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