Editing Scatman Crothers

{{short description|American entertainer (1910–1986)}}
{{about|Scatman Crothers|the later jazz musician and singer named "Scatman"|Scatman John}}
{{Infobox person
| name            = Scatman Crothers
| image           = Scatman Crothers - Southern Campus 1960 crop.jpg
| caption         = Crothers in 1960
| birth_name      = Benjamin Sherman Crothers
| birth_date      = {{Birth date|1910|5|23}}
| birth_place     = [[Terre Haute]], [[Indiana]], U.S.
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|1986|11|22|1910|1|23}}
| death_place     = [[Van Nuys]], [[California]], U.S.
| resting_place   = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills]], California
| occupation      = {{hlist|Actor|musician}}
| years_active    = 1923–1986
| spouse          = {{marriage|Helen Sullivan<br />|1937}}
| children        = 1
}}

'''Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers''' (May 23, 1910&nbsp;– November 22, 1986)<ref name="bare">{{cite book|first1=Bob|last1= Eagle |first2= Eric S. |last2=LeBlanc |year= 2013 |title= Blues - A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger Publishers| location= Santa Barbara| page=136 | isbn= 978-0313344237}}</ref> was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show ''[[Chico and the Man]]'', and [[Dick Hallorann]] in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' (1980). He was also a prolific [[voice acting|voice actor]] who provided the voices of [[Meadowlark Lemon]] in the [[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|''Harlem Globetrotters'' animated TV series]], [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]] the [[Autobot]] in ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986), the title character in ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'', and Scat Cat in the Disney animated film ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970).

==Music career==
Crothers began his musical career as a teenager. He sang and was self-educated on guitar and drums. He was in a band that played in [[speakeasy|speakeasies]] in Terre Haute, Indiana.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://orangebeanindiana.com/2020/09/12/scatman-crothers-terre-haute-speakeasies-to-beloved-stardom/ | title=Scatman Crothers: Speakeasies to Stardom - | date=12 September 2020 }}</ref><ref name="dies">{{cite news |title=Scatman Crothers Dies at 76; Actor Got Start in Speakeasies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/23/obituaries/scatman-crothers-dies-at-76-actor-got-start-in-speakeasies.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=12 December 2018 |date=23 November 1986 |agency= Associated Press |page=1045 }}</ref><ref name="Cohen">{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Jerry |date=23 November 1986 |title=Versatile Entertainer, 76, Began Long Career in Speak-Easy at 14: Singer-Actor Scatman Crothers Dies of Cancer |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-23-mn-12632-story.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190418231917/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-23-mn-12632-story.html |archive-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> During the 1930s, Crothers formed a band, spending eight years living in [[Akron, Ohio]], and performing five days a week on a radio show in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. The station manager thought he needed a catchier name, so Crothers suggested "Scatman" for his [[scat singing]]. He married Helen, a native of [[Steubenville, Ohio]], in 1937. In the 1940s, the couple moved to [[California]].<ref name="Price">{{cite news |last= Price |first=Mark J. |title=Local history: Scatman Crothers strolled to fame while living in Akron hotel |url= https://www.ohio.com/akron/lifestyle/local-history-scatman-crothers-strolled-to-fame-while-living-in-akron-hotel |newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |access-date=12 December 2018 |date=27 February 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190402155232/https://www.ohio.com/akron/lifestyle/local-history-scatman-crothers-strolled-to-fame-while-living-in-akron-hotel |archive-date=2 April 2019 |publisher=[[GateHouse Media, LLC]]}}</ref>

