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.

Filmography

• 1999Man of the Century — Chester
• 7th Heaven — Bobby Short
• Frasier — Warren (voice)
• 1992Blue Ice — Buddy
• 1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story — Narrator
• 1983A Night on the Town
• Roots: The Next Generations — Bobby Short (pianist)
• The Love Boat
• Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

Appearances as themselves (11)

• 2001Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel — Self
• 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood — Self
• 1993For Love or Money — Self
• 1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol — Self
• 1989James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket — Self
• American Masters — Self
• 1986Hannah and Her Sisters — Self
• 1980Hardhat & Legs — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• Dr. Pepper — Self