Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

🎂 23rd May 1910 (115 yrs) 📍 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

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.

Scatman Crothers

🎬 Movies Featuring Scatman Crothers

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event (2024)

as Jazz (archive audio)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011)

as (voice) (archive footage)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987)

as Jazz
Rock Odyssey

Rock Odyssey (1987)

as Jukebox (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

as Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (1986)

as Jazz (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

as Sherman
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind (1983)

as Earl
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

as Mr. Bloom
No Image

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)

as Self - Sketch Performer
Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)

as Mose Wheeler
Deadly Eyes

Deadly Eyes (1982)

as George Faskins
Zapped!

Zapped! (1982)

as Dexter Jones
Working

Working (1982)

as Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)

as Dewey Stevens
Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining' (1980)

as Self
No Image

The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980)

as Nate (voice)
Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy (1980)

as Doc Lynch
The Shining

The Shining (1980)

as Hallorann
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt (1979)

as Sam
Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)

as Crazy Legs (voice)
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)

as Self
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

as Tinker
Mean Dog Blues

Mean Dog Blues (1978)

as Mudcat
Silver Streak

Silver Streak (1976)

as Ralston
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976)

as Ben Benson
The Shootist

The Shootist (1976)

as Moses
Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry (1976)

as William
Joys

Joys (1976)

as Self
Friday Foster

Friday Foster (1975)

as Reverend Noble Franklin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

as Orderly Turkle
Coonskin

Coonskin (1975)

as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Man on the Outside

Man on the Outside (1975)

as Ruben Hammer
The Fortune

The Fortune (1975)

as Fisherman
Linda Lovelace for President

Linda Lovelace for President (1975)

as Super Black
Win, Place or Steal

Win, Place or Steal (1975)

as Attendant
Truck Turner

Truck Turner (1974)

as Duke
Sty of the Blind Pig

Sty of the Blind Pig (1974)

as Doc
Black Belt Jones

Black Belt Jones (1974)

as Pop Byrd
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1973)

as (voices)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)

as Cleveland
Detroit 9000

Detroit 9000 (1973)

as Reverend Markham
The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

as Lewis
Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

as Big Ben
The Lorax

The Lorax (1972)

as Singer
Chandler

Chandler (1971)

as Smoke
The Aristocats

The Aristocats (1970)

as Scat Cat (voice)
The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope (1970)

as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama (1970)

as Moses
Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)

as The Corpse (uncredited)
The Patsy

The Patsy (1964)

as Shoeshine Boy
Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage (1964)

as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Sins of Rachel Cade

The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

as Musinga
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess (1959)

as Crabman
Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James (1959)

as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)

as Tyana
Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)

as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

as George (uncredited)
Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark (1954)

as Himself
Walking My Baby Back Home

Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)

as Smiley Gordon
East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra (1953)

as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair

Meet Me at the Fair (1953)

as Enoch Jones
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)

as Scatman