Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers, eigentlich Benjamin Sherman Crothers, (* 23. Mai 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana; † 22. November 1986 in Van Nuys, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Komponist und Schauspieler. Andauernde Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch die Rolle des Dick Hallorann in Shining sowie als Nachtwächter in Einer flog über das Kuckucksnest. Insgesamt wirkte Crothers in mehr als 120 Filmen und Fernsehserien mit. Seine Karriere als Musiker erstreckte sich über einen Zeitraum von mehr als 60 Jahren.
Fotos
Filme (64)

Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024 · Self (archive footage)

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024 · Jazz (archive audio)

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011 · (voice) (archive footage)

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987 · Jazz

Rock Odyssey
1987 · Jukebox (voice)

The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Jazz (voice)

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986 · Jazz (voice)

The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Sherman

Two of a Kind
1983 · Earl

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Mr. Bloom
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983 · Self - Sketch Performer

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982 · Mose Wheeler

Deadly Eyes
1982 · George Faskins

Zapped!
1982 · Dexter Jones

Working
1982 · Parking Attendant

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · Dewey Stevens

Making 'The Shining'
1980 · Self

The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980 · Nate (voice)

Bronco Billy
1980 · Doc Lynch

The Shining
1980 · Hallorann

Scavenger Hunt
1979 · Sam

Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979 · Crazy Legs (voice)

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 · Self

The Cheap Detective
1978 · Tinker

Mean Dog Blues
1978 · Mudcat

Silver Streak
1976 · Ralston

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976 · Ben Benson

The Shootist
1976 · Moses

Stay Hungry
1976 · William

Joys
1976 · Self

Friday Foster
1975 · Reverend Noble Franklin

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Orderly Turkle

Coonskin
1975 · Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice), Songs

Man on the Outside
1975 · Ruben Hammer

The Fortune
1975 · Fisherman

Linda Lovelace for President
1975 · Super Black

Win, Place or Steal
1975 · Attendant

Truck Turner
1974 · Duke

Sty of the Blind Pig
1974 · Doc

Black Belt Jones
1974 · Pop Byrd

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973 · (voices)

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Cleveland

Detroit 9000
1973 · Reverend Markham

The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · Lewis

Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · Big Ben

The Lorax
1972 · Singer

Chandler
1971 · Smoke

The Aristocats
1970 · Scat Cat (voice)

The Great White Hope
1970 · Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Bloody Mama
1970 · Moses

Hello, Dolly!
1969 · Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 · The Corpse (uncredited)

The Patsy
1964 · Shoeshine Boy

Lady in a Cage
1964 · Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Musinga

Tarzan and the Trappers
1960 · Tyana, Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)

Porgy and Bess
1959 · Crabman

Alias Jesse James
1959 · Railroad Porter (uncredited)

Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · George (uncredited)

Johnny Dark
1954 · Himself

Walking My Baby Back Home
1953 · Smiley

East of Sumatra
1953 · Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Meet Me at the Fair
1953 · Enoch Jones

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951 · Scatman
Serien (52)
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986

Paw Paws
1985 · Eugene the Genie (voice)

The Transformers
1984 · Jazz (voice)
This Is Your Life
1983 · Self

Casablanca
1983 · Sam

It Takes Two
1982

Matt Houston
1982

Madame's Place
1982 · Self

Hotel
1982 · Garland Fisk
Jokebook
1982 · Theme Song Performance

One of the Boys
1982 · Bernard Soloman

American Playhouse
1982 · Parking Attendant

Hill Street Blues
1981

Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Tickler

The Super Globetrotters
1979 · Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979 · (voice)

Flying High
1978

Vega$
1978

Taxi
1978 · Walt

The Incredible Hulk
1977

Love Boat
1977 · Virgil Gibson

Scooby's All-Stars
1977 · Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

Roots
1977 · Mingo

Laverne & Shirley
1976

Starsky & Hutch
1975

Chico and the Man
1974 · Louie

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Uncle Filemon

Hong Kong Phooey
1974 · Hong Kong Phooey (voice)

Kojak
1973 · Gaylord Fuller
Griff
1973 · Joe Rawls

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self

Temperatures Rising
1972

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 · Meadowlark Lemon (voice)

Sanford and Son
1972

McMillan & Wife
1971 · Floyd

Nichols
1971 · Jack

The Odd Couple
1970 · Blind Man

Harlem Globetrotters
1970

Love, American Style
1969 · One-Man Band

Adam-12
1968 · George Strothers

Mannix
1967

Ironside
1967 · Jason

Bewitched
1964 · Handler

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self

Johnny Midnight
1960 · Train Attendant (uncredited)

Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · Joe

Bonanza
1959 · Jud

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Timothy

Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Johnson

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self



