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Scatman Crothers (1910-1986) was an American actor and musician. Crothers began his musical career as a teenager. He sang and was self-educated on guitar and drums. Crothers’ first major movie was a small role in 1953’s Meet Me At The Fair. He would regularly appear in movies for the next 35 years. His IMDb page shows over 128 acting credits from 1951 to 1987. This page will rank 41 Scatman Crothers movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American and a handful of his movies that we could not find box office on, were not included in the rankings.
Scatman Crothers Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
AA Best Picture Win
1969
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
AA Best Picture Nom
1976
Silver Streak (1976)
1980
The Shining (1980)
1972
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
1970
The Aristocats (1970)
1959
Porgy and Bess (1959)
1978
The Cheap Detective (1978)
1976
The Shootist (1976)
1980
Bronco Billy (1980)
1956
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
1964
The Patsy (1964)
1985
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
1965
The Family Jewels (1965)
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
1970
The Great White Hope (1970)
1953
Meet Me At The Fair (1953)
1974
Truck Turner (1974)
1966
Three on a Couch (1966)
1979
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
1959
Alias Jesse James (1959)
1958
The Gift of Love (1958)
1976
Stay Hungry (1976)
1953
East of Sumatra (1953)
1972
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
1953
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
1973
Detroit 9000 (1973)
1986
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
1974
Black Belt Jones (1974)
1982
Zapped! (1982)
1975
The Fortune (1975)
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
1978
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
1966
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
1964
Lady in a Cage (1964)
1975
Friday Foster (1975)
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
1970
Bloody Mama (1970)
1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
1983
Two of a Kind (1983)
1971
Chandler (1971)
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) AA Best Picture Win |
Jack Nicholson & Danny DeVito |
109.00 | 573.1 | 858.60 | 3 | 90 | 09 / 05 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Hello, Dolly! (1969) AA Best Picture Nom |
Barbra Streisand & Walter Matthau |
43.40 | 329.7 | 329.70 | 5 | 66 | 07 / 03 | 97.7 | |
| 3 | Silver Streak (1976) | Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor |
51.10 | 258.5 | 258.50 | 11 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 4 | The Shining (1980) | Jack Nicholson & Directed by Stanley Kubrick |
44.00 | 182.5 | 182.50 | 18 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 7 | Lady Sings the Blues (1972) | Diana Ross & Richard Pryor |
29.30 | 185.7 | 185.70 | 10 | 72 | 05 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 5 | The Aristocats (1970) | Disney Animated Movies | 60.60 | 421.5 | 421.50 | 5 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 6 | Porgy and Bess (1959) | Sidney Poitier & Dorothy Dandridge |
8.30 | 148.9 | 148.90 | 28 | 77 | 04 / 01 | 93.8 | |
| 8 | The Cheap Detective (1978) | Peter Falk & Ann-Margret |
43.30 | 199.6 | 199.60 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 9 | The Shootist (1976) | John Wayne & James Stewart |
18.10 | 91.8 | 91.80 | 38 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 10 | Bronco Billy (1980) | Clint Eastwood & Sondra Locke |
34.90 | 144.6 | 144.60 | 22 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 11 | Between Heaven and Hell (1956) | Robert Wagner | 5.70 | 112.0 | 112.00 | 50 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 13 | The Patsy (1964) | Jerry Lewis & Peter Lorre |
7.10 | 81.9 | 81.90 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 12 | The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) | John Cusack | 9.70 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 87 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 14 | The Family Jewels (1965) | Jerry Lewis & Sebastian Cabot |
7.00 | 74.3 | 74.30 | 41 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 15 | Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) | John Lithgow & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
29.50 | 100.8 | 145.30 | 24 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 16 | The Great White Hope (1970) | James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander |
8.50 | 59.0 | 59.00 | 38 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 16 | Meet Me At The Fair (1953) | Dan Dailey & Diana Lynn |
3.90 | 70.8 | 70.80 | 94 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 17 | Truck Turner (1974) | Isaac Hayes | 6.80 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 58 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 18 | Three on a Couch (1966) | Jerry Lewis & Janet Leigh |
7.20 | 70.4 | 70.40 | 39 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 19 | Scavenger Hunt (1979) | Richard Benjamin & James Coco |
10.00 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 20 | Alias Jesse James (1959) | Bob Hope & Rhonda Fleming |
5.00 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 50 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 21 | The Gift of Love (1958) | Lauren Bacall & Robert Stack |
2.40 | 43.6 | 43.60 | 92 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 22 | Stay Hungry (1976) | Jeff Bridges & Arnold Schwarzenegger |
