Scatman Crothers

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
TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
TV

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

Bonanza
TV

Bonanza

1959

as Jud

The Love Boat
TV

The Love Boat

1977

as Virgil Gibson

Mannix
TV

Mannix

1967

Bewitched
TV

Bewitched

1964

as Handler

Ironside
TV

Ironside

1967

as Jason

Magnum, P.I.
TV

Magnum, P.I.

1980

as Tickler

Adam-12
TV

Adam-12

1968

as George Strothers

Love, American Style
TV

Love, American Style

1969

as One-Man Band

Hill Street Blues
TV

Hill Street Blues

1981

Hotel
TV

Hotel

1982

as Garland Fisk

Starsky & Hutch
TV

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Taxi
TV

Taxi

1978

as Walt

The Incredible Hulk
TV

The Incredible Hulk

1977

The Transformers
TV

The Transformers

1984

as Jazz (voice)

Laverne & Shirley
TV

Laverne & Shirley

1976

Kojak
TV

Kojak

1973

as Gaylord Fuller

The Odd Couple
TV

The Odd Couple

1970

as Blind Man

The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

Vega$
TV

Vega$

1978

Matt Houston
TV

Matt Houston

1982

Sanford and Son
TV

Sanford and Son

1972

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Timothy

McMillan & Wife
TV

McMillan & Wife

1971

as Floyd

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
TV

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

1979

as (voice)

Lux Video Theatre
TV

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Johnson

Roots
TV

Roots

1977

as Mingo

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

as Uncle Filemon

Scooby's All-Stars
TV

Scooby's All-Stars

1977

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

Chico and the Man
TV

Chico and the Man

1974

as Louie

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
TV

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972

as Meadowlark Lemon (voice)

Nichols
TV

Nichols

1971

as Jack

Temperatures Rising
TV

Temperatures Rising

1972

Madame's Place
TV

Madame's Place

1982

as Self

Bourbon Street Beat
TV

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

as Joe

Flying High
TV

Flying High

1978

Hong Kong Phooey
TV

Hong Kong Phooey

1974

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

Johnny Midnight
TV

Johnny Midnight

1960

as Train Attendant (uncredited)

It Takes Two
TV

It Takes Two

1982

Paw Paws
TV

Paw Paws

1985

as Eugene the Genie (voice)

Griff
TV

Griff

1973

as Joe Rawls

This Is Your Life
TV

This Is Your Life

1983

as Self

One of the Boys
TV

One of the Boys

1982

as Bernard Soloman

Casablanca
TV

Casablanca

1983

as Sam

Harlem Globetrotters
TV

Harlem Globetrotters

1970

The Super Globetrotters
TV

The Super Globetrotters

1979

as Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

Morningstar/Eveningstar
TV

Morningstar/Eveningstar

1986

Movies (63)

The Shining
Movie

The Shining

1980

as Hallorann

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

as Orderly Turkle

The Aristocats
Movie

The Aristocats

1970

as Scat Cat (voice)

The Transformers: The Movie
Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Jazz (voice)

The Shootist
Movie

The Shootist

1976

as Moses

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

as Mr. Bloom

Zapped!
Movie

Zapped!

1982

as Dexter Jones

Joys
Movie

Joys

1976

as Self

Stay Hungry
Movie

Stay Hungry

1976

as William

Silver Streak
Movie

Silver Streak

1976

as Ralston

Hello, Dolly!
Movie

Hello, Dolly!

1969

as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

Coonskin
Movie

Coonskin

1975

as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

Truck Turner
Movie

Truck Turner

1974

as Duke

Bronco Billy
Movie

Bronco Billy

1980

as Doc Lynch

Chandler
Movie

Chandler

1971

as Smoke

The Cheap Detective
Movie

The Cheap Detective

1978

as Tinker

The Journey of Natty Gann
Movie

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

as Sherman

The Lorax
Movie

The Lorax

1972

as Singer

Bloody Mama
Movie

Bloody Mama

1970

as Moses

Alias Jesse James
Movie

Alias Jesse James

1959

as Railroad Porter (uncredited)

Two of a Kind
Movie

Two of a Kind

1983

as Earl

Scavenger Hunt
Movie

Scavenger Hunt

1979

as Sam

Deadly Eyes
Movie

Deadly Eyes

1982

as George Faskins

The Fortune
Movie

The Fortune

1975

as Fisherman

Walking My Baby Back Home
Movie

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953

as Smiley Gordon

The Patsy
Movie

The Patsy

1964

as Shoeshine Boy

The King of Marvin Gardens
Movie

The King of Marvin Gardens

1972

as Lewis

Friday Foster
Movie

Friday Foster

1975

as Reverend Noble Franklin

Between Heaven and Hell
Movie

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

as George (uncredited)

Porgy and Bess
Movie

Porgy and Bess

1959

as Crabman

Hook, Line and Sinker
Movie

Hook, Line and Sinker

1969

as The Corpse (uncredited)

Black Belt Jones
Movie

Black Belt Jones

1974

as Pop Byrd

Making 'The Shining'
Movie

Making 'The Shining'

1980

as Self

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Movie

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

1978

as Self

Lady Sings the Blues
Movie

Lady Sings the Blues

1972

as Big Ben

Working
Movie

Working

1982

as Parking Attendant

East of Sumatra
Movie

East of Sumatra

1953

as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Lady in a Cage
Movie

Lady in a Cage

1964

as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

Linda Lovelace for President
Movie

Linda Lovelace for President

1975

as Super Black

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Movie

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

as Dewey Stevens

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Movie

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

2024

as Jazz (archive audio)

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Movie

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982

as Mose Wheeler

The Sins of Rachel Cade
Movie

The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

as Musinga

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Movie

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973

as Cleveland

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Movie

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

1973

as (voices)

Detroit 9000
Movie

Detroit 9000

1973

as Reverend Markham

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
Movie

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011

as (voice) (archive footage)

Mean Dog Blues
Movie

Mean Dog Blues

1978

as Mudcat

Johnny Dark
Movie

Johnny Dark

1954

as Himself

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Movie

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

1986

as Jazz (voice)

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Movie

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

1976

as Ben Benson

The Great White Hope
Movie

The Great White Hope

1970

as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Movie

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

1983

as Self - Sketch Performer

Meet Me at the Fair
Movie

Meet Me at the Fair

1953

as Enoch Jones

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Movie

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

1987

as Jazz

Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Movie

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

as Crazy Legs (voice)

Rock Odyssey
Movie

Rock Odyssey

1987

as Jukebox (voice)

Win, Place or Steal
Movie

Win, Place or Steal

1975

as Attendant

Tarzan and the Trappers
Movie

Tarzan and the Trappers

1958

as Tyana / Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Movie

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

1951

as Scatman

Man on the Outside
Movie

Man on the Outside

1975

as Ruben Hammer

Sty of the Blind Pig
Movie

Sty of the Blind Pig

1974

as Doc

The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
Movie

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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