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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
1975
The Shining
as Hallorann
1980
The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
1970
Stay Hungry
as William
1976
Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
1980
Silver Streak
as Ralston
1976
Scavenger Hunt
as Sam
1979
Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
1982
Linda Lovelace for President
as Super Black
1975
Bloody Mama
as Moses
1970
The Shootist
as Moses
1976
Two of a Kind
as Earl
1983
Coonskin
as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
1975
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
1985
The Cheap Detective
as Tinker
1978
The Lorax
as Singer
1972
Deadly Eyes
as George Faskins
1982
Black Belt Jones
as Pop Byrd
1974
Making 'The Shining'
as Self
1980
The Fortune
as Fisherman
1975
TV Appearances
Magnum, P.I.
as Tickler
1980
Bourbon Street Beat
as Joe
1959
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Scooby's All-Stars
as Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
1977
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Odd Couple
as Blind Man
1970
The Love Boat
as Virgil Gibson
1977
Chico and the Man
as Louie
1974
Mannix
1967
Hill Street Blues
1981
Sanford and Son
1972