He performed in [[Los Angeles]] and [[Las Vegas]], and at the [[Apollo Theater]] in [[Harlem]], New York City.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] released several of his singles, including "I'd Rather Be a Hummingbird", "Blue-Eyed Sally", and "Television Blues". High Fidelity Records released his album ''Rock and Roll with Scatman Crothers''. He went on [[United Service Organizations|USO]] tours with [[Bob Hope]].<ref name="Harlem">{{cite book |first1=Henry |last1=Louis |first2=Evelyn |last2=Brooks Higginbotham |title=Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_vRLcgEdGoC&pg=PA133 |access-date=11 December 2018 |year=2009 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-538795-7 |page=133}}</ref> Crothers also performed with bandleader [[Slim Gaillard]]. According to the jacket notes of the ''Let Freedom Sing'' CD set, Crothers was part of the music group The Ramparts, who sang "The Death of [[Emmett Till]]" (1955), a song by [[A. C. Bilbrew]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ramparts. The Death of Emmett Till |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/nc493177us |work=[[Dootone Records]] |year=1955 |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Berger |url=http://hilobrow.com/2012/05/23/scatman-crothers/ |title= Scatman Crothers |work= HiLoBrow |date= May 23, 2012 |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn83045120/1955-12-31/ed-1/seq-1/ |title= Ballad of Emmett Till Released by Record Firm |newspaper=[[The Carolina Times]] |date=December 31, 1955 |page=1 |via= North Carolina Newspapers |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>

==Film and television career==
[[File:Scatman Crothers Redd Foxx Sanford and Son 1975.JPG|thumb|upright|Crothers appearing with [[Redd Foxx]] on ''[[Sanford and Son]]'']]

Crothers made his film debut in the movie ''[[Meet Me at the Fair]]'' (1953).<ref name="Cohen" /> He had roles in the film musical ''[[Hello, Dolly! (film)|Hello Dolly!]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Great White Hope (film)|The Great White Hope]]'' (1970) before providing the voice of Scat Cat in the animated film  ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970).<ref name="Harlem" /> Crothers appeared in four films with [[Jack Nicholson]]: ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'' (1972), ''[[The Fortune]]'' (1975), ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' (1975), and ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' (1980). He had the part of a [[African American culture#Oral tradition|fable-telling]] convict in the animated film ''[[Coonskin (film)|Coonskin]]'' (1975), a train porter in ''[[Silver Streak (film)|Silver Streak]]'' (1976), a liveryman in ''[[The Shootist]]'' (1976), Mingo in ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]<ref name="Harlem" />'' (1977), Tinker the piano player in Neil Simon's ''[[The Cheap Detective]]'' (1978), a ringmaster in ''[[Bronco Billy]]'' (1980), a baseball coach in ''[[Zapped!]]'' (1982), and angels in ''[[Two of a Kind (1983 film)|Two of a Kind]]'' (1983) and ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' (1983).

Crothers became the first black person to appear regularly in a Los Angeles television show when he joined ''Dixie Showboat''.<ref name="Cohen" /> After ''The Aristocats'' in the 1970s, Crothers found voice acting jobs as Meadowlark Lemon in the ''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'' cartoon series and as the title character in ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]''. For four years, he played the role of Louie the garbage man on ''[[Chico and the Man]]''. During his appearance on ''Sanford and Son'' Crothers joined [[Redd Foxx]] for two musical numbers. One was a version of the standard "[[All of Me (Ruth Etting song)|All of Me]]", in which he accompanied Foxx on [[tenor guitar]]. In 1966, [[Hanna-Barbera]] aired an animated special called ''[[Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?|The New Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?)]]'', an updated version of the [[Lewis Carroll]] story featuring [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] as the [[Cheshire Cat]]. The special was followed by an audio adaptation for HB Records, but since Davis was signed to [[Reprise Records]], Crothers provided the cat's voice for the album.

Crothers had guest roles on ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' in 1958, ''[[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' in 1967, ''[[Bewitched]]'' and ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' in 1971, ''[[Adam-12]]'' in 1972 (as "George Strothers"), ''[[Kojak]]'' and ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' in 1973, ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]], [[Mannix]]'' and ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' in 1974,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mannix |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/mannix/episodes-season-8/1000075986/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Starsky and Hutch|Starsky & Hutch]]'' in 1977, ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' and ''[[The Love Boat]]'' in 1978, ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' in 1980, ''[[Benson (TV series)|Benson]]'' in 1982, and ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' in 1983. Also in 1980, he was on two episodes of ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' as a porter. In the 1980s, he provided the voice of the Autobot [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]] on the television series ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]''. He starred in three short-lived 1980s television series: ''[[One of the Boys (American TV series)|One of the Boys]]'' (1982), ''[[Casablanca (1983 TV series)|Casablanca]]'' (1983), and ''Morningstar/Eveningstar'' (1986).

