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Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

ActingBorn May 23, 1910Died November 22, 1986 (age 76)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.

Filmography

2024Movie
2011
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

as (voice) (archive footage)

Movie
1987
Rock Odyssey

as Jukebox (voice)

Movie
1986Movie
1985Movie
1985
Paw Paws

as Eugene the Genie (voice)

TV
1984
The Transformers

as Jazz (voice)

TV
1983Movie
1983TV
1983Movie
1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

as Self - Sketch Performer

Movie
1983TV
1982Movie
1982
Deadly Eyes

as George Faskins

Movie
1982TV
1982
Hotel

as Garland Fisk

TV
1982
Zapped!

as Dexter Jones

Movie
1982
Working

as Parking Attendant

Movie
1982
One of the Boys

as Bernard Soloman

TV
1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Tickler

TV
1980Movie
1980
Bronco Billy

as Doc Lynch

Movie
1980
The Shining

as Hallorann

Movie
1979Movie
1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat

as Crazy Legs (voice)

Movie
1979
The Super Globetrotters

as Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

TV
1978TV
1978
Taxi

as Walt

TV
1978Movie
1978Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Virgil Gibson

TV
1977
Scooby's All-Stars

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

TV
1977
Roots

as Mingo

TV
1976
Silver Streak

as Ralston

Movie
1976Movie
1976
The Shootist

as Moses

Movie
1976
Stay Hungry

as William

Movie
1976
Joys

as Self

Movie
1975
Friday Foster

as Reverend Noble Franklin

Movie
1975Movie
1975
Coonskin

as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

Movie
1975
Man on the Outside

as Ruben Hammer

Movie
1975
The Fortune

as Fisherman

Movie
1975Movie
1975Movie
1974TV
1974TV
1974
Hong Kong Phooey

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

TV
1974Movie
1974Movie
1974
Black Belt Jones

as Pop Byrd

Movie
1973
Kojak

as Gaylord Fuller

TV
1973
Griff

as Joe Rawls

TV
1973Movie
1973
Detroit 9000

as Reverend Markham

Movie
1972Movie
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Meadowlark Lemon (voice)

TV
1972
The Lorax

as Singer

Movie
1971
Chandler

as Smoke

Movie
1971TV
1971
Nichols

as Jack

TV
1970
The Aristocats

as Scat Cat (voice)

Movie
1970
The Great White Hope

as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Movie
1970
The Odd Couple

as Blind Man

TV
1970
Bloody Mama

as Moses

Movie
1969
Hello, Dolly!

as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

Movie
1969
Love, American Style

as One-Man Band

TV
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker

as The Corpse (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Adam-12

as George Strothers

TV
1967TV
1967
Ironside

as Jason

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Handler

TV
1964
The Patsy

as Shoeshine Boy

Movie
1964
Lady in a Cage

as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

Movie
1961Movie
1960
Johnny Midnight

as Train Attendant (uncredited)

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Jud

TV
1959
Porgy and Bess

as Crabman

Movie
1959
Alias Jesse James

as Railroad Porter (uncredited)

Movie
1958Movie
1958
Tarzan and the Trappers

as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)

Movie
1956
Between Heaven and Hell

as George (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Johnny Dark

as Himself

Movie
1953Movie
1953
East of Sumatra

as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Movie
1953
Meet Me at the Fair

as Enoch Jones

Movie
1951Movie
1950TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 23, 1910
Day of DeathNovember 22, 1986
Place of BirthTerre Haute, Indiana, USA
Popularity1.3