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Bobby Barber

Known For: Acting
Born: December 17, 1894
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 24, 1976

Bobby Barber

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 laugh…

Filmography

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 · Workman in Night Club (uncredited)

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Juror (uncredited)

The Joker is Wild

1957 · Waiter (uncredited)

Wagon Train

1957 · Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957 · The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)

The Midnight Story

1957 · Party Guest (uncredited)

The Buster Keaton Story

1957 · Soda Fountain Customer (uncredited)

Pardners

1956 · Townsman (uncredited)

Living It Up

1954 · Bellboy (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952 · 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

Adventures of Superman

1952 · Tony the Masseur

Flesh and Fury

1952

Across the Wide Missouri

1951 · Gardipe (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951 · Sneaky (uncredited)

Let's Dance

1950 · George - Bartender (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950 · Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)

Undertow

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949 · Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)

Africa Screams

1949 · Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948 · Waiter

On an Island with You

1948 · (uncredited)

I Walk Alone

1947 · Newsboy (uncredited)

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947 · Waiter (uncredited)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · Birthday Cake Waiter (uncredited)

Riff-Raff

1947 · Customs Inspector (uncredited)

Vigilantes of Boomtown

1947 · Corbett's second

Calcutta

1946 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

1946 · Stagehand (uncredited)

From This Day Forward

1946 · Ice Man

Road to Utopia

1946 · Bartender (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters

1945 · Waiter (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh

1945 · Salad Cook (uncredited)

Lady on a Train

1945

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945 · Cab Driver

Practically Yours

1944 · Man on Subway (uncredited)

And Now Tomorrow

1944 · Mill Worker

Laura

1944 · Newsboy (uncredited)

Rainbow Island

1944 · Native Banana Man

I Love a Soldier

1944 · Funhouse Attendant

Follow the Boys

1944 · Soldier - W.C. Fields Routine (uncredited)

You Can't Ration Love

1944 · Barber

Swing Fever

1943 · Soft Drink Vendor (uncredited)

Crazy House

1943 · Bald Man / Director

Dizzy Pilots

1943 · Private (uncredited)

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943 · Gambler

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943 · Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943 · Bellhop

The Sky's the Limit

1943 · Canteen Waiter (uncredited)

All by Myself

1943 · Waiter

Hit the Ice

1943 · Candy Butcher (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars

1943 · Busboy

Reveille with Beverly

1943 · Collins (uncredited)

Who Done It?

1942 · Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)

Matri-Phony

1942 · Snake Charmer (uncredited)

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942 · Member of La'oa's Gang (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy

1942 · Man in Park in Front of Kay

Powder Town

1942 · Waiter (uncredited)

Roxie Hart

1942 · Bald Juror (uncredited)

A Date with the Falcon

1942 · Spectator (uncredited)

The Gay Falcon

1941 · Angelo (uncredited)

King of the Texas Rangers

1941 · Eduardo

Hold That Ghost

1941 · Waiter (uncredited)

Cracked Nuts

1941 · Waiter

In the Navy

1941 · Sailor in Finale (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold

1941 · Prisoner (uncredited)

Las Vegas Nights

1941 · Waiter Who Gets Slapped

The Monster and the Girl

1941 · Juryman (uncredited)

The Lady Eve

1941 · Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)

Second Chorus

1941 · Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

They Knew What They Wanted

1940 · Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Spring Parade

1940 · Waiter Who Spills Tray (uncredited)

The Leather Pushers

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940 · Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)

Primrose Path

1940 · Benny (uncredited)

Road to Singapore

1940 · Man Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited)

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Nothing But Pleasure

1940 · Snacking Bus Rider

Pest from the West

1939 · Musician (uncredited)

Topper Takes a Trip

1938 · Hotel Staffer Moving Bed (uncredited)

Cipher Bureau

1938

Carefree

1938 · (uncredited)

Give Me a Sailor

1938 · Sailor (uncredited)

Professor Beware

1938 · Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag

Having Wonderful Time

1938 · Bartender (uncredited)

Vivacious Lady

1938 · Italian Waiter at Nightclub (uncredited)

Dangerous to Know

1938 · Waiter (uncredited)

Everybody's Doing It

1938 · Short Slap Happy Henchman

Fight for Your Lady

1937 · Hotel Porter (uncredited)

Breakfast for Two

1937 · Window Washer (uncredited)

Super-Sleuth

1937 · Photographer

History Is Made at Night

1937 · Paul - Waiter at Victor's (uncredited)

Great Guy

1936 · Grocery Clerk (Uncredited)

Smartest Girl in Town

1936 · Hotel Porter (uncredited)

Dodsworth

1936 · Italian Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Walking on Air

1936 · Silent Waiter at Beach Club (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard

1936 · Man with Gong (uncredited)

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936 · Prop Man (Uncredited)

Modern Times

1936 · Worker (uncredited)

We're Only Human

1935 · Counterman

I Don't Remember

I Don't Remember

1935 · Dentist Patient

Alimony Aches

1935 · Undertaker's Assistant

I'm No Angel

1933 · Man in Crowd (uncredited)

One Sunday Afternoon

1933 · Man in Greased Pig Contest (uncredited)

The Night of June 13

1932 · Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Horse Feathers

1932 · Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

The Life of the Party

1930 · Waiter

Soup to Nuts

1930 · Revolutionary (uncredited)

Doughboys

1930 · Doughboy (uncredited)

Pep Up

1929 · clothing salesman on street

All in Fun

1928

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