Bobby Short
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1924
- Died
- March 21, 2005 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Danville, Illinois, USA
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
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Movie
Dr. Pepper
Movie · as Self
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Movie · as Self
Man of the Century
Movie · as Chester
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
7th Heaven
TV · as Bobby Short · 1 ep
For Love or Money
Movie · as Self
Frasier
TV · as Warren (voice) · 1 ep
Blue Ice
Movie · as Buddy
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Movie · as Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Movie · as Self
Hannah and Her Sisters
Movie · as Self
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Night on the Town
Movie
Hardhat & Legs
Movie · as Self
Roots: The Next Generations
TV · as Bobby Short (pianist) · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep