Bobby Barber
Acting
1894-12-17 · 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.
Filmography
The Wheeler Dealers
1963 · Movie
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Movie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Series
The Joker is Wild
1957 · Movie
Wagon Train
1957 · Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Movie
The Midnight Story
1957 · Movie
The Buster Keaton Story
1957 · Movie
Pardners
1956 · Movie
Living It Up
1954 · Movie
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Series
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Series
Flesh and Fury
1952 · Movie
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 · Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951 · Movie
Let's Dance
1950 · Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950 · Movie
Undertow
1949 · Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949 · Movie
Africa Screams
1949 · Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948 · Movie
On an Island with You
1948 · Movie
I Walk Alone
1947 · Movie
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 · Movie
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · Movie
Riff-Raff
1947 · Movie
Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947 · Movie
Calcutta
1946 · Movie
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 · Movie
From This Day Forward
1946 · Movie
Road to Utopia
1946 · Movie
Sensation Hunters
1945 · Movie
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Movie
Lady on a Train
1945 · Movie
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 · Movie
Practically Yours
1944 · Movie
And Now Tomorrow
1944 · Movie
Laura
1944 · Movie
Rainbow Island
1944 · Movie
I Love a Soldier
1944 · Movie
Follow the Boys
1944 · Movie
You Can't Ration Love
1944 · Movie
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Movie
Swing Fever
1943 · Movie
Crazy House
1943 · Movie
Dizzy Pilots
1943 · Movie
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · Movie
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943 · Movie
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943 · Movie
The Sky's the Limit
1943 · Movie
All by Myself
1943 · Movie
Hit the Ice
1943 · Movie
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 · Movie
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Movie
Who Done It?
1942 · Movie
Matri-Phony
1942 · Movie
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942 · Movie
My Favorite Spy
1942 · Movie
Powder Town
1942 · Movie
Roxie Hart
1942 · Movie
A Date with the Falcon
1942 · Movie
The Gay Falcon
1941 · Movie
King of the Texas Rangers
1941 · Movie
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Movie
Cracked Nuts
1941 · Movie
In the Navy
1941 · Movie
Pot o' Gold
1941 · Movie
Las Vegas Nights
1941 · Movie
The Monster and the Girl
1941 · Movie
The Lady Eve
1941 · Movie
Second Chorus
1941 · Movie
They Knew What They Wanted
1940 · Movie
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Movie
Spring Parade
1940 · Movie
The Leather Pushers
1940 · Movie
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Movie
Road to Singapore
1940 · Movie
Primrose Path
1940 · Movie
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 · Movie
Nothing But Pleasure
1940 · Movie
Pest from the West
1939 · Movie
Topper Takes a Trip
1938 · Movie
Cipher Bureau
1938 · Movie
Carefree
1938 · Movie
Give Me a Sailor
1938 · Movie
Professor Beware
1938 · Movie
Having Wonderful Time
1938 · Movie
Vivacious Lady
1938 · Movie
Dangerous to Know
1938 · Movie
Everybody's Doing It
1938 · Movie
Fight for Your Lady
1937 · Movie
Breakfast for Two
1937 · Movie
Super-Sleuth
1937 · Movie
History Is Made at Night
1937 · Movie
Great Guy
1936 · Movie
Smartest Girl in Town
1936 · Movie
Dodsworth
1936 · Movie
Walking on Air
1936 · Movie
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 · Movie
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Movie
Modern Times
1936 · Movie
We're Only Human
1935 · Movie
I Don't Remember
1935 · Movie
Alimony Aches
1935 · Movie
I'm No Angel
1933 · Movie
One Sunday Afternoon
1933 · Movie
The Night of June 13
1932 · Movie
Horse Feathers
1932 · Movie
The Life of the Party
1930 · Movie
Soup to Nuts
1930 · Movie
Doughboys
1930 · Movie
Pep Up
1929 · Movie
All in Fun
1928 · Movie