Person
Bobby Short
Acting · 1924–2005 · 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.
Known for
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Frasier
Warren (voice)
The Love Boat
1977
American Masters
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
7th Heaven
Bobby Short
Roots: The Next Generations
Bobby Short (pianist)
Hannah and Her Sisters
Self
For Love or Money
Self
Blue Ice
Buddy
Filmography
- 2001Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDanielSelf
- 1999Man of the CenturyChester
- 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodSelf
- 19967th HeavenBobby Short
- 1993For Love or MoneySelf
- 1993FrasierWarren (voice)
- 1992Blue IceBuddy
- 1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter StoryNarrator
- 1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholSelf
- 1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketSelf
- 1986American MastersSelf
- 1986Hannah and Her SistersSelf
- 1983A Night on the Town
- 1980Hardhat & LegsSelf
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsBobby Short (pianist)
- 1977The Love Boat
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- —Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
- —Dr. PepperSelf
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