Bobby Short

Bobby Short

Acting Born: September 15, 1924 • 80 years old (deceased) • 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.

Also Known As

Robert Short

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Frasier

Frasier

as Warren (voice)

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as Bobby Short

American Masters

American Masters

as Self

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

as Bobby Short (pianist)

Blue Ice

Blue Ice

as Buddy

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

as Self

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

as Self

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

as Narrator

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

as Self

Man of the Century

Man of the Century

as Chester

Hardhat & Legs

Hardhat & Legs

as Self

A Night on the Town

A Night on the Town

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

as Self

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

as Self

Dr. Pepper

Dr. Pepper

as Self

Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle