Bobby Barber
1894-12-17 ( 130 years old ) in New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies

The Wheeler Dealers 1963-11-14
To Kill a Mockingbird 1962-12-20
The Joker is Wild 1957-09-26
Man of a Thousand Faces 1957-08-15
The Midnight Story 1957-06-04
The Buster Keaton Story 1957-05-01
Pardners 1956-08-01
Across the Wide Missouri 1951-10-12
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951-04-12
Let's Dance 1950-11-29
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950-08-05
Undertow 1949-12-03
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949-05-26
Africa Screams 1949-05-04
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948-06-15
I Walk Alone 1947-12-31
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947-10-08
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947-09-01
Riff-Raff 1947-06-28
Vigilantes of Boomtown 1947-02-15
Calcutta 1946-12-20
Two Sisters from Boston 1946-06-06
From This Day Forward 1946-03-02
Road to Utopia 1946-02-27
Sensation Hunters 1945-10-12
Anchors Aweigh 1945-08-13
Lady on a Train 1945-08-03
Earl Carroll Vanities 1945-04-05
Practically Yours 1944-12-20
And Now Tomorrow 1944-11-22
Laura 1944-10-11
Rainbow Island 1944-10-05
I Love a Soldier 1944-07-12
You Can't Ration Love 1944-02-28
Swing Fever 1943-11-01
Crazy House 1943-10-08
Dizzy Pilots 1943-09-24
A Lady Takes a Chance 1943-08-19
Hi Diddle Diddle 1943-08-02
Here Comes Mr. Zerk 1943-07-23
The Sky's the Limit 1943-07-13
All by Myself 1943-06-11
Hit the Ice 1943-06-02
Presenting Lily Mars 1943-04-29
Reveille with Beverly 1943-02-04
Who Done It? 1942-10-30
Matri-Phony 1942-07-02
Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942-06-25
My Favorite Spy 1942-06-12
Powder Town 1942-06-07
Roxie Hart 1942-02-20
A Date with the Falcon 1942-01-16
The Gay Falcon 1941-10-24
King of the Texas Rangers 1941-10-03
Hold That Ghost 1941-08-08
Cracked Nuts 1941-07-02
In the Navy 1941-05-30
Pot o' Gold 1941-04-03
The Monster and the Girl 1941-02-28
The Lady Eve 1941-02-25
Second Chorus 1941-01-03
They Knew What They Wanted 1940-10-19
The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940-10-11
Spring Parade 1940-09-27
The Leather Pushers 1940-09-13
Stranger on the Third Floor 1940-08-16
Primrose Path 1940-03-22
Road to Singapore 1940-03-22
Broadway Melody of 1940 1940-02-09
Nothing But Pleasure 1940-01-19
Pest from the West 1939-06-16
Topper Takes a Trip 1938-12-29
Cipher Bureau 1938-10-25
Carefree 1938-09-02
Professor Beware 1938-07-29
Having Wonderful Time 1938-07-01
Vivacious Lady 1938-05-13
Everybody's Doing It 1938-01-14
Fight for Your Lady 1937-11-05
Breakfast for Two 1937-10-22
Super-Sleuth 1937-07-16
History Is Made at Night 1937-03-05
Great Guy 1936-12-01
Smartest Girl in Town 1936-11-27
Dodsworth 1936-09-23
Walking on Air 1936-09-11
Hollywood Boulevard 1936-08-20
The Preview Murder Mystery 1936-02-28
Modern Times 1936-02-05
We're Only Human 1935-12-27
I Don't Remember 1935-12-25
Alimony Aches 1935-06-29
I'm No Angel 1933-10-06
The Night of June 13 1932-09-17
Horse Feathers 1932-08-19
The Life of the Party 1930-10-25
Soup to Nuts 1930-09-28
Doughboys 1930-08-30
Pep Up 1929-02-24
All in Fun 1928-10-21

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