2.90 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 107 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 24 | East of Sumatra (1953) | Jeff Chandler & Anthony Quinn |
2.60 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 23 | The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) | Jack Nicholson & Bruce Dern |
2.90 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 95 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 25 | Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) | Janet Leigh & Donald O'Connor |
1.60 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 179 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 27 | Detroit 9000 (1973) | Alex Rocco | 3.60 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 81 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 28 | The Transformers: The Movie (1986) | Orson Welles & Judd Nelson |
5.80 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 95 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 29 | Black Belt Jones (1974) | Jim Kelly | 2.90 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 91 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 30 | Zapped! (1982) | Scott Baio & Willie Aames |
16.90 | 62.0 | 62.00 | 41 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 33 | The Fortune (1975) | Jack Nicholson & Warren Beatty |
9.10 | 47.8 | 47.80 | 51 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 31 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) | Jim Brown | 3.00 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 88 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 32 | Mean Dog Blues (1978) | George Kennedy | 1.20 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 122 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 34 | Alvarez Kelly (1966) | William Holden & Richard Widmark |
3.50 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 72 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 35 | Lady in a Cage (1964) | Olivia de Havilland & James Caan |
4.70 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 62 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 36 | Friday Foster (1975) | Pam Grier | 2.20 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 112 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 37 | Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) | Jerry Lewis & Peter Lawford |
1.60 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 114 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 38 | Bloody Mama (1970) | Shelley Winters & Robert DeNiro |
3.40 | 23.6 | 23.60 | 76 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 39 | The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) | Roger Moore & Angie Dickinson |
2.40 | 34.3 | 72.80 | 87 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 40 | Two of a Kind (1983) | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
23.60 | 80.9 | 80.90 | 29 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 41 | Chandler (1971) | Warren Oates & Leslie Caron |
1.30 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 148 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 |
Best IMDb Trivia on Scatman Crothers
1. Benjamin Sherman Crothers was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1910.
2. How Benjamin Sherman Crothers became Scatman Crothers. A radio station manager thought he needed a catchier name, so Crothers suggested “Scatman” for his scat singing. In Disney’s The Aristocats (1970) his character is called Scat Cat.
3. Scatman Crothers was close friends with Jack Nicholson. They appeared together in four films: The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), The Fortune (1975) and The Shining (1980). Crothers also appeared in four Jerry Lewis movies.
4. Jack Nicholson suggested Scatman Crothers for the film, The Shining . Crothers had a tough time on this movie, with Stanley Kubrick making him do over one hundred takes for one scene. Crothers’ next film was Bronco Billy (1980), directed by Clint Eastwood, who was famous for generally only going with one take. Crothers broke down in tears of gratitude on his first scene in the film when he realized he wouldn’t have to do endless take after take again.
5. Scatman Crothers was posthumously inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in Oakland, California (1987).
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6 ROBERT DE NIRO Bloody Mama (1970)
27 FRANK WELKER The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
29 NED BEATTY Silver Streak (1976)
30 ANTHONY QUINN East of Sumatra (1953)
31 ROGER MOORE The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Win, Place or Steal (1975)
48 JOHN CARRADINE The Patsy (1964)
48 JOHN CARRADINE The Shootist (1976)
49 GEORGE KENNEDY Mean Dog Blues (1978)
54 JACK NICHOLSON One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
54 JACK NICHOLSON The Fortune (1975)
54 JACK NICHOLSON The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
54 JACK NICHOLSON The Shining (1980)
57 ORSON WELLES The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
62 JAMES CAAN Lady in a Cage (1964)
68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
74 GENE HACKMAN Two of a Kind (1983)
79 BRUCE DERN Bloody Mama (1970)
79 BRUCE DERN The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
95 JAMES EARL JONES The Great White Hope (1970)
103 CLINT EASTWOOD Bronco Billy (1980)
106 BRAD DOURIF One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
110 RODDY MCDOWELL Scavenger Hunt (1979)
119 DEAN STOCKWELL Win, Place or Steal (1975)
137 SHELLEY WINTERS Bloody Mama (1970)
140 LAUREN BACALL The Gift of Love (1958)
140 LAUREN BACALL The Shootist (1976)
145 DAN AYKROYD Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
