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Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) -- Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game...
"The Love Boat" (1977): Season 1: Episode 17 -- Guest stars include Marianne Marks,  Priscilla Barnes,  Vernee Watson-Johnson,  Graham Jarvis,  Bobby Sherman,  Scatman Crothers,  Vicki Lawrence,  Maria O'Brie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) -- Clip: Opening Credits
Truck Turner (1974) -- Truck is a bounty hunter who gets a job to track down a guy named Gator. When he and his partner find him...
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) -- Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game...

Overview

Date of Birth:
23 May 1910, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA more
Date of Death:
22 November 1986, Van Nuys, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Songwriter ("Dearest One"), actor, composer, singer, comedian, and guitarist who... more
Trivia:
Some sources erroneously credit him as Billie Holiday's jilting lover... more
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Down 44% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(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 Crothers
US TV Schedule:
Thur. Nov. 121:00 PMBET Friday Foster  more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Rock Odyssey (1987) (voice) Narrator 1987 - -
- 2. The Transformers: The Movie (1986)   (voice) Jazz 1986 - 7.2 (17,976)
AKAs:
  • Toransufômaa: Za mûbii (Japan)
  • Transformers: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
- 3. "Morningstar/Eveningstar" (1986)   Excell Dennis (7 episodes, 1986) 1986 - -
- 4. "Transformers" (1984)   Jazz (34 episodes, 1984-1986) 1986 - 8.3 (3,766)
AKAs:
  • Super God Robot Force
  • Tatakae! Chô robot seimeitai Transformer (Japan)
  • The Transformers (USA: new title)
  • Transformer 2010 (Japan: third season title)
  • Transformers: Generation 1 (USA: informal title)
- 5. The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) Sherman 1985 - 6.8 (2,121)
- 6. "The Paper Chase" (1978)   Mr. Sims (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 8.3 (170)
AKAs:
  • The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title)
  • The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title)
  • The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title)
  • The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title)
- 7. "Matt Houston" (1982)   Moonshine Moody (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.7 (144)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Pryor's Place" (1984)   Uncle Moses (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 6.2 (22)
- 9. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Malcolm / Virgil 'Scattergun' Gibson (2 episodes, 1978-1984) 1984 - 5.6 (1,089)
- 10. "We Got It Made" (1983)   Franklin (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 4.1 (21)
- 11. "Hill Street Blues" (1981)   Lionel 'Train' Talbot (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 8.3 (1,190)
1 TV episode:
- 12. Two of a Kind (1983)   Earl 1983 - 4.1 (1,546)
AKAs:
  • Pair of Jokers (USA: cable TV title)
  • Twist of Fate (USA: cable TV title)
- 13. "Hotel" (1983)   Garland Fisk (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 5.7 (234)
AKAs:
  • Arthur Hailey's Hotel
1 TV episode:
- 14. "Casablanca" (1983)   Sam (5 episodes, 1983) 1983 - 6.8 (17)
- 15. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Mr. Bloom (Segment #2) 1983 - 6.3 (10,982)
- 16. "Taxi" (1978)   Walt (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 7.9 (1,644)
- 17. "Jokebook" (1982) (voice) Main Title Singer (1982) 1982 - -
- 18. Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982) (TV) Mose Wheeler 1982 - 7.2 (18)
- 19. "It Takes Two" (1982)   Manny Gilliam (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 6.0 (13)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Deadly Eyes (1982)   George Faskins 1982 - 2.7 (326)
AKAs:
  • Night Eyes
  • Rats (Australia: video box title)
- 21. Zapped! (1982) Dexter Jones 1982 - 4.0 (2,183)
- 22. "One of the Boys" (1982)   Bernard Solomon (10 episodes, 1982) 1982 - 8.7 (6)
- 23. "American Playhouse" (1982)   Parking Attendant (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.2 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Benson" (1979)   Mr. Thompkins (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.2 (441)
