The actor who taught the world and little Danny Torrance about shining got his legendary nickname right here in Dayton. Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers in 1910 in Terre Haute, Ind.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is setting Carl Lumbly to play Dick Halloran and Alex Essoe to play Wendy Torrance in Doctor Sleep, the continuation of the storyline from The Shining. Those are the roles that ...

This story contains spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode 3. Chris Chalk hopes people see many different spirits within Dick Hallorann. In It: Welcome to Derry, Chalk stars as the same character ...

Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett CollectionJack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd in The Shining, 1980. Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers. Director: Stanley Kubrick Screenplay: ...

One of the Boys is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from January to April 1982. Starring Mickey Rooney, Dana Carvey, Nathan Lane, and Scatman Crothers. TV Guide ranked it number 24 on ...

Tuneful piece about a runaway (Chet Allen) and a traveling medicine show. Dan Dailey, Diana Lynn, Hugh O'Brian, Carole Mathews, Scatman Crothers. McCoy: Rhys Williams. Sheriff: Russell Simpson.

In It: Welcome to Derry, Chalk stars as the same character the late Scatman Crothers played in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, the kind old-timer who has the uncanny ability to sense the otherworldly.