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Scatman Crothers

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Biography

Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23 1910, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He started his musical career aged 15 as a…more

Born

5/23/1910, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Died

11/22/1986

Birth Name

Benjamin Sherman Crothers

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (12)

Role
- Transformers
  Jazz
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Face of the Nijika
    11/20/86
  - S 3: Ep 27 The Burden Hardest to Bear
    11/19/86
  - S 3: Ep 26 Call of the Primitives
    11/18/86
  - S 3: Ep 25 Money Is Everything
    11/17/86
  - S 3: Ep 24 Grimlock's New Brain
    11/14/86
  - + 55 More Credits
- Casablanca (1983)
  Sam
  - S 1: Ep 5 Divorce, Casablanca Style
    9/3/83
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Cashier and the Belly Dancer
    8/27/83
  - S 1: Ep 3 Jenny
    4/24/83
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Master Builder's Woman
    4/17/83
  - S 1: Ep 1 Who Am I Killing?
    4/10/83
- One of the Boys
  Bernard Solomon
  - S 1: Ep 13 One of the Boys (Pilot)
    4/24/82
  - S 1: Ep 12 Don't Bank on It - Part 2
    4/17/82
  - S 1: Ep 11 Don't Bank on It - Part 1
    4/10/82
  - S 1: Ep 10 On the Rebound
    4/3/82
  - S 1: Ep 9 Extracurricular activities
    3/20/82
  - + 8 More Credits
- Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics
  Hong Kong Phooey
  - S 2: Ep 8 Siam and the Moon
    7/31/78
  - S 2: Ep 7 Canada and Warsaw, Poland
    7/24/78
  - S 2: Ep 6 Morocco and Washington, D.C.
    7/17/78
  - S 2: Ep 5 New Orleans and Atlantis
    7/10/78
  - S 2: Ep 4 The French Riviera and New Zealand
    7/3/78
  - + 19 More Credits
- Chico And The Man
  Louie Wilson
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Hot Rock
    7/21/78
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Peeping Tom
    7/14/78
  - S 4: Ep 19 Help Wanted
    7/7/78
  - S 4: Ep 18 Della and Son
    6/30/78
  - S 4: Ep 23 Buenas Dias, Mr. President
    6/16/78
  - + 82 More Credits
- Hong Kong Phooey
  (voice) Penrod "Penry" Pooch / Hong Kong Phooey
  - S 1: Ep 31 Comedy Cowboys
    12/21/74
  - S 1: Ep 30 The Incredible Mr. Shrink
    12/14/74
  - S 1: Ep 29 Dr. Disguiso
    12/14/74
  - S 1: Ep 27 Mr. Tornado
    12/7/74
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Great Choo Choo Robbery
    11/30/74
  - + 12 More Credits
- Hong Kong Phooey
  Hong Kong Phoey
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Little Crook Who Wasn’t There
    12/7/74
- Hong Kong Phooey
  Hong Kong Phoey (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 4 Cotton Pickin’ Pocket Picker
    9/14/74
- Hong Kong Phooey
  Hong Kong Phooey
  - S 1: Ep 2 Zoo Story
    9/7/74
- The Harlem Globetrotters
  George "Meadowlark" Lemon
  - S 2: Ep 6 Jungle Jitters
    10/16/71
  - S 2: Ep 5 Soccer To Me
    10/9/71
  - S 2: Ep 4 Granny's Royal Ruckus
    10/2/71
  - S 2: Ep 3 Pardon My Magic
    9/25/71
  - S 2: Ep 2 Nothing To Moon About
    9/18/71
  - + 17 More Credits
- The Beany and Cecil Show
  Wildman
  - S 1: Ep 26 Oil's Well That Ends Well / No Such Thing / D.J. The Dee Jay
    6/30/62
  - S 1: Ep 25 There Goes A Good Squid / Ben Hare / Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
    6/23/62
  - S 1: Ep 24 Cheery Cheery Beany / Nya-Ha Ha! / Swingin' Singin' Sea Serpent
    6/16/62
  - S 1: Ep 23 Mad Isle Of Mad-hatten / Hammy Awards / Hare-cules & The Golden Fleecing
    6/9/62
  - S 1: Ep 22 Beany Blows His Top / Beany Flips His Lid / Fleastone Kop Caper
    6/2/62
  - + 26 More Credits
- Matty's Funday Funnies
  Wildman of Wildsville (voice)
Guest Star (59)

