- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Danville, Illinois, USA
- Died
- March 21, 2005
Bobby Short
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.
Filmography
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
movieBeyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001 · Self
movieMan of the Century
1999 · Chester
movieSmall Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 · Self
tv7th Heaven
1996 · Bobby Short
movieFor Love or Money
1993 · Self
tvFrasier
1993 · Warren (voice)
movieBlue Ice
1992 · Buddy
movieYou're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Narrator
movieSuperstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990 · Self
movieJames Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · Self
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self
movieHannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Self
movieA Night on the Town
1983
movieHardhat & Legs
1980 · Self
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979 · Bobby Short (pianist)
tvThe Love Boat
1977
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
movieBobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
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movieDr. Pepper
— · Self