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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.
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Known For
The Shining
(1980)
Hallorann
The Aristocats
(1970)
Scat Cat (voice)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975)
Orderly Turkle
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(1983)
Mr. Bloom
The Lorax
(1972)
Singer
Silver Streak
(1976)
Ralston
The Transformers: The Movie
(1986)
Jazz (voice)
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
(1973)
(voices)
Zapped!
(1982)
Dexter Jones
The Shootist
(1976)
Moses
The Cheap Detective
(1978)
Tinker
Truck Turner
(1974)
Duke
Two of a Kind
(1983)
Earl
Stay Hungry
(1976)
William
Bronco Billy
(1980)
Doc Lynch
Full Filmography
Acting
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
(1951)
Scatman
Walking My Baby Back Home
(1953)
Smiley Gordon
East of Sumatra
(1953)
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair
(1953)
Enoch Jones
Johnny Dark
(1954)
Himself
Between Heaven and Hell
(1956)
George (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Trappers
(1958)
Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
(1959)
Crabman
The Sins of Rachel Cade
(1961)
Musinga
Lady in a Cage
(1964)
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Patsy
(1964)
Shoeshine Boy
Hook, Line and Sinker
(1969)
The Corpse (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
The Aristocats
(1970)
Scat Cat (voice)
Bloody Mama
(1970)
Moses
The Great White Hope
(1970)
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Chandler
(1971)
Smoke
The King of Marvin Gardens
(1972)
Lewis
The Lorax
(1972)
Singer
Lady Sings the Blues
(1972)
Big Ben
Detroit 9000
(1973)
Reverend Markham
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
(1973)
Cleveland
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
(1973)
(voices)
Black Belt Jones
(1974)
Pop Byrd
Truck Turner
(1974)
Duke
Sty of the Blind Pig
(1974)
Doc
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975)
Orderly Turkle
Linda Lovelace for President
(1975)
Super Black
Coonskin
(1975)
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
The Fortune
(1975)
Fisherman
Friday Foster
(1975)
Reverend Noble Franklin
Win, Place or Steal
(1975)
Attendant
Man on the Outside
(1975)
Ruben Hammer
Stay Hungry
(1976)
William
Silver Streak
(1976)
Ralston
The Shootist
(1976)
Moses
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
(1976)
Ben Benson
Joys
(1976)
Self
The Cheap Detective
(1978)
Tinker
Mean Dog Blues
(1978)
Mudcat
Scavenger Hunt
(1979)
Sam
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
(1979)
Crazy Legs (voice)
The Shining
(1980)
Hallorann
Bronco Billy
(1980)
Doc Lynch
Making 'The Shining'
(1980)
Self
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
(1981)
Dewey Stevens
Zapped!
(1982)
Dexter Jones
Deadly Eyes
(1982)
George Faskins
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
(1982)
Mose Wheeler
Working
(1982)
Parking Attendant
Two of a Kind
(1983)
Earl
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
(1983)
Self - Sketch Performer
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(1983)
Mr. Bloom
The Journey of Natty Gann
(1985)
Sherman
The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
(1986)
Jazz
The Transformers: The Movie
(1986)
Jazz (voice)
Rock Odyssey
(1987)
Jukebox (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
(2011)
(voice) (archive footage)
The Chickening
(2015)
Dick (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sound