Scatman Crothers
Known for Acting · 113 credits
- Born
- 1910-05-23
- Died
- 1986-11-22
- Place of birth
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Benjamin Crothers · Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers · Benjamin Sherman Crothers · اسکیتمن کراترز
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.
Known For
TV Shows (50)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Bonanza
1959
as Jud
Mannix
1967
The Love Boat
1977
as Virgil Gibson
Bewitched
1964
as Handler
Ironside
1967
as Jason
Hill Street Blues
1981
Love, American Style
1969
as One-Man Band
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Tickler
Adam-12
1968
as George Strothers
Hotel
1982
as Garland Fisk
Taxi
1978
as Walt
The Transformers
1984
as Jazz (voice)
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Odd Couple
1970
as Blind Man
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Kojak
1973
as Gaylord Fuller
Sanford and Son
1972
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Vega$
1978
Matt Houston
1982
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Timothy
Roots
1977
as Mingo
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Floyd
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979
as (voice)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Uncle Filemon
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Chico and the Man
1974
as Louie
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Johnson
Scooby's All-Stars
1977
as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
Madame's Place
1982
as Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Nichols
1971
as Jack
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
as Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
Temperatures Rising
1972
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
as Joe
Flying High
1978
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
It Takes Two
1982
Johnny Midnight
1960
as Train Attendant (uncredited)
Paw Paws
1985
as Eugene the Genie (voice)
Griff
1973
as Joe Rawls
This Is Your Life
1983
as Self
One of the Boys
1982
as Bernard Soloman
Casablanca
1983
as Sam
Harlem Globetrotters
1970
The Super Globetrotters
1979
as Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986
Movies (63)
The Shining
1980
as Hallorann
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Orderly Turkle
The Aristocats
1970
as Scat Cat (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
as Jazz (voice)
The Shootist
1976
as Moses
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Mr. Bloom
Silver Streak
1976
as Ralston
Bronco Billy
1980
as Doc Lynch
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Zapped!
1982
as Dexter Jones
Stay Hungry
1976
as William
Bloody Mama
1970
as Moses
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
as Sherman
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Tinker
Chandler
1971
as Smoke
Coonskin
1975
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Truck Turner
1974
as Duke
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Joys
1976
as Self
Black Belt Jones
1974
as Pop Byrd
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Sam
Two of a Kind
1983
as Earl
The Lorax
1972
as Singer
The Fortune
1975
as Fisherman
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972
as Lewis
The Patsy
1964
as Shoeshine Boy
Making 'The Shining'
1980
as Self
Lady in a Cage
1964
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981
as Dewey Stevens
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
Friday Foster
1975
as Reverend Noble Franklin
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Crabman
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
as George (uncredited)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024
as Jazz (archive audio)
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
as Smiley Gordon
Linda Lovelace for President
1975
as Super Black
Detroit 9000
1973
as Reverend Markham
Deadly Eyes
1982
as George Faskins
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Big Ben
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Cleveland
Working
1982
as Parking Attendant
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Mose Wheeler
The Great White Hope
1970
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973
as (voices)
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
as The Corpse (uncredited)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986
as Jazz (voice)
Mean Dog Blues
1978
as Mudcat
Tarzan and the Trappers
1958
as Tyana / Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Musinga
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
as Self - Sketch Performer
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011
as (voice) (archive footage)
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976
as Ben Benson
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951
as Scatman
East of Sumatra
1953
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Johnny Dark
1954
as Himself
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987
as Jazz
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Enoch Jones
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974
as Doc
Man on the Outside
1975
as Ruben Hammer
Rock Odyssey
1987
as Jukebox (voice)
Win, Place or Steal
1975
as Attendant
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
as Crazy Legs (voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980
as Nate (voice)
About Scatman Crothers
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. With 113 credits spanning from 1950 to 2024, Scatman Crothers has appeared in 63 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Scatman Crothers Movies
- The Shining (1980) — as Hallorann
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — as Orderly Turkle
- The Aristocats (1970) — as Scat Cat (voice)
- The Transformers: The Movie (1986) — as Jazz (voice)
- The Shootist (1976) — as Moses
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