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Scatman Crothers portrait

Scatman Crothers

Acting

May 23, 1910

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

65 movies

6.2 avg

2

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

as (voice) (archive footage)

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

as (voices)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Filmography

2020s

2 films

Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location

Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location

as Self (archive footage)

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

as Jazz (archive audio)

2010s

1 film

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

as (voice) (archive footage)

1980s

Scatman Crothers | PopcornPlay

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

as Orderly Turkle

The Shining

The Shining

as Hallorann

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

as Scat Cat (voice)

17 films

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

as Jazz

Rock Odyssey

Rock Odyssey

as Jukebox (voice)

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

as Jazz (voice)

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

as Jazz (voice)

The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

as Sherman

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

as Earl

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

as Mr. Bloom

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

as Self - Sketch Performer

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

as Mose Wheeler

Deadly Eyes

Deadly Eyes

as George Faskins

Zapped!

Zapped!

as Dexter Jones

Working

Working

as Parking Attendant

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as Dewey Stevens

Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining'

as Self

The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White

The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White

as Nate (voice)

Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy

as Doc Lynch

The Shining

The Shining

as Hallorann

1970s

30 films

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

as Sam

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

as Crazy Legs (voice)

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

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

as Self

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

as Tinker

Mean Dog Blues

Mean Dog Blues

as Mudcat

Silver Streak

Silver Streak

as Ralston

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

as Ben Benson

The Shootist

The Shootist

as Moses

Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

as William

Joys

Joys

as Self

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

as Reverend Noble Franklin

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

as Orderly Turkle

Coonskin

Coonskin

as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

Man on the Outside

Man on the Outside

as Ruben Hammer

The Fortune

The Fortune

as Fisherman

Linda Lovelace for President

Linda Lovelace for President

as Super Black

Win, Place or Steal

Win, Place or Steal

as Attendant

Truck Turner

Truck Turner

as Duke

Sty of the Blind Pig

Sty of the Blind Pig

as Doc

Black Belt Jones

Black Belt Jones

as Pop Byrd

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

as (voices)

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

as Cleveland

Detroit 9000

Detroit 9000

as Reverend Markham

The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

as Lewis

Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

as Big Ben

The Lorax

The Lorax

as Singer

Chandler

Chandler

as Smoke

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

as Scat Cat (voice)

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama

as Moses

1960s

7 films

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

as The Corpse (uncredited)

The Patsy

The Patsy

as Shoeshine Boy

Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage

as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

The Sins of Rachel Cade

The Sins of Rachel Cade

as Musinga

Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan and the Trappers

as Tyana

Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan and the Trappers

as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)

1950s

8 films

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

as Crabman

Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James

as Railroad Porter (uncredited)

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell

as George (uncredited)

Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark

as Himself

Walking My Baby Back Home

Walking My Baby Back Home

as Smiley

East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra

as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Meet Me at the Fair

Meet Me at the Fair

as Enoch Jones

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

as Scatman