Scatman Crothers
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday23 May 1910
Died22 November 1986 (age 76)
Place of birthTerre Haute, Indiana, USA
Known credits116
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.
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024 · Jazz (archive audio)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011 · (voice) (archive footage)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987 · Jazz
Rock Odyssey
1987 · Jukebox (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Jazz (voice)
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986 · Jazz (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Sherman
Paw Paws
1985 · Eugene the Genie (voice)
The Transformers
1984 · Jazz (voice)
Two of a Kind
1983 · Earl
This Is Your Life
1983 · Self
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Mr. Bloom
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983 · Self - Sketch Performer
Casablanca
1983 · Sam
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982 · Mose Wheeler
Deadly Eyes
1982 · George Faskins
It Takes Two
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Madame's Place
1982 · Self
Hotel
1982 · Garland Fisk
Zapped!
1982 · Dexter Jones
Jokebook
1982 · Theme Song Performance
Working
1982 · Parking Attendant
One of the Boys
1982 · Bernard Soloman
American Playhouse
1982 · Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · Dewey Stevens
Hill Street Blues
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Tickler
Making 'The Shining'
1980 · Self
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980 · Nate (voice)
Bronco Billy
1980 · Doc Lynch
The Shining
1980 · Hallorann
Scavenger Hunt
1979 · Sam
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979 · Crazy Legs (voice)
The Super Globetrotters
1979 · Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979 · (voice)
Flying High
1978
Vega$
1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 · Self
Taxi
1978 · Walt
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Tinker
Mean Dog Blues
1978 · Mudcat
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Love Boat
1977 · Virgil Gibson
Scooby's All-Stars
1977 · Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
Roots
1977 · Mingo
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