Scatman Crothers

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
May 23, 1910

Place of Birth:
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

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Scatman Crothers

Biography

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Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980. He was also a prolific voiceover artist, and provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters, Jazz the Autobot in The Transformers, the title character in Hong Kong Phooey, and Scat Cat in the 1970 film The Aristocats.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
Ironside
Ironside

Jason
The Love Boat
The Love Boat

Virgil Gibson
Hotel
Hotel
Adam-12
Adam-12

George Strothers
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.

Tickler
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2024 Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event Jazz (voice) (archive footage)
2011 Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (voice) (archive footage)
1987 Rock Odyssey Jukebox (voice)
1987 Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime Jazz
1986 The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Jazz
1986 The Transformers: The Movie Jazz (voice)
1985 The Journey of Natty Gann Sherman
1983 Two of a Kind Earl
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie Mr. Bloom
1983 Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? Self - Sketch Performer
1982 Zapped! Dexter Jones
1982 Deadly Eyes George Faskins
1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story Mose Wheeler
1982 Working Parking Attendant
1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Dewey Stevens
1980 The Shining Hallorann
1980 Bronco Billy Doc Lynch
1980 Making 'The Shining' Self
1979 Scavenger Hunt Sam
1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Crazy Legs (voice)
1978 The Cheap Detective Tinker
1978 Mean Dog Blues Mudcat
1978 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney Self
1976 Stay Hungry William
1976 Silver Streak Ralston
1976 The Shootist Moses
1976 Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy Ben Benson
1976 Joys Self
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Orderly Turkle
1975 Linda Lovelace for President Super Black
1975 Coonskin Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
1975 The Fortune Fisherman
1975 Friday Foster Reverend Noble Franklin
1975 Man on the Outside Ruben Hammer
1975 Win, Place or Steal Attendant
1974 Black Belt Jones Pop Byrd
1974 Truck Turner Duke
1974 Sty of the Blind Pig Doc
1973 Detroit 9000 Reverend Markham
1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off Cleveland
1973 Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (voices)
1972 The Lorax Singer
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens Lewis
1972 Lady Sings the Blues Big Ben
1971 Chandler Smoke
1970 The Aristocats Scat Cat (voice)
1970 Bloody Mama Moses
1970 The Great White Hope Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1969 Hello, Dolly! Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
1969 Hook, Line and Sinker The Corpse (uncredited)
1964 Lady in a Cage Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
1964 The Patsy Shoeshine Boy
1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade Musinga
1959 Alias Jesse James Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1959 Porgy and Bess Crabman
1958 Tarzan and the Trappers Tyana
1958 Tarzan and the Trappers Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
1956 Between Heaven and Hell George (uncredited)
1954 Johnny Dark Himself
1953 Walking My Baby Back Home Smiley Gordon
1953 East of Sumatra Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
1953 Meet Me at the Fair Enoch Jones
1951 Yes Sir, Mr. Bones Scatman
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