1 TV episode:
- 25. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981) (TV) Dewey Stevens 1981 - 3.5 (375)
- 26. "Magnum, P.I." (1980)   Tickler, the Piano Player (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 7.7 (2,866)
1 TV episode:
- 27. Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981) (TV) Reuben Milo 1981 - -
- 28. "NBC Special Treat" (1975)   T.P. Jackson (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - -
- 29. Bronco Billy (1980) Doc Lynch 1980 - 5.9 (3,677)
- 30. The Shining (1980)   Dick Hallorann 1980 - 8.5 (157,703)
AKAs:
  • Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'
- 31. "Laverne & Shirley" (1976)   Porter (2 episodes, 1980) 1980 - 6.8 (646)
AKAs:
  • Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)
  • Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)
  • Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title)
- 32. Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979) (TV) (voice) Crazy Legs 1979 - 6.9 (66)
- 33. Scavenger Hunt (1979) Sam 1979 - 5.7 (1,079)
- 34. "The Super Globetrotters" (1979)   Liquid Man / Nate Branch (13 episodes, 1979) 1979 - 6.0 (18)
- 35. "The Incredible Hulk" (1978)   Edgar McGee (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 7.2 (1,504)
- 36. "Vega$" (1978)   Rosey / Rosie (2 episodes, 1978-1979) 1979 - 7.1 (182)
- 37. "ABC Weekend Specials" (1977)   (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 8.1 (44)
- 38. "Flying High" (1978)   Crothers (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.0 (22)
- 39. "Charlie's Angels" (1976)   Jip Baker (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.6 (1,177)
- 40. "Chico and the Man" (1974)   Louie (65 episodes, 1974-1978) 1978 - 6.1 (154)
- 41. The Cheap Detective (1978)   Tinker 1978 - 6.1 (1,444)
AKAs:
  • Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
- 42. Mean Dog Blues (1978) Mudcat 1978 - 6.2 (122)
- 43. "C B Bears" (1977) Segment title narrator 1977 - 6.8 (7)
- 44. "The Skatebirds" (1977) (voice) Scat Cat 1977 - -
- 45. "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)   Fireball (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.0 (928)
- 46. "Roots" (1977)   Mingo (2 episodes, 1977) 1977 - 8.7 (3,618)
AKAs:
  • Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
- 47. "Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics" (1977)   (voice) Hong Kong Phooey 1977 - 6.8 (162)
AKAs:
  • Laff-A Lympics (USA: segment title)
  • Scooby's All Stars (USA: new title)
  • Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (USA: new title)
- 48. Silver Streak (1976) Ralston 1976 - 6.7 (5,881)
- 49. Chesty Anderson, USN (1976)   (as Scat-Man Crothers) Ben Benson 1976 - 4.1 (37)
AKAs:
  • Anderson's Angels
  • Chesty Anderson, US Navy
- 50. "The David Steinberg Show" (1972)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 6.4 (16)
- 51. The Shootist (1976) Moses Brown (liveryman) 1976 - 7.7 (7,705)
- 52. Stay Hungry (1976) William 1976 - 5.7 (1,191)
- 53. "Petrocelli" (1974)   Jubilee Jones (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.4 (140)
1 TV episode:
- 54. Friday Foster (1975) Noble Franklin 1975 - 5.6 (367)
- 55. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Turkle 1975 - 8.9 (189,111)
- 56. Coonskin (1975)   (as Scat Man Crothers) Pappy/Old Man Bone 1975 - 6.8 (538)
AKAs:
  • Bustin' Out (USA: reissue title)
  • Street Fight (USA: video title)
- 57. Man on the Outside (1975) (TV) Ruben Hammer 1975 - -
- 58. The Fortune (1975)   Fisherman 1975 - 5.6 (744)
AKAs:
  • Spite and Malice
- 59. Linda Lovelace for President (1975)   Super Black 1975 - 4.8 (87)
AKAs:
  • Hot Neon (UK: new title)
- 60. Win, Place or Steal (1975)   Attendant 1975 - 3.0 (20)
AKAs:
  • Another Day at the Races
  • Just Another Day at the Races
  • The Big Payoff
  • Three for the Money
- 61. "Sanford and Son" (1972)   Bowlegs (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 8.1 (1,012)
- 62. "The Odd Couple" (1970)   Blind Man (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 8.3 (580)
- 63. "Mannix" (1967)   Mudcat (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.3 (317)
1 TV episode:
- 64. "McMillan & Wife" (1971)   Floyd (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.6 (204)
AKAs:
  • McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
- 65. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974)   Uncle Filemon (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 8.5 (707)
AKAs:
