Bobby Short

Known for: Acting

Born: 1924-09-15 – 2005-03-21 (aged 80)

From: Danville, Illinois, USA

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 (20)

MOVIE
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Man of the Century
1999
as Chester
MOVIE★ 9.0
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
TV★ 6.5
7th Heaven
1996
as Bobby Short
MOVIE★ 6.2
For Love or Money
1993
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Frasier
1993
as Warren (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Blue Ice
1992
as Buddy
MOVIE
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.3
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.0
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
as Self
TV★ 7.0
American Masters
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Night on the Town
1983
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Bobby Short (pianist)
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
MOVIE
Dr. Pepper
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as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
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