Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 15, 1924
Died
March 21, 2005
Age
80
Place of Birth
Danville, Illinois, USA
Popularity
0.7
Bobby Short
Acting
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.
Also known as
Robert Short
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Known For
7.7
Frasier
1993 · TV
6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · TV
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV
7.0
American Masters
1986 · TV
6.4
7th Heaven
1996 · TV
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Movie
6.2
For Love or Money
1993 · Movie
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV
5.3
Blue Ice
1992 · Movie
7.3
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990 · Movie
0.0
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Movie
Filmography
2001
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Movie · Self
0.0
1999
Man of the Century
Movie · Chester
6.0
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Movie · Self
9.0
1996
7th Heaven
TV · Bobby Short
6.4
1993
For Love or Money
Movie · Self
6.2
1993
Frasier
TV · Warren (voice)
7.7
1992
Blue Ice
Movie · Buddy
5.3
1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · Narrator
0.0
1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Movie · Self
7.3
1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Movie · Self
3.0
1986
American Masters
TV · Self
7.0
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Movie · Self
7.5
1983
A Night on the Town
Movie
6.5
1980
Hardhat & Legs
Movie · Self
6.3
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
TV · Bobby Short (pianist)
7.5
1977
The Love Boat
TV
6.3
—
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Movie
8.0
—
Dr. Pepper
Movie · Self
0.0
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · Self
5.8
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · Self
7.5