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Bobby Short

Acting

Born September 15, 1924 · Danville, Illinois, USA

Died March 21, 2005

Also known as Robert Short

IMDb

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Library of Congress Living Legend

Filmography7 titles

Frasier

1993as Warren (voice)

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986as Self

Roots: The Next Generations

1979as Bobby Short (pianist)

American Masters

1986as Self

7th Heaven

1996as Bobby Short

The Love Boat

1977

For Love or Money

1993as Self