Scatman Crothers

Actor

Born: May 23, 1910
Died: November 22, 1986 (age 76)
From: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

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…

Filmography (64)

Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location (2024)
Self (archive footage)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event (2024)
Jazz (archive audio)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates (2011)
(voice) (archive footage)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987)
Jazz
Rock Odyssey (1987)
Jukebox (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (1986)
Jazz (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Sherman
Two of a Kind (1983)
Earl
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Mr. Bloom
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)
Self - Sketch Performer
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)
Mose Wheeler
Deadly Eyes (1982)
George Faskins
Zapped! (1982)
Dexter Jones
Working (1982)
Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
Dewey Stevens
Making 'The Shining' (1980)
Self
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980)
Nate (voice)
Bronco Billy (1980)
Doc Lynch
The Shining (1980)
Hallorann
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Sam
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
Crazy Legs (voice)
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
Self
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Tinker
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
Mudcat
Silver Streak (1976)
Ralston
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976)
Ben Benson
The Shootist (1976)
Moses
Stay Hungry (1976)
William
Joys (1976)
Self