Menu
Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 19, 1903
Died Oct 25, 1981 (78)
Birthplace Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 02, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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 sch ... ool 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

Headshots

Profile
Profile
Filmography

Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House

1945

as Visitors Matron

Meet the People

Meet the People

1944

as Ritz Patron (uncredited)

Who's Superstitious?

Who's Superstitious?

1943

as Wife

Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

1943

as Ben's Mother (uncredited)

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as Customer (uncredited)

Du Barry was a Lady

Du Barry was a Lady

1943

as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Assistant Boardinghouse Manager

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Secretary (uncredited)

Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

1943

as Chaperone at Dance

Flag of Mercy

Flag of Mercy

1942

as Nurse

The Lady or the Tiger?

The Lady or the Tiger?

1942

as Lady Behind the Door

Inflation

Inflation

1942

as Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)

Ship Ahoy

Ship Ahoy

1942

as Mrs. Loring

Born to Sing

Born to Sing

1942

as Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)

Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

1942

as Woman (uncredited)

Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942

as Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)

Wedding Worries

Wedding Worries

1941

as Miss Douglas (uncredited)

Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941

as Nurse (uncredited)

Sucker List

Sucker List

1941

as Secretary (uncredited)

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941

as Angry Parent (uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady

1941

as Nurse (Uncredited)

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Renny's Secretary (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

1941

as Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941

as Salvation Army Woman

American Spoken Here

American Spoken Here

1940

as Corset Buyer (uncredited)

The Domineering Male

The Domineering Male

1940

as Party Hostess (uncredited)

A Way in the Wilderness

A Way in the Wilderness

1940

as Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

1940

as Bride (uncredited)

Women in Hiding

Women in Hiding

1940

as Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)

You, the People

You, the People

1940

as Rooming House Diner

Bubbling Troubles

Bubbling Troubles

1940

as Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

as Miss Wilson the Nurse with Baby (uncredited)

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940

as Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)

Florian

Florian

1940

as Kingston's Secretary

Go West

Go West

1940

as Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)

Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

as Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

1940

as Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago

1940

as Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)

Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940

as Grand's Maid

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

as Woman at Railroad Station

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

as Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

as Nurse (uncredited)

Angel of Mercy

Angel of Mercy

1939

as Wife (uncredited)

Tiny Troubles

Tiny Troubles

1939

as Alfalfa's mother

Alfalfa's Aunt

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939

as Martha Switzer

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939

as Woman in Movie House (uncredited)

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

1939

as Nurse Behind Counter

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939

as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)

Within the Law

Within the Law

1939

as Sarah - Gilder's Secretary

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

as Miss Howard (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939

as Nurse #1

Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed

1939

as Secretary (voice) (uncredited)

Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

1939

as Gracie (uncredited)

Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

as Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

1939

as Nurse

How to Read

How to Read

1938

as Dental Patient (uncredited)

That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live

1938

as Nun Reading Book (uncredited)

Men in Fright

Men in Fright

1938

as Sonny's Mother (uncredited)

Miracle Money

Miracle Money

1938

as Miss Grant (uncredited)

Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman

1938

as Nurse Sherwood

The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years

1938

as Sadie (uncredited)

Fast Company

Fast Company

1938

as MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)

Rich Man, Poor Girl

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

as Kate

The Chaser

The Chaser

1938

as Brandon's Secretary

Young Dr. Kildare

Young Dr. Kildare

1938

as Nurse (uncredited)

Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Nun (uncredited)

The Grand Bounce

The Grand Bounce

1937

as Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)

Song of Revolt

Song of Revolt

1937

as Peasant Woman (uncredited)

It May Happen to You

It May Happen to You

1937

as Nurse (uncredited)

Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Big City

Big City

1937

as Woman Who Screams (uncredited)

The Public Pays

The Public Pays

1936

as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)

Three on a Limb

Three on a Limb

1936

as Addie

Ring Around the Moon

Ring Around the Moon

1936

as Carol Anderson

The Mine with the Iron Door

The Mine with the Iron Door

1936

as Secretary

Brilliant Marriage

Brilliant Marriage

1936

as Brenda

Easy Money

Easy Money

1936

as Mrs. Ada Turner

Born to Dance

Born to Dance

1936

as Hector's Secretary (uncredited)

On Probation

On Probation

1935

as Mable Gordon

Midnight Phantom

Midnight Phantom

1935

as Kathleen Ryan

Condemned to Live

Condemned to Live

1935

as Martha Kristan

The Keeper of the Bees

The Keeper of the Bees

1935

as Nurse

3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

as Nurse

Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

as Miss Booth

A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

as Elvira Carney

Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

1934

as Miss Peters

Found Alive

Found Alive

1933

as Edith Roberts

The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

1932

as Script Girl

Desert Vengeance

Desert Vengeance

1931

as Anne Dixon

The Lady from Nowhere

The Lady from Nowhere

1931

as Mollie Carter

Brothers

Brothers

1931

as Doris LaRue

The Love Trader

The Love Trader

1930

as Luane

Sunny

Sunny

1930

as Margaret Manners

Tol'able David

Tol'able David

1930

as Rose Kinemon

The Lash

The Lash

1930

as Lupe

Smoke Bellew

Smoke Bellew

1929

as Joy Gastrell

The Port of Missing Girls

The Port of Missing Girls

1928

as Ruth King

The Broken Mask

The Broken Mask

1928

as Caricia

The Haunted House

The Haunted House

1928

as Nancy

Life of an Actress

Life of an Actress

1927

as Nora Dowen

The Notorious Lady

The Notorious Lady

1927

as Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee

A Man's Past

A Man's Past

1927

as Yvonne Fontaine

Mockery

Mockery

1927

as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova

Backstage

Backstage

1927

as Julia Joyce

The Girl from Gay Paree

The Girl from Gay Paree

1927

as Mary Davis

Old Loves and New

Old Loves and New

1926

as Marny

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1925

as Molly Lassiter

The Mad Whirl

The Mad Whirl

1925

as Margie Taylor

What Fools Men

What Fools Men

1925

as Jenny McFarlan

The Talker

The Talker

1925

as Barbara Farley

Percy

Percy

1925

as Imogene Chandler

Women Who Give

Women Who Give

1924

as Emily Swift

The Whipping Boss

The Whipping Boss

1924

as Grace Woodward

The Tie That Binds

The Tie That Binds

1923

as Mary Ellen Gray

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1923

as Helen Chester

The Acquittal

The Acquittal

1923

as Edith Craig

Another Man's Shoes

Another Man's Shoes

1922

as Mercia Solano

The Power of Love

The Power of Love

1922

as Maria Almeda

The Unfoldment

The Unfoldment

1922

as Martha Osborne

Step on It!

Step on It!

1922

as Lorraine Leighton

The Face of the World

The Face of the World

1921

as Thora

The Big Punch

The Big Punch

1921

as Hope Standish

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1920

as Cora Munro

The Cradle of Courage

The Cradle of Courage

1920

as Nora

No data available

No data available

No data available

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No data available

No data available

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 3 5 1
2024 7 7 12 4
2024 8 9 18 4
2024 9 5 11 2
2024 10 3 6 1
2024 11 2 4 1
2024 12 3 7 1
2025 1 5 14 1
2025 2 2 3 1
2025 3 1 2 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 5 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
No trending metrics available.

Return to Top