Scatman Crothers
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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
Credits
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)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Mr. Bloom
Silver Streak (1976)
as Ralston
The Shootist (1976)
as Moses
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Tinker
Zapped! (1982)
as Dexter Jones
Bronco Billy (1980)
as Doc Lynch
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
as Sherman
Coonskin (1975)
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Earl
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
as Sam
Stay Hungry (1976)
as William
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
The Fortune (1975)
as Fisherman
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
as Lewis
The Patsy (1964)
as Shoeshine Boy
Bloody Mama (1970)
as Moses
The Lorax (1972)
as Singer
Truck Turner (1974)
as Duke
Black Belt Jones (1974)
as Pop Byrd
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
as George (uncredited)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event (2024)
as Jazz (archive audio)
Deadly Eyes (1982)
as George Faskins
The Great White Hope (1970)
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
as The Corpse (uncredited)
Friday Foster (1975)
as Reverend Noble Franklin
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
as Cleveland
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1973)
as (voices)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
as Big Ben
Joys (1976)
as Self
Porgy and Bess (1959)
as Crabman
Lady in a Cage (1964)
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
as Smiley
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
as Dewey Stevens
Detroit 9000 (1973)
as Reverend Markham
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
as Crazy Legs (voice)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987)
as Jazz
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
as Musinga
Making 'The Shining' (1980)
as Self
Chandler (1971)
as Smoke
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (1986)
as Jazz (voice)
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
as Self
Linda Lovelace for President (1975)
as Super Black
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
as Tyana
Johnny Dark (1954)
as Himself
Win, Place or Steal (1975)
as Attendant
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011)
as (voice) (archive footage)
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
as Mudcat
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Odyssey (1987)
as Jukebox (voice)
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)
as Mose Wheeler
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976)
as Ben Benson
Working (1982)
as Parking Attendant
East of Sumatra (1953)
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair (1953)
as Enoch Jones
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)
as Self - Sketch Performer
Man on the Outside (1975)
as Ruben Hammer
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
as Scatman
Sty of the Blind Pig (1974)
as Doc
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980)
as Nate (voice)