Scatman Crothers
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Black actor with positive out look. Played garbageman on Chico and the Man but can be heared on many cartoon shows.
  • Thomas Family Descendant
  • Colored Reflections
    • May 23, 1910 Terre Haute Nov 22, 1986

    1910
    05/23 - Born Benjamin Sherman Crothers.in TERRE HAUTE, IN.
    1950
    The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan [music] (G&S).
    1956
    Between Heaven and Hell.
    1964
    Lady In A Cage [DVD](1964) DVD
    On a sweltering holiday weekend, wealthy widow Olivia de Havilland becomes trapped in her large estate's elevator. While coping with the stifling heat and her increasing claustrophobia, de Havilland's problems become much worse when a group of sadistic vandals invades her home. Nail-biting thriller co-stars James Caan (in his first film role), Jennifer Billingsley, Jeff Corey. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
    1970
    The Aristocats. (Sept) Harlem Globtrotters.
    1972
    The King of Marvin Gardens. Lady Sings the Blues. (11/25) New Scooby-Doo Movies "The Ghostly Creeps from the Deep" [DVD]. (12/30) New Scooby-Doon Movies "The Lochness Mess" [DVD].
    1973
    Detroit 9000. (09/08) New Scooby-Doo Movies "The Mystery of Haunted Island" [DVD].
    1974 Chico And The Man: Television Favorites [DVD] DVD
    Chico spends the day trying to convince Ed to hire him in the series's pilot episode; Ed tries to keep Chico from spending too much money on a girl, in "If I Were a Rich Man"; Chico and Ed become roommates, in "Chico and the Van"; "Chico's Cousin Pepe," a blind, womanizing singer, causes a stir when he comes to visit; "Chico's Padre" is a wealthy man who turns up after many years and invites his son to come live with him; and Chico recruits an old friend of Ed's to pretend to be the voice of the Almighty in order to get Ed to go to his own birthday party in Prinze's final episode, "Ed Talks to God." 150 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
    (1974-76, 78, 80-81)
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  • Cartoon Network Dept. of Cartoons
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    Black Belt Jones. Truck Turner.
  • (09/20) Kolchak: The Night Stalker "The Zombie".
    1975
    The Fortune. Friday Foster. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
    1976
    Chico and the Man CHICOCROTHERSTVG.JPG 100*200 03/13 - TV Guide.
    The Shootist. Silver Streak [DVD](1976) DVD. Stay Hungry.
    1978
    The Cheap Detective.
    1980
    Bronco Billy. The Shining.
    1982
    Zapped!.
    1983
    CROTHERSTZ.JPG 100*150 Twilight Zone - The Movie.
    1986
    The Transformers

    11/22 -Died. Buried in Forest Lawns, Burbank, Grave.
    Scatman: An Authorized Biography. CROTHERSBOOK.JPG 100*150
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    Indiana Hollywood Hall of FAME member