1910Born, Terre Haute
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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.
Known for
The ShiningHallorann
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOrderly Turkle
The AristocatsScat Cat (voice)
Twilight Zone: The MovieMr. Bloom
The Transformers: The MovieJazz (voice)2024Transformers: 40th Anniversary EventJazz (archive audio)Movie
2011Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates(voice) (archive footage)Movie
1987Transformers: The Return of Optimus PrimeJazzMovie
1987Rock OdysseyJukebox (voice)Movie
1986Morningstar/Eveningstar5 episodesShow
1986The Transformers: More Than Meets the EyeJazz (voice)Movie
1985The Journey of Natty GannShermanMovie
1985Paw PawsEugene the Genie (voice) · 21 episodesShow
1984The TransformersJazz (voice) · 92 episodesShow
1983Two of a KindEarlMovie
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMr. BloomMovie
1983CasablancaSam · 5 episodesShow
1982Missing Children: A Mother's StoryMose WheelerMovie
1982Deadly EyesGeorge FaskinsMovie
1982It Takes Two1 episodeShow
1982Matt Houston1 episodeShow
1982HotelGarland Fisk · 1 episodeShow
1982Zapped!Dexter JonesMovie
1982JokebookTheme Song Performance · 3 episodesShow
1982WorkingParking AttendantMovie
1982One of the BoysBernard Soloman · 13 episodesShow
1982American PlayhouseParking Attendant · 1 episodeShow
1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandDewey StevensMovie
1981Hill Street Blues1 episodeShow
1980Magnum, P.I.Tickler · 1 episodeShow
1980The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow WhiteNate (voice)Movie
1980Bronco BillyDoc LynchMovie
1980The ShiningHallorannMovie
1979Scavenger HuntSamMovie
1979Banjo the Woodpile CatCrazy Legs (voice)Movie
1979The Super GlobetrottersNate Branch / Liquid Man (voice) · 13 episodesShow
1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo(voice) · 1 episodeShow
1978Flying High1 episodeShow
1978Vega$1 episodeShow
1978TaxiWalt · 1 episodeShow
1978The Cheap DetectiveTinkerMovie
1978Mean Dog BluesMudcatMovie
1977The Incredible Hulk1 episodeShow
1977Scooby's All-StarsHong Kong Phooey (voice) · 94 episodesShow
1977RootsMingo · 1 episodeShow
1976Silver StreakRalstonMovie
1976Chesty Anderson U.S. NavyBen BensonMovie
1976The ShootistMosesMovie
1976Stay HungryWilliamMovie
1976Laverne & Shirley2 episodesShow
1975Friday FosterReverend Noble FranklinMovie
1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOrderly TurkleMovie
1975Starsky & Hutch1 episodeShow
1975CoonskinPappy / Old Man Bone (voice) · SongsMovie
1975Man on the OutsideRuben HammerMovie
1975The FortuneFishermanMovie
1975Linda Lovelace for PresidentSuper BlackMovie
1975Win, Place or StealAttendantMovie
1974Chico and the ManLouie · 88 episodesShow
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerUncle Filemon · 1 episodeShow
1974Hong Kong PhooeyHong Kong Phooey (voice) · 31 episodesShow
1974Truck TurnerDukeMovie
1974Sty of the Blind PigDocMovie
1974Black Belt JonesPop ByrdMovie
1973KojakGaylord Fuller · 1 episodeShow
1973GriffJoe Rawls · 1 episodeShow
1973Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters(voices)Movie
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffClevelandMovie
1973Detroit 9000Reverend MarkhamMovie
1972The King of Marvin GardensLewisMovie
1972Lady Sings the BluesBig BenMovie
1972Temperatures Rising1 episodeShow
1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesMeadowlark Lemon (voice) · 3 episodesShow
1972The LoraxSingerMovie
1972Sanford and Son1 episodeShow
1971ChandlerSmokeMovie
1971McMillan & WifeFloyd · 1 episodeShow
1971NicholsJack · 1 episodeShow
1970The AristocatsScat Cat (voice)Movie
1970The Great White HopeCarnival Barker (uncredited)Movie
1970The Odd CoupleBlind Man · 1 episodeShow
1970Harlem Globetrotters22 episodesShow
1970Bloody MamaMosesMovie
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