  • The Night Stalker
1 TV episode:
- 66. "Hong Kong Phooey" (1974) Hong Kong Phooey / Penrod 'Penry' Pooch (unknown episodes) 1974 - 7.2 (293)
- 67. "Toma" (1973)   (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.8 (43)
- 68. Truck Turner (1974)   Duke 1974 - 6.7 (681)
AKAs:
  • Black Bullet
- 69. Black Belt Jones (1974) Pop Byrd 1974 - 5.9 (718)
- 70. The Sty of the Blind Pig (1974) (TV) Doc 1974 - -
- 71. "Griff" (1973)   Joe Rawls (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - -
1 TV episode:
- 72. "Ironside" (1967)   Jason (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.1 (311)
AKAs:
  • The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- 73. "Kojak" (1973)   Gaylord Fuller (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.3 (797)
1 TV episode:
- 74. "Temperatures Rising" (1972)   Timmy (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 5.5 (20)
AKAs:
  • The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
- 75. "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" (1972)   George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (3 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 7.4 (302)
AKAs:
  • Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (USA: video title)
  • Scooby-Doo's New Comedy Movie Pictures (USA: alternative title)
- 76. Detroit 9000 (1973)   Reverend Markham 1973 - 5.9 (288)
AKAs:
  • Call Detroit 9000 (UK)
  • Detroit Heat (USA: video title)
- 77. Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)   Cleveland 1973 - 5.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • Slaughter 2 (USA: alternative title)
- 78. "Adam-12" (1968)   Mr. Struthers (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.4 (385)
1 TV episode:
- 79. "Love, American Style" (1969)   (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding") / One Man Band (segment "Love and the Dummies") (2 episodes, 1969-1972) 1972 - 6.5 (288)
- 80. Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Big Ben 1972 - 6.9 (1,261)
- 81. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) (as Benjamin 'Scatman' Crothers) Lewis 1972 - 6.4 (1,431)
- 82. "Bewitched" (1964)   Handler (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.9 (2,192)
- 83. Chandler (1971) Smoke 1971 - 4.4 (86)
- 84. The AristoCats (1970) (voice) Scat Cat 1970 - 6.8 (9,934)
- 85. "The Governor & J.J." (1969)   Rupert (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 6.4 (26)
- 86. "Barefoot in the Park" (1970)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 5.8 (10)
- 87. The Great White Hope (1970) (uncredited) Carnival Barker 1970 - 7.0 (979)
- 88. "Harlem Globe Trotters" (1970)   George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (unknown episodes) 1970 - 5.9 (34)
AKAs:
  • The Go-Go Globetrotters (USA: rerun title)
- 89. Bloody Mama (1970) (as 'Scatman' Crothers) Moses 1970 - 5.3 (1,091)
- 90. Hello, Dolly! (1969) (uncredited) Mr. Jones, redcap railroad porter 1969 - 6.9 (4,262)
- 91. Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) (uncredited) The Corpse 1969 - 4.7 (241)
- 92. "Dragnet 1967" (1967)   Dave Richmond (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.0 (231)
AKAs:
  • Dragnet (USA: syndication title)
  • Dragnet 1968 (USA: second season title)
  • Dragnet 1969 (USA: third season title)
  • Dragnet 1970 (USA: fourth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 93. Alvarez Kelly (1966) (uncredited) Bellhop 1966 - 6.2 (744)
- 94. Three on a Couch (1966) (uncredited) Party guest 1966 - 6.1 (294)
- 95. The Family Jewels (1965) (uncredited) Airport employee 1965 - 5.8 (710)
- 96. "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964) (unknown episodes) 1964 - 6.9 (101)
- 97. The Patsy (1964) Shoeshine Boy 1964 - 5.9 (547)
- 98. Lady in a Cage (1964) Junkyard Proprietor's Assistant 1964 - 6.7 (853)
- 99. "Bonanza" (1959)   Jud (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.3 (1,146)
AKAs:
  • Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 100. The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) Musinga 1961 - 5.7 (139)
- 101. "Bourbon Street Beat" (1959)   Joe, the Musician (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.9 (45)
1 TV episode:
- 102. "Matty's Funday Funnies" (1959)   Wildman of Wildsville (unknown episodes) 1959 - 7.6 (23)
AKAs:
  • Beany and Cecil (USA: new title)
  • Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (USA: new title)
- 103. Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) Railroad porter 1959 - 6.5 (378)
