Scatman Crothers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-05-23

Day of death

1986-11-22 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Scatman Crothers

Biography

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • The Transformers

    The Transformers

  • The Shining

    The Shining

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

    Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The Aristocats

    The Aristocats

  • Silver Streak

    Silver Streak

  • The Transformers: The Movie

    The Transformers: The Movie

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies

    The New Scooby-Doo Movies

  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

    The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

  • Stay Hungry

    Stay Hungry

  • The Lorax

    The Lorax

  • Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Coonskin

    Coonskin

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Detroit 9000

    Detroit 9000

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

    Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Bloody Mama

    Bloody Mama

  • Joys

    Joys

  • Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

  • Zapped!

    Zapped!

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Working

    Working

  • Johnny Dark

    Johnny Dark

  • Paw Paws

    Paw Paws

  • Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • Scavenger Hunt

    Scavenger Hunt

  • The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

  • Deadly Eyes

    Deadly Eyes

  • The Fortune

    The Fortune

  • Hong Kong Phooey

    Hong Kong Phooey

  • The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • Lady in a Cage

    Lady in a Cage

  • Lady Sings the Blues

    Lady Sings the Blues

  • Making 'The Shining'

    Making 'The Shining'

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Linda Lovelace for President

    Linda Lovelace for President

  • Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

    Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

    Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

  • Tarzan and the Trappers

    Tarzan and the Trappers

  • Tarzan and the Trappers

    Tarzan and the Trappers

  • Black Belt Jones

    Black Belt Jones

  • The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • Walking My Baby Back Home

    Walking My Baby Back Home

  • Meet Me at the Fair

    Meet Me at the Fair

  • Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

  • The Super Globetrotters

    The Super Globetrotters

  • The Sins of Rachel Cade

    The Sins of Rachel Cade

  • East of Sumatra

    East of Sumatra

  • The Shootist

    The Shootist

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

    Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

  • Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

    Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

  • Mean Dog Blues

    Mean Dog Blues

  • Hook, Line and Sinker

    Hook, Line and Sinker

  • Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

    Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

  • Bronco Billy

    Bronco Billy

  • Banjo the Woodpile Cat

    Banjo the Woodpile Cat

  • Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

    Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

  • The King of Marvin Gardens

    The King of Marvin Gardens

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

    Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

  • Truck Turner

    Truck Turner

  • Man on the Outside

    Man on the Outside

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

    Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

  • Griff

    Griff

  • Rock Odyssey

    Rock Odyssey

  • Morningstar/Eveningstar

    Morningstar/Eveningstar

  • Harlem Globetrotters

    Harlem Globetrotters

  • Sty of the Blind Pig

    Sty of the Blind Pig

  • One of the Boys

    One of the Boys

  • Between Heaven and Hell

    Between Heaven and Hell

  • Win, Place or Steal

    Win, Place or Steal

  • Missing Children: A Mother's Story

    Missing Children: A Mother's Story