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.
Filmography
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974 · 10.0
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011 · 9.4
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953 · 9.0
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973 · 9.0
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986 · 8.7
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986 · 8.5
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · 8.4
The Shining
1980 · 8.2
Scooby's All-Stars
1977 · 8.1
Paw Paws
1985 · 8.0
Win, Place or Steal
1975 · 8.0
Man on the Outside
1975 · 8.0
The Super Globetrotters
1979 · 7.9
Bewitched
1964 · 7.9
The Transformers
1984 · 7.8
The Odd Couple
1970 · 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 7.8
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · 7.7
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024 · 7.7
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 · 7.7
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 · 7.7
Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987 · 7.6
Bonanza
1959 · 7.5
Sanford and Son
1972 · 7.5
Temperatures Rising
1972 · 7.5
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979 · 7.5
Roots
1977 · 7.4
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · 7.4
Taxi
1978 · 7.3
Kojak
1973 · 7.3
The Aristocats
1970 · 7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · 7.3
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · 7.2
The Lorax
1972 · 7.2
Adam-12
1968 · 7.1
Laverne & Shirley
1976 · 7.1
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · 7.1
The Shootist
1976 · 7.1
Vega$
1978 · 7.0
Johnny Midnight
1960 · 7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · 7.0
Mannix
1967 · 6.9
McMillan & Wife
1971 · 6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · 6.9
Ironside
1967 · 6.8
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · 6.8
Hotel
1982 · 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · 6.7
Silver Streak
1976 · 6.7
Rock Odyssey
1987 · 6.7
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
Griff
1973 · 6.5
Truck Turner
1974 · 6.5
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979 · 6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · 6.5
Hong Kong Phooey
1974 · 6.4
Harlem Globetrotters
1970 · 6.4
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · 6.4
The Cheap Detective
1978 · 6.4
Matt Houston
1982 · 6.3
Nichols
1971 · 6.3
Flying High
1978 · 6.3
Bronco Billy
1980 · 6.3
The Great White Hope
1970 · 6.3
Porgy and Bess
1959 · 6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.2
Love, American Style
1969 · 6.2
The Patsy
1964 · 6.2
Lady in a Cage
1964 · 6.2
Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · 6.2
Two of a Kind
1983 · 6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959 · 6.1
Coonskin
1975 · 6.1
Friday Foster
1975 · 6.1
Chico and the Man
1974 · 6.0
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · 6.0
It Takes Two
1982 · 6.0
Casablanca
1983 · 6.0
Black Belt Jones
1974 · 6.0
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · 5.9
East of Sumatra
1953 · 5.8
Stay Hungry
1976 · 5.6
Bloody Mama
1970 · 5.6
Scavenger Hunt
1979 · 5.6
Deadly Eyes
1982 · 5.6
One of the Boys
1982 · 5.5
Detroit 9000
1973 · 5.5
The Fortune
1975 · 5.4
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · 5.3
Zapped!
1982 · 5.2
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · 5.2
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951 · 5.0
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · 4.8
Working
1982 · 4.8
Mean Dog Blues
1978 · 4.8
Chandler
1971 · 4.6
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 · 4.5
Tarzan and the Trappers
1960 · 4.2
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976 · 4.2
Linda Lovelace for President
1975 · 4.1
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980 · 0.0