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
| Birth Location | Terre Haute, Indiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910-05-22 |
| Died | 1986-11-21 |
Movies
The Chickening
as Dick (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
as (voice) (archive footage)
2011
Rock Odyssey
as Jukebox (voice)
1987
The Transformers: The Movie
as Jazz (voice)
1986
1986
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
1985
Two of a Kind
as Earl
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Mr. Bloom
1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
as Self - Sketch Performer
1983
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Mose Wheeler
1982
Deadly Eyes
as George Faskins
1982
Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
1982
Working
as Parking Attendant
1982
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Dewey Stevens
1981
Making 'The Shining'
as Self
1980
Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
1980
The Shining
as Hallorann
1980
Scavenger Hunt
as Sam
1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Crazy Legs (voice)
1979
The Cheap Detective
as Tinker
1978
Mean Dog Blues
as Mudcat
1978
Silver Streak
as Ralston
1976
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
as Ben Benson
1976
The Shootist
as Moses
1976
Stay Hungry
as William
1976
Joys
as Self
1976
Friday Foster
as Reverend Noble Franklin
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
1975
Coonskin
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
1975
Man on the Outside
as Ruben Hammer
1975
The Fortune
as Fisherman
1975
Linda Lovelace for President
as Super Black
1975
Win, Place or Steal
as Attendant
1975
Truck Turner
as Duke
1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Doc
1974
Black Belt Jones
as Pop Byrd
1974
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
as (voices)
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
as Cleveland
1973
Detroit 9000
as Reverend Markham
1973
Lady Sings the Blues
as Big Ben
1972
The King of Marvin Gardens
as Lewis
1972
The Lorax
as Singer
1972
Chandler
as Smoke
1971
The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
1970
The Great White Hope
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1970
Bloody Mama
as Moses
1970
Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker
as The Corpse (uncredited)
1969
The Patsy
as Shoeshine Boy
1964
Lady in a Cage
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
1964
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Musinga
1961
Porgy and Bess
as Crabman
1959
Alias Jesse James
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1959
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana
1958
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
1958
Between Heaven and Hell
as George (uncredited)
1956
Johnny Dark
as Himself
1954
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Smiley Gordon
1953
East of Sumatra
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
1953
Meet Me at the Fair
as Enoch Jones
1953
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Scatman
1951
Movies
Coonskin
Songs
1975
