Scatman Crothers
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.
Acting
Movie
The Shining
as Hallorann
1980
Movie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Orderly Turkle
1975
Movie
The Aristocats
as Scat Cat (voice)
1970
Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Mr. Bloom
1983
TV
Bewitched
as Handler
1964
Movie
The Transformers: The Movie
as Jazz (voice)
1986
TV
The Incredible Hulk
1977
TV
Bonanza
as Jud
1959
TV
Magnum, P.I.
as Tickler
1980
TV
The Transformers
as Jazz (voice)
1984
Movie
Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
1969
Movie
The Shootist
as Moses
1976
Movie
Silver Streak
as Ralston
1976
TV
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
as (voice)
1979
Movie
Bronco Billy
as Doc Lynch
1980
TV
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
as Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
1972
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Timothy
1955
TV
Roots
as Mingo
1977
TV
Starsky & Hutch
1975
TV
The Love Boat
as Virgil Gibson
1977
TV
Taxi
as Walt
1978
Movie
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sherman
1985
Movie
Zapped!
as Dexter Jones
1982
Movie
The Lorax
as Singer
1972
