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