Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1924-09-15

Place of Birth

Danville, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

Frasier

Frasier

1993
Show

as Warren (voice)

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Show

as Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977
Show
Blue Ice

Blue Ice

1992
movie

as Buddy

Dr. Pepper

Dr. Pepper

movie

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957
Show

as Self

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990
movie

as Narrator

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

1996
Show

as Bobby Short

American Masters

American Masters

1986
Show

as Self

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998
movie

as Self

Hardhat & Legs

Hardhat & Legs

1980
movie

as Self

Man of the Century

Man of the Century

1999
movie

as Chester

Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

movie
A Night on the Town

A Night on the Town

1983
movie
Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979
Show

as Bobby Short (pianist)

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1993
movie

as Self

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986
movie

as Self

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989
movie

as Self

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

2001
movie

as Self

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990
movie

as Self

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