Bobby Short
Born: 1924-09-15 in Danville, Illinois, USA
Died: 2005-03-21
Known For: 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.
Filmography
1999
- Man of the Century as Chester
1996
- 7th Heaven as Bobby Short
1993
- Frasier as Warren (voice)
- For Love or Money as Himself
1992
- Blue Ice as Buddy
1990
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Narrator
- Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self
1989
1986
- American Masters as Self
- Hannah and Her Sisters as Himself
1983
1980
- Hardhat & Legs as Self
1979
- Roots: The Next Generations as Bobby Short (pianist)
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self