Became a naturalized US citizen some time ago. His brother, Vincent Bedford, is a bureaucrat back in England, UK.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England.
He was awarded the 1972 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for his performance in "The Tavern" at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 2001 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The School for Scandal" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Moliere Comedies" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
Is an active member of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
Of Irish Catholic extraction. Has many relatives in Chicago on his mother (O'donnell)'s side.