Scatman Crothers
Acting
Born 1910-05-23 · 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
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Movie
The Shining
1980 · Movie
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011 · Movie
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973 · Movie
The Aristocats
1970 · Movie
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986 · Movie
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Movie
The Shootist
1976 · Movie
The Lorax
1972 · Movie
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · Movie
Making 'The Shining'
1980 · Movie
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Movie
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · Movie
Silver Streak
1976 · Movie
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987 · Movie
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953 · Movie
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 · Movie
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982 · Movie
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974 · Movie
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024 · Movie
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024 · Movie
Win, Place or Steal
1975 · Movie
Man on the Outside
1975 · Movie
Rock Odyssey
1987 · Movie
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 · Movie
Truck Turner
1974 · Movie
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979 · Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Movie
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Movie
Joys
1976 · Movie
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Movie
East of Sumatra
1953 · Movie
Johnny Dark
1954 · Movie
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Movie
The Great White Hope
1970 · Movie
Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · Movie
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951 · Movie
Bronco Billy
1980 · Movie
Working
1982 · Movie
The Patsy
1964 · Movie
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · Movie
Friday Foster
1975 · Movie
Mean Dog Blues
1978 · Movie
Lady in a Cage
1964 · Movie
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Movie
Black Belt Jones
1974 · Movie
Coonskin
1975 · Movie
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976 · Movie
Chandler
1971 · Movie
Detroit 9000
1973 · Movie
Scavenger Hunt
1979 · Movie
Deadly Eyes
1982 · Movie
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · Movie
Two of a Kind
1983 · Movie
Stay Hungry
1976 · Movie
Linda Lovelace for President
1975 · Movie
The Fortune
1975 · Movie
Bloody Mama
1970 · Movie
Tarzan and the Trappers
1958 · Movie