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