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Overview
Mini Biography:
Songwriter ("Dearest One"), actor, composer, singer, comedian, and guitarist who... moreAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Hong Kong Phooey Going Live Action (From Cinematical. 13 July 2009, 2:15 PM, PDT)
‘Hong Kong Phooey’ Heading To The Big Screen
(From Screen Rant. 13 July 2009, 12:04 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
'Scatman' Crothers | Benjamin 'Scatman' Crothers | Scat Man Crothers | Scat-Man Crothers | Sherman CrothersUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. Nov. 12 | 1:00 PM | BET | Friday Foster | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- Rock Odyssey (1987) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice) .... Jazz
... aka Toransufômaa: Za mûbii (Japan)
... aka Transformers: The Movie (USA: DVD box title) - "Morningstar/Eveningstar" .... Excell Dennis (7 episodes, 1986)
- Episode #1.7 (1986) TV episode .... Excell Dennis
- Episode #1.6 (1986) TV episode .... Excell Dennis
- Episode #1.5 (1986) TV episode .... Excell Dennis
- Episode #1.4 (1986) TV episode .... Excell Dennis
- Episode #1.3 (1986) TV episode .... Excell Dennis
(2 more) - "Transformers" .... Jazz (34 episodes, 1984-1986)
... aka Super God Robot Force
... aka Tatakae! Chô robot seimeitai Transformer (Japan)
... aka The Transformers (USA: new title)
... aka Transformer 2010 (Japan: third season title)
... aka Transformers: Generation 1 (USA: informal title)
- Starscream's Brigade (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Jazz
- Cosmic Rust (1985) TV episode (voice) .... Jazz
- Masquerade (1985) TV episode (voice) .... Jazz
- Aerial Assault (1985) TV episode (voice) .... Jazz
- The Key to Vector Sigma: Part 2 (1985) TV episode (voice) .... Jazz
(29 more) - The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) .... Sherman
- "The Paper Chase" .... Mr. Sims (1 episode, 1985)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title)
- Lasting Impressions (1985) TV episode .... Mr. Sims - "Matt Houston" .... Moonshine Moody (1 episode, 1985)
- Death Trap (1985) TV episode .... Moonshine Moody - "Pryor's Place" .... Uncle Moses (1 episode, 1984)
- Too Old Too Soon, Too Smart Too Late (1984) TV episode .... Uncle Moses - "The Love Boat" .... Malcolm / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1984)
- Santa, Santa, Santa/Another Dog Gone Christmas/Noel's Christmas Carol (1984) TV episode .... Malcolm
- The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson/Winner Take Love (1978) TV episode .... Virgil 'Scattergun' Gibson - "We Got It Made" .... Franklin (1 episode, 1984)
- Mickey Makes the Grade (1984) TV episode .... Franklin - "Hill Street Blues" .... Lionel 'Train' Talbot (1 episode, 1984)
- The End of Logan's Run (1984) TV episode .... Lionel 'Train' Talbot - Two of a Kind (1983) .... Earl
... aka Pair of Jokers (USA: cable TV title)
... aka Twist of Fate (USA: cable TV title) - "Hotel" .... Garland Fisk (1 episode, 1983)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Confrontations (1983) TV episode .... Garland Fisk - "Casablanca" .... Sam (5 episodes, 1983)
- Divorce Casablanca Style (1983) TV episode .... Sam
- The Cashier and the Belly Dancer (1983) TV episode .... Sam
- Jenny (1983) TV episode .... Sam
- Master Builder's Woman (1983) TV episode .... Sam
- Who Am I Killing (1983) TV episode .... Sam - Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) .... Mr. Bloom (Segment #2)
- "Taxi" .... Walt (1 episode, 1983)
- A Grand Gesture (1983) TV episode .... Walt - "Jokebook" (1982) TV series (voice) .... Main Title Singer (1982)
- Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982) (TV) .... Mose Wheeler
- "It Takes Two" .... Manny Gilliam (1 episode, 1982)
- Death Penalty (1982) TV episode .... Manny Gilliam - Deadly Eyes (1982) .... George Faskins
... aka Night Eyes
... aka Rats (Australia: video box title) - Zapped! (1982) .... Dexter Jones
- "One of the Boys" .... Bernard Solomon (10 episodes, 1982)
- Don't Bank on It: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Bernard Solomon
- Don't Bank on It: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Bernard Solomon
- On the Rebound (1982) TV episode .... Bernard Solomon
- His Old Flame (1982) TV episode .... Bernard Solomon
- The Lass Is Always Greener (1982) TV episode .... Bernard Solomon
(5 more) - "American Playhouse" .... Parking Attendant (1 episode, 1982)
- Working (1982) TV episode .... Parking Attendant - "Benson" .... Mr. Thompkins (1 episode, 1982)
