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Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Birthday: 1910-05-23 | Place of Birth: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scatman Crothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
The Transformers: The Movie

as    Jazz (voice)

2011
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

as    (voice) (archive footage)

1987
Rock Odyssey

as    Jukebox (voice)

1985
The Journey of Natty Gann

as    Sherman

1983
Two of a Kind

as    Earl

1983
Deadly Eyes

as    George Faskins

1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie

as    Mr. Bloom

1982
Zapped!

as    Dexter Jones

1982
Working

as    Parking Attendant

1980
Bronco Billy

as    Doc Lynch

1980
The Shining

as    Hallorann

1980
Making 'The Shining'

as    Self

1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat

as    Crazy Legs (voice)

1979
The Super Globetrotters

as    Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

1979
Scavenger Hunt

as    Sam

1978
Mean Dog Blues

as    Mudcat

1977
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

as    Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

1976
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

as    Ben Benson

1976
Stay Hungry

as    William