Bobby Short
Known for ActingBorn 1924-09-15 — died 2005-03-21Danville, 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.
Known for
For Love or Money
1993 · as Self
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · as Self
Blue Ice
1992 · as Buddy
Hardhat & Legs
1980 · as Self
Dr. Pepper
as Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990 · as Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · as Narrator
Man of the Century
1999 · as Chester
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 · as Self
A Night on the Town
1983
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · as Self
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001 · as Self