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Billy Bletcher

The diminutive (5 feet 2 inches/1.57 meters) Bletcher appeared on-screen in films and later television from the 1910s to the 1970s, including appearances in several Our Gang and Three Stooges comedies.Bletcher was also famous as a voice actor. Uncharacteristically for someone of his size, his voice was a deep and strong-sounding baritone. He provided the voices of various characters for Disney (Black Pete and the Big Bad Wolf in Three Little Pigs and its spin-offs), MGM (Spike the Bulldog and in some occasions even Tom, in Tom and Jerry), and Warner Bros. (many characters, most notably the Papa Bear of Chuck Jones' The Three Bears after Mel Blanc had performed the role in the initial entry). He appeared opposite Blanc in Little Red Riding Rabbit, where he played another famous wolf. Bletcher's booming voice can also be heard as "Dom Del Oro" the Yacqi Indian god in the 1939 Republic serial, Zorro's Fighting Legion. He also voiced Owl Jolson's disciplinarian violinist father in the 1936 short subject based on the song I Love to Singa and the menacing spider in Bingo Crosbyana. Both he and Mel Blanc did voice acting in the 1944 Private Snafu WWII training film "Gas", where Bletcher plays the villainous Gas Cloud (with Mel Blanc voicing Private Snafu and a cameo of Bugs Bunny) as an opponent of Snafu. Bletcher also played The Captain in Captain and the Kids with MGM cartoons.


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Born:
Sep 24, 1894 In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
268
First Appeared:
In the movie One Too Many 1916-02-16
Latest Project:
Movie Get a Horse! 2013-11-27
Known For
Poster of The Captain's Christmas
Poster of Porky's Building
Poster of The Fresh Lobster
Filmography
Movie Get a Horse! Peg-Leg Pete (voice) 2013-11-27
Movie Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies 2006-12-19
Movie Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5 Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound) 2004-05-31
Movie Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy Al Muldoon 2002-12-03
Movie Everybody Loves Mickey Short Ghost 2001-11-17
Movie The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' Self (archive footage) 1997-01-01
Movie Rootin' Tootin' Roundup Pete(archive sound) 1989-12-31
Movie Here's Goofy! Narrator (voice) 1987-05-19
Movie Disney's Halloween Treat Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage) 1982-10-30
Movie Hello, Dolly! Man (uncredited) 1969-12-12
Movie The Chase Mr. Vincent (uncredited) 1966-02-18
Movie Harlow Policeman 1965-06-23
Series Get Smart Unknown 1965-09-18
Movie The Nutty Professor Plumber (uncredited) 1963-06-04
Movie This Is Your Life Donald Duck Pete (voice) 1960-03-11
Movie Sleeping Beauty Goons (voice) 1959-02-17
Series Dennis the Menace Unknown 1959-10-04
Series Pete Kelly's Blues Unknown 1959-04-05
Movie The Lone Chipmunks Pete (voice) 1954-04-07
Movie The New Neighbor Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1953-08-01
Movie Calamity Jane Prospector (uncredited) 1953-11-04
Movie Canvas Back Duck Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1953-12-25
Movie How to Be a Detective Pete - Al Muldoon (voice) 1952-12-12
Movie Dude Duck Rover Boy 1951-03-02
Movie A Bear for Punishment Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited) 1951-10-20
Series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Unknown 1951-04-15
Movie The Chump Champ Spike 1950-11-04
Movie The Bee-Deviled Bruin Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited) 1949-05-14
Movie Pluto's Sweater Dogs 1949-04-29
Movie Bowery Bugs Steve Brody 1949-06-04
Movie Mississippi Hare Col. Shuffle 1949-02-26
Movie The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Headless Horseman (voice) 1949-10-05
