Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

1910-05-23 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA Male 111 Known 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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-05-23

Place of Birth

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Known Credits

111

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Benjamin Crothers, Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, Benjamin Sherman Crothers, اسکیتمن کراترز

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

The Shining

1980

Hallorann

Friday Foster

1975

Reverend Noble Franklin

The Aristocats

1970

Scat Cat (voice)

Meet Me at the Fair

1953

Enoch Jones

The Lorax

1972

Singer

Hello, Dolly!

1969

Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

Coonskin

1975

Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

The Fortune

1975

Fisherman

East of Sumatra

1953

Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Zapped!

1982

Dexter Jones

Joys

1976

Self

Stay Hungry

1976

William

Working

1982

Parking Attendant

The Shootist

1976

Moses

Bloody Mama

1970

Moses

Deadly Eyes

1982

George Faskins

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011

(voice) (archive footage)

Silver Streak

1976

Ralston

Bronco Billy

1980

Doc Lynch

Black Belt Jones

1974

Pop Byrd

Two of a Kind

1983

Earl

Chandler

1971

Smoke

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

2024

Jazz (archive audio)

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953

Smiley Gordon

Win, Place or Steal

1975

Attendant

Truck Turner

1974

Duke

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Crazy Legs (voice)

Mean Dog Blues

1978

Mudcat

The Patsy

1964

Shoeshine Boy

Porgy and Bess

1959

Crabman

Lady in a Cage

1964

Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

Man on the Outside

1975

Ruben Hammer

Alias Jesse James

1959

Railroad Porter (uncredited)

Hook, Line and Sinker

1969

The Corpse (uncredited)

The Great White Hope

1970

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

George (uncredited)

Detroit 9000

1973

Reverend Markham

Rock Odyssey

1987

Jukebox (voice)

Johnny Dark

1954

Himself

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

1983

Self - Sketch Performer

TV Credits

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self (2 episodes)

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Tickler (1 episodes)

Bewitched

1964

Handler (1 episodes)

The Love Boat

1977

Virgil Gibson (1 episodes)

Mannix

1967

(1 episodes)

Ironside

1967

Jason (1 episodes)

The Odd Couple

1970

Blind Man (1 episodes)

Adam-12

1968

George Strothers (1 episodes)

Taxi

1978

Walt (1 episodes)

Love, American Style

1969

One-Man Band (1 episodes)

Hill Street Blues

1981

(1 episodes)

The Transformers

1984

Jazz (voice) (92 episodes)

Hotel

1982

(1 episodes)

The Incredible Hulk

1977

(1 episodes)

Starsky & Hutch

1975

(1 episodes)

Kojak

1973

Gaylord Fuller (1 episodes)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Self (8 episodes)

Matt Houston

1982

(1 episodes)

Sanford and Son

1972

(1 episodes)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Timothy (1 episodes)

Vega$

1978

(1 episodes)

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

1979

(voice) (1 episodes)

Laverne & Shirley

1976

(2 episodes)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

Uncle Filemon (1 episodes)

Roots

1977

Mingo (1 episodes)

Madame's Place

1982

Self (1 episodes)

McMillan & Wife

1971

Floyd (1 episodes)

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

Self (1 episodes)

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972

Meadowlark Lemon (voice) (3 episodes)

Nichols

1971

Jack (1 episodes)

Temperatures Rising

1972

(1 episodes)

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

Joe (1 episodes)

Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

1977

Hong Kong Phooey (voice) (94 episodes)

Hong Kong Phooey

1974

Hong Kong Phooey (voice) (31 episodes)

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Johnson (1 episodes)

Chico and the Man

1974

Louie (88 episodes)

It Takes Two

1982

(1 episodes)

Johnny Midnight

1960

Train Attendant (uncredited) (1 episodes)

Flying High

1978

(1 episodes)

Paw Paws

1985

(21 episodes)

This Is Your Life

1983

Self (1 episodes)

Casablanca

1983

Sam (5 episodes)

Griff

1973

Joe Rawls (1 episodes)

The Super Globetrotters

1979

Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice) (13 episodes)

Harlem Globetrotters

1970

(22 episodes)

One of the Boys

1982

(13 episodes)

Morningstar/Eveningstar

1986

(5 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Coonskin

Songs

1975

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