Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers Headshot

Actor • Musician

Birth Date: May 23, 1910

Death Date: November 22, 1986 — 76 years old

Birth Place: Terre Haute, Indiana

IMDB

Bald, wide-eyed character player with a raspy voice whose career reached its peak in the 1970s and early 80s with several memorable screen roles (e.g. Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" 1980) and the popular TV show "Chico and the Man" (1974-1978).

Credits

Actor Guest Producer Director Writer Music All Credits

An Evening at the Improv

Guest
Show
2000

Rock Odyssey

Narrator
Show
1987

The Journey of Natty Gann

Actor
Sherman
Movie
1985

Natty Gann

Actor
Movie
1985

The TransformersStream

Voice
Jazz
Series
1984

Hotel

Guest Star
Soap
1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Actor
Mr. Bloom
Movie
1983

Two of a Kind

Actor
Earl
Movie
1983

One of the Boys

Actor
Bernard Solomon
Show
1982

Los Estudiantes se Divierten

Actor
Movie
1982

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Actor
Mose Wheeler
Movie
1982

Deadly Eyes

Actor
George Foskins
Movie
1982

Zapped!

Actor
Dexter Jones
Movie
1982

Rats

Actor
George Foskins
Movie
1982

Hill Street BluesStream

Guest Star
Lionel "Train" Talbot
Series
1981
97%

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Actor
Dewey Stevens
Movie
1981

The ShiningStream

Actor
Dick Hallorann
Movie
1980
83%

Bronco BillyStream

Actor
Doc Lynch
Movie
1980
75%

The Super GlobetrottersStream

Voice
Liquid Man
Series
1979

Scavenger Hunt

Actor
Sam
Movie
1979

TaxiStream

Guest Star
Walt
Series
1978

The Incredible HulkStream

Guest Star
Series
1978

Vegas

Actor
Rosey
Movie
1978

Mean Dog Blues

Actor
Mudcat
Movie
1978

The Cheap DetectiveStream

Actor
Tinker
Movie
1978
53%

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Ted Knight

Actor
Show
1977

Charlie's AngelsStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

Laverne & ShirleyStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

Silver StreakStream

Actor
Ralston
Movie
1976
76%

The ShootistStream

Actor
Moses Brown (liveryman)
Movie
1976
83%

Stay Hungry

Actor
William
Movie
1976

Starsky & HutchStream

Guest Star
Series
1975

The Fortune

Actor
Fisherman
Movie
1975

Man on the Outside

Actor
Ruben Hammer
Movie
1975

Coonskin

Voice
Pappy/Old Man Bone
Movie
1975

Friday Foster

Actor
Noble Franklin
Movie
1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestStream

Actor
Orderly Turkle
Movie
1975
93%

Chico and the ManStream

Actor
Louie Wilson
Series
1974

Kolchak: The Night StalkerStream

Guest Star
Series
1974
100%

Hong Kong PhooeyStream

Voice
Series
1974

Encantadora de Serpientes

Actor
Movie
1974

Un Hombre Llamado Hero

Actor
Movie
1974

Truck TurnerStream

Actor
Duke
Movie
1974
60%

Black Belt JonesStream

Actor
Pop Byrd
Movie
1974

KojakStream

Guest Star
Gaylord Fuller
Series
1973

Detroit 9000

Actor
Reverend Markham
Movie
1973

The David Steinberg Show

Guest Star
Series
1972

Sanford & SonStream

Guest Star
Series
1972

Lady Sings the Blues

Actor
Big Ben
Movie
1972
71%

The King of Marvin Gardens

Actor
Lewis
Movie
1972

Billie Holiday chante le blues

Actor
Movie
1972

The Good Life

Guest Star
Show
1971

McMillan & WifeStream

Guest Star
Floyd
Series
1971

The Odd Couple

Guest Star
Blind Man
Series
1970

The Great White Hope

Actor
Carnival Barker
Movie
1970
43%

The AristocatsStream

Voice
Scat Cat
Movie
1970
64%

Bloody MamaStream

Actor
Moses
Movie
1970
13%

Love, American Style

Actor
Series
1969

The Governor & J.J.

Guest Star
Rupert
Show
1969

MannixStream

Guest Star
Mudcat
Series
1967

Three on a Couch

Actor
Party Guest
Movie
1966

BewitchedStream

Guest Star
Handler
Series
1964

Lady in a Cage

Actor
Junkyard Proprietor's Assistant
Movie
1964

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonStream

Guest
Talk
1962

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Actor
Musinga
Movie
1961

BonanzaStream

Guest Star
Series
1959

Alias Jesse James

Actor
Railroad Porter
Movie
1959

Between Heaven and HellStream

Actor
George (uncredited)
Movie
1956

Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStream

Actor
Timothy
Series
1955

Meet Me at the Fair

Actor
Enoch Jones
Movie
1953

East of Sumatra

Actor
Baltimore
Movie
1953

Photos

EAST OF SUMATRA, Scatman Crothers, 1953MEET ME AT THE FAIR, Dan Dailey, Chet Allen, Scatman Crothers, 1953TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, Scatman Crothers, 1983, (c) Warner BrosTWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, (l-r): Helen Shaw, Selma Diamond, Martin Garner, Bill Quinn, Peter Bracco, Scatman Crothers, Murray Matheson, 1983, (c)Warner BrosSLAUGHTER'S BIG RIPOFF, Jim Brown, Scatman Crothers, 1973