==Death==
Around 1985, Crothers was diagnosed with an inoperable malignant tumor in his lung which [[metastasized]] to his esophagus. He was bedridden weeks before his death and had slipped into a coma. On November 22, 1986, Crothers died at age 76 at his home in [[Van Nuys, California]] after struggling with [[lung cancer]].<ref name="Cohen" /> He is buried at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="White">{{cite book |last1=White |first1=Robert |last2=White |first2=Phyllis |title=Hollywood and the Best of Los Angeles  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ySfgH36imU4C&pg=PA568 |access-date=11 December 2018 |date=1 March 2011 |publisher=Hunter Publishing |isbn=978-1-58843-286-5 |pages=568– }}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* Best Supporting Actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, for ''The Shining'' (1980)<ref name="Harlem" />
* Star on [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], 1981<ref name="Harlem" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Scatman Crothers |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/scatman-crothers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403072701/https://walkoffame.com/scatman-crothers/ |archive-date=Apr 3, 2016 |access-date=2016-10-04 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame}}</ref>
* [[NAACP]] Image Award<ref name="Harlem" />
* [[Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame]], 1987 (posthumous)<ref name="Harlem" />

==Discography==
*''Rock 'N Roll With "Scat Man"'' (1956)
*''4 A.M.'' (1960)
*''Comedy Sweepstakes'' (1961)
*''Big Ben Sings'' (1973)

