Scatman Crothers
58 movies · 46 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 23, 1910
- Died
- Nov 22, 1986 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Benjamin Crothers · Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers · Benjamin Sherman Crothers · اسکیتمن کراترز
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Scatman Crothers: movies and TV shows
Acting (103)
- 2024 Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
as Jazz (archive audio)
- 2011 Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
as (voice) (archive footage)
- 1987
- 1987 Rock Odyssey
as Jukebox (voice)
- 1986 The Transformers: The Movie
as Jazz (voice)
- 1986
- 1986 The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
as Jazz (voice)
- 1985 The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983 Two of a Kind
as Earl
- 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Mr. Bloom
- 1983
- 1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Mose Wheeler
- 1982 Deadly Eyes
as George Faskins
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
- 1982 Working
as Parking Attendant
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Dewey Stevens
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980 The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
as Nate (voice)
- 1980 Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
- 1980 The Shining
as Hallorann
- 1979 Scavenger Hunt
as Sam
- 1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Crazy Legs (voice)
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 The Cheap Detective
as Tinker
- 1978 Mean Dog Blues
as Mudcat
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976 Silver Streak
as Ralston
- 1976 Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
as Ben Benson
- 1976 The Shootist
as Moses
- 1976 Stay Hungry
as William
- 1976
- 1975 Friday Foster
as Reverend Noble Franklin
- 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
- 1975
- 1975 Coonskin
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
- 1975 Man on the Outside
as Ruben Hammer
- 1975 The Fortune
as Fisherman
- 1975 Linda Lovelace for President
as Super Black
- 1975 Win, Place or Steal
as Attendant
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Truck Turner
as Duke
- 1974 Sty of the Blind Pig
as Doc
- 1974 Black Belt Jones
as Pop Byrd
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
as (voices)
- 1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Cleveland
- 1973 Detroit 9000
as Reverend Markham
- 1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
as Lewis
- 1972 Lady Sings the Blues
as Big Ben
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 The Lorax
as Singer
- 1972
- 1971 Chandler
as Smoke
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970 The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
- 1970 The Great White Hope
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 Bloody Mama
as Moses
- 1969 Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
- 1969
- 1969 Hook, Line and Sinker
as The Corpse (uncredited)
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1964
- 1964 The Patsy
as Shoeshine Boy
- 1964 Lady in a Cage
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Musinga
- 1960 Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana / Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Porgy and Bess
as Crabman
- 1959 Alias Jesse James
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
- 1956 Between Heaven and Hell
as George (uncredited)
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953 Walking My Baby Back Home
as Smiley
- 1953 East of Sumatra
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
- 1953 Meet Me at the Fair
as Enoch Jones
- 1951 Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Scatman
- 1950
Talk shows and appearances (12)
- 2024
- 1983 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1983
- 1982 Madame's Place
1 episode
- 1980
- 1978
- 1976
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
5 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
2 episodes
- 1954
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
8 episodes