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Scatman Crothers

Acting Born May 23, 1910 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Bonanza

as Jud

Hill Street Blues

1981

Ironside

as Jason

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
Film

Unfaithful

as Walt
Film

The Shining

as Hallorann
Film

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

as Orderly Turkle

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Virgil Gibson
  • Bonanza (1959) as Jud
  • Hill Street Blues (1981)
  • Ironside (1967) as Jason
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Adam-12 (1968) as George Strothers
  • Mannix (1967)
  • Bewitched (1964) as Handler
  • Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Tickler
  • Love, American Style (1969) as One-Man Band
  • The Transformers (1984) as Jazz (voice)
  • Hotel (1982) as Garland Fisk
  • The Incredible Hulk (1977)
  • Starsky & Hutch (1975)
  • Taxi (1978) as Walt
  • The Shining (1980) as Hallorann
  • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
  • Kojak (1973) as Gaylord Fuller
  • The Odd Couple (1970) as Blind Man
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Orderly Turkle
  • Sanford and Son (1972)
  • Matt Houston (1982)