Highest rated as cast or director
The Shining
1980
Scooby's All-Stars
1977 · 2 Seasons
The Aristocats
1970
Hong Kong Phooey
1974 · 1 Season
Scatman Crothers's 6 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 69, led by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (86) and Scooby's All-Stars (76), against 63 for those from the 1980s.
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.
Acted in 101
2020s
- 2024
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
Jazz (archive audio)
2010s
- 2011
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
(voice) (archive footage)
1980s
- 1987
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
Jazz
Rock Odyssey
Jukebox (voice)
- 1986
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Jazz (voice)
- 1985
Paw Paws
Eugene the Genie (voice) · 21 episodes
- 1984
- 1983
Two of a Kind
Earl
Casablanca
Sam · 5 episodes
- 1982
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Mose Wheeler
It Takes Two
TV
Working
Parking Attendant
One of the Boys
Bernard Soloman · 13 episodes
- 1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Dewey Stevens
- 1980
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
Nate (voice)
1970s
- 1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Crazy Legs (voice)
The Super Globetrotters
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice) · 13 episodes
- 1978
Mean Dog Blues
Mudcat
- 1977
- 1976
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Ben Benson
- 1975
Man on the Outside
Ruben Hammer
Linda Lovelace for President
Super Black
Win, Place or Steal
Attendant
- 1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
Doc
Black Belt Jones
Pop Byrd
- 1973
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
(voices)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Cleveland
- 1972
The King of Marvin Gardens
Lewis
Lady Sings the Blues
Big Ben
The Lorax
Singer
- 1971
Chandler
Smoke
- 1970
The Great White Hope
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1964
The Patsy
Shoeshine Boy
Lady in a Cage
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Musinga
- 1960
Johnny Midnight
Train Attendant (uncredited) · 1 episode
1950s
- 1959
Porgy and Bess
Crabman
- 1956
Between Heaven and Hell
George (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1953
Walking My Baby Back Home
Smiley
East of Sumatra
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair
Enoch Jones
- 1951
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Scatman
- 1950
Sound 1
1970s
- 1975
Appearances10
2020s
- 2024
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1982
- 1980
Making 'The Shining'
Self
1970s
- 1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
- 1976
- 1973
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1954
Johnny Dark
Himself
- 1950
