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Died aged 76Also known asBenjamin Crothers, Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, Benjamin Sherman Crothers, اسکیتمن کراترزGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/05/1910Born inTerre Haute, Indiana, USADied22/11/1986 (aged 76)Died inVan NuysCauselung cancerWikidataQ501996 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#7077 ↗
Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers 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).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shine On: The Forgotten Shining LocationMovie | Self (archive footage) | 114 |
| 2024 | Transformers: 40th Anniversary EventMovie | Jazz (archive audio) | 114 |
| 2011 | Scooby-Doo! and the PiratesMovie | (voice) (archive footage) | 101 |
| 1987 | Transformers: The Return of Optimus PrimeMovie | Jazz | 77 |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The MovieMovie | Jazz (voice) | 76 |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty GannMovie | Sherman | 75 |
| 1985 | Paw PawsSeries | Eugene the Genie (voice) | 75 |
| 1984 | The TransformersSeries | Jazz (voice) | 74 |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The MovieMovie | Mr. Bloom | 73 |
| 1983 | Two of a KindMovie | Earl | 73 |
| 1983 | Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?Movie | Self - Sketch Performer | 73 |
| 1983 | This Is Your LifeSeries | Self | 73 |
| 1983 | CasablancaSeries | Sam | 73 |
| 1982 | HotelSeries | — | 72 |
| 1982 | Madame's PlaceSeries | Self | 72 |
| 1982 | Matt HoustonSeries | — | 72 |
| 1982 | Zapped!Movie | Dexter Jones | 72 |
| 1982 | Missing Children: A Mother's StoryMovie | Mose Wheeler | 72 |
| 1982 | It Takes TwoSeries | — | 72 |
| 1982 | WorkingMovie | Parking Attendant | 72 |
| 1982 | One of the BoysSeries | Bernard Soloman | 72 |
| 1981 | Hill Street BluesSeries | — | 71 |
| 1981 | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandMovie | Dewey Stevens | 71 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Series | Tickler | 70 |
| 1980 | The ShiningMovie | Hallorann | 70 |
| 1980 | The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow WhiteMovie | Nate (voice) | 70 |
| 1980 | Bronco BillyMovie | Doc Lynch | 70 |
| 1980 | Making 'The Shining'Movie | Self | 70 |
| 1979 | Scavenger HuntMovie | Sam | 69 |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooSeries | (voice) | 69 |
| 1979 | The Super GlobetrottersSeries | Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice) | 69 |
| 1978 | Flying HighSeries | — | 68 |
| 1978 | Vega$Series | — | 68 |
| 1978 | TaxiSeries | Walt | 68 |
| 1978 | The Cheap DetectiveMovie | Tinker | 68 |
| 1978 | NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneyMovie | Self | 68 |
| 1978 | Mean Dog BluesMovie | Mudcat | 68 |
| 1977 | The Incredible HulkSeries | — | 67 |
| 1977 | The Love BoatSeries | Virgil Gibson | 67 |
| 1977 | RootsSeries | Mingo | 67 |
| 1976 | Stay HungryMovie | William | 66 |
| 1976 | Laverne & ShirleySeries | — | 66 |
| 1976 | The ShootistMovie | Moses | 66 |
| 1976 | Silver StreakMovie | Ralston | 66 |
| 1976 | JoysMovie | Self | 66 |
| 1976 | Chesty Anderson U.S. NavyMovie | Ben Benson | 66 |
| 1975 | Starsky & HutchSeries | — | 65 |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestMovie | Orderly Turkle | 65 |
| 1975 | The FortuneMovie | Fisherman | 65 |
| 1975 | Linda Lovelace for PresidentMovie | Super Black | 65 |
| 1975 | Win, Place or StealMovie | Attendant | 65 |
| 1975 | CoonskinMovie | Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice) | 65 |
| 1975 | Friday FosterMovie | Reverend Noble Franklin | 65 |
| 1975 | Man on the OutsideMovie | Ruben Hammer | 65 |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries | Uncle Filemon | 64 |
| 1974 | Black Belt JonesMovie | Pop Byrd | 64 |
| 1974 | Chico and the ManSeries | Louie | 64 |
| 1974 | Hong Kong PhooeySeries | Hong Kong Phooey (voice) | 64 |
| 1973 | KojakSeries | Gaylord Fuller | 63 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries | Self | 63 |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-OffMovie | Cleveland | 63 |
| 1973 | Detroit 9000Movie | Reverend Markham | 63 |
| 1973 | Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem GlobetrottersMovie | (voices) | 63 |
| 1973 | GriffSeries | Joe Rawls | 63 |
| 1972 | The New Scooby-Doo MoviesSeries | Meadowlark Lemon (voice) | 62 |
| 1972 | Sanford and SonSeries | — | 62 |
| 1972 | Temperatures RisingSeries | — | 62 |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the BluesMovie | Big Ben | 62 |
| 1972 | The LoraxMovie | Singer | 62 |
| 1971 | NicholsSeries | Jack | 61 |
| 1971 | McMillan & WifeSeries | Floyd | 61 |
| 1971 | ChandlerMovie | Smoke | 61 |
| 1970 | The Odd CoupleSeries | Blind Man | 60 |
| 1970 | Bloody MamaMovie | Moses | 60 |
| 1970 | Harlem GlobetrottersSeries | — | 60 |
| 1970 | The AristocatsMovie | Scat Cat (voice) | 60 |
| 1970 | The Great White HopeMovie | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 60 |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleSeries | One-Man Band | 59 |
| 1969 | Hook, Line and SinkerMovie | The Corpse (uncredited) | 59 |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly!Movie | Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited) | 59 |
| 1968 | Adam-12Series | George Strothers | 58 |
| 1967 | IronsideSeries | Jason | 57 |
| 1967 | MannixSeries | — | 57 |
| 1964 | BewitchedSeries | Handler | 54 |
| 1964 | Lady in a CageMovie | Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 51 |
| 1960 | Tarzan and the TrappersMovie | Tyana (as Sherman Crothers) | 50 |
| 1960 | Tarzan and the TrappersMovie | Tyana | 50 |
| 1959 | BonanzaSeries | Jud | 49 |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street BeatSeries | Joe | 49 |
| 1959 | Porgy and BessMovie | Crabman | 49 |
| 1956 | Between Heaven and HellMovie | George (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries | — | 46 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Timothy | 45 |
| 1954 | Johnny DarkMovie | Himself | 44 |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back HomeMovie | Smiley | 43 |
| 1951 | Yes Sir, Mr. BonesMovie | Scatman | 41 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Johnson | 40 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSeries | Self | 40 |