Scatman Crothers

Acting

Scatman Crothers

Born May 23, 1910Terre Haute, Indiana, USA113 credits

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.

Known For

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
7.1

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Movie

2024

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
9.6

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Movie

2011

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
8.0

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

Movie

1987

Rock Odyssey
6.8

Rock Odyssey

Movie

1987

The Transformers: The Movie
7.1

The Transformers: The Movie

Movie

1986

7.0

Morningstar/Eveningstar

TV

1986

Filmography

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024Transformers: 40th Anniversary Eventas Jazz (archive audio)Movie
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011Scooby-Doo! and the Piratesas (voice) (archive footage)Movie
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987Transformers: The Return of Optimus Primeas JazzMovie
Rock Odyssey
1987Rock Odysseyas Jukebox (voice)Movie
The Transformers: The Movie
1986The Transformers: The Movieas Jazz (voice)Movie
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1986Morningstar/EveningstarTV
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eyeas Jazz (voice)Movie
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985The Journey of Natty Gannas ShermanMovie
Paw Paws
1985Paw Pawsas Eugene the Genie (voice)TV
The Transformers
1984The Transformersas Jazz (voice)TV
Two of a Kind
1983Two of a Kindas EarlMovie
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1983This Is Your Lifeas SelfTV
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983Twilight Zone: The Movieas Mr. BloomMovie
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1983Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?as Self - Sketch PerformerMovie
Casablanca
1983Casablancaas SamTV
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982Missing Children: A Mother's Storyas Mose WheelerMovie
Deadly Eyes
1982Deadly Eyesas George FaskinsMovie
It Takes Two
1982It Takes TwoTV
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Madame's Place
1982Madame's Placeas SelfTV
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Zapped!
1982Zapped!as Dexter JonesMovie
Working
1982Workingas Parking AttendantMovie
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1982One of the BoysTV
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Islandas Dewey StevensMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as TicklerTV
Making 'The Shining'
1980Making 'The Shining'as SelfMovie
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1980The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow Whiteas Nate (voice)Movie
Bronco Billy
1980Bronco Billyas Doc LynchMovie
The Shining
1980The Shiningas HallorannMovie
Scavenger Hunt
1979Scavenger Huntas SamMovie
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979Banjo the Woodpile Catas Crazy Legs (voice)Movie
The Super Globetrotters
1979The Super Globetrottersas Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)TV
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Dooas (voice)TV
Flying High
1978Flying HighTV
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disneyas SelfMovie
Taxi
1978Taxias WaltTV
The Cheap Detective
1978The Cheap Detectiveas TinkerMovie
Mean Dog Blues
1978Mean Dog Bluesas MudcatMovie
The Incredible Hulk
1977The Incredible HulkTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Virgil GibsonTV
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
1977Scooby's Laff-A Lympicsas Hong Kong Phooey (voice)TV
Roots
1977Rootsas MingoTV
Silver Streak
1976Silver Streakas RalstonMovie
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976Chesty Anderson U.S. Navyas Ben BensonMovie
The Shootist
1976The Shootistas MosesMovie
Stay Hungry
1976Stay Hungryas WilliamMovie
Joys
1976Joysas SelfMovie
Laverne & Shirley
1976Laverne & ShirleyTV
Friday Foster
1975Friday Fosteras Reverend Noble FranklinMovie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nestas Orderly TurkleMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & HutchTV
Coonskin
1975Coonskinas Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)Movie
Man on the Outside
1975Man on the Outsideas Ruben HammerMovie
The Fortune
1975The Fortuneas FishermanMovie
Linda Lovelace for President
1975Linda Lovelace for Presidentas Super BlackMovie
Win, Place or Steal
1975Win, Place or Stealas AttendantMovie
Chico and the Man
1974Chico and the Manas LouieTV
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Uncle FilemonTV
Hong Kong Phooey
1974Hong Kong Phooeyas Hong Kong Phooey (voice)TV
Truck Turner
1974Truck Turneras DukeMovie
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974Sty of the Blind Pigas DocMovie
Black Belt Jones
1974Black Belt Jonesas Pop ByrdMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas Gaylord FullerTV
G
1973Griffas Joe RawlsTV
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roastsas SelfTV
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrottersas (voices)Movie
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-Offas ClevelandMovie
Detroit 9000
1973Detroit 9000as Reverend MarkhamMovie
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972The King of Marvin Gardensas LewisMovie
Lady Sings the Blues
1972Lady Sings the Bluesas Big BenMovie
Temperatures Rising
1972Temperatures RisingTV
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972The New Scooby-Doo Moviesas Meadowlark Lemon (voice)TV
The Lorax
1972The Loraxas SingerMovie
Sanford and Son
1972Sanford and SonTV
Chandler
1971Chandleras SmokeMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas FloydTV
Nichols
1971Nicholsas JackTV
The Aristocats
1970The Aristocatsas Scat Cat (voice)Movie
The Great White Hope
1970The Great White Hopeas Carnival Barker (uncredited)Movie
The Odd Couple
1970The Odd Coupleas Blind ManTV
Harlem Globetrotters
1970Harlem GlobetrottersTV
Bloody Mama
1970Bloody Mamaas MosesMovie
Hello, Dolly!
1969Hello, Dolly!as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)Movie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas One-Man BandTV
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969Hook, Line and Sinkeras The Corpse (uncredited)Movie
Adam-12
1968Adam-12as George StrothersTV
Mannix
1967MannixTV
Ironside
1967Ironsideas JasonTV
Bewitched
1964Bewitchedas HandlerTV
The Patsy
1964The Patsyas Shoeshine BoyMovie
Lady in a Cage
1964Lady in a Cageas Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961The Sins of Rachel Cadeas MusingaMovie
Johnny Midnight
1960Johnny Midnightas Train Attendant (uncredited)TV
Bourbon Street Beat
1959Bourbon Street Beatas JoeTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas JudTV
Porgy and Bess
1959Porgy and Bessas CrabmanMovie
Alias Jesse James
1959Alias Jesse Jamesas Railroad Porter (uncredited)Movie
Tarzan and the Trappers
1958Tarzan and the Trappersas TyanaMovie
Between Heaven and Hell
1956Between Heaven and Hellas George (uncredited)Movie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas TimothyTV
Johnny Dark
1954Johnny Darkas HimselfMovie
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953Walking My Baby Back Homeas Smiley GordonMovie
East of Sumatra
1953East of Sumatraas Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)Movie
Meet Me at the Fair
1953Meet Me at the Fairas Enoch JonesMovie
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951Yes Sir, Mr. Bonesas ScatmanMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas JohnsonTV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950The Colgate Comedy Houras SelfTV