- In the Red (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Thompkins - The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981) (TV) .... Dewey Stevens
- "Magnum, P.I." .... Tickler, the Piano Player (1 episode, 1981)
- Lest We Forget (1981) TV episode .... Tickler, the Piano Player - Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981) (TV) .... Reuben Milo
- "NBC Special Treat" .... T.P. Jackson (1 episode, 1980)
- Sunshine's on the Way (1980) TV episode .... T.P. Jackson - Bronco Billy (1980) .... Doc Lynch
- The Shining (1980) .... Dick Hallorann
... aka Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' - "Laverne & Shirley" .... Porter (2 episodes, 1980)
... aka Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)
... aka Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)
... aka Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title)
- Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Porter
- Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Porter - Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Sam
- Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979) (TV) (voice) .... Crazy Legs
- "The Super Globetrotters" .... Liquid Man / ... (13 episodes, 1979)
- The Super Globetrotters vs. Attila the Hun (1979) TV episode .... Nate Branch/Liquid Man
- The Super Globetrotters vs. Merlo the Magician (1979) TV episode .... Nate Branch/Liquid Man
- The Super Globetrotters vs. Bullmoose (1979) TV episode .... Nate Branch/Liquid Man
- The Super Globetrotters vs. Transylvania Terrors (1979) TV episode .... Nate Branch/Liquid Man
- The Super Globetrotters vs. The Time Lord (1979) TV episode .... Nate Branch/Liquid Man
(8 more) - "The Incredible Hulk" .... Edgar McGee (1 episode, 1979)
- My Favorite Magician (1979) TV episode .... Edgar McGee - "Vega$" .... Rosey / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
- The Usurper (1979) TV episode .... Rosey
- High Roller (1978) TV episode .... Rosie - "ABC Weekend Specials" (1 episode, 1979)
- The Puppy's Great Adventure (1979) TV episode (voice) - "Flying High" .... Crothers (1 episode, 1978)
- South by Southwest (1978) TV episode .... Crothers - "Charlie's Angels" .... Jip Baker (1 episode, 1978)
- Angels in Vegas (1978) TV episode .... Jip Baker - "Chico and the Man" .... Louie (65 episodes, 1974-1978)
- The Hot Rock (1978) TV episode .... Louie
- The Peeping Tom (1978) TV episode .... Louie
- Help Wanted (1978) TV episode .... Louie
- Della and Son (1978) TV episode .... Louie
- Ed Brown's Car Wash (1978) TV episode .... Louie
(60 more) - The Cheap Detective (1978) .... Tinker
... aka Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title) - Mean Dog Blues (1978) .... Mudcat
- "C B Bears" (1977) TV series .... Segment title narrator
- "The Skatebirds" (1977) TV series (voice) .... Scat Cat
- "Starsky and Hutch" .... Fireball (1 episode, 1977)
- Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road (1977) TV episode .... Fireball - "Roots" .... Mingo (2 episodes, 1977)
... aka Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
- Part Eight (1977) TV episode .... Mingo
- Part Nine (1977) TV episode .... Mingo - "Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics" (1977) TV series (voice) .... Hong Kong Phooey
... aka Laff-A Lympics (USA: segment title)
... aka Scooby's All Stars (USA: new title)
... aka Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (USA: new title) - Silver Streak (1976) .... Ralston
- Chesty Anderson, USN (1976) (as Scat-Man Crothers) .... Ben Benson
... aka Anderson's Angels
... aka Chesty Anderson, US Navy - "The David Steinberg Show" (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode - The Shootist (1976) .... Moses Brown (liveryman)
- Stay Hungry (1976) .... William
- "Petrocelli" .... Jubilee Jones (1 episode, 1976)
- Jubilee Jones (1976) TV episode .... Jubilee Jones - Friday Foster (1975) .... Noble Franklin
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) .... Turkle
- Coonskin (1975) (as Scat Man Crothers) .... Pappy/Old Man Bone
... aka Bustin' Out (USA: reissue title)
... aka Street Fight (USA: video title) - Man on the Outside (1975) (TV) .... Ruben Hammer
- The Fortune (1975) .... Fisherman
... aka Spite and Malice - Linda Lovelace for President (1975) .... Super Black
... aka Hot Neon (UK: new title) - Win, Place or Steal (1975) .... Attendant
... aka Another Day at the Races
... aka Just Another Day at the Races
... aka The Big Payoff
... aka Three for the Money - "Sanford and Son" .... Bowlegs (1 episode, 1975)