Movie Heavenly Puss Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited) 1949-07-09
Movie The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman Laugh (voice) 1949-10-08
Movie Bear Feat Pa Bear 1949-12-10
Movie What's Brewin', Bruin? Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited) 1948-02-27
Movie Make Mine Freedom Labor employee (voice) 1948-02-25
Movie Rabbit Punch The Champ (voice) (uncredited) 1948-04-10
Movie The Truce Hurts Spike (voice) (uncredited) 1948-07-17
Movie Down to Earth Conductor (uncredited) 1947-08-21
Movie Tubby the Tuba Frog (voice) 1947-07-11
Movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Western Character (uncredited) 1947-09-01
Movie Wide Open Spaces Motel proprietor 1947-09-12
Movie Pluto's Blue Note Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited) 1947-12-26
Movie Deadline at Dawn Waiter (uncredited) 1946-03-18
Movie Road to Utopia Bear (uncredited) (voice) 1946-02-27
Movie Gallant Journey Mahoney's Valet (uncredited) 1946-09-24
Movie Solid Serenade Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited) 1946-08-31
Movie The Verdict Gravedigger 1946-11-23
Movie Duck Pimples Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited) 1945-08-10
Movie The Mouse Comes to Dinner 1945-05-05
Movie Incendiary Blonde Clown (uncredited) 1945-07-25
Movie Swing Shift Cinderella Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited) 1945-08-25
Movie Quiet Please! Spike (voice) (uncredited) 1945-12-22
Movie Old Sequoia Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited) 1945-12-21
Movie And the Angels Sing Club Patron (uncredited) 1944-04-25
Movie Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited) 1944-03-15
Movie Gas Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited) 1944-05-15
Movie Little Red Riding Rabbit Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1944-01-04
Movie The Zoot Cat Bit Part (voice) (uncredited) 1944-02-26
Movie Trombone Trouble Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1944-02-18
Movie The Bodyguard Spike / Tom (Voice) 1944-07-22
Movie Casanova Brown Father in Waiting Room (uncredited) 1944-08-23
Movie Lost in a Harem Bobo (voice) (uncredited) 1944-12-01
Movie Bear Raid Warden Barney Bear 1944-08-08
Movie Maisie Goes to Reno Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited) 1944-08-15
Movie Who Killed Who? Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited) 1943-06-19
Movie The Little Broadcast Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited) 1943-09-25
Movie Yankee Doodle Daffy Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited) 1943-05-15
Movie Der Fuehrer's Face Nazi (voice) (uncredited) 1943-01-01
Movie Swing Shift Maisie Workman (Uncredited) 1943-10-01
Movie Slightly Dangerous Customer (uncredited) 1943-04-01
Movie Chatterbox Black Jake 1943-04-27
Movie Baby Puss Butch (voice) (uncredited) 1943-12-25
Movie Crazy House Policeman 1943-10-08
Movie Whistling in Brooklyn Announcer (uncredited) 1943-12-01
Movie True to Life Radio Heavy (uncredited) 1943-12-24
Movie Best Foot Forward Waxer 1943-10-08
Movie Boss of Rawhide Jed Bones 1943-11-20
Movie The Old Army Game Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1943-11-05
Movie Daffy's Southern Exposure Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1942-05-01
Movie Dog Trouble Spike (voice) (uncredited) 1942-04-18
Movie Joe Smith, American Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) 1942-02-01
Movie Donald Gets Drafted Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1942-05-01
Movie Symphony Hour Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited) 1942-03-20
Movie Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942-10-05
Movie The Vanishing Private Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1942-09-25
Movie Sky Trooper Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1942-11-06
