Scatman Crothers
Born: 1910-05-23
• 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 Autobot in The Transformers, the title character in Hong Kong Phooey, and Scat Cat in the 1970 film The Aristocats.
Filmography
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Rock Odyssey
The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
The Journey of Natty Gann
Two of a Kind
Twilight Zone: The Movie
No Image
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Deadly Eyes
Zapped!
Working
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Making 'The Shining'
No Image
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
Bronco Billy
The Shining
Scavenger Hunt
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
The Cheap Detective
Mean Dog Blues
Silver Streak
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
The Shootist
Stay Hungry
Joys
Friday Foster
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Coonskin
Man on the Outside
The Fortune
Linda Lovelace for President
Win, Place or Steal
Truck Turner
Sty of the Blind Pig
Black Belt Jones
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Detroit 9000
The King of Marvin Gardens
Lady Sings the Blues
The Lorax
Chandler
The Aristocats
The Great White Hope
Bloody Mama
Hello, Dolly!
Hook, Line and Sinker
The Patsy
Lady in a Cage
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Porgy and Bess
Alias Jesse James
Tarzan and the Trappers
Tarzan and the Trappers
Between Heaven and Hell
Johnny Dark
Walking My Baby Back Home
East of Sumatra
Meet Me at the Fair
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones