Credits
Scatman Crothers - Comedy Sweepstakes
He first gained fame as a comedian when he came to the West Coast to appear in a Hollywood night club. He was "discovered" at the Zebra Lounge in Los angeles by Dootsie Williams, Dooto Record proxy, and signed to a long term contract.
On the right you can listen to Side A of Comedy Sweepstakes.
Contact me if you'd like to own a copy of the entire album.
Film
Year Film Name (Production Co.) Role Name
1951 - Yes, Sir, Mr. Bones - (Lippert Pictures)
1952 - Meet Me at the Fair - (Universal Pictures) Enoch Jones
1952 - Return of Gilbert and Sullivan - Short Film
1953 - East of Sumatra - (Universal Pictures) Baltimore
1953 - Walking My Baby Back Home - (Universal Pictures) 'Smiley' Gordon
1954 - Johnny Dark - (Universal Pictures)
1956 - Between Heaven and Hell (20th Century Fox) George
1956 - The Nat King Cole Story - (Universal Pictures)
1958 - The Gift of Love - (20th Century Fox) Sam the Gardener
1958 - Tarzan and the Trappers Tyana
1959 - Alias Jesse James Railroad Porter
1960 - Sins of Rachel Cade - (Warner Bros.) Musinga
1964 - The Patsy - (Paramount) Shoeshine Boy
1964 - Lady in a Cage - (Paramount) Junkyard Assistant
1965 - The Family Jewels - (Paramount) Airport Employee
1966 - Three on a Couch - (Columbia) Party Guest
1966 - Alvarez Kelly Bell hop
1969 - Hello Dolly - (20th Century Fox) Mr. Jones - Porter
1970 - The Aristocats - (Disney) Scat Cat
1970 - The Great White Hope - (20th Century Fox) Carnival Barker
1970 - Bloddy Mama - (American International) Moses
1971 - Chandler - (MGM) Smoke
1972 - The Lorax (Short Film) Singer
1972 - The King of Marvin Gardens - (Paramount) Lewis
1972 - Lady Sings the Blues - (Motown-Paramount) Big Ben
1972 - Another Day at the Races
1973 - Detroit 9000 Reverend Markham
1973 - Salughter's Big Rip-Off - (American International) Cleveland
1974 - Black Belt Jones - (Warner Bros.) Pop Byrd
1974 - Linda Lovelace for President Super Black
1974 - Truck Turner - (American International) Duke
1975 - Win, Place or Steal Attendant
1975 - Whiffs - (20th Century Fox)
1975 - The Fortune - (Columbia) Fisherman
1975 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (United Artists) Turkle
1975 - Coonskin - (A.F. Bryanston) Pappy/Old Man Bone
1975 - Friday Foster - (American International) Noble Franklin
1976 - Stay Hungry - (United Artists) William
1976 - The Shootist - (Paramount) Moses
1976 - Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy Ben Benson
1977 - Silver Streak - (20th Century Fox) Ralston
1978 - Mean Dog Blues - (American International) Mudcat
1978 - The Cheap detective - (Columbia) Tinker
1979 - That's Life (Unreleased)
1979 - Scavenger Hunt - (20th Century Fox) Sam
1979 - Banjo the Woodpile Cat (Short Film) Crazy Legs
1980 - Bronco Billy - (Warner Bros.) Doc Lynch
1980 - The Shining - (Warner Bros.) Dick Hallorann
1982 - Deadly Eyes - (Warner Bros.) George Foskins
1982 - Zapped - (Embassy) Dexter Jones
1983 - Two of a Kind - (20th Century Fox) Earl
1983 - Twilight Zone: The Movie - (Warner Bros.) Mr. Bloom
1984 - The Journey of Natty Gann - (Disney) Sherman
1986 - The Transformers: The Movie Jazz
Cartoon Voices
Time for Beany - 1950
Beany and Cecil - 1950s
Hong Kong Phooey - 1974-76, 1978, 1979, 1981
The Harlem Globetrotters - 1970-73, 1978
Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics - 1977-78
Super Globetrotters - 1977-79 (Liquid Man, Nate Branch)
The Skatebirds - 1977
The Paw Paws - 1985
The Transformers - 1985-86
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Series Pilots
Big Daddy - 1973
Vegas - 1978 (Rosey, Rosie)
The Main Event - 1980
Revenge of the Gray Gang - 1981 (Reuben Milo)
We've Got it Made - 1984 (Franklin)
Series Starring Roles
Chico and the Man - 1974-1977 (Louie)
One of the Boys - 1982 (Benard Soloman)