Movie Stand by for Action Sailor (uncredited) 1942-12-31
Movie I Married a Witch 1942-10-30
Movie Meet John Doughboy Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited) 1941-07-05
Movie Cracked Nuts Parachute Man 1941-07-02
Movie Las Vegas Nights Horse (voice) 1941-03-28
Movie Timber Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1941-01-10
Movie Robot Wrecks Froggy's Father (uncredited) 1941-07-12
Movie Whistling in the Dark Radio Effects Man (uncredited) 1941-08-08
Movie Dumbo Clown (voice) (uncredited) 1941-10-31
Movie The Thrifty Pig Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1941-11-19
Movie Come Back, Miss Pipps Froggy's Father (uncredited) 1941-10-24
Movie Boobs in the Woods Music Shop Employee (lifts shade in opening) (uncredited) 1940-05-31
Movie Edison, the Man Reporter 1940-05-10
Movie The Riveter Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1940-03-15
Movie Pluto's Dream House Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited) 1940-08-30
Movie Buck Benny Rides Again Last Porter 1940-05-31
Movie Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip Pete 1940-11-01
Movie The Ape Short Mustached Posse Man 1940-09-30
Movie Hit Parade of 1941 Radio Actor 1940-10-14
Movie Melody Ranch Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor 1940-09-15
Movie The Lone Ranger Rides Again The Masked Lone Ranger (voice) 1939-02-25
Movie Polar Pals I. Killem (voice) (uncredited) 1939-06-03
Movie Porky's Movie Mystery Invisible Man 1939-03-10
Movie Mama's New Hat Captain (voice) (uncredited) 1939-02-10
Movie Seal Skinners Captain (voice) (uncredited) 1939-01-28
Movie The Wizard of Oz Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited) 1939-08-15
Movie The Practical Pig Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1939-02-24
Movie Officer Duck Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited) 1939-10-10
Movie Zorro's Fighting Legion Don Del Oro (voice) 1939-12-16
Movie A Haunting We Will Go Ghost (voice) 1939-08-27
Movie Destry Rides Again Pianist (uncredited) 1939-11-30
Movie The Film Fan Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited) 1939-12-16
Movie Dancing Co-Ed Radio Man (voice) (uncredited) 1939-09-29
Movie The Autograph Hound Security Guard (voice) (uncredited) 1939-09-01
Movie Now That Summer Is Gone Pop (voice) (uncredited) 1938-05-14
Movie Hide and Shriek Haunted House Ghouls (voice) 1938-06-18
Movie A Day at the Beach Captain 1938-06-24
Movie The Lone Ranger Lone Ranger (voice) 1938-02-13
Movie Boy Meets Dog Voice 1938-03-10
Movie Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands Rudolf Ratbone (voice) 1938-04-11
Movie Poultry Pirates Captain 1938-04-15
Movie The Captain's Pup Captain (voice) 1938-04-29
Movie Farmyard Symphony Bull (voice) (uncredited) 1938-10-14
Movie You're an Education Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice) 1938-11-04
Movie The Captain's Christmas The Captain (voice) (uncredited) 1938-12-17
Movie The Winning Ticket The Captain (voice) (uncredited) 1938-10-01
Movie Men with Wings Red Cross Man 1938-07-16
Movie Porky in Wackyland Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited) 1938-09-24
Movie Professor Beware Shoeshine Customer 1938-07-29
Movie The Mexicali Kid Stagecoach Driver 1938-09-13
Movie Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue Big Bad Wolf (voice) 1937-05-18
Movie The Hound and the Rabbit Fox (voice) (uncredited) 1937-05-29
Movie Porky's Building Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited) 1937-06-18
Movie Mickey's Amateurs Clarabelle Cow 1937-04-17
Movie Modern Inventions Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited) 1937-05-29
Movie Picador Porky Bull (uncredited) 1937-02-26
Movie Egghead Rides Again Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited) 1937-07-17
Movie Pigs Is Pigs Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited) 1937-01-08
