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