Hong Kong Phooey, Fan-Riffic!
Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer, Numer One Super Guy, 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 the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters, Jazz the Autobot in The Transformers, the title character in Hong Kong Phooey, and Scat Cat in the 1970 film The Aristocats.
Death[]
A heavy smoker most of his life, Crothers was diagnosed with lung cancer late in 1985, but continued to perform. The cancer eventually spread to his esophagus; he ultimately died of pneumonia on November 22, 1986 at his home in Van Nuys, California. Crothers is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
Legacy[]
John DiMaggio Is well known for his Impersonation as Crothers, which he used the voice for Officer URl in Futurama. Heck, He may voice Jazz in Transformers: Prime.