Scatman Crothers
Born
May 23, 1910
Died
November 22, 1986 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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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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Known For

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Jazz (voice) (archive footage)
2024

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
(voice) (archive footage)
2011

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Jazz
1987

Rock Odyssey
Jukebox (voice)
1987

The Transformers: The Movie
Jazz (voice)
1986
Morningstar/Eveningstar
(5 episodes)
1986

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Jazz
1986

The Journey of Natty Gann
Sherman
1985

Paw Paws
(21 episodes)
1985

The Transformers
Jazz (voice) · (92 episodes)
1984

Two of a Kind
Earl
1983
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Mr. Bloom
1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Self - Sketch Performer
1983

Casablanca
Sam · (5 episodes)
1983

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Mose Wheeler
1982

Deadly Eyes
George Faskins
1982

It Takes Two
(1 episode)
1982

Matt Houston
(1 episode)
1982

Madame's Place
Self · (1 episode)
1982

Hotel
(1 episode)
1982

Zapped!
Dexter Jones
1982

Working
Parking Attendant
1982
One of the Boys
(13 episodes)
1982

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Dewey Stevens
1981

Hill Street Blues
(1 episode)
1981

Magnum, P.I.
Tickler · (1 episode)
1980

Making 'The Shining'
Self
1980

Bronco Billy
Doc Lynch
1980

The Shining
Hallorann
1980

Scavenger Hunt
Sam
1979

Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Crazy Legs (voice)
1979

The Super Globetrotters
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice) · (13 episodes)
1979

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice) · (1 episode)
1979

Flying High
(1 episode)
1978

Vega$
(1 episode)
1978

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978

Taxi
Walt · (1 episode)
1978

The Cheap Detective
Tinker
1978

Mean Dog Blues
Mudcat
1978

The Incredible Hulk
(1 episode)
1977

The Love Boat
Virgil Gibson · (1 episode)
1977

Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
Hong Kong Phooey (voice) · (94 episodes)
1977

Roots
Mingo · (1 episode)
1977

Silver Streak
Ralston
1976

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Ben Benson
1976

The Shootist
Moses
1976

Stay Hungry
William
1976

Joys
Self
1976

Laverne & Shirley
(2 episodes)
1976

Friday Foster
Reverend Noble Franklin
1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Orderly Turkle
1975

Starsky & Hutch
(1 episode)
1975

Coonskin
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
1975

Man on the Outside
Ruben Hammer
1975

The Fortune
Fisherman
1975

Linda Lovelace for President
Super Black
1975

Win, Place or Steal
Attendant
1975

Chico and the Man
Louie · (88 episodes)
1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Uncle Filemon · (1 episode)
1974

Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey (voice) · (31 episodes)
1974

Truck Turner
Duke
1974

Sty of the Blind Pig
Doc
1974

Black Belt Jones
Pop Byrd
1974

Kojak
Gaylord Fuller · (1 episode)
1973
Griff
Joe Rawls · (1 episode)
1973

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (1 episode)
1973

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
(voices)
1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Cleveland
1973

Detroit 9000
Reverend Markham
1973

The King of Marvin Gardens
Lewis
1972

Lady Sings the Blues
Big Ben
1972
Temperatures Rising
(1 episode)
1972

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Meadowlark Lemon (voice) · (3 episodes)
1972

The Lorax
Singer
1972

Sanford and Son
(1 episode)
1972

Chandler
Smoke
1971

McMillan & Wife
Floyd · (1 episode)
1971

Nichols
Jack · (1 episode)
1971

The Aristocats
Scat Cat (voice)
1970

The Great White Hope
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1970

The Odd Couple
Blind Man · (1 episode)
1970

Harlem Globetrotters
(22 episodes)
1970

Bloody Mama
Moses
1970

Hello, Dolly!
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
1969

Love, American Style
One-Man Band · (1 episode)
1969

Hook, Line and Sinker
The Corpse (uncredited)
1969

Adam-12
George Strothers · (1 episode)
1968

Mannix
(1 episode)
1967

Ironside
Jason · (1 episode)
1967

Bewitched
(1 episode)
1964

The Patsy
Shoeshine Boy
1964

Lady in a Cage
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
1964

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (5 episodes)
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade
Musinga
1961

Johnny Midnight
Train Attendant (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1960

Bourbon Street Beat
Joe · (1 episode)
1959

Porgy and Bess
Crabman
1959

Alias Jesse James
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1959

Tarzan and the Trappers
Tyana
1958

Tarzan and the Trappers
Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
1958

Between Heaven and Hell
George (uncredited)
1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Timothy · (1 episode)
1955

Johnny Dark
Himself
1954

Walking My Baby Back Home
Smiley Gordon
1953

East of Sumatra
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
1953

Meet Me at the Fair
Enoch Jones
1953

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Scatman
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Johnson · (1 episode)
1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (8 episodes)
1950