (Uncredited)

Deep Waters

1920

Deep Waters

as

Betty West

Out of the Silent North

1922

Out of the Silent North

as

Marcette Vallois

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing