Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-05-22

Day of Death

1986-11-21 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Benjamin Crothers

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers

Benjamin Sherman Crothers

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Scatman Crothers

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scatman Crothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Shining

The Shining

The Shootist

The Shootist

The Lorax

The Lorax

Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining'

Walking My Baby Back Home

Walking My Baby Back Home

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

Acting

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

as

Orderly Turkle

The Shining

1980

The Shining

as

Hallorann

The Aristocats

1970

The Aristocats

as

Scat Cat (voice)

Stay Hungry

1976

Stay Hungry

as

William

Bronco Billy

1980

Bronco Billy

as

Doc Lynch

Silver Streak

1976

Silver Streak

as

Ralston

Scavenger Hunt

1979

Scavenger Hunt

as

Sam

Zapped!

1982

Zapped!

as

Dexter Jones

Linda Lovelace for President

1975

Linda Lovelace for President

as

Super Black

Bloody Mama

1970

Bloody Mama

as

Moses

The Shootist

1976

The Shootist

as

Moses

Two of a Kind

1983

Two of a Kind

as

Earl

Coonskin

1975

Coonskin

as

Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

The Journey of Natty Gann

as

Sherman

The Cheap Detective

1978

The Cheap Detective

as

Tinker

The Lorax

1972

The Lorax

as

Singer

Deadly Eyes

1982

Deadly Eyes

as

George Faskins

Black Belt Jones

1974

Black Belt Jones

as

Pop Byrd

Making 'The Shining'

1980

Making 'The Shining'

as

Self

The Fortune

1975

The Fortune

as

Fisherman

The King of Marvin Gardens

1972

The King of Marvin Gardens

as

Lewis

The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade

as

Musinga

Friday Foster

1975

Friday Foster

as

Reverend Noble Franklin

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

as

Crazy Legs (voice)

Detroit 9000

1973

Detroit 9000

as

Reverend Markham

Chandler

1971

Chandler

as

Smoke

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

1976

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

as

Ben Benson

Mean Dog Blues

1978

Mean Dog Blues

as

Mudcat

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953

Walking My Baby Back Home

as

Smiley Gordon

East of Sumatra

1953

East of Sumatra

as

Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Rock Odyssey

1987

Rock Odyssey

as

Jukebox (voice)

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

as

Mr. Bloom

Man on the Outside

1975

Man on the Outside

as

Ruben Hammer

Lady Sings the Blues

1972

Lady Sings the Blues

as

Big Ben

Hello, Dolly!

1969

Hello, Dolly!

as

Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

The Great White Hope

1970

The Great White Hope

as

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Truck Turner

1974

Truck Turner

as

Duke

Tarzan and the Trappers

1958

Tarzan and the Trappers

as

Tyana

Meet Me at the Fair

1953

Meet Me at the Fair

as

Enoch Jones

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

as

Mose Wheeler

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as

Dewey Stevens

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

as

Cleveland

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

2024

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

as

Jazz (archive audio)

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

1978

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

as

Self

Johnny Dark

1954

Johnny Dark

as

Himself

Hook, Line and Sinker

1969

Hook, Line and Sinker

as

The Corpse (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James

1959

Alias Jesse James

as

Railroad Porter (uncredited)

The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

1986

The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

as

Jazz

Joys

1976

Joys

as

Self

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

The Transformers: The Movie

as

Jazz (voice)

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

Between Heaven and Hell

as

George (uncredited)

Win, Place or Steal

1975

Win, Place or Steal

as

Attendant

Lady in a Cage

1964

Lady in a Cage

as

Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

1951

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

as

Scatman

Working

1982

Working

as

Parking Attendant

Sty of the Blind Pig

1974

Sty of the Blind Pig

as

Doc

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

1973

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

as

(voices)

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

as

(voice) (archive footage)

The Patsy

1964

The Patsy

as

Shoeshine Boy

Porgy and Bess

1959

Porgy and Bess

as

Crabman

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

1983

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

as

Self - Sketch Performer

Tarzan and the Trappers

1958

Tarzan and the Trappers

as

Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

1987

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

as

Jazz

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Tickler

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

as

Joe

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

as

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

as

Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

as

Blind Man

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Virgil Gibson

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

as

Louie

Mannix

Mannix

as

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

as

Hotel

Hotel

as

The Super Globetrotters

The Super Globetrotters

as

Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

as

Kojak

Kojak

as

Gaylord Fuller

The Transformers

The Transformers

as

Jazz (voice)

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as

Uncle Filemon

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Timothy

Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters

as

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

as

Vega$

Vega$

as

Hong Kong Phooey

Hong Kong Phooey

as

Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Johnson

Paw Paws

Paw Paws

as

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as

One of the Boys

One of the Boys

as

Flying High

Flying High

as

Morningstar/Eveningstar

Morningstar/Eveningstar

as

It Takes Two

It Takes Two

as

Casablanca

Casablanca

as

Sam

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as

Self

Johnny Midnight

Johnny Midnight

as

Train Attendant (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Nichols

Nichols

as

Jack

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as

Meadowlark Lemon (voice)

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

George Strothers

Taxi

Taxi

as

Walt

Roots

Roots

as

Mingo

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as

Floyd

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

One-Man Band

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

as

(voice)

Madame's Place

Madame's Place

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Griff

Griff

as

Joe Rawls

Ironside

Ironside

as

Jason

Production

Crew

Directing