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Scatman Crothers

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers 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.

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  • Born In Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
  • Born May 23, 1910
  • Died November 22, 1986
  • Gender Male
  • Created November 10, 2020 by
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  • Modified July 20, 2022 by
    AgentA

The Shining

1980
as Dick Hallorann

The Aristocats

1970
as Scat Cat (voice)

East of Sumatra

1953
as Baltimore

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953
as Smiley Gordon

One of the Boys

1982
as Bernard Solomon

Deadly Eyes

1982
as George Faskins

Zapped!

1982
as Dexter Jones

The Fortune

1975
as Fisherman

Mean Dog Blues

1978
as Mudcat

Johnny Dark

1954
as Himself

Bronco Billy

1980
as Doc Lynch

Chico and the Man

1974
as Louie the Garbage Man

Chandler

1971
as Smoke

Truck Turner

1974
as Duke

Coonskin

1975
as Pappy / Old Man Bone

The Skatebirds

1977
as Scat Cat

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983
as Mr. Bloom (segment "Kick the Can")

Lady in a Cage

1964
as Mr. Paul's Assistant

Detroit 9000

1973
as Reverend Markham

Meet Me at the Fair

1953
as Enoch Jones

Friday Foster

1975
as Noble Franklin

The Shootist

1976
as Moses

Bloody Mama

1970
as Moses

Rock Odyssey

1987
as Jukebox

Win, Place or Steal

1974
as Attendant

Stay Hungry

1976
as William

Black Belt Jones

1974
as Pop Byrd

Silver Streak

1976
as Ralston

Guest Star

Episode The Incredible Hulk
My Favorite Magician
1979
Episode Petrocelli
Jubilee Jones
1976
Episode Vega$
The Usurper
1979
Episode Sanford and Son
The Stand-Ins
1975
Episode Dragnet
The Missing Realtor
1967
Episode Benson
In the Red
1982
Episode McMillan and Wife
Downshift to Danger
1974
Episode Starsky & Hutch
Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road
1977
Episode Mannix
The Green Man
1974
Episode Charlie's Angels
Angels in Vegas (2)
1978
Episode The Odd Couple
The Subway Show
1974
Episode Taxi
A Grand Gesture
1983
Episode Roots
Part IV
1977
Episode The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Ghostly Creep from the Deep
1972
Episode Matt Houston
Death Trap
1985
Episode Laverne & Shirley
Murder on the Moosejaw Express (1)
1980
Episode Laverne & Shirley
Murder on the Moosejaw Express (2)
1980
Episode Bourbon Street Beat
The Mourning Cloak
1959
Episode The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Loch Ness Mess
1972
Episode Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Zombie
1974
Episode Bewitched
Three Men and a Witch on a Horse
1971
Episode Hotel
Confrontations
1983
Episode The Love Boat
The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson/Winner Take Love
1978
Episode Charlie's Angels
Angels in Vegas (1)
1978
Episode Ironside
The Last Payment
1973
Episode The Transformers
Enter the Nightbird
1985
Episode Magnum, P.I.
Lest We Forget
1981
Episode The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Mystery of Haunted Island
1973
Episode Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Don't Interrupt
1958
Episode Flying High
South by Southwest
1978
Episode The Governor & J.J.
Check The Check
1970
Episode The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Quarantine
1957