Scatman Crothers

Born: 1910-05-23, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Died: 1986-11-22

Biography

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

• The Love Boat (1977)
• Ironside (1967)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• The Transformers (1984)
• Adam-12 (1968)
• Hotel (1982)
• Sanford and Son (1972)
• The Shining (1980)
• Laverne & Shirley (1976)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
• The Odd Couple (1970)
• Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)
• Matt Houston (1982)
• Kojak (1973)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
• Hong Kong Phooey (1974)
• McMillan & Wife (1971)
• Chico and the Man (1974)
• The Aristocats (1970)
• Scooby's All-Stars (1977)
• Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
• Roots (1977)
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
• The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
• The Shootist (1976)
• Hello, Dolly! (1969)