Scatman Crothers
May 23, 1910 - Nov 22, 1986 (76 years old) in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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
The Love Boat
Virgil Gibson
Bewitched
Handler
Magnum, P.I.
Tickler
Adam-12
George Strothers
Ironside
Jason
Love, American Style
One-Man Band
The Shining
Hallorann
Taxi
Walt
Credits
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Jazz (archive audio)★ 7.1 -
(voice) (archive footage)★ 9.5 -
Jazz★ 8 -
Rock Odyssey 1987Jukebox (voice)★ 6.8 -
Jazz (voice)★ 7.1 -
★ 7 -
Jazz (voice)★ 8.7 -
Sherman★ 6.8 -
Paw Paws 1985★ 8 -
The Transformers 1984Jazz (voice)★ 7.8 -
Two of a Kind 1983Earl★ 5.9 -
This Is Your Life 1983Self★ NR
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Mr. Bloom★ 6.5 -
Self - Sketch Performer★ NR
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Casablanca 1983Sam★ 5.3 -
Mose Wheeler★ 6.7 -
Deadly Eyes 1982George Faskins★ 5.7 -
It Takes Two 1982★ 5 -
Matt Houston 1982★ 6.2 -
Madame's Place 1982Self★ 7.3 -
Hotel 1982★ 6.8 -
Zapped! 1982Dexter Jones★ 5.2 -
Working 1982Parking Attendant★ 3.5 -
One of the Boys 1982★ 4.3
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Dewey Stevens★ 4.6 -
Hill Street Blues 1981★ 7.6 -
Magnum, P.I. 1980Tickler★ 7.3 -
Making 'The Shining' 1980Self★ 7.1 -
Nate (voice)★ NR
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Bronco Billy 1980Doc Lynch★ 6.3 -
The Shining 1980Hallorann★ 8.2 -
Scavenger Hunt 1979Sam★ 5.6 -
Crazy Legs (voice)★ 6.4 -
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)★ 7.8 -
(voice)★ 7.5 -
Flying High 1978★ 4.5 -
Vega$ 1978★ 7 -
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Taxi 1978Walt★ 7.2 -
The Cheap Detective 1978Tinker★ 6.3 -
Mean Dog Blues 1978Mudcat★ 4.4 -
The Incredible Hulk 1977★ 7.2 -
The Love Boat 1977Virgil Gibson★ 6.3 -
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)★ 8.1 -
Roots 1977Mingo★ 7.4 -
Silver Streak 1976Ralston★ 6.7 -
Ben Benson★ 3.7 -
The Shootist 1976Moses★ 7.1 -
Stay Hungry 1976William★ 5.7 -
Joys 1976Self★ 4 -
Laverne & Shirley 1976★ 7.1 -
Friday Foster 1975Reverend Noble Franklin★ 5.9 -
Orderly Turkle★ 8.4 -
Starsky & Hutch 1975★ 7.2 -
Coonskin 1975Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)★ 6.1 -
Man on the Outside 1975Ruben Hammer★ NR -
The Fortune 1975Fisherman★ 5.4 -
Super Black★ 3.8 -
Win, Place or Steal 1975Attendant★ NR -
Chico and the Man 1974Louie★ 5.8 -
Uncle Filemon★ 7.6 -
Hong Kong Phooey 1974Hong Kong Phooey (voice)★ 6.4 -
Truck Turner 1974Duke★ 6.4 -
Sty of the Blind Pig 1974Doc★ NR -
Black Belt Jones 1974Pop Byrd★ 6.1 -
Kojak 1973Gaylord Fuller★ 7.1 -
Griff 1973Joe Rawls★ 5
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Self★ 5.4 -
(voices)★ 9.1 -
Cleveland★ 4.4 -
Detroit 9000 1973Reverend Markham★ 5.2 -
Lewis★ 5.8 -
Lady Sings the Blues 1972Big Ben★ 6.9 -
Temperatures Rising 1972★ 5 -
Meadowlark Lemon (voice)★ 7.7 -
The Lorax 1972Singer★ 7.1 -
Sanford and Son 1972★ 7.4 -
Chandler 1971Smoke★ 4.4 -
McMillan & Wife 1971Floyd★ 6.9 -
Nichols 1971Jack★ 5 -
The Aristocats 1970Scat Cat (voice)★ 7.3 -
The Great White Hope 1970Carnival Barker (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
The Odd Couple 1970Blind Man★ 7.8 -
Harlem Globetrotters 1970★ 6 -
Bloody Mama 1970Moses★ 5.5 -
Hello, Dolly! 1969Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)★ 7 -
Love, American Style 1969One-Man Band★ 6.1 -
The Corpse (uncredited)★ 4.1 -
Adam-12 1968George Strothers★ 7 -
Mannix 1967★ 6.7 -
Ironside 1967Jason★ 6.8 -
Bewitched 1964Handler★ 7.9 -
The Patsy 1964Shoeshine Boy★ 6.2 -
Lady in a Cage 1964Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Musinga★ 6.1 -
Johnny Midnight 1960Train Attendant (uncredited)★ NR -
Bourbon Street Beat 1959Joe★ 5 -
Porgy and Bess 1959Crabman★ 6.1 -
Alias Jesse James 1959Railroad Porter (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Tyana★ 4 -
George (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
★ 5 -
Timothy★ 7.8 -
Johnny Dark 1954Himself★ 5 -
Smiley Gordon★ 9 -
East of Sumatra 1953Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)★ 5.2 -
Meet Me at the Fair 1953Enoch Jones★ 7 -
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones 1951Scatman★ 4.3 -
Lux Video Theatre 1950Johnson★ 6.3
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Self★ 6.8
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