
Scatman Crothers
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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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.363 |
Birthday | 1910-05-22 |
Place of Birth | Terre Haute, Indiana, USA |
Also Known As | Benjamin Crothers, Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, Benjamin Sherman Crothers, اسکیتمن کراترز, |

1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.414/10649
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1980

The Shining
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1970

The Aristocats
7.3/5067
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1976

Stay Hungry
5.7/79
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1980

Bronco Billy
6.3/267
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1976

Silver Streak
6.7/334
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1979

Scavenger Hunt
5.6/34
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1982

Zapped!
5.2/129
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1975

Linda Lovelace for President
4.083/12
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1970

Bloody Mama
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1976

The Shootist
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1983

Two of a Kind
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1975

Coonskin
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1985

The Journey of Natty Gann
6.9/151
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1978

The Cheap Detective
6.224/85
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1972

The Lorax
7.132/136
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1982

Deadly Eyes
6/40
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1974

Black Belt Jones
5.9/59
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1980

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7.15/110
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1975

The Fortune
5.3/48
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1972

The King of Marvin Gardens
5.8/87
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1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade
5.5/6
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1975

Friday Foster
6/47
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1979

Banjo the Woodpile Cat
6.3/33
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1973

Detroit 9000
5.4/25
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1971

Chandler
4.5/9
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1976

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
4/5
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1978

Mean Dog Blues
4.9/5
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1953

Walking My Baby Back Home
9/1
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1953

East of Sumatra
5.5/2
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1987

Rock Odyssey
6.8/5
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1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5/735
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1975

Man on the Outside
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1972

Lady Sings the Blues
6.9/65
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1969

Hello, Dolly!
7/360
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1970

The Great White Hope
6.1/33
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1974

Truck Turner
6.6/54
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1958

Tarzan and the Trappers
4/22
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1953

Meet Me at the Fair
7/1
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1982

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
6.7/3
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1981

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
5.3/6
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1973

Slaughter's Big Rip Off
4.8/5
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7.1/4
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
0/0
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1954

Johnny Dark
5/5
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1969

Hook, Line and Sinker
4.1/24
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1959

Alias Jesse James
5.9/25
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1986

The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
8.6/21
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1976

Joys
4/0
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1986

The Transformers: The Movie
7.1/530
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1956

Between Heaven and Hell
5.9/31
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1975

Win, Place or Steal
0/0
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1964

Lady in a Cage
6.2/72
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1951

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
4.5/2
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1982

Working
4.3/3
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1974

Sty of the Blind Pig
0/0
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1973

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
9.2/71
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Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
9.5/56
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1964

The Patsy
6.2/52
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1959

Porgy and Bess
6.1/24
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1983

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
0/0
A celebration of how the very young and the very old appreciate and enjoy each other via sketches and variety performances.
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1958

Tarzan and the Trappers
4/22
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1987

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
8.5/9
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