Bobby Short
Actor
Born September 15, 1924 in Danville, Illinois, USA
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
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Dr. Pepper
Self
Man of the Century
Chester
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
7th Heaven
Bobby Short
For Love or Money
Self
Frasier
Warren (voice)
Blue Ice
Buddy
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
American Masters
Self
Hannah and Her Sisters
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A Night on the Town
Hardhat & Legs
Self
Roots: The Next Generations
Bobby Short (pianist)
The Love Boat
The Mike Douglas Show
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