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 Transformers: The Movie (1986)
as Jazz (voice)
The Shining (1980)
as Hallorann
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Orderly Turkle
The Aristocats (1970)
as Scat Cat (voice)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Mr. Bloom
Zapped! (1982)
as Dexter Jones
The Shootist (1976)
as Moses
Joys (1976)
as Self
The Fortune (1975)
as Fisherman
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
as Smiley
Silver Streak (1976)
as Ralston
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
as Sherman
Bronco Billy (1980)
as Doc Lynch
Chandler (1971)
as Smoke
Stay Hungry (1976)
as William
The Patsy (1964)
as Shoeshine Boy
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Tinker
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Earl
Coonskin (1975)
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Tarzan and the Trappers (1960)
as Tyana
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
as Sam
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
as Lewis
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
as Cleveland
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
as George (uncredited)
Truck Turner (1974)
as Duke
The Great White Hope (1970)
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
as Big Ben
Win, Place or Steal (1975)
as Attendant
Bloody Mama (1970)
as Moses
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
as The Corpse (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1973)
as (voices)
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
as Musinga
Lady in a Cage (1964)
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
Deadly Eyes (1982)
as George Faskins
Friday Foster (1975)
as Reverend Noble Franklin
Porgy and Bess (1959)
as Crabman
The Lorax (1972)
as Singer
Black Belt Jones (1974)
as Pop Byrd
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event (2024)
as Jazz (archive audio)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (1986)
as Jazz (voice)
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976)
as Ben Benson
Making 'The Shining' (1980)
as Self
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987)
as Jazz
Detroit 9000 (1973)
as Reverend Markham
Linda Lovelace for President (1975)
as Super Black
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
as Dewey Stevens
Johnny Dark (1954)
as Himself
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
as Crazy Legs (voice)
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)
as Mose Wheeler
East of Sumatra (1953)
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
as Mudcat
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Man on the Outside (1975)
as Ruben Hammer
Meet Me at the Fair (1953)
as Enoch Jones
Rock Odyssey (1987)
as Jukebox (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011)
as (voice) (archive footage)
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
as Self
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)
as Self - Sketch Performer
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
as Scatman
Working (1982)
as Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980)
as Nate (voice)
Sty of the Blind Pig (1974)
as Doc