Acting
Bobby Short
Born September 15, 1924 · Danville, Illinois, USA
Died March 21, 2005 · aged 80
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
Blue Ice · 1992Blue Ice
★ 5.31992
MovieActionThriller
An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story · 1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.
Man of the Century · 1999Man of the Century
★ 6.01999
MovieRomanceComedy
The sidewalks of New York will never be the same, thanks to Johnny Twennies, an ace reporter who bangs out his column on an old manual typewriter and is blissfully aware that he sticks out like a sore thubm. His girlfriend is fed up because he hasn't even kissed her and the local mob wants to bump him off because he's hot on their trail. Can Johnny blow the lid off an important crime scoop, get the girl, and keep from getting himself killed?
A Night on the Town · 1983A Night on the Town
★ 6.51983
MovieMusicTV Movie
A 1980s photographer and advertising designer trying on clothes in a vintage clothing store find themselves transported to the 1930s.
Bobby Short at the Cafe CarlyleBobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
★ 8.0
Movie
Bobby Short, the "king of café society," performs a set of Tin Pan Alley classics by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Stephen Sondheim in an unforgettable show at New York City's venerated Cafe Carlyle. Songs include "Breakfast in Harlem," "On the Amazon," "Too Marvelous for Words," "Honeysuckle Rose," "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "Losing My Mind." Later, the cameras follow Short home to offer a look at the man behind the music.
Frasier · 1993Frasier
★ 7.71993
SeriesComedyFamily
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
The Love Boat · 1977The Love Boat
★ 6.31977
SeriesDramaComedy
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
7th Heaven · 19967th Heaven
★ 6.41996
SeriesFamilyDrama
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouses that continually come and go in the Camden household.
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