Bobby Barber
Acting
Born December 17, 1894 · New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bobby Barber (December 18, 1894 – May 24, 1976) was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films. Barber is notable for his work as a foil for Abbott and Costello on and off screen. Barber was often used by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as a form of "court jester" on the set of their films. It was his job to keep the energy level up with pranks and practical jokes. Sometimes, he even suddenly appeared on camera during a take to break up the cast and crew. In Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Costello answers a knock at the door expecting to see large actor Lon Chaney Jr. Instead, the very short Barber walks in wearing a funny hat with a feather. In another outtake from that film, Bela Lugosi, in full Dracula regalia, is solemnly descending a staircase to meet Abbott and Costello when all of a sudden the actors and crew burst out laughing. Lugosi, annoyed, turns around to see Barber following right behind him, mimicking his steps. Barber also appeared in bit parts, such as a delivery boy, waiter, bellhop, or man on the street, often uncredited in movies, and in many of Abbott and Costello's films and about half their television shows. Sometimes his likeness was in a picture on a wall or a "wanted" poster in a post office. His final film appearance was in Lou Costello's last movie, The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959). His film career included bit parts in over 100 (known) feature films.
Films (107)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
The Joker is Wild
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
The Midnight Story
1957
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
Pardners
1956
Living It Up
1954
Flesh and Fury
1952
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Let's Dance
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
Undertow
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
Africa Screams
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
I Walk Alone
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
Riff-Raff
1947
Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947
Calcutta
1946
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
From This Day Forward
1946
Road to Utopia
1946
Sensation Hunters
1945
Anchors Aweigh
1945
Lady on a Train
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
Practically Yours
1944
And Now Tomorrow
1944
Laura
1944
Rainbow Island
1944
I Love a Soldier
1944
Follow the Boys
1944
You Can't Ration Love
1944
Swing Fever
1943
Crazy House
1943
Dizzy Pilots
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
The Sky's the Limit
1943
All by Myself
1943
Hit the Ice
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Who Done It?
1942
Matri-Phony
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
My Favorite Spy
1942
Powder Town
1942
Roxie Hart
1942
A Date with the Falcon
1942
The Gay Falcon
1941
King of the Texas Rangers
1941
Hold That Ghost
1941
Cracked Nuts
1941
In the Navy
1941
Pot o' Gold
1941
Las Vegas Nights
1941
The Monster and the Girl
1941
The Lady Eve
1941
Second Chorus
1941
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
Spring Parade
1940
The Leather Pushers
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
Primrose Path
1940
Road to Singapore
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
Nothing But Pleasure
1940
Pest from the West
1939
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
Cipher Bureau
1938
Carefree
1938
Give Me a Sailor
1938
Professor Beware
1938
Having Wonderful Time
1938
Vivacious Lady
1938
Dangerous to Know
1938
Everybody's Doing It
1938
Fight for Your Lady
1937
Breakfast for Two
1937
Super-Sleuth
1937
History Is Made at Night
1937
Great Guy
1936
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
Dodsworth
1936
Walking on Air
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Modern Times
1936
We're Only Human
1935
I Don't Remember
1935
Alimony Aches
1935
I'm No Angel
1933
One Sunday Afternoon
1933
The Night of June 13
1932
Horse Feathers
1932
The Life of the Party
1930
Soup to Nuts
1930
Doughboys
1930
Pep Up
1929
All in Fun
1928