Scatman Crothers
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024
as Jazz (archive audio)
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011
as (voice) (archive footage)
Rock Odyssey
1987
as Jukebox (voice)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987
as Jazz
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986
as Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
as Jazz (voice)
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
as Sherman
Paw Paws
1985
as Eugene the Genie (voice)
The Transformers
1984
as Jazz (voice)
Two of a Kind
1983
as Earl
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Mr. Bloom
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
as Self - Sketch Performer
Casablanca
1983
as Sam
This Is Your Life
1983
as Self
Zapped!
1982
as Dexter Jones
Deadly Eyes
1982
as George Faskins
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Mose Wheeler
Working
1982
as Parking Attendant
Hotel
1982
as Garland Fisk
Matt Houston
1982
It Takes Two
1982
Madame's Place
1982
as Self
One of the Boys
1982
as Bernard Soloman
American Playhouse
1982
as Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981
as Dewey Stevens
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Shining
1980
as Hallorann
Bronco Billy
1980
as Doc Lynch
Making 'The Shining'
1980
as Self
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980
as Nate (voice)
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Tickler
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Sam
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
as Crazy Legs (voice)
The Super Globetrotters
1979
as Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979
as (voice)
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Tinker
Mean Dog Blues
1978
as Mudcat
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
Vega$
1978
Flying High
1978
Taxi
1978
as Walt
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Scooby's All-Stars
1977
as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
The Love Boat
1977
as Virgil Gibson
Roots
1977
as Mingo
Stay Hungry
1976
as William
Silver Streak
1976
as Ralston
The Shootist
1976
as Moses
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976
as Ben Benson
Joys
1976
as Self
Laverne & Shirley
1976
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Orderly Turkle
Linda Lovelace for President
1975
as Super Black
Coonskin
1975
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
The Fortune
1975
as Fisherman
Friday Foster
1975
as Reverend Noble Franklin
Man on the Outside
1975
as Ruben Hammer
Win, Place or Steal
1975
as Attendant
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Black Belt Jones
1974
as Pop Byrd
Truck Turner
1974
as Duke
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974
as Doc
Chico and the Man
1974
as Louie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Uncle Filemon
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
Detroit 9000
1973
as Reverend Markham
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Cleveland
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973
as (voices)
Kojak
1973
as Gaylord Fuller
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Griff
1973
as Joe Rawls
The Lorax
1972
as Singer
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972
as Lewis
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Big Ben
Sanford and Son
1972
Temperatures Rising
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
as Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
Chandler
1971
as Smoke
Nichols
1971
as Jack
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Floyd
The Aristocats
1970
as Scat Cat (voice)
Bloody Mama
1970
as Moses
The Great White Hope
1970
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
The Odd Couple
1970
as Blind Man
Harlem Globetrotters
1970
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
as The Corpse (uncredited)
Love, American Style
1969
as One-Man Band
Adam-12
1968
as George Strothers
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
as Jason
Lady in a Cage
1964
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Patsy
1964
as Shoeshine Boy
Bewitched
1964
as Handler
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Musinga
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Tarzan and the Trappers
1960
as Tyana
Tarzan and the Trappers
1960
as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Johnny Midnight
1960
as Train Attendant (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Crabman
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
as Joe
Bonanza
1959
as Jud
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
as George (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Timothy
Johnny Dark
1954
as Himself
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
as Smiley
East of Sumatra
1953
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Enoch Jones
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951
as Scatman
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Johnson