Bobby Barber
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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.
Known for
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Juror (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
Chauffeur
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man with Overcoat
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man in Pajamas
The Abbott and Costello Show
Angry Pedestrian
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man with Balloon
The Abbott and Costello Show
Barfly
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man in Grandfather Clock
The Abbott and Costello Show
Crazy Concert Pianist
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man Phoning Australia
The Abbott and Costello Show
Second Man with Cigar
The Abbott and Costello Show
Restaurant Customer
The Abbott and Costello Show
John Rednose
The Abbott and Costello Show
Tout
The Abbott and Costello Show
Hercules
The Abbott and Costello Show
Newspaper Vendor
The Abbott and Costello Show
Janitor
The Abbott and Costello Show
Jake
The Abbott and Costello Show
Nightclub Bouncer
The Abbott and Costello Show
Pete
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man with Cake
The Abbott and Costello Show
Guess-Your-Weight Customer
The Abbott and Costello Show
Painter
The Abbott and Costello Show
Delivery Man with Box
Adventures of Superman
Tony the Masseur
To Kill a Mockingbird
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Modern Times
Worker (uncredited)
Laura
Newsboy (uncredited)
Africa Screams
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Salad Cook on Olvera Street (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Birthday Cake Waiter (uncredited)
Pardners
Townsman (uncredited)
Second Chorus
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Dodsworth
Italian Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Roxie Hart
Bald Juror (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Sneaky (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Waiter
I Walk Alone
Newsboy (uncredited)
The Night of June 13
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
Gardipe (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
Man Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited)
Primrose Path
Benny (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Bartender (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Spring Parade
Waiter Who Spills Tray (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
Prisoner (uncredited)
Living It Up
Bellboy (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon
Angelo (uncredited)
And Now Tomorrow
Mill Worker
Who Done It?
Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)
Topper Takes a Trip
Hotel Staffer Moving Bed (uncredited)
Great Guy
Grocery Clerk (Uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
Busboy
In the Navy
Sailor in Finale (uncredited)
Let's Dance
George - Bartender (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Italian Waiter at Nightclub (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
Man of a Thousand Faces
The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)
Carefree
(uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
Cab Driver
Hold That Ghost
Waiter (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
Workman in Night Club (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Paul - Waiter at Victor's (uncredited)
Flesh and Fury
Soup to Nuts
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
Collins (uncredited)
Riff-Raff
Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Dangerous to Know
Waiter (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
Spectator (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Man with Gong (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
Waiter (uncredited)
Crazy House
Bald Man / Director
Undertow
Broadway Melody of 1940
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
Candy Butcher (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
Gambler
The Preview Murder Mystery
Prop Man (Uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
Waiter (uncredited)
Swing Fever
Soft Drink Vendor (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Time
Bartender (uncredited)
The Buster Keaton Story
Soda Fountain Customer (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
Sailor (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
Ice Man
Breakfast for Two
Window Washer (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy
Man in Park in Front of Kay
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)
The Sky's the Limit
Canteen Waiter (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
Party Guest (uncredited)
Calcutta
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Powder Town
Waiter (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
Stagehand (uncredited)
I Love a Soldier
Funhouse Attendant
Nothing But Pleasure
Snacking Bus Rider
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Member of La'oa's Gang (uncredited)
Matri-Phony
Snake Charmer (uncredited)
Pest from the West
Musician (uncredited)
King of the Texas Rangers
Eduardo
Hi Diddle Diddle
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Rainbow Island
Native Banana Man
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Corbett's second
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Waiter (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
Juryman (uncredited)
The Life of the Party
Waiter
You Can't Ration Love
Barber
Practically Yours
Man on Subway (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag
Las Vegas Nights
Waiter Who Gets Slapped
They Knew What They Wanted
Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
All by Myself
Waiter
Doughboys
Doughboy (uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It
Short Slap Happy Henchman
Dizzy Pilots
Private (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
Photographer
Walking on Air
Silent Waiter at Beach Club (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Waiter
Fight for Your Lady
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers
Smartest Girl in Town
Hotel Porter
Cipher Bureau
We're Only Human
Counterman
All in Fun
Pep Up
clothing salesman on street
I Don't Remember
Dentist Patient
Alimony Aches
Undertaker's Assistant
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Bellhop