Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1910-05-23
Day of Death
1986-11-22
Place of Birth
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Scatman Crothers
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 (64)
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Jazz (archive audio)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024
⭐ 9.6
Role:
(voice) (archive footage)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Jazz
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Jukebox (voice)
Rock Odyssey
1987
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
⭐ 8.7
Role:
Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Sherman
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Earl
Two of a Kind
1983
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Mr. Bloom
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - Sketch Performer
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Mose Wheeler
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
⭐ 5.7
Role:
George Faskins
Deadly Eyes
1982
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Dexter Jones
Zapped!
1982
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Parking Attendant
Working
1982
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Dewey Stevens
