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Barbara Bedford 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.
Birth Name
Violet Rose
Born
Sunday, 19 July 1903
Died
Sunday, 25 October 1981
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Inside the Marx Brothers | Baby's mother on stagecoach (clip from Go West (1940)) | 2003 |
| MGM Parade | Lady Behind Door in 'The Lady or the Tiger?' | 1955 |
| Girls of the Big House | Visitors Matron | 1945 |
| The Clock | USO Manager | 1945 |
| Meet the People | Ritz Patron | 1944 |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Dean's Secretary | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Hospitable Farm Woman | 1944 |
| The Human Comedy | Woman on Street | 1944 |
| Lost Angel | Telephone Operator | 1943 |
| The Cross of Lorraine | Village Woman | 1943 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Inside the Marx Brothers | Baby's mother on stagecoach (clip from Go West (1940)) | 2003 |
| MGM Parade | Lady Behind Door in 'The Lady or the Tiger?' | 1955 |
| Girls of the Big House | Visitors Matron | 1945 |
| The Clock | USO Manager | 1945 |
| Meet the People | Ritz Patron | 1944 |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Dean's Secretary | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Hospitable Farm Woman | 1944 |
| The Human Comedy | Woman on Street | 1944 |
| Lost Angel | Telephone Operator | 1943 |
| The Cross of Lorraine | Village Woman | 1943 |
| Best Foot Forward | Chaperon at Dance / Chaperone at Dance | 1943 |
| Seeing Hands | Ben's Mother | 1943 |
| Du Barry Was a Lady | Ambrose's Wife | 1943 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Secretary | 1943 |
| Presenting Lily Mars | Assistant Boardinghouse Manager | 1943 |
| Slightly Dangerous | Customer | 1943 |
| Assignment in Brittany | Surgical Nurse | 1943 |
| Reunion in France | Mme. Vigouroux | 1942 |
| Mr. Blabbermouth! | Woman | 1942 |
| Calling Dr. Gillespie | Carew's Secretary Bringing Postcard | 1942 |
| Tortilla Flat | Nun | 1942 |
| Ship Ahoy | Mrs. Loring | 1942 |
| The Lady or the Tiger? | Lady Behind the Door / Lady Behind Door in Arena | 1942 |
| The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Elsa, Nesbit's Maid | 1942 |
| Nazi Agent | Woman | 1942 |
| Don't Talk | Beauty Shop Customer | 1942 |
| Don't Talk (Radio Version) in the Style of "Jon B" | Beauty Shop Customer | 1942 |
| We Were Dancing | Tearful Courtroom Spectator | 1942 |
| Born to Sing | Woman at Accident Scene | 1942 |
| Dr. Kildare's Victory | Dr. Carew's Secretary | 1942 |
| The Vanishing Virginian | Mildred Simpson | 1942 |
| Mr. and Mrs. North | Lucille | 1942 |
| Main Street on the March! | Nurse | 1942 |
| Inflation | Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage | 1942 |
| Babes on Broadway | Mrs. Crainen, the Matron | 1941 |
| Come Back, Miss Pipps | Angry Parent | 1941 |
| Married Bachelor | Juror at Radio Broadcast | 1941 |
| Honky Tonk | Salvation Army Woman | 1941 |
| When Ladies Meet | Anna | 1941 |
| Whistling in the Dark | Cult Member / Telephone Operator | 1941 |
| Sucker List | Secretary | 1941 |
| The Getaway | Dr. Glass' Maid | 1941 |
| Coffins on Wheels | First Nurse - at Desk | 1941 |
| Love Crazy | Renny's Secretary | 1941 |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Dr. Carew's Secretary | 1941 |
| 1-2-3-Go! | Ann, nurse | 1941 |
| Men of Boys Town | Nun in Infirmary | 1941 |
| Maisie Was a Lady | Nurse / Nurse (Uncredited) | 1941 |
| Respect the Law | Johnson's Maid | 1941 |
| Go West | Baby's Mother on Stagecoach | 1940 |
| You, the People | Rooming House Diner | 1940 |
| Little Nellie Kelly | Miss Wilson - Nurse with Baby | 1940 |
| Third Finger, Left Hand | Woman at Railroad Station | 1940 |
| Sky Murder | Grand's Maid | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Carew's Secretary | 1940 |
| Boom Town | Nurse | 1940 |
| Soak the Old | Bogus Pension Office Employee | 1940 |
| I Love You Again | Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary | 1940 |
| Gold Rush Maisie | Mrs. Hartley / Mrs. Hartley (Uncredited) | 1940 |
| We Who Are Young | Hospital Phone Operator | 1940 |
| Women in Hiding | Miss Townsend - Head Nurse | 1940 |
| A Way in the Wilderness | Sick Farmer's Wife | 1940 |
| Florian | Kingston's Secretary | 1940 |
| Edison, the Man | General Powell's Nurse | 1940 |
| Pound Foolish | Mayor's Secretary | 1940 |
| That Inferior Feeling | Bride | 1940 |
| The Earl of Chicago | Martha Jackson | 1940 |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Neighbor | 1939 |
| Bad Little Angel | Mrs. Dodd | 1939 |
| Dancing Co-Ed | Secretary | 1939 |
| Think First | Saleslady | 1939 |
| Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Miss Howard - Bank Secretary | 1939 |
| On Borrowed Time | Mrs. James Northrup | 1939 |
