Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers (1910 - 1986)
Musician
==Film Deaths==
*Black Belt Jones (1974) [Pop Byrd]: Beaten/suddenly killed when a thug (unclear actor) hits him hard. His funeral and burial is shown in the following scenes. 
*The Shining (1980) [Dick Halloran]: Struck in the chest with an axe by Jack Nicholson after Jack suddenly rushes into the hotel lobby and assaults him.
*Deadly Eyes (Night Eyes; The Rats) (1982) [George Faskins]: Bitten to death by giant rats.
==Television Deaths==
*Joys (1976) [Scatman Crothers]: Killed by Johnny Carson. (I haven't seen this special, but I've read that all the guest stars were killed one by one by a mysterious figure who was ultimately revealed as Johnny.) (Played for comic effect.)
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