Bobby Short

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

16

Birth Date

1924-09-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Danville, Illinois, USA

Known For

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  Dr. Pepper
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  Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
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  You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
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  A Night on the Town
• 

  Blue Ice
• 

  Hardhat & Legs

Credits

• actors (16 credits)

  • Dr. Pepper

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Man of the Century

    Chester

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • For Love or Money

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Frasier

    - The Two Hundredth Episode (2001) ... Warren (voice) actor actors
    1993
  • Blue Ice

    Buddy

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • American Masters

    - Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice (1996) ... Self actor actors
    1986
  • A Night on the Town

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Hardhat & Legs

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Love Boat

    - This Year's Model/The Model Marriage/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort/Original Sin: Part 1 (1981) ... actor actors
    1977
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 37 (1967) ... Self actor actors
    1961