Scatman Crothers

Actor

Born: May 23, 1910 (76 years old)

Died: November 22, 1986

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.

Filmography (86)

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, ★ 8.4)
• The Shining (1980, ★ 8.2)
• The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (1986, ★ 8.7)
• Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1973, ★ 9.1)
• Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011, ★ 9.6)
• The Aristocats (1970, ★ 7.3)
• The Shootist (1976, ★ 7.1)
• The Lorax (1972, ★ 7.2)
• Making 'The Shining' (1980, ★ 7.1)
• Lady Sings the Blues (1972, ★ 6.9)
• Hello, Dolly! (1969, ★ 7)
• The Transformers: The Movie (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987, ★ 7.5)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980, ★ 7.3)
• The Incredible Hulk (1977, ★ 7.2)
• Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977, ★ 8.1)
• Starsky & Hutch (1975, ★ 7.2)
• The Odd Couple (1970, ★ 7.8)
• Hill Street Blues (1981, ★ 7.7)
• Sanford and Son (1972, ★ 7.5)
• The Super Globetrotters (1979, ★ 7.7)
• Laverne & Shirley (1976, ★ 7.1)
• Kojak (1973, ★ 7.1)
• The Transformers (1984, ★ 7.8)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974, ★ 7.6)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
• Paw Paws (1985, ★ 8)
• Vega$ (1978, ★ 7)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972, ★ 7.7)
• Adam-12 (1968, ★ 7.1)