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Bobby Short

Acting
Born 1924-09-15 · Died 2005-03-21
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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.

Filmography

20 credits across movies and TV

Hannah and Her Sisters
Movie

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 · Self

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990 · Narrator

Blue Ice
Movie

Blue Ice

1992 · Buddy

Hardhat & Legs
Movie

Hardhat & Legs

1980 · Self

Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Movie

Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

Man of the Century
Movie

Man of the Century

1999 · Chester

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Movie

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989 · Self

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Movie

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990 · Self

For Love or Money
Movie

For Love or Money

1993 · Self

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Movie

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998 · Self

A Night on the Town
Movie

A Night on the Town

1983

Man of the Century
Movie

Man of the Century

1999

Dr. Pepper
Movie

Dr. Pepper

Self

7th Heaven
TV

7th Heaven

1996 · Bobby Short

Frasier
TV

Frasier

1993 · Warren (voice)

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Self

American Masters
TV

American Masters

1986 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show
TV

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Roots: The Next Generations
TV

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Bobby Short (pianist)

The Love Boat
TV

The Love Boat

1977

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