Bobby Barber

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

131

Movies

109

Born: December 17, 1894 – May 24, 1976
From: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Works

109 films

Modern Times

19368.3

To Kill a Mockingbird

19628.0

Laura

19447.6

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

19487.1

I'm No Angel

19336.4

The Lady Eve

19417.3

Vivacious Lady

19387.0

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

19476.9

Anchors Aweigh

19456.8

I Walk Alone

19476.6

Hold That Ghost

19416.8

Man of a Thousand Faces

19576.8

Roxie Hart

19427.0

Living It Up

19546.5

Passage to Marseille

19446.6

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

19516.3

Horse Feathers

19326.9

Riff-Raff

19476.2

Pardners

19566.7

Swing Fever

19436.0

The Gay Falcon

19416.3

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

19506.1

The Wheeler Dealers

19636.3

Follow the Boys

19445.7

Carefree

19386.7

Let's Dance

19506.1

Dodsworth

19367.1

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

19476.3

Dangerous to Know

19386.6

Pest from the West

19397.1

Hit the Ice

19436.0

Broadway Melody of 1940

19406.8

Who Done It?

19427.0

Pot o' Gold

19415.7

History Is Made at Night

19376.6

Lady on a Train

19456.7

Two Sisters from Boston

19466.3

Road to Utopia

19466.7

Across the Wide Missouri

19516.1

Second Chorus

19415.8

Presenting Lily Mars

19436.4

The Midnight Story

19576.1

The Monster and the Girl

19415.8

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

19496.6

Road to Singapore

19406.4

The Buster Keaton Story

19575.2

Flesh and Fury

19526.6

Fight for Your Lady

19375.6

Africa Screams

19495.8

On an Island with You

19485.9

The Villain Still Pursued Her

19405.2

Cracked Nuts

19417.0

Crazy House

19436.0

The Joker is Wild

19578.1

Super-Sleuth

19375.6

Hollywood Boulevard

19364.5

In the Navy

19416.4

Undertow

19496.1

Stranger on the Third Floor

19406.5

Topper Takes a Trip

19386.6

And Now Tomorrow

19446.0

Calcutta

19466.4

A Lady Takes a Chance

19435.8

From This Day Forward

19465.4

Everybody's Doing It

19386.0

They Knew What They Wanted

19406.0

Primrose Path

19406.7

Cipher Bureau

19385.3

Hi Diddle Diddle

19436.6

Great Guy

19366.3

The Preview Murder Mystery

19365.8

Rainbow Island

19447.5

Breakfast for Two

19375.9

Soup to Nuts

19305.9

The Leather Pushers

19408.0

King of the Texas Rangers

19417.0

I Love a Soldier

19446.0

The Night of June 13

19327.5

The Sky's the Limit

19436.3

Doughboys

19306.1

We're Only Human

19356.5

Las Vegas Nights

19416.4

Practically Yours

19447.0

Vigilantes of Boomtown

19474.3

All in Fun

19287.0

Reveille with Beverly

19437.5

Beyond the Blue Horizon

19426.0

A Date with the Falcon

19426.5

All by Myself

19438.0

One Sunday Afternoon

19336.6

Having Wonderful Time

19384.9

My Favorite Spy

19425.7

Give Me a Sailor

19386.1

Earl Carroll Vanities

19455.4

Walking on Air

19366.3

Professor Beware

19386.0

Nothing But Pleasure

19406.0

The Life of the Party

19306.6

You Can't Ration Love

19448.0

Alimony Aches

19359.0

Smartest Girl in Town

19365.8

Matri-Phony

19425.5

Powder Town

19424.4

Sensation Hunters

19454.8

Spring Parade

19406.9

Dizzy Pilots

19437.2

I Don't Remember

19355.0

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

194310.0

Pep Up

19297.0