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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • The Shining

    The Shining

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • The Transformers

    The Transformers

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

  • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

    Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • Hong Kong Phooey

    Hong Kong Phooey

  • The Aristocats

    The Aristocats

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies

    The New Scooby-Doo Movies

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

    Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

  • Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

  • Stay Hungry

    Stay Hungry

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • Paw Paws

    Paw Paws

  • The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

    The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

  • The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Lady Sings the Blues

    Lady Sings the Blues

  • Linda Lovelace for President

    Linda Lovelace for President

  • The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • The Transformers: The Movie

    The Transformers: The Movie

  • Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

    Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

  • Silver Streak

    Silver Streak

  • Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

    Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

  • Between Heaven and Hell

    Between Heaven and Hell

  • Deadly Eyes

    Deadly Eyes

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

    Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

  • Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

  • East of Sumatra

    East of Sumatra

  • Detroit 9000

    Detroit 9000

  • Tarzan and the Trappers

    Tarzan and the Trappers

  • Tarzan and the Trappers

    Tarzan and the Trappers

  • Banjo the Woodpile Cat

    Banjo the Woodpile Cat

  • Making 'The Shining'

    Making 'The Shining'

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • The Lorax

    The Lorax

  • Hook, Line and Sinker

    Hook, Line and Sinker

  • Mean Dog Blues

    Mean Dog Blues

  • The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

  • Coonskin

    Coonskin

  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

  • Scavenger Hunt

    Scavenger Hunt

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Walking My Baby Back Home

    Walking My Baby Back Home

  • The Sins of Rachel Cade

    The Sins of Rachel Cade

  • Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

  • Working

    Working

  • Lady in a Cage

    Lady in a Cage

  • Griff

    Griff

  • The Shootist

    The Shootist

  • The Super Globetrotters

    The Super Globetrotters

  • Zapped!

    Zapped!

  • Bloody Mama

    Bloody Mama

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • One of the Boys

    One of the Boys

  • Rock Odyssey

    Rock Odyssey

  • The King of Marvin Gardens

    The King of Marvin Gardens

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • Joys

    Joys

  • Man on the Outside

    Man on the Outside

  • Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

    Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • Bronco Billy

    Bronco Billy

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

    Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

  • Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

    Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

  • Harlem Globetrotters

    Harlem Globetrotters

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

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

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

    Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

  • Morningstar/Eveningstar

    Morningstar/Eveningstar

  • Meet Me at the Fair

    Meet Me at the Fair

  • Black Belt Jones

    Black Belt Jones

  • Johnny Dark

    Johnny Dark

  • Truck Turner

    Truck Turner

  • Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

    Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

  • Sty of the Blind Pig

    Sty of the Blind Pig

  • Missing Children: A Mother's Story

    Missing Children: A Mother's Story

  • The Fortune

    The Fortune

  • Win, Place or Steal

    Win, Place or Steal