Scatman Crothers

Birthday: 1910-05-22
Deathday: 1986-11-21
Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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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Credits

Year Title Character
1987-11-17 Transformers: The Return Of Optimus Prime Jazz
1987-07-13 Rock Odyssey Jukebox (voice)
1986-08-08 The Transformers: The Movie Jazz (voice)
1986-01-01 The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Jazz
1985-09-27 The Journey of Natty Gann Sherman
1983-12-13 Two of a Kind Earl
1983-06-24 Twilight Zone: The Movie Mr. Bloom
1982-12-01 Missing Children: A Mother's Story Mose Wheeler
1982-10-23 Deadly Eyes George Faskins
1982-07-23 Zapped! Dexter Jones
1982-04-13 Working Parking Attendant
1981-05-15 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Dewey Stevens
1980-06-11 Bronco Billy Doc Lynch
1980-05-23 The Shining Hallorann
1979-12-21 Scavenger Hunt Sam
1979-11-16 Banjo the Woodpile Cat Crazy Legs (voice)
1978-06-23 The Cheap Detective Tinker
1978-03-03 Mean Dog Blues Mudcat
1976-12-03 Silver Streak Ralston
1976-11-01 Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy Ben Benson
1976-07-21 The Shootist Moses
1976-04-23 Stay Hungry William
1975-12-25 Friday Foster Reverend Noble Franklin
1975-11-19 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Orderly Turkle
1975-08-20 Coonskin Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
1975-06-29 Man on the Outside Ruben Hammer
1975-05-20 The Fortune Fisherman
1975-03-01 Linda Lovelace for President Super Black
1975-02-01 Win, Place or Steal Attendant
1974-06-26 Truck Turner Duke
1974-05-29 Sty of the Blind Pig Doc
1974-01-28 Black Belt Jones Pop Byrd
1973-09-08 Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (voices)
1973-08-31 Slaughter's Big Rip Off Cleveland
1973-08-01 Detroit 9000 Reverend Markham
1972-10-12 The King of Marvin Gardens Lewis
1972-10-12 Lady Sings the Blues Big Ben
1972-02-14 The Lorax Singer
1971-12-01 Chandler Smoke
1970-11-13 The Aristocats Scat Cat (voice)
1970-10-11 The Great White Hope Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1970-03-24 Bloody Mama Moses
1969-12-12 Hello, Dolly! Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
1969-06-06 Hook, Line and Sinker The Corpse (uncredited)
1964-06-24 The Patsy Shoeshine Boy
1964-06-10 Lady in a Cage Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
1961-04-02 The Sins of Rachel Cade Musinga
1959-06-24 Porgy and Bess Crabman
1959-03-20 Alias Jesse James Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1958-01-01 Tarzan and the Trappers Tyana
1958-01-01 Tarzan and the Trappers Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
1956-10-11 Between Heaven and Hell George (uncredited)
1953-12-06 Walking My Baby Back Home Smiley Gordon
1953-09-23 East of Sumatra Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
1953-01-01 Meet Me at the Fair Enoch Jones
1951-07-13 Yes Sir, Mr. Bones Scatman