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.
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Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event | Jazz (voice) (archive footage) | 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 | 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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Zapped! | Dexter Jones | 1982-07-23 |
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Working | Parking Attendant | 1982-04-13 |
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Missing Children: A Mother's Story | Mose Wheeler | 1982-12-01 |
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Deadly Eyes | George Faskins | 1982-10-23 |
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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Dewey Stevens | 1981-05-15 |
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Bronco Billy | Doc Lynch | 1980-06-11 |
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Making 'The Shining' | Self | 1980-10-04 |
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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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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self | 1978-09-13 |
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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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Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy | Ben Benson | 1976-11-01 |
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Joys | Self | 1976-03-05 |
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The Shootist | Moses | 1976-07-21 |
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Silver Streak | Ralston | 1976-12-03 |
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Stay Hungry | William | 1976-04-23 |
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Man on the Outside | Ruben Hammer | 1975-06-29 |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Orderly Turkle | 1975-11-19 |
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Friday Foster | Reverend Noble Franklin | 1975-12-25 |
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Linda Lovelace for President | Super Black | 1975-03-01 |
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Win, Place or Steal | Attendant | 1975-02-01 |
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The Fortune | Fisherman | 1975-05-20 |
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Coonskin | Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice) | 1975-08-20 |
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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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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters | (voices) | 1973-09-08 |
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Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Cleveland | 1973-08-31 |
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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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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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Bloody Mama | Moses | 1970-03-24 |
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Hook, Line and Sinker | The Corpse (uncredited) | 1969-06-06 |
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Hello, Dolly! | Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
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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 (as Sherman Crothers) | 1958-01-01 |
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Tarzan and the Trappers | Tyana | 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) | 1953-09-23 |
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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 |
