Scatman Crothers
Acting
Born: May 23, 1910 · Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Died: November 22, 1986 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Shining
1980
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
The Aristocats
1970
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Bewitched
1964
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Bonanza
1959
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Transformers
1984
Hello, Dolly!
1969
The Shootist
1976
Photos (4)
Movies (59)
The Shining
Hallorann
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Orderly Turkle
The Aristocats
Scat Cat (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
Jazz (voice)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Mr. Bloom
Hello, Dolly!
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Silver Streak
Ralston
The Cheap Detective
Tinker
The Shootist
Moses
Zapped!
Dexter Jones
Coonskin
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Bronco Billy
Doc Lynch
The Journey of Natty Gann
Sherman
Stay Hungry
William
Two of a Kind
Earl
Scavenger Hunt
Sam
The Fortune
Fisherman
Bloody Mama
Moses
Alias Jesse James
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
The King of Marvin Gardens
Lewis
The Patsy
Shoeshine Boy
The Lorax
Singer
Between Heaven and Hell
George (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
Crabman
Deadly Eyes
George Faskins
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
(voices)
Black Belt Jones
Pop Byrd
Truck Turner
Duke
Friday Foster
Reverend Noble Franklin
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Jazz (archive audio)
The Great White Hope
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Detroit 9000
Reverend Markham
Lady Sings the Blues
Big Ben
Walking My Baby Back Home
Smiley
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Cleveland
Hook, Line and Sinker
The Corpse (uncredited)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Musinga
Lady in a Cage
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Jazz
Mean Dog Blues
Mudcat
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Dewey Stevens
Linda Lovelace for President
Super Black
Tarzan and the Trappers
Tyana
Tarzan and the Trappers
Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Chandler
Smoke
Win, Place or Steal
Attendant
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Crazy Legs (voice)
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Mose Wheeler
Working
Parking Attendant
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
(voice) (archive footage)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Jazz (voice)
Rock Odyssey
Jukebox (voice)
East of Sumatra
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Ben Benson
Man on the Outside
Ruben Hammer
Meet Me at the Fair
Enoch Jones
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
Nate (voice)
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Scatman
Sty of the Blind Pig
Doc
TV Shows (42)
The Love Boat
Virgil Gibson · 1 eps
Ironside
Jason · 1 eps
Bonanza
Jud · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Parking Attendant · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Tickler · 1 eps
Taxi
Walt · 1 eps
Bewitched
Handler · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Adam-12
George Strothers · 1 eps
Love, American Style
One-Man Band · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
1 eps
Hotel
Garland Fisk · 1 eps
The Transformers
Jazz (voice) · 92 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Timothy · 1 eps
Sanford and Son
1 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
Laverne & Shirley
2 eps
The Odd Couple
Blind Man · 1 eps
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice) · 1 eps
Kojak
Gaylord Fuller · 1 eps
Vega$
1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Floyd · 1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Uncle Filemon · 1 eps
Scooby's All-Stars
Hong Kong Phooey (voice) · 94 eps
Roots
Mingo · 1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Meadowlark Lemon (voice) · 3 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
Joe · 1 eps
Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey (voice) · 31 eps
Chico and the Man
Louie · 88 eps
Nichols
Jack · 1 eps
Flying High
1 eps
Temperatures Rising
1 eps
Harlem Globetrotters
22 eps
Johnny Midnight
Train Attendant (uncredited) · 1 eps
Paw Paws
Eugene the Genie (voice) · 21 eps
It Takes Two
1 eps
One of the Boys
Bernard Soloman · 13 eps
The Super Globetrotters
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice) · 13 eps
Casablanca
Sam · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 8 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 1 eps
Madame's Place
Self · 1 eps
Joys
Self
Making 'The Shining'
Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Johnny Dark
Himself
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
Self (archive footage)