Bobby Short
Acting
Born 1924-09-15
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
Popular credits
Hannah and Her Sisters
Self
Frasier
Warren (voice)
For Love or Money
Self
7th Heaven
Bobby Short
The Love Boat
Roots: The Next Generations
Bobby Short (pianist)
Blue Ice
Buddy
American Masters
Self
Man of the Century
Chester
Man of the Century
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
Hardhat & Legs
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Narrator
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
A Night on the Town
Dr. Pepper
Self