1910-05-23 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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Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event | Jazz (archive audio) | 2024-04-10 |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates | (voice) (archive footage) | 2011-08-30 |
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Rock Odyssey | Jukebox (voice) | 1987-07-13 |
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Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime | Jazz | 1987-11-17 |
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The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye | Jazz (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
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The Transformers: The Movie | Jazz (voice) | 1986-08-08 |
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The Journey of Natty Gann | Sherman | 1985-09-27 |
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Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? | Self - Sketch Performer | 1983-05-01 |
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Two of a Kind | Earl | 1983-12-13 |
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Twilight Zone: The Movie | Mr. Bloom | 1983-06-24 |
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Deadly Eyes | George Faskins | 1982-10-23 |
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Missing Children: A Mother's Story | Mose Wheeler | 1982-12-01 |
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Working | Parking Attendant | 1982-04-13 |
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Zapped! | Dexter Jones | 1982-07-23 |
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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Dewey Stevens | 1981-05-15 |
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The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White | Nate (voice) | 1980-09-27 |
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Making 'The Shining' | Self | 1980-10-04 |
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Bronco Billy | Doc Lynch | 1980-06-11 |
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The Shining | Hallorann | 1980-05-23 |
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Scavenger Hunt | Sam | 1979-12-21 |
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Banjo the Woodpile Cat | Crazy Legs (voice) | 1979-11-16 |
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The Cheap Detective | Tinker | 1978-06-23 |
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Mean Dog Blues | Mudcat | 1978-03-03 |
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self | 1978-09-13 |
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Silver Streak | Ralston | 1976-12-03 |
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The Shootist | Moses | 1976-07-21 |
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Joys | Self | 1976-03-05 |
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Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy | Ben Benson | 1976-11-01 |
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Stay Hungry | William | 1976-04-23 |
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Linda Lovelace for President | Super Black | 1975-03-01 |
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Friday Foster | Reverend Noble Franklin | 1975-12-25 |
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Coonskin | Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice) | 1975-08-20 |
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The Fortune | Fisherman | 1975-05-20 |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Orderly Turkle | 1975-11-19 |
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Man on the Outside | Ruben Hammer | 1975-06-29 |
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Win, Place or Steal | Attendant | 1975-02-01 |
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Sty of the Blind Pig | Doc | 1974-05-29 |
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Truck Turner | Duke | 1974-06-26 |
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Black Belt Jones | Pop Byrd | 1974-01-28 |
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Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Cleveland | 1973-08-31 |
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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters | (voices) | 1973-09-08 |
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Detroit 9000 | Reverend Markham | 1973-08-01 |
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The King of Marvin Gardens | Lewis | 1972-10-13 |
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The Lorax | Singer | 1972-02-14 |
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Lady Sings the Blues | Big Ben | 1972-10-12 |
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Chandler | Smoke | 1971-12-01 |
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Bloody Mama | Moses | 1970-03-24 |
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The Great White Hope | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1970-10-11 |
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The Aristocats | Scat Cat (voice) | 1970-12-24 |
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Hello, Dolly! | Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
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Hook, Line and Sinker | The Corpse (uncredited) | 1969-06-06 |
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The Patsy | Shoeshine Boy | 1964-06-24 |
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Lady in a Cage | Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited) | 1964-06-10 |
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The Sins of Rachel Cade | Musinga | 1961-04-02 |
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Porgy and Bess | Crabman | 1959-06-24 |
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Alias Jesse James | Railroad Porter (uncredited) | 1959-03-20 |
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Tarzan and the Trappers | Tyana | 1958-01-01 |
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Tarzan and the Trappers | Tyana (as Sherman Crothers) | 1958-01-01 |
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Between Heaven and Hell | George (uncredited) | 1956-10-11 |
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Johnny Dark | Himself | 1954-06-25 |
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East of Sumatra | Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers) | 1953-08-26 |
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Walking My Baby Back Home | Smiley Gordon | 1953-12-06 |
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Meet Me at the Fair | Enoch Jones | 1953-01-01 |
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Yes Sir, Mr. Bones | Scatman | 1951-07-13 |
