Scatman Crothers
- Birthday
- May 23, 1910
Bio: African- American entertainer Scatman Crothers supported himself as a drummer throughout his high-school years. He formed a popular dance band, playing successful engagements even in the whitest of white communities, regaling audiences with his free-form "scat singing." In the formative years of television, Crothers became the first black performer to host a TV… More Bio: African- American entertainer Scatman Crothers supported himself as a drummer throughout his high-school years. He formed a popular dance band, playing successful engagements even in the whitest of white communities, regaling audiences with his free-form "scat singing." In the formative years of television, Crothers became the first black performer to host a TV musical program in Los Angeles. He made his movie debut in the 1951 minstrel-show pastiche Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951). The best of his 1950s film appearances was as Dan Dailey's medicine-show partner in Meet Me at the Fair (1952). For the next three decades, Crother's movie roles varied in size; he was seen to best advantage as the concerned handyman in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). Adult TV fans will remember Scatman Crothers as Louie the garbageman on the 1970s sitcom Chico and the Man; Crothers also did voice-over work in the title role of the Saturday morning cartoon series Hong Kong Phooey. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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Ad Lib: O.C. Smith - How Sweet It Is (2009)
- Actor
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New Orleans Jazz (2004)
- Actor
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Sty of the Blind Pig (2003)
- Actor
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Detroit 9000 (1998)
- Rev. Markham
- 29%
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The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
- Sherman
- 100%
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Scatman Crothers Videos
The Shining
2 minutes 31 seconds
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
23 seconds
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1 minutes 15 seconds
Lady Sings The Blues
1 minutes 32 seconds
Truck Turner
2 minutes 28 seconds
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