Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Acting

Birthday

1910/05/22

Day of death

1986/11/21 (76 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Also know as

Benjamin Crothers, Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, Benjamin Sherman Crothers, اسکیتمن کراترز

Biography

​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 Ph...Read more

Acting
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.4

(1975) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

as Orderly Turkle

The Shining
8.2

(1980) The Shining

as Hallorann

The Aristocats
7.3

(1970) The Aristocats

as Scat Cat (voice)

Stay Hungry
5.7

(1976) Stay Hungry

as William

Bronco Billy
6.3

(1980) Bronco Billy

as Doc Lynch

Silver Streak
6.7

(1976) Silver Streak

as Ralston

Scavenger Hunt
5.6

(1979) Scavenger Hunt

as Sam

Zapped!
5.2

(1982) Zapped!

as Dexter Jones

Linda Lovelace for President
4.1

(1975) Linda Lovelace for President

as Super Black

Bloody Mama
5.5

(1970) Bloody Mama

as Moses

The Shootist
7.1

(1976) The Shootist

as Moses

Two of a Kind
5.9

(1983) Two of a Kind

as Earl

Coonskin
6.0

(1975) Coonskin

as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

The Journey of Natty Gann
6.9

(1985) The Journey of Natty Gann

as Sherman

The Cheap Detective
6.2

(1978) The Cheap Detective

as Tinker

The Lorax
7.1

(1972) The Lorax

as Singer

Deadly Eyes
6.0

(1982) Deadly Eyes

as George Faskins

Black Belt Jones
5.9

(1974) Black Belt Jones

as Pop Byrd

Making 'The Shining'
7.2

(1980) Making 'The Shining'

as Self

The Fortune
5.3

(1975) The Fortune

as Fisherman

The King of Marvin Gardens
5.8

(1972) The King of Marvin Gardens

as Lewis

The Sins of Rachel Cade
5.5

(1961) The Sins of Rachel Cade

as Musinga

Friday Foster
6.0

(1975) Friday Foster

as Reverend Noble Franklin

Banjo the Woodpile Cat
6.3

(1979) Banjo the Woodpile Cat

as Crazy Legs (voice)

Detroit 9000
5.4

(1973) Detroit 9000

as Reverend Markham

Chandler
4.5

(1971) Chandler

as Smoke

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
4.0

(1976) Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

as Ben Benson

Mean Dog Blues
4.9

(1978) Mean Dog Blues

as Mudcat

Walking My Baby Back Home
9.0

(1953) Walking My Baby Back Home

as Smiley Gordon

East of Sumatra
5.5

(1953) East of Sumatra

as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Rock Odyssey
6.8

(1987) Rock Odyssey

as Jukebox (voice)

Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5

(1983) Twilight Zone: The Movie

as Mr. Bloom

Man on the Outside
0.0

(1975) Man on the Outside

as Ruben Hammer

Lady Sings the Blues
6.9

(1972) Lady Sings the Blues

as Big Ben

Hello, Dolly!
7.0

(1969) Hello, Dolly!

as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

The Great White Hope
6.1

(1970) The Great White Hope

as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Truck Turner
6.6

(1974) Truck Turner

as Duke

Tarzan and the Trappers
4.0

(1958) Tarzan and the Trappers

as Tyana

Meet Me at the Fair
7.0

(1953) Meet Me at the Fair

as Enoch Jones

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
6.7

(1982) Missing Children: A Mother's Story

as Mose Wheeler

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
5.3

(1981) The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as Dewey Stevens

Slaughter's Big Rip Off
4.8

(1973) Slaughter's Big Rip Off

as Cleveland

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
7.1

(2024) Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

as Jazz (archive audio)

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
0.0

(1978) NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

Johnny Dark
5.0

(1954) Johnny Dark

as Himself

Hook, Line and Sinker
4.1

(1969) Hook, Line and Sinker

as The Corpse (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James
5.9

(1959) Alias Jesse James

as Railroad Porter (uncredited)

The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
8.6

(1986) The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

as Jazz

Joys
4.0

(1976) Joys

as Self

The Transformers: The Movie
7.1

(1986) The Transformers: The Movie

as Jazz (voice)

Between Heaven and Hell
5.9

(1956) Between Heaven and Hell

as George (uncredited)

Win, Place or Steal
0.0

(1975) Win, Place or Steal

as Attendant

Lady in a Cage
6.2

(1964) Lady in a Cage

as Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
4.5

(1951) Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

as Scatman

Working
4.3

(1982) Working

as Parking Attendant

Sty of the Blind Pig
0.0

(1974) Sty of the Blind Pig

as Doc

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
9.2

(1973) Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

as (voices)

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
9.5

(2011) Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

as (voice) (archive footage)

The Patsy
6.2

(1964) The Patsy

as Shoeshine Boy

Porgy and Bess
6.1

(1959) Porgy and Bess

as Crabman

0.0

(1983) Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

as Self - Sketch Performer

Tarzan and the Trappers
4.0

(1958) Tarzan and the Trappers

as Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
8.5

(1987) Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

as Jazz

Magnum, P.I.
7.2

(1980) Magnum, P.I.

as Tickler

Bourbon Street Beat
5.0

(1959) Bourbon Street Beat

as Joe

The Incredible Hulk
7.2

(1977) The Incredible Hulk

as ---

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
8.2

(1977) Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

Starsky & Hutch
7.3

(1975) Starsky & Hutch

as ---

The Odd Couple
7.8

(1970) The Odd Couple

as Blind Man

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Virgil Gibson

Chico and the Man
5.8

(1974) Chico and the Man

as Louie

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as ---

Hill Street Blues
7.6

(1981) Hill Street Blues

as ---

Sanford and Son
7.5

(1972) Sanford and Son

as ---

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

The Super Globetrotters
7.8

(1979) The Super Globetrotters

as Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

Laverne & Shirley
7.2

(1976) Laverne & Shirley

as ---

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Gaylord Fuller

The Transformers
7.8

(1984) The Transformers

as Jazz (voice)

Bewitched
7.9

(1964) Bewitched

as ---

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.6

(1974) Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Uncle Filemon

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Timothy

Harlem Globetrotters
6.0

(1970) Harlem Globetrotters

as ---

5.0

(1972) Temperatures Rising

as ---

Vega$
7.0

(1978) Vega$

as ---

Hong Kong Phooey
6.3

(1974) Hong Kong Phooey

as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Johnson

Paw Paws
8.0

(1985) Paw Paws

as ---

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as ---

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3.7

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as ---

4.3

(1982) One of the Boys

as ---

Flying High
4.5

(1978) Flying High

as ---

6.0

(1986) Morningstar/Eveningstar

as ---

It Takes Two
5.0

(1982) It Takes Two

as ---

Casablanca
5.3

(1983) Casablanca

as Sam

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.4

(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

Johnny Midnight
0.0

(1960) Johnny Midnight

as Train Attendant (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Nichols
5.0

(1971) Nichols

as Jack

0.0

(1983) This Is Your Life

as Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
7.7

(1972) The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Meadowlark Lemon (voice)

Adam-12
7.1

(1968) Adam-12

as George Strothers

Taxi
7.2

(1978) Taxi

as Walt

Roots
7.4

(1977) Roots

as Mingo

McMillan & Wife
7.1

(1971) McMillan & Wife

as Floyd

Love, American Style
6.0

(1969) Love, American Style

as One-Man Band

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
7.4

(1979) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

as (voice)

Madame's Place
7.3

(1982) Madame's Place

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

5.0

(1973) Griff

as Joe Rawls

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as Jason