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.
TV Shows(50)
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986
Paw Paws
Eugene the Genie (voice)
1985
The Transformers
Jazz (voice)
1984
This Is Your Life
Self
1983
Casablanca
Sam
1983
It Takes Two
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Madame's Place
Self
1982
Hotel
1982
One of the Boys
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Magnum, P.I.
Tickler
1980
The Super Globetrotters
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)
1979
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice)
1979
Flying High
1978
Vega$
1978
Taxi
Walt
1978
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Love Boat
Virgil Gibson
1977
Scooby's All-Stars
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
1977
Roots
Mingo
1977
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Chico and the Man
Louie
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Uncle Filemon
1974
Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
1974
Kojak
Gaylord Fuller
1973
Griff
Joe Rawls
1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Temperatures Rising
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
1972
Sanford and Son
1972
McMillan & Wife
Floyd
1971
Nichols
Jack
1971
The Odd Couple
Blind Man
1970
Harlem Globetrotters
1970
Love, American Style
One-Man Band
1969
Adam-12
George Strothers
1968
Mannix
1967
Ironside
Jason
1967
Bewitched
Handler
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Johnny Midnight
Train Attendant (uncredited)
1960
Bourbon Street Beat
Joe
1959
Bonanza
Jud
1959
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Timothy
1955
Lux Video Theatre
Johnson
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Movies(63)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Jazz (archive audio)
2024
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
(voice) (archive footage)
2011
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Jazz
1987
Rock Odyssey
Jukebox (voice)
1987
The Transformers: The Movie
Jazz (voice)
1986
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Jazz (voice)
1986
The Journey of Natty Gann
Sherman
1985
Two of a Kind
Earl
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Mr. Bloom
1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Self - Sketch Performer
1983
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Mose Wheeler
1982
Deadly Eyes
George Faskins
1982
Zapped!
Dexter Jones
1982
Working
Parking Attendant
1982
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Dewey Stevens
1981
Making 'The Shining'
Self
1980
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
Nate (voice)
1980
Bronco Billy
Doc Lynch
1980
The Shining
Hallorann
1980
Scavenger Hunt
Sam
1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Crazy Legs (voice)
1979
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978
The Cheap Detective
Tinker
1978
Mean Dog Blues
Mudcat
1978
Silver Streak
Ralston
1976
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Ben Benson
1976
The Shootist
Moses
1976
Stay Hungry
William
1976
Joys
Self
1976
Friday Foster
Reverend Noble Franklin
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Orderly Turkle
1975
Coonskin
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
1975
Man on the Outside
Ruben Hammer
1975
The Fortune
Fisherman
1975
Linda Lovelace for President
Super Black
1975
Win, Place or Steal
Attendant
1975
Truck Turner
Duke
1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
Doc
1974
Black Belt Jones
Pop Byrd
1974
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
(voices)
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Cleveland
1973
Detroit 9000
Reverend Markham
1973
The King of Marvin Gardens
Lewis
1972
Lady Sings the Blues
Big Ben
1972
The Lorax
Singer
1972
Chandler
Smoke
1971
The Aristocats
Scat Cat (voice)
1970
The Great White Hope
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1970
Bloody Mama
Moses
1970
Hello, Dolly!
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker
The Corpse (uncredited)
1969
The Patsy
Shoeshine Boy
1964
Lady in a Cage
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
1964
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Musinga
1961
Porgy and Bess
Crabman
1959
Alias Jesse James
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1959
Tarzan and the Trappers
Tyana
1958
Between Heaven and Hell
George (uncredited)
1956
Johnny Dark
Himself
1954
Walking My Baby Back Home
Smiley Gordon
1953
East of Sumatra
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
1953
Meet Me at the Fair
Enoch Jones
1953
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Scatman
1951