Scatman Crothers
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.
113 acting credits
Acting · 113
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Mannix
1967
Bonanza
1959
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Love Boat
1977
Bewitched
1964
Ironside
1967
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Hill Street Blues
1981
Love, American Style
1969
Adam-12
1968
Hotel
1982
The Transformers
1984
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Taxi
1978
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Odd Couple
1970
Laverne & Shirley
1976
The Shining
1980
Kojak
1973
Sanford and Son
1972
Matt Houston
1982
Roots
1977
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Vega$
1978
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
McMillan & Wife
1971
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Chico and the Man
1974
Nichols
1971
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Aristocats
1970
Temperatures Rising
1972
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Madame's Place
1982
Scooby's All-Stars
1977
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
Flying High
1978
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
Johnny Midnight
1960
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
It Takes Two
1982
Paw Paws
1985
Harlem Globetrotters
1970
Griff
1973
The Shootist
1976
Hello, Dolly!
1969
This Is Your Life
1983
One of the Boys
1982
Zapped!
1982
Bronco Billy
1980
The Super Globetrotters
1979
Silver Streak
1976
Casablanca
1983
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
Coonskin
1975
The Cheap Detective
1978
The Lorax
1972
Two of a Kind
1983
Stay Hungry
1976
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Truck Turner
1974
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986
Joys
1976
Bloody Mama
1970
Alias Jesse James
1959
Lady in a Cage
1964
Detroit 9000
1973
The Fortune
1975
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024
Porgy and Bess
1959
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
Making 'The Shining'
1980
Friday Foster
1975
Chandler
1971
The Patsy
1964
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
Working
1982
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973
Black Belt Jones
1974
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
The Great White Hope
1970
Deadly Eyes
1982
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972
Linda Lovelace for President
1975
Tarzan and the Trappers
1958
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
Win, Place or Steal
1975
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986
East of Sumatra
1953
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
Man on the Outside
1975
Johnny Dark
1954
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
Rock Odyssey
1987
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011
Mean Dog Blues
1978
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980