Bobby Barber
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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.
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.
Fotos
Películas (109)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963 · Workman in Night Club (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
1957 · Waiter (uncredited)
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)
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 · 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
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Frenchman (uncredited)
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
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
Series (5)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Juror (uncredited)
Wagon Train
1957 · Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
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