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