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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 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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1894-12-17
- event Death Date 1976-05-24
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 3.4
- info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Bobby Barber
7.2
The Lady Eve
1941-02-25
0
You Can't Ration Love
1944-02-28
7.1
Dodsworth
1936-09-23
6.6
History Is Made at Night
1937-03-05
5.9
Hit the Ice
1943-06-02
7
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947-09-01
5.8
Soup to Nuts
1930-09-28
6.6
Carefree
1938-09-02
4.9
Having Wonderful Time
1938-07-01
0
Alimony Aches
1935-06-29
5.8
The Monster and the Girl
1941-02-28
5.7
And Now Tomorrow
1944-11-22
5.6
The Midnight Story
1957-06-04
4.3
Fight for Your Lady
1937-11-05
5
Super-Sleuth
1937-07-16
6.5
Lady on a Train
1945-08-03
6.8
Vivacious Lady
1938-05-13
4
I Love a Soldier
1944-07-12
6
Rainbow Island
1944-10-05
5.9
Across the Wide Missouri
1951-10-12
6.4
Topper Takes a Trip
1938-12-29
5.8
Let's Dance
1950-11-29
6.8
Spring Parade
1940-09-27
6.1
The Sky's the Limit
1943-07-13
6.9
Anchors Aweigh
1945-08-13
5.9
Breakfast for Two
1937-10-22
2
I Don't Remember
1935-12-25
0
The Leather Pushers
1940-09-13
4.7
Matri-Phony
1942-07-02
0
Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947-02-15
6.2
The Wheeler Dealers
1963-11-14
6.2
Calcutta
1946-12-20
5.5
Pot o' Gold
1941-04-03
6.3
I'm No Angel
1933-10-06
6.5
We're Only Human
1935-12-27
5.8
Walking on Air
1936-09-11
5
Everybody's Doing It
1938-01-14
5.2
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940-10-11
6.5
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949-05-26
5.7
Africa Screams
1949-05-04
6.2
Professor Beware
1938-07-29
0
Practically Yours
1944-12-20
7
Pest from the West
1939-06-16
8.1
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962-12-20
6
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936-02-28
6.3
The Life of the Party
1930-10-25
7.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948-06-15
5.8
Nothing But Pleasure
1940-01-19
4.7
Sensation Hunters
1945-10-12
2.5
Hollywood Boulevard
1936-08-20
8.1
The Joker Is Wild
1957-09-26
5.5
Smartest Girl in Town
1936-11-27
8.3
Modern Times
1936-02-05
0
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942-06-25
6.7
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940-02-09
0
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943-07-23
6.5
Primrose Path
1940-03-22
6.9
Horse Feathers
1932-08-19
6.4
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951-04-12
7.6
Laura
1944-10-11
0
All by Myself
1943-06-11
6
King of the Texas Rangers
1941-10-03
6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940-08-16
5.4
They Knew What They Wanted
1940-10-19
6.5
Road to Singapore
1940-03-22
5.9
Second Chorus
1941-01-03
6
Undertow
1949-12-03
5
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945-04-05
7
Reveille with Beverly
1943-02-04
0
Cracked Nuts
1941-07-02
6.7
Dizzy Pilots
1943-09-24
5.7
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943-08-19
7
The Night of June 13
1932-09-17
3.7
Powder Town
1942-06-07
5.4
Cipher Bureau
1938-10-25
6.5
A Date with the Falcon
1942-01-16
6
My Favorite Spy
1942-06-12
5
Crazy House
1943-10-08
6.8
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943-08-02
6.1
Presenting Lily Mars
1943-04-29
6.2
The Gay Falcon
1941-10-24
5.2
From This Day Forward
1946-03-02
6.9
Roxie Hart
1942-02-20
6.6
Road to Utopia
1946-02-27
6.7
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957-08-15
6.1
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950-08-05
6
Doughboys
1930-08-30
6.4
In the Navy
1941-05-30
6.7
Hold That Ghost
1941-08-08
6.2
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947-10-08
7
Who Done It?
1942-10-30
5.8
Two Sisters from Boston
1946-06-06
5
Swing Fever
1943-11-01
6.2
Great Guy
1936-12-01
6.6
I Walk Alone
1947-12-31
6.1
Riff-Raff
1947-06-28
0
All in Fun
1928-10-21
7.4
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14
6.6
Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19
7.3
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952-12-05
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20