Scatman Crothers
Known for
Acting
Life
1910 – 1986 (aged 76)
Born in
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Credits
View on IMDb103 acting credits
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
23 May 1980
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
19 Nov 1975
The Aristocats
24 Dec 1970
Twilight Zone: The Movie
24 Jun 1983
Bewitched
17 Sep 1964
The Transformers: The Movie
08 Aug 1986
The Incredible Hulk
04 Nov 1977
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
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Filmography
2024
- Transformers: 40th Anniversary Eventas Jazz (archive audio)
2011
- Scooby-Doo! and the Piratesas (voice) (archive footage)
1987
- Transformers: The Return of Optimus Primeas Jazz
- Rock Odysseyas Jukebox (voice)
1986
- The Transformers: The Movieas Jazz (voice)
- Morningstar/Eveningstar5 episodes
- The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eyeas Jazz (voice)
1985
- The Journey of Natty Gannas Sherman
- Paw Pawsas Eugene the Genie (voice)21 episodes
1984
- The Transformersas Jazz (voice)92 episodes
1983
- Two of a Kindas Earl
- Twilight Zone: The Movieas Mr. Bloom
- Casablancaas Sam5 episodes
1982
- Missing Children: A Mother's Storyas Mose Wheeler
- Deadly Eyesas George Faskins
- It Takes Two1 episode
- Matt Houston1 episode
- Hotelas Garland Fisk1 episode
- Zapped!as Dexter Jones
- Workingas Parking Attendant
- One of the Boysas Bernard Soloman13 episodes
- American Playhouseas Parking Attendant1 episode
1981
- The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Islandas Dewey Stevens
- Hill Street Blues1 episode
1980
- Magnum, P.I.as Tickler1 episode
- The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow Whiteas Nate (voice)
- Bronco Billyas Doc Lynch
- The Shiningas Hallorann
1979
- Scavenger Huntas Sam
- Banjo the Woodpile Catas Crazy Legs (voice)
- The Super Globetrottersas Nate Branch13 episodes
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Dooas (voice)1 episode
1978
- Flying High1 episode
- Vega$1 episode
- Taxias Walt1 episode
- The Cheap Detectiveas Tinker
- Mean Dog Bluesas Mudcat
1977
- The Incredible Hulk1 episode
- The Love Boatas Virgil Gibson1 episode
- Scooby's All-Starsas Hong Kong Phooey (voice)94 episodes
- Rootsas Mingo1 episode
1976
- Silver Streakas Ralston
- Chesty Anderson U.S. Navyas Ben Benson
- The Shootistas Moses
- Stay Hungryas William
- Laverne & Shirley2 episodes
1975
- Friday Fosteras Reverend Noble Franklin
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nestas Orderly Turkle
- Starsky & Hutch1 episode
- Coonskinas Pappy
- Man on the Outsideas Ruben Hammer
- The Fortuneas Fisherman
- Linda Lovelace for Presidentas Super Black
- Win, Place or Stealas Attendant
1974
- Chico and the Manas Louie88 episodes
- Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Uncle Filemon1 episode
- Hong Kong Phooeyas Hong Kong Phooey (voice)31 episodes
- Truck Turneras Duke
- Sty of the Blind Pigas Doc
- Black Belt Jonesas Pop Byrd
1973
- Kojakas Gaylord Fuller1 episode
- Griffas Joe Rawls1 episode
- Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrottersas (voices)
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Offas Cleveland
- Detroit 9000as Reverend Markham
1972
- The King of Marvin Gardensas Lewis
- Lady Sings the Bluesas Big Ben
- Temperatures Rising1 episode
- The New Scooby-Doo Moviesas Meadowlark Lemon (voice)3 episodes
- The Loraxas Singer
- Sanford and Son1 episode
1971
- Chandleras Smoke
- McMillan & Wifeas Floyd1 episode
- Nicholsas Jack1 episode
1970
- The Aristocatsas Scat Cat (voice)
- The Great White Hopeas Carnival Barker (uncredited)
- The Odd Coupleas Blind Man1 episode
- Harlem Globetrotters22 episodes
- Bloody Mamaas Moses
1969
- Hello, Dolly!as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
- Love, American Styleas One-Man Band1 episode
- Hook, Line and Sinkeras The Corpse (uncredited)
1968
- Adam-12as George Strothers1 episode
1964
- Bewitchedas Handler1 episode
- The Patsyas Shoeshine Boy
- Lady in a Cageas Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
1961
- The Sins of Rachel Cadeas Musinga
1960
- Tarzan and the Trappersas Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
- Johnny Midnightas Train Attendant (uncredited)1 episode
1959
- Bourbon Street Beatas Joe1 episode
- Bonanzaas Jud1 episode
- Porgy and Bessas Crabman
- Alias Jesse Jamesas Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1956
- Between Heaven and Hellas George (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie1 episode
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Timothy1 episode
1953
- Walking My Baby Back Homeas Smiley
- East of Sumatraas Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
- Meet Me at the Fairas Enoch Jones
1951
- Yes Sir, Mr. Bonesas Scatman
1950
- Lux Video Theatreas Johnson1 episode