Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Acting
Born 1910-05-23 Died 1986-11-22 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA 115 credits star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor 1

Awards

Won 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1 won

  • 1987 Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Won

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor 1 won

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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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Filmography — top 60 of 115
Acting 47 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.5 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · 62% · Virgil Gibson
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959 · ★ 7.5 · Jud
Ironside
Ironside
1967 · 68% · Jason
Bewitched
Bewitched
1964 · 72% · Handler
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · 78% · Tickler
Taxi
Taxi
1978 · 76% · Walt
Adam-12
Adam-12
1968 · George Strothers
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969 · One-Man Band
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Parking Attendant
The Shining
The Shining
1980 · 82% · Hallorann
The Transformers
The Transformers
1984 · 79% · Jazz (voice)
Hotel
Hotel
1982 · Garland Fisk
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · 84% · Orderly Turkle
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · Joe
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
1970 · ★ 7.8 · Blind Man
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 83% · Timothy
Kojak
Kojak
1973 · ★ 7.2 · Gaylord Fuller
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979 · 67% · (voice)
The Aristocats
The Aristocats
1970 · 69% · Scat Cat (voice)
Scooby's All-Stars
Scooby's All-Stars
1977 · ★ 8.1 · Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Floyd
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · 82% · Uncle Filemon
Roots
Roots
1977 · 78% · Mingo
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 · 77% · Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
Chico and the Man
Chico and the Man
1974 · Louie
The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · 73% · Jazz (voice)
Nichols
Nichols
1971 · Jack
Madame's Place
Madame's Place
1982 · Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Johnson
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · 58% · Mr. Bloom
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · 70% · Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey
1974 · 67% · Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
Black Belt Jones
Black Belt Jones
1974 · 65% · Pop Byrd
The Shootist
The Shootist
1976 · 73% · Moses
Silver Streak
Silver Streak
1976 · 68% · Ralston
Zapped!
Zapped!
1982 · 45% · Dexter Jones
Bronco Billy
Bronco Billy
1980 · 63% · Doc Lynch
Paw Paws
Paw Paws
1985 · Eugene the Genie (voice)
Johnny Midnight
Johnny Midnight
1960 · Train Attendant (uncredited)
The Journey of Natty Gann
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · 72% · Sherman
Stay Hungry
Stay Hungry
1976 · 54% · William
The Patsy
The Patsy
1964 · 65% · Shoeshine Boy
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective
1978 · 57% · Tinker
Other credits 13 credits
Mannix
Mannix
1967 · ★ 6.8
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
1981 · ★ 7.6
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · 71%
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · ★ 7.3
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
1976 · ★ 7.1
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
1972 · 77%
Vega$
Vega$
1978
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
1982
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Temperatures Rising
Temperatures Rising
1972
Flying High
Flying High
1978
It Takes Two
It Takes Two
1982
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Globetrotters
1970
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