Scatman Crothers
Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA — May 23 1910• Died Nov 22 1986
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Biography
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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Scatman Crothers's Credits
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Bewitched
Handler
Bonanza
Jud
Magnum, P.I.
Tickler
Ironside
Jason
Mannix
The Love Boat
Virgil Gibson
Adam-12
George Strothers
Love, American Style
One-Man Band
Taxi
Walt
Starsky & Hutch
The Transformers
Jazz (voice)
Hotel
Hill Street Blues
The Incredible Hulk
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Kojak
Gaylord Fuller
The Odd Couple
Blind Man
Laverne & Shirley
Sanford and Son
Vega$
Matt Houston
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Timothy
McMillan & Wife
Floyd
Nichols
Jack
The Shining
Hallorann
Roots
Mingo
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice)
Chico and the Man
Louie
Temperatures Rising
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Uncle Filemon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Orderly Turkle
Madame's Place
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Johnson
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
Bourbon Street Beat
Joe
Johnny Midnight
Train Attendant (uncredited)
The Aristocats
Scat Cat (voice)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Flying High
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Mr. Bloom
Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
The Super Globetrotters
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)
This Is Your Life
Self
Harlem Globetrotters
It Takes Two
Hello, Dolly!
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
The Shootist
Moses
Paw Paws
Eugene the Genie (voice)
Joys
Self
Griff
Joe Rawls
The Transformers: The Movie
Jazz (voice)
Casablanca
Sam
One of the Boys
Alias Jesse James
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
The Fortune
Fisherman
Zapped!
Dexter Jones
Silver Streak
Ralston
The Lorax
Singer
Two of a Kind
Earl
Bloody Mama
Moses
Stay Hungry
William
The Cheap Detective
Tinker
Scavenger Hunt
Sam
The Patsy
Shoeshine Boy
Lady in a Cage
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Journey of Natty Gann
Sherman
Chandler
Smoke
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Jazz (archive audio)
The King of Marvin Gardens
Lewis
Coonskin
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Working
Parking Attendant
Bronco Billy
Doc Lynch
Porgy and Bess
Crabman
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
(voices)
Lady Sings the Blues
Big Ben
Deadly Eyes
George Faskins
Morningstar/Eveningstar
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Musinga
Tarzan and the Trappers
Tyana
Truck Turner
Duke
The Great White Hope
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Making 'The Shining'
Self
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Dewey Stevens
Mean Dog Blues
Mudcat
Johnny Dark
Himself
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Ben Benson
Friday Foster
Reverend Noble Franklin
Black Belt Jones
Pop Byrd
Meet Me at the Fair
Enoch Jones
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Between Heaven and Hell
George (uncredited)
Win, Place or Steal
Attendant
Man on the Outside
Ruben Hammer
Detroit 9000
Reverend Markham
Hook, Line and Sinker
The Corpse (uncredited)
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Mose Wheeler
Walking My Baby Back Home
Smiley Gordon
Linda Lovelace for President
Super Black
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Jazz
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Crazy Legs (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Jazz (voice)
East of Sumatra
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
(voice) (archive footage)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Cleveland
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Self - Sketch Performer
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Scatman
Sty of the Blind Pig
Doc
Rock Odyssey
Jukebox (voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
Nate (voice)