| Stronger Than Desire | Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary | 1939 |
| Angel of Mercy | Nurse | 1939 |
| Radio Hams | Mrs. Crane | 1939 |
| Calling Dr. Kildare | Dr. Carew's Secretary | 1939 |
| Broadway Serenade | Gracie | 1939 |
| Sergeant Madden | Nurse | 1939 |
| Within the Law | Sarah - Gilder's Secretary | 1939 |
| Four Girls in White | Nurse Behind Counter | 1939 |
| Idiot's Delight | Nurse #1 | 1939 |
| Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Woman in Movie House | 1939 |
| The Girl Downstairs | Anna | 1938 |
| Young Dr. Kildare | Nurse | 1938 |
| Too Hot to Handle | MacArthur's Secretary | 1938 |
| Boys Town | Catholic Nun | 1938 |
| Rich Man, Poor Girl | Kate | 1938 |
| The Chaser | Brandon's Secretary | 1938 |
| Fast Company | MacMillen's Secretary | 1938 |
| Woman Against Woman | Nurse Sherwood | 1938 |
| The Toy Wife | Woman in Doctor's Office | 1938 |
| Three Comrades | Rita - Singer Accompanied by Erich | 1938 |
| Come Across | Bank Employee | 1938 |
| That Mothers Might Live | Nun Reading Book | 1938 |
| Miracle Money | Miss Grant | 1938 |
| The First Hundred Years | Sadie | 1938 |
| Navy Blue and Gold | Hospital Nurse | 1937 |
| Big City | Woman Who Screams | 1937 |
| Between Two Women | Sarah - Patricia's Maid | 1937 |
| A Day at the Races | Secretary | 1937 |
| It May Happen to You | Nurse | 1937 |
| The Grand Bounce | Doctor's Secretary | 1937 |
| A Family Affair | Minor Role | 1937 |
| Born to Dance | Hector's Secretary | 1936 |
| The Public Pays | Markovitz's Secretary | 1936 |
| His Brother's Wife | Minor Role | 1936 |
| Easy Money | Mrs. Turner / Mrs. Ada Turner | 1936 |
| Speed | Nurse | 1936 |
| The Mine with the Iron Door | Secretary | 1936 |
| Brilliant Marriage | Brenda | 1936 |
| Ring Around the Moon | Carol Anderson | 1936 |
| Tango | Carver, Enright & Burt Receptionist | 1936 |
| Senor Jim | Mona Cartier | 1936 |
| Three on a Limb | Addie | 1936 |
| Forced Landing | Mrs. Margaret Byrd | 1935 |
| Midnight Phantom | Kathleen Ryan | 1935 |
| 3 Kids and a Queen | Nurse | 1935 |
| The Spanish Cape Mystery | Mrs. Munn | 1935 |
| Condemned to Live | Martha Kristan | 1935 |
| The Keeper of the Bees | Nurse | 1935 |
| On Probation | Mable Gordon | 1935 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Mrs. Goodwin | 1935 |
| Sons of Steel | Miss Peters | 1934 |
| The World Accuses | Martha Rankin | 1934 |
| Tomorrow's Youth | Miss Booth | 1934 |
| A Girl of the Limberlost | Elvira Carney | 1934 |
| Found Alive | Edith Roberts | 1933 |
| The Death Kiss | Script Girl | 1933 |
| Too Busy to Work | Molly Hardy | 1932 |
| The Lady from Nowhere | Mollie Carter | 1931 |
| Desert Vengeance | Anne Dixon | 1931 |
| The Lash | Lupe | 1930 |
| Tol'able David | Rose Kinemon | 1930 |
| Sunny | Margaret / Margaret Manners | 1930 |
| The Love Trader | Luane | 1930 |
| Smoke Bellew | Joy Gastrell | 1929 |
| Fashion News | Self | 1928 |
| The Cavalier | Lucia D'Arquista | 1928 |
| Bitter Sweets | Bett Kingston | 1928 |
| The City of Purple Dreams | Esther Strom | 1928 |
| The Port of Missing Girls | Ruth King | 1928 |
| The Broken Mask | Caricia | 1928 |
| The Girl from Gay Paree | Mary Davis | 1927 |
| Mockery | Countess Tatiana Alexandrova | 1927 |
| The Notorious Lady | Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee | 1927 |
| Sunshine of Paradise Alley | Sunshine O'Day | 1926 |
| Devil's Dice | Helen Paine | 1926 |
| The Sporting Lover | Lady Gwendolyn | 1926 |
| Old Loves and New | Marny | 1926 |
| Tumbleweeds | Molly Lassiter | 1925 |
| What Fools Men | Jenny McFarlan | 1925 |
| Before Midnight | Helen Saldivar | 1925 |
| The Business of Love | Barbara Richmond | 1925 |
| Percy | Imogene Chandler | 1925 |
| The Mad Whirl | Margie Taylor | 1925 |
| The Mansion of Aching Hearts | Martha | 1925 |
| The Champion of Lost Causes | Beatrice Charles | 1925 |
| Women Who Give | Emily Swift | 1924 |
| Pagan Passions | Shirley Dangerfield | 1924 |
| The Acquittal | Edith Craig | 1923 |
| The Spoilers | Helen Chester | 1923 |
| Souls for Sables | Herself - Celebrity Actress in Commissary | 1923 |
| Souls for Sale | Barbara Bedford / Herself - Celebrity Actress in Commissary | 1923 |
| Romance Land | Nan Harvess | 1923 |
| Another Man's Shoes | Mercia Solano | 1922 |
| Out of the Silent North | Marcette Vallois | 1922 |
| Man Under Cover | Margaret Langdon | 1922 |
| Arabian Love | Nadine Fortier | 1922 |
| Winning with Wits | Mary Sudan / Mary Wyatt | 1922 |
| Gleam O'Dawn | Nini | 1922 |
| Alias Julius Caesar | Helen | 1922 |
| The Unfoldment | Martha Osborne | 1922 |
| Cinderella of the Hills | Norris Gradley | 1921 |
| The Face of the World | Thora | 1921 |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Cora Munro | 1920 |
| The Cradle of Courage | Nora | 1920 |