Movie Porky's Road Race Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited) 1937-02-07
Movie Porky's Romance Time Munches On Narrator 1937-04-03
Movie The Worm Turns Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited) 1937-01-02
Movie Playing the Ponies Announcer (uncredited) 1937-10-15
Movie The Case of the Stuttering Pig Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited) 1937-10-30
Movie Donald's Ostrich Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited) 1937-12-10
Movie The Californian Tax Collector 1937-07-18
Movie The Lyin' Mouse Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited) 1937-10-15
Movie Lonesome Ghosts Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited) 1937-12-24
Movie Double Wedding Wedding Guest (uncredited) 1937-10-15
Movie Speaking of the Weather Public Enemy #1 / Judge 1937-09-04
Movie Porky's Railroad Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited) 1937-08-06
Movie I Wanna Be a Sailor Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited) 1937-09-25
Movie Mickey's Review Dog Catcher (voice) 1937-09-15
Movie Dick Whittington's Cat Cook 1936-05-30
Movie Moving Day Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1936-06-20
Movie Thru the Mirror Radio (voice) (uncredited) 1936-05-30
Movie Early to Bed Office Boy 1936-06-05
Movie The Fire Alarm Beans (voice) (uncredited) 1936-03-09
Movie Rhythm on the Range Buck's Friend 1936-07-01
Movie Alpine Antics Bully (voice) (uncredited) 1936-01-18
Movie An All American Toothache Plumber #1 (uncredited) 1936-01-25
Movie Lash of the Penitentes Narrating Missionary 1936-04-13
Movie Three Little Wolves Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1936-04-18
Movie I Love to Singa Father (voice) 1936-07-18
Movie Little Beau Porky Ali-Mode, Commandant 1936-10-14
Movie Porky in the North Woods Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited) 1936-12-19
Movie Satan Met a Lady Father of Sextuplets (uncredited) 1936-07-22
Movie Milk and Money Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited) 1936-10-03
Movie The Big Broadcast of 1937 Property Man 1936-10-05
Movie Three Blind Mouseketeers Captain Katt 1936-09-26
Movie How to Vote Man on Platform (uncredited) 1936-09-04
Movie Little Boy Blue Wolf (voice) 1936-07-30
Movie New Shoes Boy's Shoes (voice) 1936-09-05
Movie The Tin Man The Tin Man (voice) 1935-03-30
Movie The Robber Kitten Dirty Bill 1935-04-12
Movie Who Killed Cock Robin? Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited) 1935-06-25
Movie Life Begins at Forty Hog Caller 1935-03-22
Movie Teacher's Beau Chairman of the Board 1935-04-27
Movie Mickey's Man Friday Friday (voice) (uncredited) 1935-01-19
Movie Mickey's Service Station Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1935-02-23
Movie Man on the Flying Trapeze Timekeeper (uncredited) 1935-08-03
Movie The Lost City Gorzo 1935-03-06
Movie The Golden Touch King Midas (voice) (uncredited) 1935-03-22
Movie I Haven't Got a Hat Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited) 1935-03-02
Movie Gold Diggers of '49 Beans (voice) (uncredited) 1935-11-02
Movie Alias St. Nick Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited) 1935-11-16
Movie Coronado Waiter (uncredited) 1935-11-27
Movie A Cartoonist's Nightmare Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited) 1935-09-21
Movie The Rainmakers Townsman 1935-10-25
Movie Billboard Frolics Dave Rub-Em-Off 1935-11-09
Movie Twin Triplets Merchant (uncredited) 1935-10-12
Movie Balloon Land Pincushion Man (voice) 1935-09-30
Movie Pluto's Judgement Day Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited) 1935-09-27
Movie Two-Fisted Cop 1935-10-03
Movie The First Round-Up Wally's Father 1934-05-05
Movie Maid in Hollywood Information Clerk (uncredited) 1934-05-19
Movie The Big Bad Wolf Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1934-04-14
