Bobby Short
Acting
September 15, 1924
Died March 21, 2005 (80 years old)
Danville, Illinois, USA
18
Acting Credits
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
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
as Self
Man of the Century
1999
as Chester
6
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
9
7th Heaven
1996
as Bobby Short
6.4
For Love or Money
1993
as Self
6.2
Frasier
1993
as Warren (voice)
7.7
Blue Ice
1992
as Buddy
5.3
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
7.3
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
as Self
3
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Self
7.5
American Masters
1986
as Self
7
A Night on the Town
1983
6.5
Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Self
6.3
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Bobby Short (pianist)
7.5
The Love Boat
1977
6.3
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
5.8
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
7.5