Role
- Transformers
  voice of Audience Member No. 4
  - S 2: Ep 6 Enter the Nightbird
    9/30/85
- The Paper Chase
  Mr. Sims
  - S 3: Ep 12 Lasting Impressions
    9/10/85
- Matt Houston
  Moonshine Moody
  - S 3: Ep 15 Death Trap
    1/18/85
- Pryor's Place
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 13 Too Old Too Soon, Too Smart Too Late
    12/15/84
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 15 Santa, Santa, Santa/Another Dog Gone Christmas/Noel's Christmas Carol
    12/15/84
- Hill Street Blues
  Lionel "Train" Talbot
  - S 4: Ep 17 The End of Logan's Run
    3/1/84
- Hotel
  Garland Fisk
  - S 1: Ep 8 Confrontations
    11/16/83
- Taxi
  Walt
  - S 5: Ep 23 A Grand Gesture
    5/25/83
- It Takes Two (1982)
  Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 3 Death Penalty
    10/28/82
- Hee-Haw
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 2 Ray Stevens / Scatman Crothers / The Million Dollar Band
    9/18/82
- American Playhouse
  Parking Attendant
  - S 1: Ep 14 Working
    4/13/82
- Benson
  Mr. Thomkins
  - S 3: Ep 18 In the Red
    3/26/82
- Magnum, P.I.
  Tickler
  - S 1: Ep 10 Lest We Forget
    2/12/81
- Laverne & Shirley
  The Porter
  - S 5: Ep 21 Murder on the Moose Jaw Express (2)
    3/4/80
  - S 5: Ep 20 Murder on the Moose Jaw Express (1)
    2/26/80
- The Incredible Hulk
  Edgar McGee
  - S 3: Ep 5 My Favorite Magician
    10/26/79
- Vegas
  Rosey
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Usurper
    9/26/79
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 77 Show #3077
    6/5/79
  - S 13: Ep 87 Show #2587
    6/18/75
- Charlie's Angels
  Jip Baker
  - S 3: Ep 1 Angels in Vegas
    9/13/78
- Vegas
  Rosie
  - S 1: Ep 0 High Roller
    4/25/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 98 February 6, 1978
    2/6/78
  - S 4: Ep 4 September 15, 1977
    9/15/77
  - S 3: Ep 144 April 26, 1977
    4/26/77
  - S 2: Ep 131 March 25, 1976
    3/25/76
  - S 2: Ep 80 January 8, 1976
    1/8/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Love Boat
  Virgil "Scattergun" Gibson
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson/Winner Take Love
    1/28/78
- Starsky And Hutch
  "Fireball"
  - S 2: Ep 23 Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road
    3/12/77
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Ted Knight
    3/2/77
  - S 4: Ep 3 Angie Dickinson
    2/8/77
- Roots: The Complete Miniseries
  Mingo
  - S 1: Ep 6 Part 6
    1/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 5 Part 5
    1/27/77
- The David Steinberg Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Scatman Crothers and Mason Reese
    12/10/76
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 26: Ep 3 Joys: A Comedy Whodunit
    3/5/76
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 106 Week of February 9, 1976
    2/9/76
  - S 14: Ep 96 Week of January 26, 1976
    1/26/76
  - S 14: Ep 55 November 14, 1975
    11/14/75
  - S 13: Ep 151 Week of April 14, 1975
    4/14/75
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 72 December 10, 1975
    12/10/75
- Griff
  Ruben Hammer
  - S 1: Ep 0 Man On The Outside
    6/29/75
- Sammy & Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 May 10, 1975
    5/10/75
- Sanford and Son
  Bowlegs
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Stand-In
    1/17/75
- The Odd Couple
  Blind Man
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Subway Story
    10/31/74
- Mannix
  Mudcat
  - S 8: Ep 5 The Green Men
    10/20/74
- McMillan & Wife
  Floyd
  - S 4: Ep 1 Downshift to Danger
    9/29/74
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  Uncle Filemon
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Zombie
    9/20/74
- Hollywood Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Sty of the Blind Pig
    5/31/74
- Griff
  Joe Rawls
  - S 1: Ep 11 Isolate and Destroy
    12/22/73
- Ironside
  Theodore Jason
  - S 7: Ep 13 The Last Payment
    12/20/73
- Kojak
  Gaylord Fuller
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Corrupter
    12/5/73
- Temperatures Rising
  Timmy
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Mothers
    11/6/73
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
  George "Meadowlark" Lemon
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Mystery of Haunted Island
    9/8/73
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
  George 'Meadowlark' Lemon
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Lochness Mess
    12/30/72
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Ghostly Creeps from the Deep
    11/25/72
- Adam-12
  George Strothers
  - S 5: Ep 11 Hot Spell
    12/13/72
- Love, American Style
  Uncle
  - S 4: Ep 32 Love and the Perfect Wedding
    11/3/72
- Nichols
  Jack
  - S 1: Ep 14 Eddie Joe
    1/4/72
- Bewitched
  Handler
  - S 8: Ep 13 Three Men and a Witch on a Horse
    12/15/71
- Barefoot In The Park
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 8 Something Fishy
    11/12/70
- The Governor & J.J.
  The Butler
  - S 2: Ep 8 Check The Check
    11/11/70
- Petrocelli
  Jubilee Jones
  - S 2: Ep 22 Jubilee Jones
- Love, American Style
  One Man Band
  - S 1: Ep 31 Love and the Dummies
    12/1/69
- Dragnet
  Dave Richmond
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Missing Realtor
    11/16/67
- The Beany and Cecil Show
  Wildman
  - S 1: Ep 2 Little Ace From Outer Space / Super Cecil / Wildman From Wildsville
    1/13/62
- Bonanza
  Jud
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Smiler
    9/24/61
- Bourbon Street Beat
  Joe
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Mourning Cloak
    10/12/59
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Timothy, the waiter
  - S 4: Ep 2 Don't Interrupt
    10/12/58
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 20 2/14/1954
    2/14/54
  - S 3: Ep 28 4/5/1953
    4/5/53
  - S 3: Ep 5 10/26/1952
    10/26/52
  - S 2: Ep 37 5/11/1952
    5/11/52
  - S 2: Ep 23 2/3/1952
    2/3/52
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 12 12/20/1953
    12/20/53
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 50 Lovely Day
    8/20/53
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 2 10/5/1952
    10/5/52

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- As befitting a talented and prolific musician like himself, Crothers was born on exactly the same day as impresario Artie Shaw.
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- Scatman was the voice of Jazz, on both The Transformers and Transformers: The Movie (1986).
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- Scatman was the the voice of Scat, the Panther, in The Aristocats (1970).
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