==Filmography==
=== Film ===
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* ''King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra'' (1950) (short subject) as himself
* ''Yes Sir, Mr. Bones'' (1951) as Scatman
* ''[[Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan#Film|The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Meet Me at the Fair]]'' (1953) as Enoch Jones
* ''Surprising Suzie'' (1953) (short subject)
* ''[[East of Sumatra]]'' (1953) as Baltimore
* ''[[Walking My Baby Back Home (film)|Walking My Baby Back Home]]'' (1953) as Smiley Gordon
* ''[[Johnny Dark (film)|Johnny Dark]]'' (1954)
* ''Team Berlin'' (1955) (short subject)
* ''[[Tarzan and the Trappers]]'' (1958) as Tyana
* ''[[Porgy and Bess (film)|Porgy and Bess]]'' (1959) as Crabman
* ''[[The Sins of Rachel Cade]]'' (1961) as Musinga
* ''[[The Patsy (1964 film)|The Patsy]]'' (1964) as the Shoeshine Boy
* ''[[Bloody Mama]]'' (1970) as Moses the Caretaker
* ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970) as Scat Cat (voice)
* ''[[Chandler (film)|Chandler]]'' (1971) as Smoke
* ''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]'' (1972) as Big Ben
* ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'' (1972) as Lewis
* ''[[Detroit 9000]]'' (1973) as Reverend Markham
* ''[[Slaughter's Big Rip-Off]]'' (1973) as Cleveland
* ''[[Black Belt Jones]]'' (1974) as Pop Byrd
* ''[[Truck Turner]]'' (1974) as Duke
* ''[[Win, Place or Steal]]'' (1975) as the Attendant
* ''[[Linda Lovelace for President]]'' (1975) as Super Black
* ''[[The Fortune]]'' (1975) as the Fisherman
* ''[[Coonskin (film)|Coonskin]]'' (1975) as Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
* ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' (1975) as Mr. Turkle
* ''[[Friday Foster (film)|Friday Foster]]'' (1975) as Noble Franklin
* ''[[Stay Hungry (film)|Stay Hungry]]'' (1976) as William
* ''[[The Shootist]]'' (1976) as Moses Brown
* ''[[Chesty Anderson, USN]]'' (1976) as Ben Benson
* ''[[Silver Streak (film)|Silver Streak]]'' (1976) as Ralson, a Railroad Porter
* ''[[Mean Dog Blues]]'' (1978) as Mudcat
* ''[[The Cheap Detective]]'' (1978) as Tinker
* ''[[Scavenger Hunt]]'' (1979) as Sam
* ''[[Banjo the Woodpile Cat]]'' (1979) as Crazy Legs (voice)
* ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' (1980) as [[Dick Hallorann]]
* ''[[Bronco Billy]]'' (1980) as Doc Lynch
* ''[[The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island]]'' (1981) (made for TV) as Dewey Stevens
* ''[[Zapped!]]'' (1982) as Coach Dexter Jones
* ''[[Deadly Eyes]]'' (1982) as George Foskins
* ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' (1983) as Mr. Bloom (segment "Kick the Can")
* ''[[Two of a Kind (1983 film)|Two of a Kind]]'' (1983) as Earl
* ''[[The Journey of Natty Gann]]'' (1985) as Sherman
* ''[[Morningstar/Eveningstar]]'' (1986) (TV Series) as Excell Dennis
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986) as Jazz (voice)
* ''[[Rock Odyssey]]'' (1987) as Jukebox (voice), posthumous release
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=== Television ===
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* ''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'' (1957) (Season 2 Episode 6: "The Quarantine") – Cicero
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1958) (Season 4 Episode 2: "Don't Interrupt") – Timothy 
* ''[[Beany and Cecil]]'' (1959–1962) (multiple episodes and bumpers) - Go Man Van Gogh / Wildman of Wildsville (singing voice only at first, then regular voice)
* ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'' (1961) (Season 3 Episode 1: "The Smiler") – Jud
* ''[[The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo]]'' (1964-1965) (voice)
* ''[[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' (1967) (Season 2 Episode 10: "The Missing Realtor") – Dave Richmond
* ''[[Love, American Style]]'' (1970) (Episode 34 "Love and the Dummies" - Drummer)
* ''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'' (1970–1971) (22 episodes) – George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (voice)
* ''[[Bewitched]]'' (1971) (Season 8 Episode 13: "Three Men and a Witch on a Horse") – Handler
* ''[[Nichols (TV series)|Nichols]]'' (1972) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Eddie Joe") – Jack
* ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' (1972–73) (9 episodes)
**(Season 1 Episode 12: "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep") as George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (voice)
**(Season 2 Episode 1: "The Mystery of Haunted Island") as George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (voice) (credited as Benjamin Crothers)
**(Season 2 Episode 2: "The Haunted Showboat") as Additional voices (voice, credit only) (credited as Benjamin Crothers)
**(Season 2 Episode 3: "Mystery in Persia") as Additional voices (voice, credit only) (credited as Benjamin Crothers)
**(Season 2 Episode 4: "The Spirited Spooked Sports Show") as Additional voices (voice, credit only) (credited as Benjamin Crothers)
**(Season 2 Episode 5: "The Exterminator") as Additional voices (voice, credit only) (credited as Benjamin Crothers)
**(Season 2 Episode 6: "The Weird Winds on Winona") as Additional voices (voice, credit only) (credited as Benjamin Crothers)
**(Season 2 Episode 7: "The Haunted Candy Factory") as Additional voices (voice, credit only) 
* ''[[Kojak (TV series)|Kojak]]'' (1973) (Season 1 Episode 7: "The Corrupter") – Gaylord Fuller
