Bobby Short

Acting

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.

Filmography 20

Movies (13)

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Self
Man of the Century
1999
Chester
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Self
For Love or Money
1993
Self
Blue Ice
1992
Buddy
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
Self
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Self
A Night on the Town
1983
Hardhat & Legs
1980
Self
Dr. Pepper
Self
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

Shows (7)

7th Heaven
1996
Bobby Short
Frasier
1993
Warren (voice)
American Masters
1986
Self
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Bobby Short (pianist)
The Love Boat
1977
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Self