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Robert Waltrip Short was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of 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.
Birth Name
Robert Waltrip Short
Born
Monday, 15 September 1924
Died
Monday, 21 March 2005
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018 |
| Reminiscing in Tempo | Self | 2006 |
| Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Self | 2001 |
| Man of the Century | Chester | 1999 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| 7th Heaven | Self | 1996 |
| C.P.W. | Self | 1995 |
| For Love or Money | Himself / Self | 1993 |
| Frasier | Warren | 1993 |
| Blue Ice | Buddy | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018 |
| Reminiscing in Tempo | Self | 2006 |
| Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Self | 2001 |
| Man of the Century | Chester | 1999 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| 7th Heaven | Self | 1996 |
| C.P.W. | Self | 1995 |
| For Love or Money | Himself / Self | 1993 |
| Frasier | Warren | 1993 |
| Blue Ice | Buddy | 1992 |
| Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | Self | 1990 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1988 |
| Tattinger's | Self | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Ches Collins | 1988 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self / Narrator | 1986 |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | Himself / Bobby Short | 1986 |
| Hardhat and Legs | Self | 1980 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Pianist / Self | 1979 |
| The Love Boat | Bobby Short | 1977 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Blue Angel | Self - Pianist | 1954 |
| Call Me Mister | Specialty Singer | 1951 |
