Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1910-05-22
Deathday: 1986-11-21 (76 years old)

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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.


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Filmography

all 117

Movies 64

TV Shows 53

self 11

Voice 5

Dick (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Chickening

The Chickening (2015)

Movie
(voice) (archive footage)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011)

Movie
Jazz
Transformers: The Return Of Optimus Prime

Transformers: The Return Of Optimus Prime (1987)

Movie
Jukebox
Rock Odyssey

Rock Odyssey (1987)

Movie
Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

Movie
6.43
Excell Dennis
Morningstar/Eveningstar

Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986)

TV
Jazz
The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye (1986)

Movie
Sherman
The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

Movie
Eugene the Genie
Paw Paws

Paw Paws (1985)

TV
6
Actor
Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob

Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob (1984)

Movie
Jazz (voice)
The Transformers

The Transformers (1984)

TV
4.84
Earl
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind (1983)

Movie
10
Self - Honoree
This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life (1983)

TV
Mr. Bloom
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Movie
Self - Sketch Performer
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)

Movie
Sam
Casablanca

Casablanca (1983)

TV
Mose Wheeler
Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)

Movie
George Foskins
Deadly Eyes

Deadly Eyes (1982)

Movie
It Takes Two

It Takes Two (1982)

TV
Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

TV
Self
Madame's Place

Madame's Place (1982)

TV
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
Dexter Jones
Zapped!

Zapped! (1982)

Movie
Parking Attendant
Working

Working (1982)

Movie
Bernard Solomon
One of the Boys

One of the Boys (1982)

TV
Additional Voices
Trollkins

Trollkins (1981)

TV
Dewey Stevens
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)

Movie
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues (1981)

TV
6
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

TV
5.61
Self
Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining' (1980)

Movie
Nate
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White

The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980)

Movie
Doc Lynch
Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy (1980)

Movie
4
Hallorann
The Shining

The Shining (1980)

Movie
7.54
Sam
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt (1979)

Movie
Crazy Legs
Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)

Movie
Liquid Man
The Super Globetrotters

The Super Globetrotters (1979)

TV
(voice)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)

TV
4.64
Flying High

Flying High (1978)

TV
Vega$

Vega$ (1978)

TV
Walt
Taxi

Taxi (1978)

TV
6.02
Tinker
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

Movie
Mudcat
Mean Dog Blues

Mean Dog Blues (1978)

Movie
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

TV
7.2
Virgil Gibson
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Actor
Heyyy, It's the King!

Heyyy, It's the King! (1977)

TV
Additional Voices
Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics

Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977)

TV
Scat Cat
The Skatebirds

The Skatebirds (1977)

TV
Mingo
Roots

Roots (1977)

TV
Ralston
Silver Streak

Silver Streak (1976)

Movie
1
Ben Benson
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976)

Movie
Moses
The Shootist

The Shootist (1976)

Movie
3.5
William
Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry (1976)

Movie
Self
Joys

Joys (1976)

Movie
Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

TV
5
Reverend Noble Franklin
Friday Foster

Friday Foster (1975)

Movie
6
Turkle
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Movie
7
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch (1975)

TV
10
Pappy
Coonskin

Coonskin (1975)

Movie
Ruben Hammer
Man on the Outside

Man on the Outside (1975)

Movie
Fisherman
The Fortune

The Fortune (1975)

Movie
Super Black
Linda Lovelace for President

Linda Lovelace for President (1975)

Movie
Attendant
Win, Place or Steal

Win, Place or Steal (1975)

Movie
Louie Wilson
Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man (1974)

TV
6
Uncle Filemon
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

TV
5.33
Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey

Hong Kong Phooey (1974)

TV
7.5
Duke
Truck Turner

Truck Turner (1974)

Movie
Doc
Sty of the Blind Pig

Sty of the Blind Pig (1974)

Movie
Pop
Black Belt Jones

Black Belt Jones (1974)

Movie
Gaylord Fuller
Kojak

Kojak (1973)

TV
6
Joe Rawls
Griff

Griff (1973)

TV
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)

TV
(voices)
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1973)

Movie
Cleveland
Slaughter's Big Rip Off

Slaughter's Big Rip Off (1973)

Movie
Reverend Markham
Detroit 9000

Detroit 9000 (1973)

Movie
Big Ben
Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Movie
1
Lewis
The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

Movie
Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising (1972)

TV
Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies

The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)

TV
5.83
Singer
The Lorax

The Lorax (1972)

Movie
Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son (1972)

TV
10
Smoke
Chandler

Chandler (1971)

Movie
Floyd
McMillan and Wife

McMillan and Wife (1971)

TV
1
Rodney
The Good Life

The Good Life (1971)

TV
Jack
Nichols

Nichols (1971)

TV
Scat Cat
The Aristocats

The Aristocats (1970)

Movie
7.25
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope (1970)

Movie
Blind Man
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple (1970)

TV
6
George 'Meadowlark' Lemon
Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters (1970)

TV
Moses
Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama (1970)

Movie
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Movie
1
One-Man Band
Love, American Style

Love, American Style (1969)

TV
The Corpse (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)

Movie
George Strothers
Adam-12

Adam-12 (1968)

TV
7.5
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Bewitched

Bewitched (1964)

TV
6.33
Shoeshine Boy
The Patsy

The Patsy (1964)

Movie
Mr. Paul's Assistant
Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage (1964)

Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Musinga
The Sins of Rachel Cade

The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

Movie
Train Attendant (uncredited)
Johnny Midnight

Johnny Midnight (1960)

TV
Joe
Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat (1959)

TV
Crabman
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess (1959)

Movie
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James (1959)

Movie
Tyana (as Sherman Crothers) / Tyana
Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)

Movie
6
George (uncredited)
Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Movie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

TV
Timothy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Himself
Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark (1954)

Movie
'Smiley' Gordon
Walking My Baby Back Home

Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)

Movie
Baltimore
East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra (1953)

Movie
Enoch Jones
Meet Me at the Fair

Meet Me at the Fair (1953)

Movie
Scatman
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)

Movie
Johnson
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

TV
Self - Musician (1949)
City at Night

City at Night (1949)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.2
Based on 2.85 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1949
1970
1975
1971
2015
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1910-05-22

Deathday
1986-11-21 (76 years old)

Birth Name
Benjamin Sherman Crothers

Birth Place
Indiana, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Benjamin Crothers, Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, Benjamin Sherman Crothers

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame


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