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.
2001Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDanielMovieas Self1999Man of the CenturyMovieas Chester1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodMovieas Self19967th HeavenTV showas Bobby Short · 1 episodes1993For Love or MoneyMovieas Self1993FrasierTV showas Warren (voice) · 1 episodes1992Blue IceMovieas Buddy1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter StoryMovieas Narrator1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholMovieas Self1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketMovieas Self1986American MastersTV showas Self · 1 episodes1986Hannah and Her SistersMovieas Self1983A Night on the TownMovie1980Hardhat & LegsMovieas Self1979Roots: The Next GenerationsTV showas Bobby Short (pianist) · 1 episodes1977The Love BoatTV show1 episodes1961The Mike Douglas ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV showas Self · 1 episodes—Bobby Short at the Cafe CarlyleMovie—Dr. PepperMovieas Self