About
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.
Filmography
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location2024 · Self (archive footage)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event2024 · Jazz (archive audio)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates2011 · (voice) (archive footage)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime1987 · Jazz
Rock Odyssey1987 · Jukebox (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie1986 · Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye1986 · Jazz (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann1985 · Sherman
Two of a Kind1983 · Earl
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983 · Mr. Bloom
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?1983 · Self - Sketch Performer
Missing Children: A Mother's Story1982 · Mose Wheeler
Deadly Eyes1982 · George Faskins
Zapped!1982 · Dexter Jones
Working1982 · Parking Attendant
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island1981 · Dewey Stevens
Making 'The Shining'1980 · Self
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White1980 · Nate (voice)
Bronco Billy1980 · Doc Lynch
The Shining1980 · Hallorann