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.
Acted in 8
1990s
- 1999
Man of the Century
Chester
- 1996
- 1993
- 1992
Blue Ice
Buddy
1980s
- 1983
A Night on the Town
Movie
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
No release date
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Movie
Appearances12
2000s
- 2001
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self
1990s
- 1998
- 1993
- 1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
1980s
- 1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
- 1986
- 1980
Hardhat & Legs
Self
1960s
- 1961
No release date
Dr. Pepper
Self