Portrait of Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Acting

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.

Born: May 23, 1910

Place of Birth: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Filmography

2024
2011
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

as (voice) (archive footage)

1987
Rock Odyssey

as Jukebox (voice)

1986
1984
The Transformers

as Jazz (voice)

1983
1983
1983
1982
Deadly Eyes

as George Faskins

1982
1982
1982
Zapped!

as Dexter Jones

1982
Working

as Parking Attendant

1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Tickler

1980
Bronco Billy

as Doc Lynch

1980
The Shining

as Hallorann

1979
1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat

as Crazy Legs (voice)

1979
The Super Globetrotters

as Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

1978
1978
Taxi

as Walt

1978
1978
1977
The Love Boat

as Virgil Gibson

1977
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

1977
Roots

as Mingo

1976
Silver Streak

as Ralston

1976
1976
The Shootist

as Moses

1976
Stay Hungry

as William

1976
Joys

as Self

1975
Friday Foster

as Reverend Noble Franklin

1975
1975
Coonskin

as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

1975
Man on the Outside

as Ruben Hammer

1975
The Fortune

as Fisherman

1975
1974
1974
1974
Hong Kong Phooey

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

1974
1974
Black Belt Jones

as Pop Byrd

1973
Kojak

as Gaylord Fuller

1973
1973
Detroit 9000

as Reverend Markham

1972
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Meadowlark Lemon (voice)

1972
The Lorax

as Singer

1971
Chandler

as Smoke

1971
1971
Nichols

as Jack

1970
The Aristocats

as Scat Cat (voice)

1970
The Great White Hope

as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

1970
The Odd Couple

as Blind Man

1970
Bloody Mama

as Moses

1969
Hello, Dolly!

as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

1969
Love, American Style

as One-Man Band

1969
Hook, Line and Sinker

as The Corpse (uncredited)

1968
Adam-12

as George Strothers

1967
1967
Ironside

as Jason

1964
Bewitched

as Handler

1964
The Patsy

as Shoeshine Boy

1964
Lady in a Cage

as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

1960
Johnny Midnight

as Train Attendant (uncredited)

1959
Porgy and Bess

as Crabman

1959
Alias Jesse James

as Railroad Porter (uncredited)

1958
Tarzan and the Trappers

as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)

1956
Between Heaven and Hell

as George (uncredited)

1954
Johnny Dark

as Himself

1953
1953
East of Sumatra

as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

1953
Meet Me at the Fair

as Enoch Jones

1951
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