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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) — Self
2. Frasier (1993) — Warren (voice)
3. For Love or Money (1993) — Self
4. 7th Heaven (1996) — Bobby Short
5. The Love Boat (1977)
6. Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Bobby Short (pianist)
7. Blue Ice (1992) — Buddy
8. American Masters (1986) — Self
9. Man of the Century (1999) — Chester
10. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
11. Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) — Self
12. James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989) — Self
13. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) — Self
14. Hardhat & Legs (1980) — Self
15. A Night on the Town (1983)
16. Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
17. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) — Self
18. You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) — Narrator
19. Dr. Pepper — Self
20. Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001) — Self