
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.

Angry Parent (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps

Janice Terhune
Arabia

Nan Harvess
Romance Land

Imogene Chandler
Percy

Nurse
Flag of Mercy

Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
A Way in the Wilderness

Addie
Three on a Limb

Mary Ellen Gray
The Tie That Binds

Family Troubles

Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Mockery

Nancy
The Haunted House

Joy Gastrell
Smoke Bellew

Bride (uncredited)
That Inferior Feeling

Margie Taylor
The Mad Whirl

Nurse (uncredited)
It May Happen to You

Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
The Public Pays

Lorraine Leighton
Step on It!

Kathleen Ryan
Midnight Phantom

Nurse
The Keeper of the Bees

Mrs. Ada Turner
Easy Money

Edith Roberts
Found Alive

Self
Fashion News

Elvira Carney
A Girl of the Limberlost

Mable Gordon
On Probation

Lupe
The Lash

Nora
The Cradle of Courage

Mollie Carter
The Lady from Nowhere

Miss Peters
Sons of Steel

Martha Kristan
Condemned to Live

Alfalfa's mother
Tiny Troubles

Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
I Love You Again

Anne Dixon
Desert Vengeance

Brenda
Brilliant Marriage

Cora Munro
The Last of the Mohicans

Ruth King
The Port of Missing Girls

Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
Souls for Sale

Norris Gradley
Cinderella of the Hills

Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce

Nurse (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare

Kate
Rich Man, Poor Girl

Nurse Behind Counter
Four Girls in White

Rose Kinemon
Tol'able David

Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Go West

Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire

Miss Booth
Tomorrow's Youth

Ben's Mother (uncredited)
Seeing Hands

Nurse #1
Idiot's Delight

Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
Within the Law

Gracie (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold

Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare

Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time

Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
That Mothers Might Live

Woman (uncredited)
Nazi Agent

Nurse
Sergeant Madden

Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed

Caricia
The Broken Mask

Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Love Crazy

Sunshine O'Day
Sunshine of Paradise Alley

Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
Women in Hiding

Rooming House Diner
You, the People

Nurse Sherwood
Woman Against Woman

Miss Grant (uncredited)
Miracle Money

Nora Dowen
Life of an Actress

Thora
The Face of the World

Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago

Dental Patient (uncredited)
How to Read

Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Lady Behind the Door
The Lady or the Tiger?

Secretary
The Mine with the Iron Door

Nurse (uncredited)
Boom Town

Mayor's Secretary
Pound Foolish

Mrs. Crane
Radio Hams

Carol Anderson
Ring Around the Moon

Miss Wilson (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly

Kingston's Secretary
Florian

Grand's Maid
Sky Murder

Woman at Railroad Station
Third Finger, Left Hand

Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady

Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
Born to Dance

Wife
Who's Superstitious?

Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Big City

Nurse (Uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady

Margaret Manners
Sunny

Wife (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy

Mary Davis
The Girl from Gay Paree

Visitors Matron
Girls of the Big House

Script Girl
The Death Kiss

Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
Honky Tonk

Miss Howard (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Born to Sing

Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie

Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Lost Angel

Ritz Patron (uncredited)
Meet the People

Doris LaRue
Brothers

Martha Switzer
Alfalfa's Aunt

Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)
Bubbling Troubles

Customer (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous

Sadie (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years

Emily Swift
Women Who Give

Edith Craig
The Acquittal

Corset Buyer (uncredited)
American Spoken Here

Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Song of Revolt

Molly Lassiter
Tumbleweeds

Yvonne Fontaine
A Man's Past

Nurse (uncredited)
Main Street on the March!

Nun (uncredited)
Boys Town

Miss Douglas (uncredited)
Wedding Worries

Chaperone at Dance
Best Foot Forward

Secretary (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Presenting Lily Mars

Party Hostess (uncredited)
The Domineering Male

Neighbor
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Luane
The Love Trader

Lucia D'Arquista
The Cavalier

The Sporting Lover

Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
Inflation

Helen Chester
The Spoilers

Nurse
3 Kids and a Queen

Brandon's Secretary
The Chaser

Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
We Who Are Young

Secretary (uncredited)
Sucker List

Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
The Notorious Lady

Maria Almeda
The Power of Love

Grace Woodward
The Whipping Boss

Jenny McFarlan
What Fools Men

Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark

Marny
Old Loves and New

Julia Joyce
Backstage

Barbara Farley
The Talker

Mrs. Loring
Ship Ahoy

Mercia Solano
Another Man's Shoes

Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Reunion in France

Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
Men in Fright

Martha Osborne
The Unfoldment

Hope Standish
The Big Punch

Alfalfa's Mother
Alfalfa's Double

Alfalfa's Mother
All About Hash

Nurse
1-2-3-Go!

MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
Fast Company

Maria Almada
The Forbidden Lover

Mrs. Margaret Byrd
Forced Landing

Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence

Nun
Tortilla Flat

Devil’s Dice

Beatrice Charles
Champion of Lost Causes

MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle

Helen
Alias Julius Caesar
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
149
Gender
Female
Birthday
1903-07-19
Place of Birth
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
Violet May Rose