1910-05-22 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scatman Crothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event | Jazz (voice) (archive footage) | 2024-04-10 | |
The Chickening | Dick (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2015-09-10 | |
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates | (voice) (archive footage) | 2011-08-30 | |
Transformers: The Return Of Optimus Prime | Jazz | 1987-11-17 | |
Rock Odyssey | Jukebox (voice) | 1987-07-13 | |
The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye | Jazz | 1986-01-01 | |
The Transformers: The Movie | Jazz (voice) | 1986-08-08 | |
The Journey of Natty Gann | Sherman | 1985-09-27 | |
Two of a Kind | Earl | 1983-12-13 | |
Twilight Zone: The Movie | Mr. Bloom | 1983-06-24 | |
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? | Self - Sketch Performer | 1983-05-01 | |
Deadly Eyes | George Faskins | 1982-10-23 | |
Working | Parking Attendant | 1982-04-13 | |
Zapped! | Dexter Jones | 1982-07-23 | |
Missing Children: A Mother's Story | Mose Wheeler | 1982-12-01 | |
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Dewey Stevens | 1981-05-15 | |
Bronco Billy | Doc Lynch | 1980-06-11 | |
Making 'The Shining' | Self | 1980-10-04 | |
The Shining | Hallorann | 1980-05-23 | |
Banjo the Woodpile Cat | Crazy Legs (voice) | 1979-11-16 | |
Scavenger Hunt | Sam | 1979-12-21 | |
Mean Dog Blues | Mudcat | 1978-03-03 | |
The Cheap Detective | Tinker | 1978-06-23 | |
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self | 1978-09-13 | |
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy | Ben Benson | 1976-11-01 | |
Stay Hungry | William | 1976-04-23 | |
The Shootist | Moses | 1976-07-21 | |
Joys | Self | 1976-03-05 | |
Silver Streak | Ralston | 1976-12-03 | |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Orderly Turkle | 1975-11-19 | |
Man on the Outside | Ruben Hammer | 1975-06-29 | |
Friday Foster | Reverend Noble Franklin | 1975-12-25 | |
Win, Place or Steal | Attendant | 1975-02-01 | |
The Fortune | Fisherman | 1975-05-20 | |
Coonskin | Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice) | 1975-08-20 | |
Linda Lovelace for President | Super Black | 1975-03-01 | |
Truck Turner | Duke | 1974-06-26 | |
Sty of the Blind Pig | Doc | 1974-05-29 | |
Black Belt Jones | Pop Byrd | 1974-01-28 | |
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters | (voices) | 1973-09-08 | |
Detroit 9000 | Reverend Markham | 1973-08-01 | |
Slaughter's Big Rip Off | Cleveland | 1973-08-31 | |
Lady Sings the Blues | Big Ben | 1972-10-12 | |
The King of Marvin Gardens | Lewis | 1972-10-12 | |
The Lorax | Singer | 1972-02-14 | |
Chandler | Smoke | 1971-12-01 | |
The Great White Hope | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1970-10-11 | |
Bloody Mama | Moses | 1970-03-24 | |
The Aristocats | Scat Cat (voice) | 1970-11-13 | |
Hook, Line and Sinker | The Corpse (uncredited) | 1969-06-06 | |
Hello, Dolly! | Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 | |
The Patsy | Shoeshine Boy | 1964-06-24 | |
Lady in a Cage | Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited) | 1964-06-10 | |
The Sins of Rachel Cade | Musinga | 1961-04-02 | |
Alias Jesse James | Railroad Porter (uncredited) | 1959-03-20 | |
Porgy and Bess | Crabman | 1959-06-24 | |
Tarzan and the Trappers | Tyana | 1958-01-01 | |
Tarzan and the Trappers | Tyana (as Sherman Crothers) | 1958-01-01 | |
Between Heaven and Hell | George (uncredited) | 1956-10-11 | |
Johnny Dark | Himself | 1954-06-25 | |
East of Sumatra | Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers) | 1953-09-23 | |
Meet Me at the Fair | Enoch Jones | 1953-01-01 | |
Walking My Baby Back Home | Smiley Gordon | 1953-12-06 | |
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones | Scatman | 1951-07-13 |