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