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Scatman Crothers Biography (1910-)

Full name, Benjamin Sherman Crothers; born May 23, 1910, in Terre Haute, IN;married Helen Sullivan, 1937; children: Donna. Addresses: AGENT--Don Schwartz & Associates, 8721 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 23, 1910

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• FILM DEBUT--Meet Me at the Fair, 1949.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Hello Dolly, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
• The Great White Hope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
• Lady Sings the Blues, Paramount, 1972.
• The King of Marvin Gardens, Columbia, 1972.
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975.
• The Fortune, Columbia, 1975.
• The Shootist, Paramount, 1976.
• Silver Streak, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.
• Scavenger Hunt, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
• Bronco Billy, Warner Brothers, 1980.
• The Shining, Warner Brothers, 1980.
• Zapped, Embassy, 1982.
• The Rats (also known as Deadly Eyes), 1982.
• "Kick the Can," Twilight Zone, The Movie, Warner Brothers, 1983.
• Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.
• The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Louie, Chico and The Man, NBC, 1974-78.
• Bernard Solomon, One of the Boys, NBC, 1982.
• Sam, Casablanca, NBC, 1983.
• Excell, Morning Star, Evening Star, CBS, 1986.
• Also performed voiceovers for cartoons.
• MINI-SERIES Mingo, Roots, ABC, 1977-78.