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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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Bonanza
1959
The Love Boat
1977
Bewitched
1964
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Mannix
1967
Hill Street Blues
1981
Ironside
1967
The Transformers
1984
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Taxi
1978
The Odd Couple
1970
Laverne & Shirley
1976
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Kojak
1973
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Sanford and Son
1972
The Shining
1980
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Roots
1977
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
1977
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
The Aristocats
1970
Hello, Dolly!
1969
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
The Shootist
1976
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
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