Bobby Short

Acting·Sep 15, 1924·Danville, Illinois, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel2001 · Self	Self
Man of the Century1999 · Chester	Chester
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood1998 · Self	Self
For Love or Money1993 · Self	Self
Blue Ice1992 · Buddy	Buddy
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story1990 · Narrator	Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990 · Self	Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1989 · Self	Self
Hannah and Her Sisters1986 · Self	Self
A Night on the Town1983 · Actor	Actor
Hardhat & Legs1980 · Self	Self
Bobby Short at the Cafe CarlyleActor	Actor
Dr. PepperSelf	Self