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Scatman Crothers

Acting·May 23, 1910·Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event2024 · Jazz (archive audio)	Jazz (archive audio)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates2011 · (voice) (archive footage)	(voice) (archive footage)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime1987 · Jazz	Jazz
Rock Odyssey1987 · Jukebox (voice)	Jukebox (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie1986 · Jazz (voice)	Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye1986 · Jazz (voice)	Jazz (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann1985 · Sherman	Sherman
Two of a Kind1983 · Earl	Earl
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983 · Mr. Bloom	Mr. Bloom
Missing Children: A Mother's Story1982 · Mose Wheeler	Mose Wheeler
Deadly Eyes1982 · George Faskins	George Faskins
Zapped!1982 · Dexter Jones	Dexter Jones
Working1982 · Parking Attendant	Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island1981 · Dewey Stevens	Dewey Stevens
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White1980 · Nate (voice)	Nate (voice)
Bronco Billy1980 · Doc Lynch	Doc Lynch
The Shining1980 · Hallorann	Hallorann
Scavenger Hunt1979 · Sam	Sam
Banjo the Woodpile Cat1979 · Crazy Legs (voice)	Crazy Legs (voice)
The Cheap Detective1978 · Tinker	Tinker
Mean Dog Blues1978 · Mudcat	Mudcat
Silver Streak1976 · Ralston	Ralston
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy1976 · Ben Benson	Ben Benson
The Shootist1976 · Moses	Moses
Stay Hungry1976 · William	William
Friday Foster1975 · Reverend Noble Franklin	Reverend Noble Franklin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975 · Orderly Turkle	Orderly Turkle
Coonskin1975 · Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)	Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Man on the Outside1975 · Ruben Hammer	Ruben Hammer
The Fortune1975 · Fisherman	Fisherman
Linda Lovelace for President1975 · Super Black	Super Black
Win, Place or Steal1975 · Attendant	Attendant
Truck Turner1974 · Duke	Duke
Sty of the Blind Pig1974 · Doc	Doc
Black Belt Jones1974 · Pop Byrd	Pop Byrd
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters1973 · (voices)	(voices)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off1973 · Cleveland	Cleveland
Detroit 90001973 · Reverend Markham	Reverend Markham
The King of Marvin Gardens1972 · Lewis	Lewis
Lady Sings the Blues1972 · Big Ben	Big Ben
The Lorax1972 · Singer	Singer
Chandler1971 · Smoke	Smoke
The Aristocats1970 · Scat Cat (voice)	Scat Cat (voice)
The Great White Hope1970 · Carnival Barker (uncredited)	Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Bloody Mama1970 · Moses	Moses
Hello, Dolly!1969 · Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)	Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker1969 · The Corpse (uncredited)	The Corpse (uncredited)
The Patsy1964 · Shoeshine Boy	Shoeshine Boy
Lady in a Cage1964 · Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)	Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Sins of Rachel Cade1961 · Musinga	Musinga
Tarzan and the Trappers1960 · Tyana, Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)	Tyana, Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Porgy and Bess1959 · Crabman	Crabman
Alias Jesse James1959 · Railroad Porter (uncredited)	Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Between Heaven and Hell1956 · George (uncredited)	George (uncredited)
Walking My Baby Back Home1953 · Smiley	Smiley
East of Sumatra1953 · Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)	Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair1953 · Enoch Jones	Enoch Jones
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones1951 · Scatman	Scatman