Bobby Short
Acting
Born 1924-09-15 · Danville, Illinois, USA
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
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Movie
7.3
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990 · Movie
9.0
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 · Movie
8.0
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
— · Movie
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001 · Movie
Dr. Pepper
— · Movie
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Movie
6.5
A Night on the Town
1983 · Movie
6.3
Hardhat & Legs
1980 · Movie
6.0
Man of the Century
1999 · Movie
3.0
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · Movie
6.2
For Love or Money
1993 · Movie
5.3
Blue Ice
1992 · Movie