Scatman Crothers
Known for: Acting
Born: May 23, 1910
Died: November 22, 1986
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
64 movies · 52 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024
7.1
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024
9.4
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011
7.5
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987
6.7
Rock Odyssey
1987
7.2
The Transformers: The Movie
19868.5
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986
8.7
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986
6.8
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
8.0
Paw Paws
1985
7.8
The Transformers
1984
5.8
Two of a Kind
19837.0
This Is Your Life
1983
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983NR
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
6.0
Casablanca
1983
7.5
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
5.6
Deadly Eyes
1982
6.0
It Takes Two
1982
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
7.9
Madame's Place
1982
6.8
Hotel
1982
5.1
Zapped!
19828.0
Jokebook
1982
4.8
Working
1982
5.5
One of the Boys
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
5.2
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
7.1
Making 'The Shining'
1980
NR
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980
6.3
Bronco Billy
1980
8.2
The Shining
1980
5.6
Scavenger Hunt
1979
6.5
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
7.8
The Super Globetrotters
1979
7.5
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979
6.3
Flying High
1978
6.9
Vega$
1978
7.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
7.3
Taxi
1978
6.3
The Cheap Detective
1978
4.8
Mean Dog Blues
1978
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
8.1
Scooby's All-Stars
1977
7.4
Roots
1977
6.7
Silver Streak
1976
4.3
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976
7.1
The Shootist
1976
5.7
Stay Hungry
1976
6.0
Joys
1976
7.1
Laverne & Shirley
1976
6.1
Friday Foster
1975
8.4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
6.1
Coonskin
1975
8.0
Man on the Outside
1975
5.4
The Fortune
1975
4.1
Linda Lovelace for President
1975
8.0
Win, Place or Steal
1975
6.1
Chico and the Man
1974
7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
6.4
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
6.5
Truck Turner
1974
10.0
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974
6.0
Black Belt Jones
1974
7.2
Kojak
19736.5
Griff
1973
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
9.0
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973
4.8
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
5.5
Detroit 9000
1973
5.9
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972
6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
7.5
Temperatures Rising
1972
7.7
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
7.2
The Lorax
1972
7.5
Sanford and Son
1972
4.6
Chandler
1971
7.1
McMillan & Wife
1971
6.3
Nichols
1971
7.3
The Aristocats
1970
6.3
The Great White Hope
1970
7.8
The Odd Couple
1970
6.4
Harlem Globetrotters
1970
5.5
Bloody Mama
1970
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
4.4
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
7.1
Adam-12
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
7.9
Bewitched
1964
6.2
The Patsy
1964
6.1
Lady in a Cage
1964
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.4
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
7.0
Johnny Midnight
1960
6.0
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
6.3
Porgy and Bess
1959
6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959
4.2
Tarzan and the Trappers
1958
6.2
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
5.3
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
5.8
Johnny Dark
1954
9.0
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
5.8
East of Sumatra
1953
7.7
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
5.0
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
19516.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950