154 KATHY BATES Two of a Kind (1983)
155 ROBERT MORLEY Scavenger Hunt (1979)
163 JAMES CROMWELL The Cheap Detective (1978)
168 ROBERT WAGNER Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
182 BURGESS MEREDITH Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
185 JOHN CUSACK The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
193 WILLIAM HOLDEN Alvarez Kelly (1966)
198 ELLEN BURSTYN The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
205 PETER FALK The Cheap Detective (1978)
213 DANNY DEVITO One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
221 GEOFFREY LEWIS Bronco Billy (1980)
223 JEFF BRIDGES Stay Hungry (1976)
227 KEENAN WYNN The Patsy (1964)
229 CHARLES DURNING Two of a Kind (1983)
230 JEFF COREY Lady in a Cage (1964)
235 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Scavenger Hunt (1979)
235 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Stay Hungry (1976)
243 HAL HOLBROOK The Great White Hope (1970)
269 JOHN WAYNE The Shootist (1976)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN Scavenger Hunt (1979)
285 OLIVER REED Two of a Kind (1983)
318 STOCKARD CHANNING The Cheap Detective (1978)
318 STOCKARD CHANNING The Fortune (1975)
360 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
361 JOHN LITHGOW Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
367 PAM GRIER Friday Foster (1975)
396 JIM BROWN Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off (1973)
399 JOHN TRAVOLTA Two of a Kind (1983)
405 ERNIE HUDSON Two of a Kind (1983)
410 WOODY STRODE The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
419 ANN-MARGRET The Cheap Detective (1978)
428 RICHARD WIDMARK Alvarez Kelly (1966)
435 ROBERT STACK The Gift of Love (1958)
435 ROBERT STACK The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
451 CLIVE REVILL The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
465 STUART WHITMAN Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
469 VINCENT PRICE Scavenger Hunt (1979)
471 PETER GRAVES East of Sumatra (1953)
474 TONY CURTIS Johnny Dark (1954)
487 MARCEL DALIO The Great White Hope (1970)
489 DICK MILLER Truck Turner (1974)
489 DICK MILLER Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
521 ROYAL DANO Chandler (1971)
529 ERIC IDLE THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE (1986)
535 LESLIE CARON Chandler (1971)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Patsy (1964)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Three on a Couch (1966)
540 DOM DELUISE The Cheap Detective (1978)
543 ANGIE DICKINSON The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
555 WALTER MATTHAU Hello, Dolly! (1969)
579 ALEX ROCCO Detroit 9000 (1973)
580 CLIFTON JAMES Silver Streak (1976)
605 LIONEL STANDER The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
610 PAT HINGLE Bloody Mama (1970)
613 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
679 RICHARD MASUR Scavenger Hunt (1979)
681 ED BEGLEY JR. Stay Hungry (1976)
688 ROBERT WEBBER The Great White Hope (1970)
691 DUB TAYLOR The Fortune (1975)
692 TONY RANDALL Scavenger Hunt (1979)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER The Cheap Detective (1978)
770 MADELINE KAHN The Cheap Detective (1978)
805 CHARLES LANE The AristoCats (1970)
811 WARREN OATES Chandler (1971)
832 SALLY FIELD Stay Hungry (1976)
838 PATRICK MCGOOHAN Silver Streak (1976)
840 KEVIN MCCARTHY Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
845 FRED WILLARD CHESTY ANDERSON U.S. NAVY (1976)
845 FRED WILLARD SILVER STREAK (1976)
867 PETER LAWFORD Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
904 JACK ALBERTSON THE PATSY (1964)
909 JAMES STEWART The Shootist (1976)
921 RICHARD BRIGHT Two of a Kind (1983)
942 RUSS TAMBLYN Win, Place or Steal (1975)
956 YAPHET KOTTO Friday Foster (1975)
956 YAPHET KOTTO Truck Turner (1974)
965 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
966 JIM BACKUS Friday Foster (1975)
971 PIPER LAURIE Johnny Dark (1954)
991 JANE ALEXANDER THE GREAT WHITE HOPE (1970)
992 VITO SCOTTI The AristoCats (1970)
HM (834) NICOL WILLIAMSON The Cheap Detective (1978)
HM (959) PETER FINCH The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
HM (975) DAVID OGDEN-STEIRS THE CHEAP DETECTIVE (1978)
HM (994) PHILIP STONE THE SHINING (1980)
Scat appeared with 26 Oscar winners.
ANJELICA HUSTON One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
ANNE BAXTER The Family Jewels (1965)
ANTHONY QUINN East of Sumatra (1953)
BARBRA STREISAND Hello, Dolly! (1969)
BING CROSBY Alias Jesse James (1959)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Scavenger Hunt (1979)
ELLEN BURSTYN The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
GARY COOPER Alias Jesse James (1959)
GENE HACKMAN Two of a Kind (1983)
GEORGE KENNEDY Mean Dog Blues (1978)
GLORIA GRAHAME Chandler (1971)
JACK NICHOLSON One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
JACK NICHOLSON The Fortune (1975)
JACK NICHOLSON The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
JACK NICHOLSON The Shining (1980)
JAMES STEWART The Shootist (1976)
JEFF BRIDGES Stay Hungry (1976)
JOHN WAYNE The Shootist (1976)
KATHY BATES Two of a Kind (1983)
LOUISE FLETCHER One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
LOUISE FLETCHER The Cheap Detective (1978)
MARSHA MASON The Cheap Detective (1978)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Lady in a Cage (1964)
PETER FINCH The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
ROBERT DE NIRO Bloody Mama (1970)
SALLY FIELD Stay Hungry (1976)
SHELLEY WINTERS Bloody Mama (1970)
WALTER MATTHAU Hello, Dolly! (1969)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Alvarez Kelly (1966)