Bobby Barber
109 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 17, 1894
- Died
- May 24, 1976 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Robert S. Barbera
Biography
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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.
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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.
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Known for
Bobby Barber: movies and TV shows
Acting (114)
- 1963 The Wheeler Dealers
as Workman in Night Club (uncredited)
- 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1957 The Joker is Wild
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Man of a Thousand Faces
as The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)
- 1957 The Midnight Story
as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1957 The Buster Keaton Story
as Soda Fountain Customer (uncredited)
- 1956 Pardners
as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1954 Living It Up
as Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1952 The Abbott and Costello Show · TV
as Chauffeur / Man with Overcoat / Man in Pajamas / Angry Pedestrian / Man with Balloon / Barfly / Man in Grandfather Clock / Crazy Concert Pianist / Man Phoning Australia / Second Man with Cigar / Restaurant Customer / John Rednose / Tout / Hercules / Newspaper Vendor / Janitor / Jake / Nightclub Bouncer / Pete / Man with Cake / Guess-Your-Weight Customer / Painter / Delivery Man with Box · 25 episodes
- 1952
- 1952
- 1951 Across the Wide Missouri
as Gardipe (uncredited)
- 1951 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Sneaky (uncredited)
- 1950 Let's Dance
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1950 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)
- 1949
- 1949 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)
- 1949 Africa Screams
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1948
- 1948 On an Island with You
as (uncredited)
- 1947 I Walk Alone
as Newsboy (uncredited)
- 1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Birthday Cake Waiter (uncredited)
- 1947 Riff-Raff
as Customs Inspector (uncredited)
- 1947 Vigilantes of Boomtown
as Corbett's second
- 1946 Calcutta
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as Stagehand (uncredited)
- 1946 From This Day Forward
as Ice Man
- 1946 Road to Utopia
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1945 Sensation Hunters
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1945 Anchors Aweigh
as Salad Cook (uncredited)
- 1945
- 1945 Earl Carroll Vanities
as Cab Driver
- 1944 Practically Yours
as Man on Subway (uncredited)
- 1944 And Now Tomorrow
as Mill Worker
- 1944 Laura
as Newsboy (uncredited)
- 1944 Rainbow Island
as Native Banana Man
- 1944 I Love a Soldier
as Funhouse Attendant
- 1944 Follow the Boys
as Soldier - W.C. Fields Routine (uncredited)
- 1944 You Can't Ration Love
as Barber
- 1944 Passage to Marseille
as Frenchman (uncredited)
- 1943 Swing Fever
as Soft Drink Vendor (uncredited)
- 1943 Crazy House
as Bald Man / Director
- 1943 Dizzy Pilots
as Private (uncredited)
- 1943 A Lady Takes a Chance
as Gambler
- 1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
as Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
- 1943 Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as Bellhop
- 1943 The Sky's the Limit
as Canteen Waiter (uncredited)
- 1943 All by Myself
as Waiter
- 1943 Hit the Ice
as Candy Butcher (uncredited)
- 1943 Presenting Lily Mars
as Busboy
- 1943 Reveille with Beverly
as Collins (uncredited)
- 1942 Who Done It?
as Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)
- 1942 Matri-Phony
as Snake Charmer (uncredited)
- 1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Member of La'oa's Gang (uncredited)
- 1942 My Favorite Spy
as Man in Park in Front of Kay
- 1942 Powder Town
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1942 Roxie Hart
as Bald Juror (uncredited)
- 1942 A Date with the Falcon
as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1941 The Gay Falcon
as Angelo (uncredited)
- 1941 King of the Texas Rangers
as Eduardo
- 1941 Hold That Ghost
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1941 Cracked Nuts
as Waiter
- 1941 In the Navy
as Sailor in Finale (uncredited)
- 1941 Pot o' Gold
as Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1941 Las Vegas Nights
as Waiter Who Gets Slapped
- 1941 The Monster and the Girl
as Juryman (uncredited)
- 1941 The Lady Eve
as Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)
- 1941 Second Chorus
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
- 1940 They Knew What They Wanted
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
- 1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1940 Spring Parade
as Waiter Who Spills Tray (uncredited)
- 1940
- 1940 Stranger on the Third Floor
as Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
- 1940 Primrose Path
as Benny (uncredited)
- 1940 Road to Singapore
as Man Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited)
- 1940 Broadway Melody of 1940
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1940 Nothing But Pleasure
as Snacking Bus Rider
- 1939 Pest from the West
as Musician (uncredited)
- 1938 Topper Takes a Trip
as Hotel Staffer Moving Bed (uncredited)
- 1938
- 1938 Carefree
as (uncredited)
- 1938 Give Me a Sailor
as Sailor (uncredited)
- 1938 Professor Beware
as Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag
- 1938 Having Wonderful Time
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1938 Vivacious Lady
as Italian Waiter at Nightclub (uncredited)
- 1938 Dangerous to Know
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1938 Everybody's Doing It
as Short Slap Happy Henchman
- 1937 Fight for Your Lady
as Hotel Porter (uncredited)
- 1937 Breakfast for Two
as Window Washer (uncredited)
- 1937 Super-Sleuth
as Photographer
- 1937 History Is Made at Night
as Paul - Waiter at Victor's (uncredited)
- 1936 Great Guy
as Grocery Clerk (Uncredited)
- 1936 Smartest Girl in Town
as Hotel Porter (uncredited)
- 1936 Dodsworth
as Italian Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1936 Walking on Air
as Silent Waiter at Beach Club (uncredited)
- 1936 Hollywood Boulevard
as Man with Gong (uncredited)
- 1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
as Prop Man (Uncredited)
- 1936 Modern Times
as Worker (uncredited)
- 1935 We're Only Human
as Counterman
- 1935 I Don't Remember
as Dentist Patient
- 1935 Alimony Aches
as Undertaker's Assistant
- 1933 I'm No Angel
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
- 1933 One Sunday Afternoon
as Man in Greased Pig Contest (uncredited)
- 1932 The Night of June 13
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1932 Horse Feathers
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
- 1930 The Life of the Party
as Waiter
- 1930 Soup to Nuts
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
- 1930 Doughboys
as Doughboy (uncredited)
- 1929 Pep Up
as clothing salesman on street
- 1928