Scatman Crothers
Acting
Born May 23, 1910 · Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Bonanza
Ironside
Adam-12
Hill Street Blues
Love, American Style
Magnum, P.I.
Mannix
Bewitched
The Shining
Taxi
American Playhouse
The Transformers
Starsky & Hutch
Hotel
The Incredible Hulk
Laverne & Shirley
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Kojak
Sanford and Son
The Odd Couple
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
McMillan & Wife
Matt Houston
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Scooby's All-Stars
Vega$
Chico and the Man
Madame's Place
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Johnny Midnight
Roots
Lux Video Theatre
The Aristocats
Nichols