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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:
258
First Appeared:
In the movie One Too Many 1916-02-16
Latest Project:
Movie Get a Horse! 2013-11-27
Known For
Poster of Dancing Co-Ed
Filmography
Movie Get a Horse! Peg-Leg Pete (voice) 2013-11-27
Movie Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Spike 2007-05-15
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 Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies 2001-12-04
Movie The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' Self (archive footage) 1997-01-01
Movie Mickey & Company Pete (voice) 1991-09-12
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
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
Movie The Chump Champ Spike 1950-11-04
Movie The Bee-Deviled Bruin Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited) 1949-05-14
Movie Bowery Bugs Steve Brody 1949-06-04
Movie Mississippi Hare Col. Shuffle 1949-02-26
Movie Bear Feat Pa Bear 1949-12-10
Movie Heavenly Puss Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited) 1949-07-09
Movie The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman Laugh (voice) 1949-10-08
Movie The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Headless Horseman (voice) 1949-10-05
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 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Western Character (uncredited) 1947-09-01
Movie Down to Earth Conductor (uncredited) 1947-08-21
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 Solid Serenade Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited) 1946-08-31
Movie The Verdict Gravedigger 1946-11-23
Movie The Mouse Comes to Dinner 1945-05-05
Movie Duck Pimples Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited) 1945-08-10
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 Swing Shift Maisie Workman (Uncredited) 1943-10-01
Movie Yankee Doodle Daffy Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited) 1943-05-15
Movie Der Fuehrer's Face Nazi (voice) (uncredited) 1943-01-01
Movie Crazy House Policeman 1943-10-08
Movie Slightly Dangerous Customer (uncredited) 1943-04-01
Movie Chatterbox Black Jake 1943-04-27
Movie True to Life Radio Heavy (uncredited) 1943-12-24
Movie Best Foot Forward Waxer 1943-10-08
Movie Whistling in Brooklyn Announcer (uncredited) 1943-12-01
Movie Baby Puss Butch (voice) (uncredited) 1943-12-25
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 Symphony Hour Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited) 1942-03-20
Movie Donald Gets Drafted Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1942-05-01
Movie Joe Smith, American Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) 1942-02-01
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 Timber Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1941-01-10
Movie Cracked Nuts Parachute Man 1941-07-02
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) 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 The Film Fan Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited) 1939-12-16
Movie A Haunting We Will Go Ghost (voice) 1939-08-27
Movie Destry Rides Again Pianist (uncredited) 1939-11-30
Movie Zorro's Fighting Legion Don Del Oro (voice) 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 A Day at the Beach Captain 1938-06-24
Movie Hide and Shriek Haunted House Ghouls (voice) 1938-06-18
Movie The Captain's Pup Captain (voice) 1938-04-29
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 Now That Summer Is Gone Pop (voice) (uncredited) 1938-05-14
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 Professor Beware Shoeshine Customer 1938-07-29
Movie The Mexicali Kid Stagecoach Driver 1938-09-13
Movie Porky in Wackyland Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited) 1938-09-24
Movie Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue Big bad wolf (voice) 1937-05-18
Movie Modern Inventions Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited) 1937-05-29
Movie Mickey's Amateurs Clarabelle Cow 1937-04-17
Movie The Hound and the Rabbit Fox (voice) (uncredited) 1937-05-29
Movie Pigs Is Pigs Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited) 1937-01-08
Movie The Californian Tax Collector 1937-07-18
Movie The Worm Turns Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited) 1937-01-02
Movie Porky's Road Race Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited) 1937-02-07
Movie Porky's Romance Time Munches On Narrator 1937-04-03
Movie Egghead Rides Again Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited) 1937-07-17
Movie The Lyin' Mouse Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (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 Playing the Ponies Announcer (uncredited) 1937-10-15
