
Scatman Crothers
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.
TV Shows(30)
Morningstar/Eveningstar

Paw Paws
Eugene the Genie (voice)

The Transformers
Jazz (voice)

Casablanca
Sam
This Is Your Life
Self

Hotel
Garland Fisk

Matt Houston

It Takes Two

Madame's Place
Self
One of the Boys
Bernard Soloman

Hill Street Blues

Magnum, P.I.
Tickler

The Super Globetrotters
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice)

Vega$

Flying High

Taxi
Walt

The Incredible Hulk

Scooby's All-Stars
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

The Love Boat
Virgil Gibson