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American entertainer (1910–1986)

This article is about Scatman Crothers. For the later jazz musician and singer named "Scatman", see Scatman John.

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986)^[1] 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 Disney animated film The Aristocats (1970).

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Music career

Crothers began his musical career as a teenager. He sang and was self-educated on guitar and drums. He was in a band that played in speakeasies in Terre Haute, Indiana.^[2][3][4] During Scatman Crothers Net Worth 2025: Money, Salary, Bio - CelebsMoney RID