Scatman Crothers

Acting

May 23, 1910 – Nov 22, 1986 · Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Shining1980
as ⁨Hallorann⁩
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
as ⁨Orderly Turkle⁩
The Aristocats1970
as ⁨Scat Cat (voice)⁩
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983
as ⁨Mr. Bloom⁩
The Transformers: The Movie1986
as ⁨Jazz (voice)⁩
Hello, Dolly!1969
as ⁨Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)⁩
The Shootist1976
as ⁨Moses⁩
Silver Streak1976
as ⁨Ralston⁩
as ⁨Doc Lynch⁩
as ⁨Sherman⁩
as ⁨Dexter Jones⁩
as ⁨Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)⁩
as ⁨Singer⁩
as ⁨Earl⁩
as ⁨Tinker⁩
as ⁨Moses⁩
as ⁨Lewis⁩
as ⁨William⁩
as ⁨Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Big Ben⁩
as ⁨Pop Byrd⁩
as ⁨(voices)⁩
as ⁨Duke⁩
as ⁨Shoeshine Boy⁩
as ⁨Reverend Noble Franklin⁩
as ⁨Fisherman⁩
as ⁨(voice) (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨George Faskins⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Shining1980
as ⁨Hallorann⁩
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
as ⁨Orderly Turkle⁩
The Aristocats1970
as ⁨Scat Cat (voice)⁩
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983
as ⁨Mr. Bloom⁩
The Transformers: The Movie1986
as ⁨Jazz (voice)⁩
Hello, Dolly!1969
as ⁨Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)⁩
The Shootist1976
as ⁨Moses⁩
Silver Streak1976
as ⁨Ralston⁩
as ⁨Doc Lynch⁩
as ⁨Sherman⁩
as ⁨Dexter Jones⁩
as ⁨Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)⁩
as ⁨Singer⁩
as ⁨Earl⁩
as ⁨Tinker⁩
as ⁨Moses⁩
as ⁨Lewis⁩
as ⁨William⁩
as ⁨Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Big Ben⁩
as ⁨Pop Byrd⁩
as ⁨(voices)⁩
as ⁨Duke⁩
as ⁨Shoeshine Boy⁩
as ⁨Reverend Noble Franklin⁩
as ⁨Fisherman⁩
as ⁨(voice) (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨George Faskins⁩