Scatman Crothers

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    May 23, 1910

    Day of Death

    November 22, 1986 (76 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

    Scatman Crothers

    Biography

    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.

    Known For

    • The Shining

      The Shining

      1980

    • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

      One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

      1975

    • The Aristocats

      The Aristocats

      1970

    • Twilight Zone: The Movie

      Twilight Zone: The Movie

      1983

    • Bewitched

      Bewitched

      1964

    • The Transformers: The Movie

      The Transformers: The Movie

      1986

    • The Incredible Hulk

      The Incredible Hulk

      1977

    • Magnum, P.I.

      Magnum, P.I.

      1980

    • The Transformers

      The Transformers

      1984

    • Hello, Dolly!

      Hello, Dolly!

      1969

    • The Shootist

      The Shootist

      1976

    • Silver Streak

      Silver Streak

      1976

    • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

      Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

      1979

    • Bronco Billy

      Bronco Billy

      1980

    • The New Scooby-Doo Movies

      The New Scooby-Doo Movies

      1972