Scatman Crothers
Born: 1910-05-23
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For
The Shining
1980★ 8.2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975★ 8.4
The Aristocats
1970★ 7.3
The Lorax
1972★ 7.1
Friday Foster
1975★ 5.9
Hello, Dolly!
1969★ 7.0
The Transformers: The Movie
1986★ 7.1
Coonskin
1975★ 6.1
Joys
1976★ 4.0
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983★ 6.5
The Fortune
1975★ 5.4
Zapped!
1982★ 5.2
Working
1982★ 3.5
Stay Hungry
1976★ 5.7
Bloody Mama
1970★ 5.5
Deadly Eyes
1982★ 5.7
The Shootist
1976★ 7.1
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953★ 9.0
Chandler
1971★ 4.3
Tarzan and the Trappers
1958★ 4.0
Tarzan and the Trappers
1958★ 4.0
The Cheap Detective
1978★ 6.3
Win, Place or Steal
1975★ 0.0
Silver Streak
1976★ 6.7
Meet Me at the Fair
1953★ 7.0
Bronco Billy
1980★ 6.3
Scavenger Hunt
1979★ 5.6
Two of a Kind
1983★ 5.9
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985★ 6.8
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972★ 5.8
Lady Sings the Blues
1972★ 6.9
East of Sumatra
1953★ 5.2
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969★ 4.1
Black Belt Jones
1974★ 6.0
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024★ 7.1
Lady in a Cage
1964★ 6.1
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011★ 9.5
Truck Turner
1974★ 6.4
The Patsy
1964★ 6.2
The Great White Hope
1970★ 6.2
Between Heaven and Hell
1956★ 6.1
Porgy and Bess
1959★ 6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959★ 5.8
Mean Dog Blues
1978★ 4.4
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979★ 6.4
Detroit 9000
1973★ 5.2
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961★ 6.1
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951★ 4.3
Linda Lovelace for President
1975★ 3.8
Making 'The Shining'
1980★ 7.1
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986★ 8.7
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973★ 9.2
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976★ 3.7
Man on the Outside
1975★ 0.0
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973★ 4.4
Rock Odyssey
1987★ 6.8
Johnny Dark
1954★ 5.0
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981★ 4.6
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987★ 8.0
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982★ 6.7
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978★ 0.0
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974★ 0.0