Movie Goofy Movies Number Two Christopher Columbus (uncredited) 1934-02-24
Movie The Old-Fashioned Way Tomato Thrower (uncredited) 1934-07-13
Movie Shanghaied Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1934-01-13
Movie Three Chumps Ahead Second Waiter (uncredited) 1934-07-14
Movie Punch Drunks Fight Announcer (uncredited) 1934-07-13
Movie Two-Gun Mickey Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1934-12-15
Movie Babes in Toyland Chief of Police (uncredited) 1934-12-14
Movie The Dognapper Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1934-11-17
Movie Mama's Little Pirate Voice of Giant 1934-11-02
Movie One-Horse Farmers Subway Passenger (uncredited) 1934-08-01
Movie Taxi Barons Host - Jenna's Father 1933-03-31
Movie Me and My Pal Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) 1933-04-22
Movie Ye Olden Days King (voice) (uncredited) 1933-04-08
Movie Mickey's Mellerdrammer Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited) 1933-03-17
Movie Building a Building (voice) (uncredited) 1933-01-07
Movie Diplomaniacs Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited) 1933-04-28
Movie The Mad Doctor Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited) 1933-01-21
Movie A Lady's Profession Keyhole McKluskey 1933-03-03
Movie She Done Him Wrong Singing Waiter (uncredited) 1933-02-09
Movie Keg o' My Heart Meyer Schmaltz 1933-11-11
Movie Air Fright Stunt Aviator 1933-12-23
Movie Call Her Sausage Meyer (uncredited) 1933-05-12
Movie Bedtime Worries Radio Voice 1933-09-08
Movie Rhapsody in Brew Meyer Schmaltz 1933-09-29
Movie One Track Minds Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited) 1933-05-20
Movie Morning Glory Actor (uncredited) 1933-08-18
Movie The Rummy Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited) 1933-06-09
Movie The Midnight Patrol Radio dispatcher (voice) 1933-08-03
Movie Runt Page Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited) 1932-04-11
Movie Bridge Wives Radio announcer 1932-02-21
Movie The Tabasco Kid Susie (voice) 1932-01-30
Movie Night World Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 1932-05-04
Movie A Slip at the Switch Feeny 1932-08-08
Movie By Whose Hand? Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 1932-07-06
Movie The Dentist Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient 1932-12-09
Movie The Devil Is Driving Musician at First Wedding (uncredited) 1932-12-09
Movie Sneak Easily Police Radio Announcer (uncredited) 1932-12-10
Movie Trader Hound Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited) 1931-04-08
Movie Monkey Business Man in Deck Chair 1931-09-19
Movie Branded Men Half-A-Rod 1931-11-07
Movie The Secret Witness Radio Announcer's Voice 1931-12-12
Movie Show Girl in Hollywood Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors 1930-04-20
Movie The Man Hunter Buggs 1930-05-02
Movie Loose Ankles Mr. Berry from Logan 1930-02-02
Movie Moonlight and Monkey Business Honeymooner 1930-11-15
Movie Soup to Nuts Revolutionary (uncredited) 1930-09-28
Movie Top Speed Ipps 1930-08-24
Movie Dancing Sweeties Bud (uncredited) 1930-07-19
Movie The Karnival Kid Singer 1929-07-30
Movie The Cowboy Kid Deputy Sheriff 1928-07-14
Movie The Fresh Lobster 1928-01-01
Movie The Patent Leather Kid Fight Fan 1927-09-01
Movie The Dude Cowboy Shorty O'Day 1926-10-30
Movie Getting Gertie's Goat Mr Smith 1924-03-09
Movie That's the Spirit The Crooked Scientist 1924-09-01
Movie Call the Wagon 1923-12-30
Movie Turn to the Right Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher) 1922-01-23
Movie Cold Feet Pride of the Mounted 1922-05-21
Movie Dry and Thirsty Horace Radish 1920-02-15
Movie A Bashful Bigamist Mr. Smith 1920-07-15
Movie A Roman Scandal Stage Director 1919-11-30
Movie One Too Many Unhappy Boarder 1916-02-16
Movie The Battle Royal Grandpa Runt 1916-04-12
Movie The Serenade Schmitte 1916-03-02