
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.
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) (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 | 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 | Now That Summer Is Gone | Pop (voice) (uncredited) | 1938-05-14 |
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 | A Day at the Beach | Captain | 1938-06-24 |
Movie | Poultry Pirates | Captain | 1938-04-15 |
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 | Egghead Rides Again | Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited) | 1937-07-17 |
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 | The Californian | Tax Collector | 1937-07-18 |
Movie | Playing the Ponies | Announcer (uncredited) | 1937-10-15 |
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 | Lonesome Ghosts | Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited) | 1937-12-24 |
Movie | Double Wedding | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1937-10-15 |
Movie | Donald's Ostrich | Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited) | 1937-12-10 |
Movie | I Wanna Be a Sailor | Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited) | 1937-09-25 |
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 | Mickey's Review | Dog Catcher (voice) | 1937-09-15 |
Movie | Dick Whittington's Cat | Cook | 1936-05-30 |
Movie | Thru the Mirror | Radio (voice) (uncredited) | 1936-05-30 |
Movie | Early to Bed | Office Boy | 1936-06-05 |
Movie | Three Little Wolves | Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | 1936-04-18 |
Movie | Moving Day | Pete (voice) (uncredited) | 1936-06-20 |
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 | Porky in the North Woods | Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited) | 1936-12-19 |
Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1937 | Property Man | 1936-10-05 |
Movie | Little Beau Porky | Ali-Mode, Commandant | 1936-10-14 |
Movie | I Love to Singa | Father (voice) | 1936-07-18 |
Movie | Three Blind Mouseketeers | Captain Katt | 1936-09-26 |
Movie | Milk and Money | Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited) | 1936-10-03 |
Movie | New Shoes | Boy's Shoes (voice) | 1936-09-05 |
Movie | Little Boy Blue | Wolf (voice) | 1936-07-30 |
Movie | Satan Met a Lady | Father of Sextuplets (uncredited) | 1936-07-22 |
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 | Who Killed Cock Robin? | Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited) | 1935-06-25 |
Movie | The Golden Touch | King Midas (voice) (uncredited) | 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 | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Timekeeper (uncredited) | 1935-08-03 |
Movie | I Haven't Got a Hat | Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited) | 1935-03-02 |
Movie | The Lost City | Gorzo | 1935-03-06 |
Movie | Life Begins at Forty | Hog Caller | 1935-03-22 |
Movie | Mickey's Service Station | Pete (voice) (uncredited) | 1935-02-23 |
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 Old-Fashioned Way | Tomato Thrower (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
Movie | The First Round-Up | Wally's Father | 1934-05-05 |
Movie | The Big Bad Wolf | Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | 1934-04-14 |
Movie | Punch Drunks | Fight Announcer (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
Movie | Shanghaied | Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) | 1934-01-13 |
Movie | Three Chumps Ahead | Second Waiter (uncredited) | 1934-07-14 |
Movie | Two-Gun Mickey | Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) | 1934-12-15 |
Movie | The Dognapper | Pete (voice) (uncredited) | 1934-11-17 |
Movie | Babes in Toyland | Chief of Police | 1934-12-14 |
Movie | One-Horse Farmers | Subway Passenger (uncredited) | 1934-08-01 |
Movie | Mama's Little Pirate | Voice of Giant | 1934-11-02 |
Movie | Ye Olden Days | King (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-04-08 |
Movie | Diplomaniacs | Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited) | 1933-04-28 |
Movie | Taxi Barons | Host - Jenna's Father | 1933-03-31 |
Movie | Me and My Pal | Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-04-22 |
Movie | The Mad Doctor | Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-01-21 |
Movie | Building a Building | (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-01-07 |
Movie | Call Her Sausage | Meyer (uncredited) | 1933-05-12 |
Movie | A Lady's Profession | Keyhole McKluskey | 1933-03-03 |
Movie | Mickey's Mellerdrammer | Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-03-17 |
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 | One Track Minds | Passenger with Whiskers | 1933-05-20 |
Movie | Bedtime Worries | Radio Voice | 1933-09-08 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Brew | Meyer Schmaltz | 1933-09-29 |
Movie | Three Little Pigs | Big Bad Wolf (voice) | 1933-05-27 |
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 | 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 |