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Scatman Crothers

American entertainer (1910–1986)

  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum0.8
  • Wikipedia31.3K
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Lived 1910–1986, aged 76United States
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    30 languages
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  • Era
    1910–1986
    Aged 76
  • Known for
    The Shining
    1980
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

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). He was also a prolific voice 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 Disney animated film The Aristocats (1970).

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  • Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
  • Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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57.1
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Momentum0.8
Historical23.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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