
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)