Bobby Barber
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Juror (uncredited)
1962
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Chauffeur
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man with Overcoat
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man in Pajamas
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Angry Pedestrian
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man with Balloon
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Barfly
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man in Grandfather Clock
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Crazy Concert Pianist
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man Phoning Australia
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Second Man with Cigar
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Restaurant Customer
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
John Rednose
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Tout
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Hercules
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Newspaper Vendor
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Janitor
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Jake
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Nightclub Bouncer
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Pete
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man with Cake
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Guess-Your-Weight Customer
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Painter
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Delivery Man with Box
1952
Series
Adventures of Superman
Tony the Masseur
1952
Film
Modern Times
Worker (uncredited)
1936
Film
To Kill a Mockingbird
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962
Film
Laura
Newsboy (uncredited)
1944
Film
Vivacious Lady
Italian Waiter at Nightclub (uncredited)
1938
Film
Riff-Raff
Customs Inspector (uncredited)
1947
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Waiter
1948
Film
I'm No Angel
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Lady Eve
Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)
1941
Film
Living It Up
Bellboy (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Birthday Cake Waiter (uncredited)
1947
Film
Hold That Ghost
Waiter (uncredited)
1941
Film
Roxie Hart
Bald Juror (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Gay Falcon
Angelo (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Joker is Wild
Waiter (uncredited)
1957
Film
Super-Sleuth
Photographer
1937
Film
Anchors Aweigh
Salad Cook (uncredited)
1945
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Sneaky (uncredited)
1951
Film
Flesh and Fury
1952
Film
Stranger on the Third Floor
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
1940
Film
Everybody's Doing It
Short Slap Happy Henchman
1938
Film
Passage to Marseille
Frenchman (uncredited)
1944
Film
Swing Fever
Soft Drink Vendor (uncredited)
1943
Film
History Is Made at Night
Paul - Waiter at Victor's (uncredited)
1937
Film
Broadway Melody of 1940
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1940
Film
Man of a Thousand Faces
The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)
1957
Film
Horse Feathers
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
1932
Film
Let's Dance
Bartender (uncredited)
1950
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)
1950
Film
I Walk Alone
Newsboy (uncredited)
1947
Film
Across the Wide Missouri
Gardipe (uncredited)
1951
Film
Topper Takes a Trip
Hotel Staffer Moving Bed (uncredited)
1938
Film
On an Island with You
(uncredited)
1948
Film
Presenting Lily Mars
Busboy
1943
Film
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1940
Film
Pardners
Townsman (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Waiter (uncredited)
1947
Film
Dodsworth
Italian Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1936
Film
Two Sisters from Boston
Stagehand (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Buster Keaton Story
Soda Fountain Customer (uncredited)
1957
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)
1949
Film
I Love a Soldier
Funhouse Attendant
1944
Film
A Lady Takes a Chance
Gambler
1943
Film
From This Day Forward
Ice Man
1946
Film
The Sky's the Limit
Canteen Waiter (uncredited)
1943
Film
Hit the Ice
Candy Butcher (uncredited)
1943
Film
Carefree
(uncredited)
1938
Film
Lady on a Train
1945
Film
The Wheeler Dealers
Workman in Night Club (uncredited)
1963
Film
Primrose Path
Benny (uncredited)
1940
Film
Soup to Nuts
Revolutionary (uncredited)
1930
Film
Las Vegas Nights
Waiter Who Gets Slapped
1941
Film
The Monster and the Girl
Juryman (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Midnight Story
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Film
Follow the Boys
Soldier - W.C. Fields Routine (uncredited)
1944
Film
Road to Utopia
Bartender (uncredited)
1946
Film
In the Navy
Sailor in Finale (uncredited)
1941
Film
A Date with the Falcon
Spectator (uncredited)
1942
Film
Road to Singapore
Man Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited)
1940
Film
Give Me a Sailor
Sailor (uncredited)
1938
Film
Professor Beware
Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag
1938
Film
Dangerous to Know
Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Film
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Member of La'oa's Gang (uncredited)
1942
Film
Fight for Your Lady
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
1937
Film
Spring Parade
Waiter Who Spills Tray (uncredited)
1940
Film
They Knew What They Wanted
Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
1940
Film
Second Chorus
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
1941
Film
Who Done It?
Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)
1942
Film
Doughboys
Doughboy (uncredited)
1930
Film
Great Guy
Grocery Clerk (Uncredited)
1936
Film
The Preview Murder Mystery
Prop Man (Uncredited)
1936
Film
Pest from the West
Musician (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Night of June 13
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1932
Film
My Favorite Spy
Man in Park in Front of Kay
1942
Film
Smartest Girl in Town
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
1936
Film
King of the Texas Rangers
Eduardo
1941
Film
Calcutta
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1946
Film
Hi Diddle Diddle
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
1943
Film
Reveille with Beverly
Collins (uncredited)
1943
Film
Hollywood Boulevard
Man with Gong (uncredited)
1936
Film
Africa Screams
Chauffeur (uncredited)
1949
Film
Having Wonderful Time
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
Film
Breakfast for Two
Window Washer (uncredited)
1937
Film
Pot o' Gold
Prisoner (uncredited)
1941
Film
Walking on Air
Silent Waiter at Beach Club (uncredited)
1936
Film
Undertow
1949
Film
The Life of the Party
Waiter
1930
Film
Crazy House
Bald Man / Director
1943
Film
Cracked Nuts
Waiter
1941
Film
Rainbow Island
Native Banana Man
1944
Film
You Can't Ration Love
Barber
1944
Film
We're Only Human
Counterman
1935
Film
Sensation Hunters
Waiter (uncredited)
1945
Film
All by Myself
Waiter
1943
Film
Earl Carroll Vanities
Cab Driver
1945
Film
One Sunday Afternoon
Man in Greased Pig Contest (uncredited)
1933
Film
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Bellhop
1943
I Don't Remember
Dentist Patient
1935
Film
And Now Tomorrow
Mill Worker
1944
Film
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Corbett's second
1947
Film
The Leather Pushers
1940
Film
Practically Yours
Man on Subway (uncredited)
1944
All in Fun
1928
Film
Cipher Bureau
1938
Film
Powder Town
Waiter (uncredited)
1942
Film
Matri-Phony
Snake Charmer (uncredited)
1942
Film
Dizzy Pilots
Private (uncredited)
1943
Alimony Aches
Undertaker's Assistant
1935
Film
Nothing But Pleasure
Snacking Bus Rider
1940
Pep Up
clothing salesman on street
1929