Acting
Scatman Crothers
Also Known As: Benjamin Crothers, Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, Benjamin Sherman Crothers
Birth Date
May 23, 1910
Death Date
November 22, 1986
(passed away at 76)
Place of Birth
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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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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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962 • 5 episodes
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The Mike Douglas Show
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1961 • 2 episodes
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Bonanza
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1959 • 1 episode
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The Love Boat
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1977 • 1 episode
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Taxi
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1978 • 1 episode
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Ironside
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1967 • 1 episode
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Mannix
1967 • 1 episode
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Magnum, P.I.
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1980 • 1 episode
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Bewitched
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1964 • 1 episode
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The Shining
Hallorann
1980
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Hill Street Blues
1981 • 1 episode
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Adam-12
George Strothers
1968 • 1 episode
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The Transformers
Jazz (voice)
1984 • 92 episodes
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Love, American Style
One-Man Band
1969 • 1 episode
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Kojak
Gaylord Fuller
1973 • 1 episode
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The Incredible Hulk
1977 • 1 episode
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American Playhouse
Parking Attendant
1982 • 1 episode
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Starsky & Hutch
1975 • 1 episode
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Hotel
Garland Fisk
1982 • 1 episode
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Orderly Turkle
1975