Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Birthday: 1894-12-17

Deathday: 1976-05-24

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Robert S. Barbera

imdb_id: nm0053354

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.

Played in movies:

Modern Times

Score: 8.3

The Joker is Wild

Score: 8.0

To Kill a Mockingbird

Score: 8.0

Laura

Score: 7.6

The Lady Eve

Score: 7.2

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Score: 7.1

Dodsworth

Score: 7.1

Who Done It?

Score: 7.0

The Night of June 13

Score: 7.0

Reveille with Beverly

Score: 7.0

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Score: 7.0

Roxie Hart

Score: 6.9

Dizzy Pilots

Score: 6.9

Vivacious Lady

Score: 6.9

Horse Feathers

Score: 6.9

Pest from the West

Score: 6.8

Hold That Ghost

Score: 6.8

Anchors Aweigh

Score: 6.8

Spring Parade

Score: 6.7

History Is Made at Night

Score: 6.7

Man of a Thousand Faces

Score: 6.7

Broadway Melody of 1940

Score: 6.7

Road to Utopia

Score: 6.7

Pardners

Score: 6.6

Carefree

Score: 6.6

Lady on a Train

Score: 6.6

I Walk Alone

Score: 6.5

A Date with the Falcon

Score: 6.5

Primrose Path

Score: 6.5

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Score: 6.5

We're Only Human

Score: 6.5

Stranger on the Third Floor

Score: 6.5

Road to Singapore

Score: 6.5

Living It Up

Score: 6.4

I'm No Angel

Score: 6.4

Topper Takes a Trip

Score: 6.4

Hi Diddle Diddle

Score: 6.4

In the Navy

Score: 6.4

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Score: 6.4

Presenting Lily Mars

Score: 6.3

The Life of the Party

Score: 6.3

Calcutta

Score: 6.3

Riff-Raff

Score: 6.2

Great Guy

Score: 6.2

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Score: 6.2

The Gay Falcon

Score: 6.2

The Wheeler Dealers

Score: 6.2

The Sky's the Limit

Score: 6.2

The Midnight Story

Score: 6.2

Flesh and Fury

Score: 6.1

Dangerous to Know

Score: 6.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Score: 6.1

Undertow

Score: 6.1

Professor Beware

Score: 6.1

Two Sisters from Boston

Score: 6.0

Doughboys

Score: 6.0

King of the Texas Rangers

Score: 6.0

Rainbow Island

Score: 6.0

Breakfast for Two

Score: 5.9

Across the Wide Missouri

Score: 5.9

Hit the Ice

Score: 5.9

Give Me a Sailor

Score: 5.8

Second Chorus

Score: 5.8

Nothing But Pleasure

Score: 5.8

Walking on Air

Score: 5.8

The Monster and the Girl

Score: 5.8

A Lady Takes a Chance

Score: 5.7

Africa Screams

Score: 5.7

And Now Tomorrow

Score: 5.7

Soup to Nuts

Score: 5.7

The Preview Murder Mystery

Score: 5.6

Let's Dance

Score: 5.6

They Knew What They Wanted

Score: 5.6

Las Vegas Nights

Score: 5.5

Smartest Girl in Town

Score: 5.5

Pot o' Gold

Score: 5.5

From This Day Forward

Score: 5.2

My Favorite Spy

Score: 5.2

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Score: 5.2

Swing Fever

Score: 5.0

Crazy House

Score: 5.0

Earl Carroll Vanities

Score: 5.0

Everybody's Doing It

Score: 5.0

Super-Sleuth

Score: 5.0

The Buster Keaton Story

Score: 4.9

Matri-Phony

Score: 4.9

Having Wonderful Time

Score: 4.9

Sensation Hunters

Score: 4.7

Fight for Your Lady

Score: 4.3

Cipher Bureau

Score: 4.3

I Love a Soldier

Score: 4.0

Powder Town

Score: 3.7

Hollywood Boulevard

Score: 2.5

Vigilantes of Boomtown

Score: 2.5

I Don't Remember

Score: 2.0

Pep Up

Score: 0.0

All in Fun

Score: 0.0

Cracked Nuts

Score: 0.0

All by Myself

Score: 0.0

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Score: 0.0

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Score: 0.0

Practically Yours

Score: 0.0

The Leather Pushers

Score: 0.0

Alimony Aches

Score: 0.0

You Can't Ration Love

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Score: 7.8

Have Gun, Will Travel

Score: 7.4

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Score: 7.2

Adventures of Superman

Score: 6.7