Cast
Scatman Crothers
Acting
Cast
Scatman Crothers
Known for
Acting
Born
1910-05-23
From
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Died
1986-11-22
Also known as Benjamin Crothers, Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, Benjamin Sherman Crothers
Biography
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.
The Shining
as Hallorann
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
as Jazz (voice)
The Shootist
as Moses
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Mr. Bloom
Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
Joys
as Self
Stay Hungry
as William
Silver Streak
as Ralston
Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Coonskin
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Truck Turner
as Duke
Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
Chandler
as Smoke
The Cheap Detective
as Tinker
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
The Lorax
as Singer
Bloody Mama
as Moses
Alias Jesse James
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Two of a Kind
as Earl
Scavenger Hunt
as Sam
Deadly Eyes
as George Faskins
The Fortune
as Fisherman
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Smiley Gordon
The Patsy
as Shoeshine Boy
The King of Marvin Gardens
as Lewis
Friday Foster
as Reverend Noble Franklin
Between Heaven and Hell
as George (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
as Crabman
Hook, Line and Sinker
as The Corpse (uncredited)
Black Belt Jones
as Pop Byrd
Making 'The Shining'
as Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
Lady Sings the Blues
as Big Ben
Working
as Parking Attendant
East of Sumatra
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Lady in a Cage
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
Linda Lovelace for President
as Super Black
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Dewey Stevens
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
as Jazz (archive audio)
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Mose Wheeler
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Musinga
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Cleveland
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
as (voices)
Detroit 9000
as Reverend Markham
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
as (voice) (archive footage)
Mean Dog Blues
as Mudcat
Johnny Dark
as Himself
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
as Jazz (voice)
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
as Ben Benson
The Great White Hope
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
as Self - Sketch Performer
Meet Me at the Fair
as Enoch Jones
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
as Jazz
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Crazy Legs (voice)
Rock Odyssey
as Jukebox (voice)
Win, Place or Steal
as Attendant
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Scatman
Man on the Outside
as Ruben Hammer
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Doc
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
as Nate (voice)