- The Stand-In (1975) TV episode .... Bowlegs - "The Odd Couple" .... Blind Man (1 episode, 1974)
- The Subway Story (1974) TV episode .... Blind Man - "Mannix" .... Mudcat (1 episode, 1974)
- The Green Men (1974) TV episode .... Mudcat - "McMillan & Wife" .... Floyd (1 episode, 1974)
... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
- Downshift to Danger (1974) TV episode .... Floyd - "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Uncle Filemon (1 episode, 1974)
... aka The Night Stalker
- The Zombie (1974) TV episode (as Scat Man Crothers) .... Uncle Filemon - "Hong Kong Phooey" (1974) TV series .... Hong Kong Phooey / ... (unknown episodes)
- "Toma" (1 episode, 1974)
- The Street (1974) TV episode - Truck Turner (1974) .... Duke
... aka Black Bullet - Black Belt Jones (1974) .... Pop Byrd
- The Sty of the Blind Pig (1974) (TV) .... Doc
- "Griff" .... Joe Rawls (1 episode, 1973)
- Isolate and Destroy (1973) TV episode .... Joe Rawls - "Ironside" .... Jason (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- The Last Payment (1973) TV episode .... Jason - "Kojak" .... Gaylord Fuller (1 episode, 1973)
- The Corrupter (1973) TV episode .... Gaylord Fuller - "Temperatures Rising" .... Timmy (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
- The Mothers (1973) TV episode .... Timmy - "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" .... George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (USA: video title)
... aka Scooby-Doo's New Comedy Movie Pictures (USA: alternative title)
- Mystery of Haunted Island (1973) TV episode (voice) .... George 'Meadowlark' Lemon
- The Loch Ness Mess (1972) TV episode (voice) .... George 'Meadowlark' Lemon
- The Ghostly Creep from the Deep (1972) TV episode (voice) .... George 'Meadowlark' Lemon - Detroit 9000 (1973) .... Reverend Markham
... aka Call Detroit 9000 (UK)
... aka Detroit Heat (USA: video title) - Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) .... Cleveland
... aka Slaughter 2 (USA: alternative title) - "Adam-12" .... Mr. Struthers (1 episode, 1972)
- Hot Spell (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Struthers - "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding") / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1972)
- Love and the Clinic/Love and the Perfect Wedding/Love and the President/Love and the Return of Raymond (1972) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding")
- Love and the Athlete/Love and the Dummies/Love and Mother/Love and the Shower (1969) TV episode .... One Man Band (segment "Love and the Dummies") - Lady Sings the Blues (1972) .... Big Ben
- The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) (as Benjamin 'Scatman' Crothers) .... Lewis
- "Bewitched" .... Handler (1 episode, 1971)
- Three Men and a Witch on a Horse (1971) TV episode .... Handler - Chandler (1971) .... Smoke
- The AristoCats (1970) (voice) .... Scat Cat
- "The Governor & J.J." .... Rupert (1 episode, 1970)
- Check the Check (1970) TV episode .... Rupert - "Barefoot in the Park" (1 episode, 1970)
- Somethin' Fishy (1970) TV episode - The Great White Hope (1970) (uncredited) .... Carnival Barker
- "Harlem Globe Trotters" (1970) TV series .... George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (unknown episodes)
... aka The Go-Go Globetrotters (USA: rerun title) - Bloody Mama (1970) (as 'Scatman' Crothers) .... Moses
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) (uncredited) .... Mr. Jones, redcap railroad porter
- Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) (uncredited) .... The Corpse
- "Dragnet 1967" .... Dave Richmond (1 episode, 1967)
... aka Dragnet (USA: syndication title)
... aka Dragnet 1968 (USA: second season title)
... aka Dragnet 1969 (USA: third season title)
... aka Dragnet 1970 (USA: fourth season title)
- The Missing Realtor (1967) TV episode .... Dave Richmond - Alvarez Kelly (1966) (uncredited) .... Bellhop
- Three on a Couch (1966) (uncredited) .... Party guest
- The Family Jewels (1965) (uncredited) .... Airport employee
- "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Patsy (1964) .... Shoeshine Boy
- Lady in a Cage (1964) .... Junkyard Proprietor's Assistant
- "Bonanza" .... Jud (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- The Smiler (1961) TV episode .... Jud - The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) .... Musinga
- "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Joe, the Musician (1 episode, 1959)
- The Mourning Cloak (1959) TV episode .... Joe, the Musician - "Matty's Funday Funnies" (1959) TV series .... Wildman of Wildsville (unknown episodes)
