This article is about Scatman Crothers. For the later jazz musician and singer named "Scatman", see Scatman John.
Scatman Crothers
Crothers performing in 1960
Born
Benjamin Sherman Crothers
(1910-05-23)May 23, 1910
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died
November 22, 1986(1986-11-22) (aged 76)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, California
Occupations
Actor
musician
Years active
1932–1986
Spouse
Helen Sullivan
(m. 1937)
Children
1
Benjamin Sherman “Scatman” Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986)[1] was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and Dick Hallorann in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). He was also a prolific voice-over actor who provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the Harlem Globetrotters animated TV series, Jazz the Autobot in The Transformers and The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the title character in Hong Kong Phooey, and Scat Cat in the animated film The Aristocats (1970).
^Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 136. ISBN 978-0313344237.
Benjamin Sherman “Scatman” Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man...
well as the performance by ScatmanCrothers, have been positively received by fans. While not as well acclaimed as Crothers' portrayal, Melvin Van Peebles'...
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drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and ScatmanCrothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson and director...
Harris, Eva Gabor, Hermione Baddeley, Dean Clark, Sterling Holloway, ScatmanCrothers, and Roddy Maude-Roxby. In 1962, The Aristocats project began as an...
Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, John Carradine, ScatmanCrothers, Richard Lenz, Harry Morgan, Sheree North and Hugh O'Brian. In 1977...
the final print), with storyboards by Pete Alvarado. This features ScatmanCrothers in his final film appearance, released following his death. The film...
with her. During this 1930s era, other famous scat singers included ScatmanCrothers—who would go on to movie and television fame—and British dance band...
recovered. The show also had a veteran and talented supporting cast. ScatmanCrothers portrayed Louie Wilson, Ed's friend and garbageman; Bonnie Boland played...
Love the Bomb' at IMDb Haskins, James; Crothers, Helen (1991). Scatman: An Authorized Biography of ScatmanCrothers. W. Morrow. p. 178. ISBN 0688085210....
for helping them catch the bad guys and bringing them to justice. ScatmanCrothers as Hong Kong Phooey/Penrod "Penry" Pooch Kathy Gori as Rosemary Joe...
Vigoda, James Coco, Phil Silvers, Fernando Lamas, Nicol Williamson, ScatmanCrothers, Vic Tayback and Paul Williams. Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk), a bumbling...
a large ensemble cast which includes Richard Benjamin, James Coco, ScatmanCrothers, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Roddy McDowall, Robert...
intended building site except for a karate dojo owned by "Pop" Byrd (ScatmanCrothers), who refuses to give up his property. The Don contacts an indebted...
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