Bobby Short
Acting
80 years oldDanville, Illinois, USABiography
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 Details
Also Known As
Robert Short
Movies (10)
5.8
Man of the Century
as Chester
1999
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
1998
6.2
For Love or Money
as Himself
1993
5.0
Blue Ice
as Buddy
1992
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Narrator
1990
7.3
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self
1990
1.3
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self
1989
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Himself
1986
A Night on the Town
1983
4.5
Hardhat & Legs
as Self
1980
