Barbara Bedford
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 sam...
Known For
MGM Parade
Self
Go West
Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Boys Town
Nun (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
I Love You Again
Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
Filmography
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Visitors Matron
Meet the People
1944
as Ritz Patron (uncredited)
Family Troubles
1943
Seeing Hands
1943
as Ben's Mother (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Who's Superstitious?
1943
as Wife
Lost Angel
1943
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Chaperone at Dance
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Secretary (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Assistant Boardinghouse Manager
Flag of Mercy
1942
as Nurse
Nazi Agent
1942
as Woman (uncredited)
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
as Lady Behind the Door
Born to Sing
1942
as Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Inflation
1942
as Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Mrs. Loring
Reunion in France
1942
as Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Nun
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
as Angry Parent (uncredited)
Love Crazy
1941
as Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Nurse (Uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
Main Street on the March!
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Wedding Worries
1941
as Miss Douglas (uncredited)
Sucker List
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Nurse
A Way in the Wilderness
1940
as Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
That Inferior Feeling
1940
as Bride (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
1940
as Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
You, the People
1940
as Rooming House Diner
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Ramsey's Secretary Martha Jackson (uncredited)
Boom Town
1940
as Nurse (uncredited)
Pound Foolish
1940
as Mayor's Secretary
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Miss Wilson (uncredited)
Florian
1940
as Kingston's Secretary
Sky Murder
1940
as Grand's Maid
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Woman at Railroad Station
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited)
Bubbling Troubles
1940
as Alfalfa's Mom (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
1940
as Corset Buyer (uncredited)
The Domineering Male
1940
as Party Hostess (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1940
as Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Double
1940
as Alfalfa's Mother
All About Hash
1940
as Alfalfa's Mother
Tiny Troubles
1939
as Alfalfa's mother
Four Girls in White
1939
as Nurse Behind Counter
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Nurse #1
Within the Law
1939
as Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Gracie (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Carew's Secretary (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Nurse
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
as Woman in Movie House (uncredited)
Radio Hams
1939
as Mrs. Crane
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Wife (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Miss Howard (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
as Martha Switzer
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Neighbor
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Nurse (uncredited)
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Kate
That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
1938
as Nurse Sherwood
Miracle Money
1938
as Miss Grant (uncredited)
How to Read
1938
as Dental Patient (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Sadie (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Brandon's Secretary
Men in Fright
1938
as Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
Fast Company
1938
as MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
1937
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce
1937
as Doctor's Secretary (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Big City
1937
as Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Song of Revolt
1937
as Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Three on a Limb
1936
as Addie
The Public Pays
1936
as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Easy Money
1936
as Mrs. Ada Turner
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Brenda
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
as Secretary
Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Carol Anderson
Born to Dance
1936
as Hector's Secretary (uncredited)
Midnight Phantom
1935
as Kathleen Ryan
The Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Nurse
On Probation
1935
as Mable Gordon
Condemned to Live
1935
as Martha Kristan
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Nurse
Forced Landing
1935
as Mrs. Margaret Byrd
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as Mrs. Goodwin (uncredited)
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
as Mrs. Munn
A Girl of the Limberlost
1934
as Elvira Carney
Sons of Steel
1934
as Miss Peters
Tomorrow's Youth
1934
as Miss Booth
Found Alive
1933
as Edith Roberts
The Death Kiss
1932
as Script Girl
The Lady from Nowhere
1931
as Mollie Carter
Desert Vengeance
1931
as Anne Dixon
Brothers
1931
as Doris LaRue
The Lash
1930
as Lupe
Tol'able David
1930
as Rose Kinemon
Sunny
1930
as Margaret Manners
The Love Trader
1930
as Luane
Smoke Bellew
1929
as Joy Gastrell
The Haunted House
1928
as Nancy
Fashion News
1928
as Self
The Port of Missing Girls
1928
as Ruth King
The Broken Mask
1928
as Caricia
The Cavalier
1928
as Lucia D'Arquista
Bitter Sweets
1928
as Bett Kingston
Marry the Girl
1928
as Elinor
Mockery
1927
as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Life of an Actress
1927
as Nora Dowen
The Girl from Gay Paree
1927
as Mary Davis
A Man's Past
1927
as Yvonne Fontaine
The Notorious Lady
1927
as Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
Backstage
1927
as Julia Joyce
Sunshine of Paradise Alley
1926
as Sunshine O'Day
The Sporting Lover
1926
Old Loves and New
1926
as Marny
Devil’s Dice
1926
Percy
1925
as Imogene Chandler
The Mad Whirl
1925
as Margie Taylor
Tumbleweeds
1925
as Molly Lassiter
What Fools Men
1925
as Jenny McFarlan
The Talker
1925
as Barbara Farley
Champion of Lost Causes
1925
as Beatrice Charles
Women Who Give
1924
as Emily Swift
The Whipping Boss
1924
as Grace Woodward
Pagan Passions
1924
as Shirley Dangerfield
Romance Land
1923
as Nan Harvess
The Tie That Binds
1923
as Mary Ellen Gray
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary
The Acquittal
1923
as Edith Craig
The Spoilers
1923
as Helen Chester
The Forbidden Lover
1923
as Maria Almada
Arabia
1922
as Janice Terhune
Step on It!
1922
as Lorraine Leighton
The Power of Love
1922
as Maria Almeda
Another Man's Shoes
1922
as Mercia Solano
The Unfoldment
1922
as Martha Osborne
Alias Julius Caesar
1922
as Helen
Man Under Cover
1922
as Margaret Langdon
Arabian Love
1922
as Nadine Fortier
Out of the Silent North
1922
as Marcette Vallois
Cinderella of the Hills
1921
as Norris Gradley
The Face of the World
1921
as Thora
The Big Punch
1921
as Hope Standish
The Cradle of Courage
1920
as Nora
The Last of the Mohicans
1920
as Cora Munro
Deep Waters
1920
as Betty West