Bobby Barber
Known for: Acting
Born: December 17, 1894
Died: May 24, 1976
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
109 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
6.3
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
8.0
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
8.1
The Joker is Wild
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
6.8
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
6.1
The Midnight Story
1957
5.2
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
6.7
Pardners
1956
6.5
Living It Up
1954
7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
6.6
Flesh and Fury
1952
6.1
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
6.1
Let's Dance
1950
6.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
6.1
Undertow
1949
6.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
5.8
Africa Screams
1949
7.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
5.9
On an Island with You
1948
6.6
I Walk Alone
1947
6.2
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
6.9
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
6.2
Riff-Raff
1947
4.3
Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947
6.4
Calcutta
1946
6.3
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
5.4
From This Day Forward
1946
6.7
Road to Utopia
1946
4.8
Sensation Hunters
1945
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945
6.7
Lady on a Train
1945
5.4
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
7.0
Practically Yours
1944
6.0
And Now Tomorrow
1944
7.6
Laura
1944
7.5
Rainbow Island
1944
6.0
I Love a Soldier
1944
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944
8.0
You Can't Ration Love
1944
6.6
Passage to Marseille
1944
6.0
Swing Fever
1943
6.0
Crazy House
1943
7.2
Dizzy Pilots
1943
5.9
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
6.6
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
10.0
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
6.3
The Sky's the Limit
1943
8.0
All by Myself
1943
6.0
Hit the Ice
1943
6.5
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
7.5
Reveille with Beverly
1943
7.0
Who Done It?
1942
5.5
Matri-Phony
1942
6.0
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
5.7
My Favorite Spy
1942
4.4
Powder Town
1942
7.0
Roxie Hart
1942
6.5
A Date with the Falcon
1942
6.3
The Gay Falcon
1941
7.0
King of the Texas Rangers
1941
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941
7.0
Cracked Nuts
1941
6.4
In the Navy
1941
5.6
Pot o' Gold
1941
6.4
Las Vegas Nights
1941
5.7
The Monster and the Girl
1941
7.3
The Lady Eve
1941
5.8
Second Chorus
1941
6.0
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
5.2
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
6.9
Spring Parade
1940
8.0
The Leather Pushers
1940
6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
6.7
Primrose Path
1940
6.4
Road to Singapore
1940
6.8
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
6.0
Nothing But Pleasure
1940
7.1
Pest from the West
1939
6.6
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
5.3
Cipher Bureau
1938
6.7
Carefree
1938
6.1
Give Me a Sailor
1938
6.0
Professor Beware
1938
4.9
Having Wonderful Time
1938
7.0
Vivacious Lady
1938
6.6
Dangerous to Know
1938
6.0
Everybody's Doing It
1938
5.6
Fight for Your Lady
1937
5.9
Breakfast for Two
1937
5.6
Super-Sleuth
1937
6.7
History Is Made at Night
1937
6.3
Great Guy
1936
5.8
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
7.1
Dodsworth
1936
6.3
Walking on Air
1936
4.5
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
5.8
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
8.3
Modern Times
1936
6.5
We're Only Human
19355.0
I Don't Remember
19359.0
Alimony Aches
1935
6.3
I'm No Angel
1933
6.6
One Sunday Afternoon
1933
7.5
The Night of June 13
1932
6.9
Horse Feathers
1932
6.6
The Life of the Party
1930
5.9
Soup to Nuts
1930
6.0
Doughboys
19307.0
Pep Up
19297.0
All in Fun
1928