Scatman Crothers
Also known as Benjamin Sherman Crothers
American entertainer (1910–1986)
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Acting · 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…
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- Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event — Jazz (archive audio)2024
- Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates — (voice) (archive footage)2011
- Rock Odyssey — Jukebox (voice)1987
- Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime — Jazz1987
- The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye — Jazz (voice)1986
- The Transformers: The Movie — Jazz (voice)1986
- Morningstar/Eveningstar1986
- The Journey of Natty Gann — Sherman1985
- Paw Paws — Eugene the Genie (voice)1985
- The Transformers — Jazz (voice)1984
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1910 births1986 deaths20th-century African-American male actors20th-century African-American male singers20th-century American male actors20th-century American male singers20th-century American singersAmerican male film actorsAmerican male jazz musiciansAmerican male voice actorsBurials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)Capitol Records artists