Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

May 23, 1910 · 116 years old

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980. He was also a prolific voiceover artist, and provided…

Known For

22 titles
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The Shining

The Shining

1980 · 2h 26m · Movie

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.

8.4
2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 · 2h 13m · Movie

A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.

8.6
3
The Aristocats

The Aristocats

1970 · 1h 18m · Movie

With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.

7.1
4
The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 · 1h 24m · Movie

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

7.2
5
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 · 1h 41m · Movie

Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.

6.4
6
The Shootist

The Shootist

1976 · 1h 40m · Movie

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

7.6
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Silver Streak

Silver Streak

1976 · 1h 54m · Movie

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance--but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

6.9
8
Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy

1980 · 1h 56m · Movie

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

6.2
9
Zapped!

Zapped!

1982 · 1h 38m · Movie

A high-school whiz kid gains psychic powers from a lab explosion and makes a hit at the prom.

5.0
10
The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985 · 1h 41m · Movie

In the 1930s, a tomboy runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, where he has found work.

7.0
11
The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

1972 · 1h 43m · Movie

A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.

6.5
12
Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

1976 · 1h 42m · Movie

So-called 'special agent' infiltrates into the gym, which is targeted by a dirty business fraud.

5.6
13
Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama

1970 · 1h 30m · Movie

A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.

5.7
14
Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage

1964 · 1h 34m · Movie

A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.

6.7
15
Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974 · 1h 31m · Movie

While tracking a strong-armed pimp who has skipped bail, a bounty hunter discovers a contract has been put out on him and must go on the run.

6.9
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Coonskin

Coonskin

1975 · 1h 40m · Movie

Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.

6.4
17
The Lorax

The Lorax

1972 · 25m · Movie

A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.

7.9
18
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979 · 1h 56m · Movie

To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.

5.8
19
Black Belt Jones

Black Belt Jones

1974 · 1h 25m · Movie

A Mafia buy out of Papa Byrd's karate school downtown ends in his death. Byrd's daughter, Sydney, refuses to sell, and wants revenge. Byrd's students call the Black Belt Jones for help. Jones reluctantly teams with Sydney in many ...

6.2
20
The Patsy

The Patsy

1964 · 1h 41m · Movie

An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.

6.2
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Deadly Eyes

Deadly Eyes

1982 · 1h 27m · Movie

Contaminated grain breeds overgrown, killer rats in this Golden Harvest production.

4.9
22
East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra

1953 · 1h 22m · Movie

Tough Duke Mullane tries to open a new mine in the jungle, but the natives turn hostile...except for one lissome dancer.

5.4