Bobby Barber
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Dec 17 1894• Died May 24 1976
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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…
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Bobby Barber's Credits
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Wagon Train
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Juror (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
Adventures of Superman
Tony the Masseur
The Abbott and Costello Show
Chauffeur
Modern Times
Worker (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Laura
Newsboy (uncredited)
I Walk Alone
Newsboy (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
Living It Up
Bellboy (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Italian Waiter at Nightclub (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Waiter
Dodsworth
Italian Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Bartender (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
Stagehand (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
Prop Man (Uncredited)
Roxie Hart
Bald Juror (uncredited)
Swing Fever
Soft Drink Vendor (uncredited)
Riff-Raff
Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Crazy House
Bald Man / Director
Hit the Ice
Candy Butcher (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Waiter (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost
Waiter (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)
Africa Screams
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Flesh and Fury
Man of a Thousand Faces
The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag
Let's Dance
George - Bartender (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
Soldier - W.C. Fields Routine (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Sneaky (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
Workman in Night Club (uncredited)
Great Guy
Grocery Clerk (Uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
Waiter (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon
Angelo (uncredited)
Soup to Nuts
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Salad Cook on Olvera Street (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Birthday Cake Waiter (uncredited)
Pardners
Townsman (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Paul - Waiter at Victor's (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
Gambler
From This Day Forward
Ice Man
Second Chorus
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It
Short Slap Happy Henchman
The Midnight Story
Party Guest (uncredited)
Topper Takes a Trip
Hotel Staffer Moving Bed (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
Man Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Primrose Path
Benny (uncredited)
Spring Parade
Waiter Who Spills Tray (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
Gardipe (uncredited)
The Sky's the Limit
Canteen Waiter (uncredited)
King of the Texas Rangers
Eduardo
Reveille with Beverly
Collins (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
Cab Driver
Breakfast for Two
Window Washer (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)
We're Only Human
Counterman
Stranger on the Third Floor
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Waiter
Carefree
(uncredited)
Who Done It?
Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)
The Buster Keaton Story
Soda Fountain Customer (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Member of La'oa's Gang (uncredited)
They Knew What They Wanted
Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Walking on Air
Silent Waiter at Beach Club (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Practically Yours
Man on Subway (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
Prisoner (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Time
Bartender (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
Juryman (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
Busboy
Dizzy Pilots
Private (uncredited)
In the Navy
Sailor in Finale (uncredited)
All by Myself
Waiter
Hollywood Boulevard
Man with Gong (uncredited)
Matri-Phony
Snake Charmer (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
Photographer
A Date with the Falcon
Spectator (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon
Man in Greased Pig Contest (uncredited)
Smartest Girl in Town
Hotel Porter
Calcutta
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
And Now Tomorrow
Mill Worker
Dangerous to Know
Waiter (uncredited)
I Love a Soldier
Funhouse Attendant
Rainbow Island
Native Banana Man
Give Me a Sailor
Sailor (uncredited)
Pest from the West
Musician (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy
Man in Park in Front of Kay
Doughboys
Doughboy (uncredited)
The Night of June 13
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Corbett's second
Undertow
Las Vegas Nights
Waiter Who Gets Slapped
I Don't Remember
Dentist Patient
Cipher Bureau
Hi Diddle Diddle
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Powder Town
Waiter (uncredited)
The Life of the Party
Waiter
Alimony Aches
Undertaker's Assistant
Nothing But Pleasure
Snacking Bus Rider
Sensation Hunters
Waiter (uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
Barber
All in Fun
Pep Up
clothing salesman on street
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Bellhop