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