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)1986Morningstar/Eveningstar5 episodesShow
1985Paw PawsEugene the Genie (voice) · 21 episodesShow
1984The TransformersJazz (voice) · 92 episodesShow
1983CasablancaSam · 5 episodesShow
1982It Takes Two1 episodeShow
1982Matt Houston1 episodeShow
1982HotelGarland Fisk · 1 episodeShow
1982JokebookTheme Song Performance · 3 episodesShow
1982One of the BoysBernard Soloman · 13 episodesShow
1982American PlayhouseParking Attendant · 1 episodeShow
1981Hill Street Blues1 episodeShow
1980Magnum, P.I.Tickler · 1 episodeShow
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
1977The Incredible Hulk1 episodeShow
1977Scooby's All-StarsHong Kong Phooey (voice) · 94 episodesShow
1977RootsMingo · 1 episodeShow
1976Laverne & Shirley2 episodesShow
1975Starsky & Hutch1 episodeShow
1974Chico and the ManLouie · 88 episodesShow
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerUncle Filemon · 1 episodeShow
1974Hong Kong PhooeyHong Kong Phooey (voice) · 31 episodesShow
1973KojakGaylord Fuller · 1 episodeShow
1973GriffJoe Rawls · 1 episodeShow
1972Temperatures Rising1 episodeShow
1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesMeadowlark Lemon (voice) · 3 episodesShow
1972Sanford and Son1 episodeShow
1971McMillan & WifeFloyd · 1 episodeShow
1971NicholsJack · 1 episodeShow
1970The Odd CoupleBlind Man · 1 episodeShow
1970Harlem Globetrotters22 episodesShow
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