Scatman Crothers

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

Born Benjamin Sherman Crothers
May 23, 1910
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died November 22, 1986 (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, California
Occupations
Actormusician

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 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).