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Scatman Crothers
Acting
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.
BODY OF WORK
Scatman Crothers's Filmography
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Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
as Self (archive footage)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
as Jazz (archive audio)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
as (voice) (archive footage)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
as Jazz
Rock Odyssey
as Jukebox (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
as Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
as Jazz (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
Two of a Kind
as Earl
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Mr. Bloom
No Poster
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
as Self - Sketch Performer
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Mose Wheeler
Deadly Eyes
as George Faskins
Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
Working
as Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Dewey Stevens
Making 'The Shining'
as Self
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
as Nate (voice)
Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
The Shining
as Hallorann
Scavenger Hunt
as Sam
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Crazy Legs (voice)
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
The Cheap Detective
as Tinker
Mean Dog Blues
as Mudcat
Silver Streak
as Ralston
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
as Ben Benson
The Shootist
as Moses
Stay Hungry
as William
Joys
as Self
Friday Foster
as Reverend Noble Franklin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
Coonskin
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Man on the Outside
as Ruben Hammer
The Fortune
as Fisherman
Linda Lovelace for President
as Super Black
Win, Place or Steal
as Attendant
Truck Turner
as Duke
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Doc
Black Belt Jones
as Pop Byrd
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
as (voices)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Cleveland
Detroit 9000
as Reverend Markham
The King of Marvin Gardens
as Lewis
Lady Sings the Blues
as Big Ben
The Lorax
as Singer
Chandler
as Smoke
The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
The Great White Hope
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Bloody Mama
as Moses
Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker
as The Corpse (uncredited)
The Patsy
as Shoeshine Boy
Lady in a Cage
as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Musinga
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Porgy and Bess
as Crabman
Alias Jesse James
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Between Heaven and Hell
as George (uncredited)
Johnny Dark
as Himself
Walking My Baby Back Home
as Smiley
East of Sumatra
as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair
as Enoch Jones
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
as Scatman