- 104. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   Timothy, the Waiter (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.8 (1,223)
1 TV episode:
- 105. The Gift of Love (1958) (uncredited) Sam the gardener 1958 - 6.2 (112)
- 106. Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) (as Sherman Crothers) Tyana 1958 - 4.8 (161)
- 107. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (1956)   Cicero (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.7 (42)
- 108. Between Heaven and Hell (1956) (uncredited) George 1956 - 6.7 (362)
- 109. Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) (as Scat Man Crothers) 'Smiley' Gordon 1953 - 6.0 (23)
- 110. East of Sumatra (1953) Baltimore 1953 - 5.3 (75)
- 111. Meet Me at the Fair (1953) Enoch Jones 1953 - 6.0 (43)
- 112. The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan (1952) 1952 - -
- 113. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 114. Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951) 1951 - 5.2 (8)
Soundtrack
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- 1. "American Playhouse" (1982)   (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.2 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Scavenger Hunt (1979) (performer: "There's Enough For Everyone") 1979 - 5.7 (1,079)
- 3. The Cheap Detective (1978)   (performer: "Jeepers Creepers") 1978 - 6.1 (1,444)
AKAs:
  • Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
- 4. "Sanford and Son" (1972)   (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 8.1 (1,012)
1 TV episode:
- 5. The AristoCats (1970) (performer: "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat") 1970 - 6.8 (9,934)
- 6. 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") 1966 - 6.5 (44)
AKAs:
  • Alice in Wonderland (USA: short title)
- 7. 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)) 1953 - 6.0 (43)
- 8. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
Self
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- 1. The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1986) Himself 1986 - -
- 2. "This Is Your Life" (1983)   Himself (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - -
- 3. The 5th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1984) (TV) Himself 1984 - -
- 4. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" (1983)   Himself (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - -
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Madame's Place" (1982)   Himself (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.2 (44)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The John Davidson Show" (1980)   Himself (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - -
- 7. "Kids Are People, Too" (1978)   Himself (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 8.1 (16)
- 8. "Ad Lib" (1981) Himself (unknown episodes) 1981 - -
- 9. The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (1980) (TV) Himself 1980 - -
- 10. Making 'The Shining' (1980) (TV) Himself 1980 - 7.5 (712)
- 11. NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978) (TV) Himself 1978 - 7.1 (14)
- 12. "Break the Bank" (1976)   Himself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - -
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The David Steinberg Show" (1972)   Himself (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 6.4 (16)
- 14. Joys (1976) (TV)   Himself 1976 - 6.3 (38)
AKAs:
  • Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in 'Joys' (USA: complete title)
- 15. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Himself (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.6 (80)
- 16. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (3 episodes, 1975) 1975 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- 17. Andy Williams Presents (1974) (TV) Himself 1974 - -
- 18. "The Spade Cooley Show" (1958) Himself (Guest Musician) 1958 - -
- 19. Johnny Dark (1954) Himself 1954 - 5.8 (121)
- 20. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Himself (5 episodes, 1952-1954) 1954 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- 21. Surprising Suzie (1953) (as Scat-Man Crothers) Himself 1953 - -
- 22. King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra (1950) (as Scat-Man Crothers) Himself - Comedian 1950 - -

Additional Details

Other Works:
Album: "Big Ben Sings", 1973 (Motown) more
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