Scatman Crothers
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 23, 1910 (116 years old)
Place of Birth
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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
| 2024 | Transformers: 40th Anniversary EventJazz (archive audio) | |
| 2011 | Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates(voice) (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | Rock OdysseyJukebox (voice) | |
| 1987 | Transformers: The Return of Optimus PrimeJazz | |
| 1986 | The Transformers: More Than Meets the EyeJazz (voice) | |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The MovieJazz (voice) | |
| 1986 | Morningstar/Eveningstar | |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty GannSherman | |
| 1985 | Paw PawsEugene the Genie (voice) | |
| 1984 | The TransformersJazz (voice) | |
| 1983 | Two of a KindEarl | |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The MovieMr. Bloom | |
| 1983 | Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?Self - Sketch Performer | |
| 1983 | CasablancaSam | |
| 1983 | This Is Your LifeSelf | |
| 1982 | Zapped!Dexter Jones | |
| 1982 | Deadly EyesGeorge Faskins | |
| 1982 | Missing Children: A Mother's StoryMose Wheeler | |
| 1982 | WorkingParking Attendant | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | One of the Boys | |
| 1982 | It Takes Two | |
| 1982 | Madame's PlaceSelf | |
| 1981 | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandDewey Stevens | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1980 | The ShiningHallorann | |
| 1980 | Bronco BillyDoc Lynch | |
| 1980 | Making 'The Shining'Self | |
| 1980 | The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow WhiteNate (voice) | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Tickler | |
| 1979 | Scavenger HuntSam | |
| 1979 | Banjo the Woodpile CatCrazy Legs (voice) | |
| 1979 | The Super GlobetrottersNate Branch / Liquid Man (voice) | |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo(voice) | |
| 1978 | The Cheap DetectiveTinker | |
| 1978 | Mean Dog BluesMudcat | |
| 1978 | NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneySelf | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1978 | Flying High | |
| 1978 | TaxiWalt | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1977 | Scooby's Laff-A LympicsHong Kong Phooey (voice) | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatVirgil Gibson | |
| 1977 | RootsMingo | |
| 1976 | Stay HungryWilliam | |
| 1976 | Silver StreakRalston | |
| 1976 | The ShootistMoses | |
| 1976 | Chesty Anderson U.S. NavyBen Benson | |
| 1976 | JoysSelf | |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOrderly Turkle | |
| 1975 | Linda Lovelace for PresidentSuper Black | |
| 1975 | CoonskinPappy / Old Man Bone (voice) | |
| 1975 | The FortuneFisherman | |
| 1975 | Friday FosterReverend Noble Franklin | |
| 1975 | Man on the OutsideRuben Hammer | |
| 1975 | Win, Place or StealAttendant | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | |
| 1974 | Black Belt JonesPop Byrd | |
| 1974 | Truck TurnerDuke | |
| 1974 | Sty of the Blind PigDoc | |
| 1974 | Chico and the ManLouie | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night StalkerUncle Filemon | |
| 1974 | Hong Kong PhooeyHong Kong Phooey (voice) | |
| 1973 | Detroit 9000Reverend Markham | |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-OffCleveland | |
| 1973 | Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters(voices) | |
| 1973 | KojakGaylord Fuller | |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf | |
| 1973 | GriffJoe Rawls | |
| 1972 | The LoraxSinger | |
| 1972 | The King of Marvin GardensLewis | |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the BluesBig Ben | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising | |
| 1972 | The New Scooby-Doo MoviesMeadowlark Lemon (voice) | |
| 1971 | ChandlerSmoke | |
| 1971 | NicholsJack | |
| 1971 | McMillan & WifeFloyd | |
| 1970 | The AristocatsScat Cat (voice) | |
| 1970 | Bloody MamaMoses | |
| 1970 | The Great White HopeCarnival Barker (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | The Odd CoupleBlind Man | |
| 1970 | Harlem Globetrotters | |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly!Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Hook, Line and SinkerThe Corpse (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleOne-Man Band | |
| 1968 | Adam-12George Strothers | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | IronsideJason | |
| 1964 | Lady in a CageMr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | The PatsyShoeshine Boy | |
| 1964 | BewitchedHandler | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | The Sins of Rachel CadeMusinga | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | Johnny MidnightTrain Attendant (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse JamesRailroad Porter (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Porgy and BessCrabman | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street BeatJoe | |
| 1959 | BonanzaJud | |
| 1958 | Tarzan and the TrappersTyana | |
| 1958 | Tarzan and the TrappersTyana (as Sherman Crothers) | |
| 1956 | Between Heaven and HellGeorge (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTimothy | |
| 1954 | Johnny DarkHimself | |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back HomeSmiley Gordon | |
| 1953 | East of SumatraBaltimore (as Scat Man Crothers) | |
| 1953 | Meet Me at the FairEnoch Jones | |
| 1951 | Yes Sir, Mr. BonesScatman | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreJohnson |