Actor, Singer, Musician. He made many appearances in movies as a character actor along with television show guest appearances. He played a dramatic role as Dick Hallorann in the classic Stanley Kubrick horror film The Shining (1980) based on the book by Stephen King. He was the voice of Hanna-Barbera's cartoon...

Jack Nicholson and Scatman Crothers behind the scenes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

It is a pleasure for our Clan Society to officially represent all Carruthers and derivations of the same from wherever they may hail, this includes that of Crothers. As the derivations came about through misspelling of the original root name Carruthers, they are many and varied but all distincly remain accepted as part of the

Scat Cat is a supporting character in Disney's 1970 animated feature film, The Aristocats. Scat Cat was originally written for Louis Armstrong to voice him and was originally named Satchmo Cat. Unfortunately for Armstrong, he became ill and was unable to voice the character, leading to the decision to replace him with Scatman Crothers, rename him "Scat Cat" and write a new song "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat". One night, Thomas O'Malley brings Duchess and her three tired kittens to his…

Born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23, 1910 in Terre Haute, IN. Died Nov. 22, 1986 of cancer in Van Nuys, CA

Who Knew ? Harvey Korman voiced Gazoo!

Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance in The Shining, 1980.

The Shining.