Bobby Barber
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1894-12-17
- Décès:
- 1976-05-24
- Lieu de naissance:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biographie
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.
Connu pour
Filmographie
The Wheeler Dealers
Du silence et des ombres
Suspicion
Le Pantin brisé
Wagon Train
Have Gun, Will Travel
L'homme aux mille visages
Rendez-vous avec une ombre
The Buster Keaton Story
Le trouillard du far-west
C'est pas une vie, Jerry
The Abbott and Costello Show
Les Aventures De Superman
Flesh and Fury
Au-delà du Missouri
Deux nigauds et l'homme invisible
Maman est à la page
Deux nigauds légionnaires
Undertow
Deux nigauds chez les tueurs
Africa Screams
Deux nigauds contre Frankenstein
Dans une île avec vous
L'homme aux abois
Deux nigauds et leur veuve
Deux sœurs vivaient en paix
Riff-Raff
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Calcutta
Two Sisters from Boston
From This Day Forward
En route vers l'Alaska
Sensation Hunters
Escale à Hollywood
Deanna mène l'enquête
Earl Carroll Vanities
Practically Yours
Le bonheur est pour demain
Laura
Rainbow Island
I Love a Soldier
Hollywood Parade
You Can't Ration Love
Passage pour Marseille
Swing Fever
Crazy House
Dizzy Pilots
La Fille et son cow-boy
Hi Diddle Diddle
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
The Sky's the Limit
All by Myself
Deux nigauds dans la neige
Lily Mars Vedette
Reveille with Beverly
Deux nigauds détectives
Matri-Phony
Beyond the Blue Horizon
My Favorite Spy
Powder Town
La Folle Histoire de Roxie Hart
A Date with the Falcon
The Gay Falcon
King of the Texas Rangers
Fantômes en vadrouille
Cracked Nuts
Deux nigauds marins
L'or du ciel
Las Vegas Nights
The Monster and the Girl
Un cœur pris au piège
Swing Romance
They Knew What They Wanted
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Spring Parade
The Leather Pushers
L'Inconnu du 3e étage
Le Lys du ruisseau
En route pour Singapour
Broadway qui danse
Nothing But Pleasure
Pest from the West
Fantômes en croisière
Cipher Bureau
Amanda
Give Me a Sailor
Professor Beware
Vacances payées
Mariage incognito
Dangerous to Know
Everybody's Doing It
Fight for Your Lady
Déjeuner pour deux
Super-Sleuth
Le destin se joue la nuit
Great Guy
Smartest Girl in Town
Jeunesse perdue
Walking on Air
Hollywood Boulevard
The Preview Murder Mystery
Les Temps Modernes
We're Only Human
I Don't Remember
Alimony Aches
Je ne suis pas un ange
One Sunday Afternoon
The Night of June 13
Plumes de cheval
The Life of the Party
Soup to Nuts
Buster s'en va-t-en guerre
Pep Up
All in Fun