Scatman Crothers
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 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).
Scatman Crothers | |
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Crothers performing in 1960 | |
| Born | Benjamin Sherman Crothers May 23, 1910 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1986 (aged 76) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, California |
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| Years active | 1932–1986 |
| Spouse |
Helen Sullivan
(m. 1937) |
| Children | 1 |
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