Acting
Scatman Crothers
EN, FR cinema · 64 credits
Born
23 May 1910
Died
22 November 1986 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Also known as Benjamin Crothers · Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers · Benjamin Sherman Crothers · اسکیتمن کراترز
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
Filmography
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
as Jazz (archive audio)
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
as Self (archive footage)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
as (voice) (archive footage)
Rock Odyssey
as Jukebox (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
as Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
as Jazz (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
Two of a Kind
as Earl
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Mr. Bloom
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
as Self - Sketch Performer
Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
Deadly Eyes
as George Faskins
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Mose Wheeler
Working
as Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Dewey Stevens
The Shining
as Hallorann
Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
as Nate (voice)
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Crazy Legs (voice)
The Cheap Detective
as Tinker
Mean Dog Blues
as Mudcat
Stay Hungry
as William
Silver Streak
as Ralston
The Shootist
as Moses
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
as Ben Benson
Joys
as Self
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
Linda Lovelace for President
as Super Black
Coonskin
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice), Songs
The Fortune
as Fisherman
Friday Foster
as Reverend Noble Franklin
Man on the Outside
as Ruben Hammer
Win, Place or Steal
as Attendant
Black Belt Jones
as Pop Byrd
Truck Turner
as Duke
Detroit 9000
as Reverend Markham
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Cleveland
The Lorax
as Singer
Lady Sings the Blues
as Big Ben
Chandler
as Smoke
The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
Bloody Mama
as Moses
The Great White Hope
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker
as The Corpse (uncredited)
Lady in a Cage
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Patsy
as Shoeshine Boy
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Musinga
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana, as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Alias Jesse James
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
as Crabman
Between Heaven and Hell
as George (uncredited)
Johnny Dark
as Himself
East of Sumatra
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair
as Enoch Jones
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Scatman