Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber (81)

1894-12-17 - 1976-05-24 | 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.

On Movies

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

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