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