Scatman Crothers
Acting
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.
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Scatman Crothers
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Filmography of
Scatman Crothers
Jazz (archive audio)
... 2024
(voice) (archive footage)
... 2011
... 1987
Jukebox (voice)
... 1987
Jazz (voice)
... 1986
Jazz (voice)
... 1986
Sherman
... 1985
Earl
... 1983
Mr. Bloom
... 1983
Self - Sketch Performer
... 1983
Mose Wheeler
... 1982
George Faskins
... 1982
Dexter Jones
... 1982
Parking Attendant
... 1982
Dewey Stevens
... 1981
Self
... 1980
Doc Lynch
... 1980
Hallorann
... 1980
Sam
... 1979
Crazy Legs (voice)
... 1979
Tinker
... 1978
Mudcat
... 1978
Ralston
... 1976
Ben Benson
... 1976
Moses
... 1976
William
... 1976
Self
... 1976
Reverend Noble Franklin
... 1975
Orderly Turkle
... 1975
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
... 1975
Ruben Hammer
... 1975
Fisherman
... 1975
Super Black
... 1975
Attendant
... 1975
Duke
... 1974
... 1974
Pop Byrd
... 1974
... 1973
Cleveland
... 1973
Reverend Markham
... 1973
... 1972
Big Ben
... 1972
Singer
... 1972
Smoke
... 1971
Scat Cat (voice)
... 1970
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
... 1970
Moses
... 1970
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
... 1969
The Corpse (uncredited)
... 1969
Shoeshine Boy
... 1964
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
... 1964
Musinga
... 1961
Crabman
... 1959
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
... 1959
Tyana
... 1958
Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
... 1958
George (uncredited)
... 1956
Himself
... 1954
Smiley Gordon
... 1953
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
... 1953
Enoch Jones
... 1953
Scatman
... 1951