... aka Beany and Cecil (USA: new title)
... aka Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (USA: new title) - Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Railroad porter
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Timothy, the Waiter (1 episode, 1958)
- Don't Interrupt (1958) TV episode .... Timothy, the Waiter - The Gift of Love (1958) (uncredited) .... Sam the gardener
- Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) (as Sherman Crothers) .... Tyana
- "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Cicero (1 episode, 1957)
- The Quarantine (1957) TV episode .... Cicero - Between Heaven and Hell (1956) (uncredited) .... George
- Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) (as Scat Man Crothers) .... 'Smiley' Gordon
- East of Sumatra (1953) .... Baltimore
- Meet Me at the Fair (1953) .... Enoch Jones
- The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan (1952)
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #2.23 (1952) TV episode .... Sketch Actor - Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
Soundtrack:
- "American Playhouse" (1 episode, 1982)
- Working (1982) TV episode (performer: "Lovin' Al", "If I Could've Been") - Scavenger Hunt (1979) (performer: "There's Enough For Everyone")
- Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979) (TV) (performer: "I'll Stick with You, Kid")
- The Cheap Detective (1978) (performer: "Jeepers Creepers")
... aka Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title) - "Sanford and Son" (1 episode, 1975)
- The Stand-In (1975) TV episode ("All of Me" (uncredited)) - The AristoCats (1970) (performer: "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat")
- Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) (TV) (performer: "What's a Nice Kid Like You")
... aka Alice in Wonderland (USA: short title) - Meet Me at the Fair (1953) (writer: "I WAS THERE" (uncredited)) (performer: "OH! SUSANNA" (uncredited), "EZEKIEL SAW DE WHEEL" (uncredited), "ALL GOD'S CHILLUN GOT SHOES" (uncredited), "I WAS THERE" (uncredited), "I GOT THE SHINIEST MOUTH IN TOWN" (uncredited))
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #2.23 (1952) TV episode (performer: "Birth of the Blues" (uncredited))
Self:
- The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1986) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Scatman Crothers (1984) TV episode .... Himself - The 5th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode dated 10 July 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself - "Madame's Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode #1.48 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - "The John Davidson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode dated 12 January 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - "Kids Are People, Too" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
- Episode dated 4 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - "Ad Lib" (1981) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Making 'The Shining' (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "Break the Bank" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Steinberg Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #1.11 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Joys (1976) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in 'Joys' (USA: complete title) - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 9 February 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1975)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 31 December 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 June 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - Andy Williams Presents (1974) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Spade Cooley Show" (1958) TV series .... Himself (Guest Musician)
- Johnny Dark (1954) .... Himself
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1952-1954)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #4.20 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.12 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.29 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.6 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.37 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Surprising Suzie (1953) (as Scat-Man Crothers) .... Himself
- King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra (1950) (as Scat-Man Crothers) .... Himself - Comedian
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