Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Biography

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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.

Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-07-19

Place of birth

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA

Images

Cast

Romance Land

Romance Land

1923

0.00

Arabia

Arabia

1922

0.00

Percy

Percy

1925

0.00

Mockery

Mockery

1927

6.70

Smoke Bellew

Smoke Bellew

1929

6.00

Step on It!

Step on It!

1922

0.00

Easy Money

Easy Money

1936

4.40

Found Alive

Found Alive

1933

0.00

Fashion News

Fashion News

1928

5.00

On Probation

On Probation

1935

0.00

The Lash

The Lash

1930

5.30

Go West

Go West

1940

6.50

Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

1943

6.00

Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

1942

6.60

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

7.10

How to Read

How to Read

1938

5.20

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

6.90

Radio Hams

Radio Hams

1939

6.00

Florian

Florian

1940

1.00

Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940

6.30

Big City

Big City

1937

7.40

Sunny

Sunny

1930

6.50

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941

6.40

Born to Sing

Born to Sing

1942

5.00

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943

7.50

Brothers

Brothers

1931

0.00

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1925

5.90

A Man's Past

A Man's Past

1927

6.00

Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

6.70

The Cavalier

The Cavalier

1928

0.00

Inflation

Inflation

1942

5.00

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1923

0.00

The Chaser

The Chaser

1938

6.00

Sucker List

Sucker List

1941

6.33

Backstage

Backstage

1927

0.00

The Talker

The Talker

1925

1.00

Ship Ahoy

Ship Ahoy

1942

5.90

1-2-3-Go!

1-2-3-Go!

1941

6.70

Fast Company

Fast Company

1938

5.40