Casablanca - 1983 (Sam)
Morningstar/Eveningstar - 1986 (Excell Dennis)
Variety Shows
Dixie Showboat - 1948 - 1950
Colgate Comedy Hour - 1951 - 1954
The Rich Little Show 1976
The Jim Nabors Show - 1978
Dance Fever - 1980; 1981
Ad Lib - 1981
The John Davidson Show - 1981
Hee Haw - 1982
America's Music - 1983
Miniseries and Movies
Mary Ann - 1975
Man on the OUtside - 1975
Christy Anderson, USN - 1976
Roots - 1977
Undercover Elephant - 1977
King of the Hill - 1980
Working - 1981
National Lampoon Goes to the Movies - 1981
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (year unknown)
Specials
Television - Guest Appearances
Beulah - 1950-52
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Don't Interrupt") - 1958
Bourbon Street Beat ("The Mourning Clock") - 1959
Dragnet ("The Big High") - 1967
Love American Style ("Love and the Dummies") - 1970
Barefoot in the Park ("Something Fishy") - 1970
Governor and J.J. - 1970
Bewitched ("Three Men and a Witch on a Horse") - 1971
The Good Life ("Butterfield ATE 3526") - 1971
Nichols ("Eddie Joe") - 1971
Love American Style ("Somethin' Fishy") - 1972
Adam 12 - 1972
Farraday and Company ("The Riddle of Smokey Stover") - 1973
Griff ("Isolate and Destroy") - 1973
Ironside ("The Last Payment") - 1973
Kojak ("The Corrupter") - 1973
Temperatures Rising ("The Mothers") - 1973
McMillan and Wife ("Downshift to Danger") - 1974
Love American Style ("Love and the Perfect Wedding") - 1974
Dor's New World - 1974
Toma ("The Street") - 1974
Mannix ("The Green Man") - 1974
The Odd Couple ("The Subway Show") - 1974
The Night Stalker ("The Zombie") - 1974
Sanford and Son ("The Stand-in") - 1974
Petroceli ("Jubilee Jones") - 1975
Celebrity Sweepstakes - 1976
Lohman and Harkley 1976
Starsky and Hutch ("Long Walk on a Short Dirt Road") 1977
The Gong Show 1977
The Love Boat ("Isaac's History Lesson") 1978
Charlie's Angels ("Angels in Vegas") 1978
Flying High ("The Marcy Connection") 1978
Welcome Back, Kotter 1978
Vegas ("The Usurper") 1979
The Incredible Hulk ("The Magician") 1979
Make Me Laugh 1979
Laverne and Shirley 1980
Project Peacock ("Grandpa Will You run with Me?") 1980
Kids Are People Too 1980
Magnum, P.I. ("Lest We Forget") 1980
Special Treat ("Sunshine's on the Way") 1980
The Posse 1981
Benson ("In the Red") 1982
It Takes Two ("Death Penalty") 1982
Taxi ("A Grand Gesture") 1983
Hotel ("Confrontations") 1983
Hill Street Blues ("Parting Is Suchj Seet Sorrow") 1984
Love Boat ("The Christ") 1984
Pryor's Place ("too Old Too Soon Too Smart Too Late") 1984
Matt Houston ("Death Trap") 1984
We Got It Made ("Mickey Makes the Grade") 1984
The Love Boat ("Santa, Santa, Santa") 1984
Matt Houston ("Death Trap") 1985
The Paper Chase 1985
Disney on Parade - 1972
Moments with Dora - 1973
The Sty of the Blind Pig - 1974
Jonathan Winters Presents - 1976
Banjo the Woodpile Cat - 1976
Joys - 1976
Dean Martin Roast for Ted Knight - 1977
The Harlem Globetrotters - 1978
Weekend of Foul Play with John Ritter - 1978
NBC 25 Year Salute to "Disney" 1978
Comedy Shop - 1978
The Bob Hope Special - 1978
Puppy's Great Adventures - 1978
Opening Night - 1978
Sunshine on the Way - 1980
Bicentennial Minutes - 1980
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island-1981
Inside America, with Jack Nicholson - 1982
Jonathan Winters in Las Vegas - 1984
Juvenile Jury - 1984
Pat Boone, USA, Christmas Special - 1984
Ossie and Ruby...In Other Words - 1985
Talk-Show Appearances
The Tonight Show (10 times) 1975
The Mike Douglas Show 1975
The Dinah Shore Show (2 times) 1975
The Mike Douglas Show (2 times) 1976
Sammy and Company 1976
The Dinah Shore Show 1976
The Tonight Show (2 times) 1976
The David Steinberg Show 1976
Dinah! (2 times) 1977
The Tonight Show (3 times) 1977
Dinah! 1978
The Tonight Show 1978
The Tonight Show 1979
The Tonight Show 1982