Movie Lonesome Ghosts Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited) 1937-12-24
Movie Porky's Railroad Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited) 1937-08-06
Movie Double Wedding Wedding Guest (uncredited) 1937-10-15
Movie Speaking of the Weather Public Enemy #1 / Judge 1937-09-04
Movie I Wanna Be a Sailor Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited) 1937-09-25
Movie Dick Whittington's Cat Cook 1936-05-30
Movie Thru the Mirror Radio (voice) (uncredited) 1936-05-30
Movie Moving Day Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1936-06-20
Movie Three Little Wolves Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1936-04-18
Movie Early to Bed Office Boy 1936-06-05
Movie An All American Toothache Plumber #1 (uncredited) 1936-01-25
Movie Rhythm on the Range Buck's Friend 1936-07-01
Movie Alpine Antics Bully (voice) (uncredited) 1936-01-18
Movie The Fire Alarm Beans (voice) (uncredited) 1936-03-09
Movie Lash of the Penitentes Narrating Missionary 1936-04-13
Movie Little Beau Porky Ali-Mode, Commandant 1936-10-14
Movie The Big Broadcast of 1937 Property Man 1936-10-05
Movie I Love to Singa Father (voice) 1936-07-18
Movie Porky in the North Woods Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited) 1936-12-19
Movie Three Blind Mouseketeers Captain Katt 1936-09-26
Movie Milk and Money Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited) 1936-10-03
Movie Satan Met a Lady Father of Sextuplets (uncredited) 1936-07-22
Movie New Shoes Boy's Shoes (voice) 1936-09-05
Movie Little Boy Blue Wolf (voice) 1936-07-30
Movie How to Vote Man on Platform (uncredited) 1936-09-04
Movie The Tin Man The Tin Man (voice) 1935-03-30
Movie The Robber Kitten Dirty Bill 1935-04-12
Movie Teacher's Beau Chairman of the Board 1935-04-27
Movie Who Killed Cock Robin? Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited) 1935-06-25
Movie The Golden Touch King Midas (voice) (uncredited) 1935-03-22
Movie Mickey's Man Friday Friday (voice) (uncredited) 1935-01-19
Movie Man on the Flying Trapeze Timekeeper (uncredited) 1935-08-03
Movie Mickey's Service Station Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1935-02-23
Movie The Lost City Gorzo 1935-03-06
Movie Life Begins at Forty Hog Caller 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 Maid in Hollywood Information Clerk (uncredited) 1934-05-19
Movie The First Round-Up Wally's Father 1934-05-05
Movie Shanghaied Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1934-01-13
Movie The Old-Fashioned Way Tomato Thrower (uncredited) 1934-07-13
Movie The Big Bad Wolf Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) 1934-04-14
Movie Three Chumps Ahead Second Waiter (uncredited) 1934-07-14
Movie Babes in Toyland Chief of Police (uncredited) 1934-12-14
Movie Punch Drunks Fight Announcer (uncredited) 1934-07-13
Movie The Dognapper Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1934-11-17
Movie Two-Gun Mickey Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) 1934-12-15
Movie One-Horse Farmers Subway Passenger (uncredited) 1934-08-01
Movie Taxi Barons Host - Jenna's Father 1933-03-31
Movie Ye Olden Days King (voice) (uncredited) 1933-04-08
Movie Me and My Pal Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) 1933-04-22
Movie Mickey's Mellerdrammer Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited) 1933-03-17
Movie A Lady's Profession Keyhole McKluskey 1933-03-03
Movie Building a Building (voice) (uncredited) 1933-01-07
Movie Diplomaniacs Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited) 1933-04-28
Movie She Done Him Wrong Singing Waiter (uncredited) 1933-02-09
Movie The Mad Doctor Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited) 1933-01-21
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 The Midnight Patrol Radio dispatcher (voice) 1933-08-03
Movie Bedtime Worries Radio Voice 1933-09-08
Movie Three Little Pigs Big Bad Wolf (voice) 1933-05-27
Movie One Track Minds Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited) 1933-05-20
Movie The Rummy Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited) 1933-06-09
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 Taxi for Two The District Attorney 1932-12-03
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 Daredevil's Reward Slim 1928-01-15
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 Billy Jim Jimmy 1922-01-29
Movie Turn to the Right Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher) 1922-01-23
Movie Cold Feet Pride of the Mounted 1922-05-21
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 Serenade Schmitte 1916-03-02
Movie The Battle Royal Grandpa Runt 1916-04-12