Bobby Short
- Acting
- September 15, 1924 · Danville, Illinois, USA
- March 21, 2005
Biography
Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.
Known for
Filmography
- Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel · Self
- Man of the Century · Chester
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood · Self
- 7th Heaven · Bobby Short
- For Love or Money · Self
- Frasier · Warren (Voice)
- Blue Ice · Buddy
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story · Narrator
- Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol · Self
- James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket · Self
- American Masters · Self
- Hannah and Her Sisters · Self
- A Night on the Town
- Hardhat & Legs · Self
- Roots: The Next Generations · Bobby Short (pianist)
- The Love Boat
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
- Dr. Pepper · Self