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