Bobby Short
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Frasier
Warren (voice)
1993
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Love Boat
1977
Series
7th Heaven
Bobby Short
1996
Series
American Masters
Self
1986
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Bobby Short (pianist)
1979
Film
For Love or Money
Self
1993
Film
Hannah and Her Sisters
Self
1986
Film
Blue Ice
Buddy
1992
Film
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
1990
Film
Man of the Century
Chester
1999
Film
Man of the Century
1999
Film
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Narrator
1990
Film
Hardhat & Legs
Self
1980
Film
A Night on the Town
1983
Film
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
1998
Film
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
1989
Film
Dr. Pepper
Self
Film
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle