Bobby Barber

About

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...

Known for

The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962Wagon TrainSeries • 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries • 1952To Kill a MockingbirdMovie • 1962Modern TimesMovie • 1936Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinMovie • 1948LauraMovie • 1944The Lady EveMovie • 1941Vivacious LadyMovie • 1938Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManMovie • 1951Anchors AweighMovie • 1945The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMovie • 1947Broadway Melody of 1940Movie • 1940DodsworthMovie • 1936Across the Wide MissouriMovie • 1951I'm No AngelMovie • 1933Living It UpMovie • 1954The Joker is WildMovie • 1957Roxie HartMovie • 1942Topper Takes a TripMovie • 1938PardnersMovie • 1956Stranger on the Third FloorMovie • 1940