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