Scatman Crothers
Known For
Acting
Born
1910-05-23 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Died
1986-11-22
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Love Boat
as Virgil Gibson
Bewitched
as Handler
Magnum, P.I.
as Tickler
The Incredible Hulk
Adam-12
as George Strothers
Ironside
as Jason
Hill Street Blues
The Transformers
as Jazz (voice)
Mannix
Hotel
Starsky & Hutch
Taxi
as Walt
Love, American Style
as One-Man Band
The Odd Couple
as Blind Man
The Shining
as Hallorann
Kojak
as Gaylord Fuller
Laverne & Shirley
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Uncle Filemon