* ''The Sty of the Blind Pig'' (1974) (Television Film) - Jim "Doc" Sweet
* ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'' (1974) (16 episodes) – Hong Kong Phooey / Penrod 'Penry' Pooch
* ''[[Mannix]]'' (1974) Season 8 Episode 5: "The Green Man") – Mudcat
* ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series)]]'' (1974) (Season 5 Episode 8: "The Subway Show")
* ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' (1974) (Season 4 Episode 1: "Downshift to Danger") – Floyd
* ''[[Chico and the Man]]'' (1974–78) (65 episodes) - Louie Wilson, the Garbage Man
* ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' (1975) (Season 4 Episode 16: "The Stand-In") – Bowlegs
* ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]'' (1977) (TV miniseries) (Episode: "Part VI") – Mingo
* ''[[Dean Martin Celebrity Roast|Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson]]'' (1977) (TV Special) – Himself
* ''[[Laff-A-Lympics]]'' (1977) (2 episodes) – Hong Kong Phooey / Additional voices (voice)
**(Season 1 Episode 9: "Spain and the Himalayas")
**(Episode: "Acapulco/England")
* ''[[CB Bears]]'' (1977) – Segment Title Narrator
* ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'' (1977) (Season 2 Episode 23: "Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road") – Fireball
* ''[[The Skatebirds]]'' (1977-1978) – Scat Cat (voice)
* ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' (1977–80) (2 episodes) – Additional Voices
**(Season 1 Episode 15: "The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up") (1977)
**(Season 3 Episode 3: "Cavey and the Volcanic Villain") (1980)
* ''NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney'' (1978) (TV Movie documentary) – Himself
* ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' (1978) (Season 3 Episode 1: "Angels in Vegas") – Jip Baker
* ''[[Vega$]]'' (1978–79) (2 episodes)
**(Season 1 Pilot Episode: "High Roller") (1978) - Rosie
**(Season 2 Episode 2: "The Usurper") (1979) – Rosie
* ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (1978-1984) (3 episodes) 
**(Season 1 Episode 17: "Winner Take Love/The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson") (1978) – Virgil 'Scattergun' Gibson
**(Season 8 Episode 14: "Country Blues/A Matter of Taste/Frat Brothers Forever") (1984) - Malcolm
**(Season 8 Episode 15: "Santa, Santa, Santa/Another Dog Gone Christmas/Noel's Christmas Carol") (segment: "Santa, Santa, Santa") (1984) - Malcolm, a Shakespearean actor competing with Ray Walston and Avery Schreiber in the Christmas-themed vignette
* ''[[The Super Globetrotters]]'' (1979) (13 episodes) – Nate Branch / Liquid Man
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1979) (Season 3 Episode 5: "My Favorite Magician") – Edgar McGee
* ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' (1980) (2 episodes) – Porter
**(Season 5 Episode 20: "Murder on the Moosejaw Express: Part 1") 
**(Season 5 Episode 21: "Murder on the Moosejaw Express: Part 2") 
* ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' (1981) (Season 1 Episode 10: "Lest We Forget") – Tickler
* ''[[Trollkins]]'' (1981) (13 episodes) – Additional Voices
* ''[[The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island]]'' (1981) (TV Movie) – Dewey Stevens
* ''[[Jokebook]]'' (1982) – Main Title Singer (voice)
* ''[[Benson (TV series)|Benson]]'' (1982) (Season 3 Episode 18: "In the Red") – Reverend Tompkins
* ''[[Madame's Place]]'' (1982) (Season 1 Episode 48: "Bankrupt and Suicidal") as himself 
* ''[[Casablanca (1983 TV series)|Casablanca]]'' (1983) (5 episodes) – Sam
**(Season 1 Episode 1: "Who Am I Killing")
**(Season 1 Episode 2: "Master Builder's Woman")
**(Season 1 Episode 3: "Jenny")
**(Season 1 Episode 4: "The Cashier and the Belly Dancer")
**(Season 1 Episode 5: "Divorce Casablanca Style")
* ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' (1983) (Season 5 Episode 23: "A Grand Gesture") – Walt
* ''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]'' (1984) (Episode: "Scatman Crothers") – Himself
* ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' (1984–86) (33 episodes) – voice of Autobot Jazz
* ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]'' (1985) (Season 3 Episode 12: "Lasting Impressions") – Mr. Sims
* ''[[Paw Paws]]'' (1985–86) (21 episodes) – Eugene the Genie
* ''[[The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters]]'' (1986) – Himself
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Find a Grave|4516}}

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