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.
★8.2
MOVIE1980
The Shining
as Hallorann
★8.4
MOVIE1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
★7.3
MOVIE1970
The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
★6.5
MOVIE1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Mr. Bloom
★7.1
MOVIE1986
The Transformers: The Movie
as Jazz (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE1969
Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1976
The Shootist
as Moses
★5.2
MOVIE1982
Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
★4.6
MOVIE1971
Chandler
as Smoke
★6.3
MOVIE1980
Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
★6.7
MOVIE1976
Silver Streak
as Ralston
★5.7
MOVIE1976
Stay Hungry
as William
★6.0
MOVIE1976
Joys
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE1975
The Fortune
as Fisherman
★5.6
MOVIE1979
Scavenger Hunt
as Sam
★6.4
MOVIE1978
The Cheap Detective
as Tinker
★6.1
MOVIE1975
Friday Foster
as Reverend Noble Franklin
★6.0
MOVIE1959
Alias Jesse James
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1970
Bloody Mama
as Moses
★6.3
MOVIE1970
The Great White Hope
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1983
Two of a Kind
as Earl
★9.1
MOVIE1973
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
as (voices)
★8.0
MOVIE1975
Win, Place or Steal
as Attendant
★6.0
MOVIE1974
Black Belt Jones
as Pop Byrd
★4.4
MOVIE1969
Hook, Line and Sinker
as The Corpse (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1956
Between Heaven and Hell
as George (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1975
Coonskin
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
★7.1
MOVIE1980
Making 'The Shining'
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1954
Johnny Dark
as Himself
★6.4
MOVIE1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Musinga
★6.8
MOVIE1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
★5.9
MOVIE1972
The King of Marvin Gardens
as Lewis
★6.9
MOVIE1972
Lady Sings the Blues
as Big Ben
★9.0
MOVIE1953
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Smiley
★7.2
MOVIE1972
The Lorax
as Singer
★7.1
MOVIE2024
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
as Jazz (archive audio)
★6.1
MOVIE1964
Lady in a Cage
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1973
Detroit 9000
as Reverend Markham
★6.5
MOVIE1974
Truck Turner
as Duke
★6.3
MOVIE1959
Porgy and Bess
as Crabman
★8.0
MOVIE1975
Man on the Outside
as Ruben Hammer
★4.8
MOVIE1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Cleveland
★4.3
MOVIE1976
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
as Ben Benson
★4.8
MOVIE1978
Mean Dog Blues
as Mudcat
★6.2
MOVIE1964
The Patsy
as Shoeshine Boy
★8.0
MOVIE2024
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
as Self (archive footage)
★4.2
MOVIE1958
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana
★4.2
MOVIE1958
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
★5.8
MOVIE1953
East of Sumatra
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
★7.0
MOVIE1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Crazy Legs (voice)
★9.6
MOVIE2011
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
as (voice) (archive footage)
★7.5
MOVIE1982
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Mose Wheeler
★5.2
MOVIE1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Dewey Stevens
★4.2
MOVIE1975
Linda Lovelace for President
as Super Black
★5.7
MOVIE1982
Deadly Eyes
as George Faskins
★6.7
MOVIE1987
Rock Odyssey
as Jukebox (voice)
MOVIE1980
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
as Nate (voice)
★7.5
MOVIE1987
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
as Jazz
★8.5
MOVIE1953
Meet Me at the Fair
as Enoch Jones
★8.7
MOVIE1986
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
as Jazz (voice)
★5.0
MOVIE1951
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Scatman
★4.8
MOVIE1982
Working
as Parking Attendant
★10.0
MOVIE1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Doc
MOVIE1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
as Self - Sketch Performer