Bobby Short
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.
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Known For
Acting History
1999
Man of the Century as Chester
1999Man of the Century
1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
19967th Heaven as Bobby Short
1993For Love or Money as Himself
1993Frasier as Warren (voice)
1992Blue Ice as Buddy
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Narrator
1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self
1989James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket as Self
1986American Masters as Self
1986Hannah and Her Sisters as Himself
1983A Night on the Town
1980Hardhat & Legs as Self
1979Roots: The Next Generations as Bobby Short (pianist)
1977The Love Boat
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
—Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle