Billy Bletcher
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
Dumbo (1941)
as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Man (uncredited)
Three Little Pigs (1933)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
as Headless Horseman (voice)
Calamity Jane (1953)
as Prospector (uncredited)
The Chase (1966)
as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor (1963)
as Plumber (uncredited)
Duck Pimples (1945)
as Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
Casanova Brown (1944)
as Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
as Radio dispatcher (voice)
Sweet Sioux (1937)
as Native American (voice)
Gas (1944)
as Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
Quiet Please! (1945)
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
I Married a Witch (1942)
as Wedding Photographer (uncredited)
Down to Earth (1947)
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Bodyguard (1944)
as Spike / Tom (Voice) (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
The Terrible People (1928)
as Proody
Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
Dog Trouble (1942)
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Solid Serenade (1946)
as Evil Laugh (archive voice) (uncredited)
Dog Daze (1937)
as St. Bernard (voice)
Thru the Mirror (1936)
as Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Get a Horse! (2013)
as Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
as Western Character (uncredited)
This Is Your Life Donald Duck (1960)
as Pete (voice)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
as Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
A Knight for a Day (1946)
as Narrator (voice)
Heavenly Puss (1949)
as Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Diplomaniacs (1933)
as Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
Pluto's Dream House (1940)
as Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
as Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
Sioux Me (1939)
as Indian chorus (voice)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Polar Pals (1939)
as I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike (1944)
as Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
How to Be a Detective (1952)
as Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
as Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
Picador Porky (1937)
as Bull (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession (1933)
as Keyhole McKluskey
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5 (2004)
as Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
Dancing Sweeties (1930)
as Bud (uncredited)
Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
as Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection (2007)
as Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Home on the Range (1940)
as Coyote Bark
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)
as Pete
Seal Skinners (1939)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936)
as Captain Katt
Billboard Frolics (1935)
as Dave Rub-Em-Off
Who Killed Who? (1943)
as Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
as Pianist (uncredited)
The Bar-C Mystery (1926)
Actor
Officer Duck (1939)
as Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Modern Inventions (1937)
as Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
Everybody Loves Donald (2003)
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Truce Hurts (1948)
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Three Little Wolves (1936)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
Edison, the Man (1940)
as Reporter
A Feud There Was (1938)
as Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
as Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies (2001)
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Get Rich Quick Porky (1937)
as Driver (voice) (uncredited)
The Verdict (1946)
as Gravedigger (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937)
as Simon Simon Legree (voice)
Mickey's Service Station (1935)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937)
as Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Shanghaied (1934)
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Once Upon a Halloween (2005)
as Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) (voice) (archive sound)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3 (2003)
as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
A Slip at the Switch (1932)
as Feeny
A Day at the Beach (1938)
as Captain
The Inside Story (1944)
as Officer
Everybody Loves Mickey (2001)
as Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Porky's Phoney Express (1938)
as Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
Building a Building (1933)
as (voice) (uncredited)
Monkey Business (1931)
as Man in Deck Chair
The Fella with a Fiddle (1937)
as Grandpa Mouse (voice)
Egghead Rides Again (1937)
as Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
Poultry Pirates (1938)
as Captain
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
as Clown (uncredited)
I Love to Singa (1936)
as Professor Fritz Owl (voice)
Keg o' My Heart (1933)
as Meyer Schmaltz
We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941)
as Irish Mouse (voice)
Ain't We Got Fun (1937)
as Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
The Rummy (1933)
as Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
The Autograph Hound (1939)
as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
Daredevil's Reward (1928)
as Slim
Never the Twins Shall Meet (1932)
as Installment Man
Road to Utopia (1946)
as Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy (2002)
as Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Merry Old Soul (1935)
as Old King Cole (voice)
Maid in Hollywood (1934)
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
as Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
A Cartoonist's Nightmare (1935)
as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
as Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
The Ape (1940)
as Short Mustached Posse Man
Bridge Wives (1932)
as Radio announcer
Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
as Voice of Giant
The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949)
as Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The New Neighbor (1953)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
as Don Del Oro (voice)
Ye Olden Days (1933)
as King (voice) (uncredited)
Me and My Pal (1933)
as Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
One Hour of Love (1927)
as 'Half Pint' Walker
Stand by for Action (1942)
as Sailor (uncredited)
What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948)
as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as Last Porter
Bear Feat (1949)
as Pa Bear
Porky's Movie Mystery (1939)
as Invisible Man
The Serenade (1916)
as Schmitte
Tom Turk and Daffy (1944)
as Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Romance (1937)
as Time Munches On Narrator
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
as Radio Actor
The Riveter (1940)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Film Fan (1939)
as Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
The Practical Pig (1939)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
The Golden Touch (1935)
as King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
Moonlight and Monkey Business (1930)
as Honeymooner
Harlow (1965)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Taxi Barons (1933)
as Host - Jenna's Father
Even as IOU (1942)
as Seabasket - the Horse (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
as Boss
Morning Glory (1933)
as Actor (uncredited)
Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Next Week-End (1934)
Actor
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
as Property Man
How to Vote (1936)
as Man on Platform (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
as The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
Gold Diggers of '49 (1935)
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)
as Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Two Girls Wanted (1927)
as Johnny
Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Mouse Meets Lion (1940)
as Lion (voice)
Double Wedding (1937)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Pluto's Blue Note (1947)
as Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Buddy's Garage (1934)
as Gruff Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau (1935)
as Chairman of the Board
Kidding Katie (1923)
as The Butler
The Cowboy Kid (1928)
as Deputy Sheriff
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
as Buck's Friend
Porky in Wackyland (1938)
as Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
Trader Hound (1931)
as Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
Goofy's Guide to Success (1990)
as Pete (archive footage)
Lash of the Penitentes (1936)
as Narrating Missionary
Professor Beware (1938)
as Shoeshine Customer
The Little Broadcast (1943)
as Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
as Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
One Too Many (1916)
as Unhappy Boarder
The Lone Chipmunks (1954)
as Pete (voice)
Donald's Ostrich (1937)
as Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
A Bear for Punishment (1951)
as Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Three Chumps Ahead (1934)
as Second Waiter (uncredited)
Porky's Road Race (1937)
as Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
The Dude Cowboy (1926)
as Shorty O'Day
Milk and Money (1936)
as Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937)
as Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Brew (1933)
as Meyer Schmaltz
Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941)
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
Polar Pest (1944)
as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Call Her Sausage (1933)
as Meyer (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)
as Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
Canvas Back Duck (1953)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
Mississippi Hare (1949)
as Col. Shuffle
Early to Bed (1936)
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
as Jed Bones
MGM Cartoon Christmas (1993)
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Call the Wagon (1923)
Actor
The Boiling Point (1932)
as Stubby - Kirk Hand
Make Mine Freedom (1948)
as Labor employee (voice)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
as Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
as Hog Caller
Farmyard Symphony (1938)
as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
The First Round-Up (1934)
as Wally's Father
War Dogs (1943)
as Military General (voice) (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
as Announcer (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Speaking of the Weather (1937)
as Public Enemy #1 / Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter (1938)
as Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving (1932)
as Musician at First Wedding (uncredited)
Meet John Doughboy (1941)
as Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
The Old Army Game (1943)
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Customer (uncredited)
Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
as The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
Soup to Nuts (1930)
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
Melody Ranch (1940)
as Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue (1937)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
Men with Wings (1938)
as Red Cross Man
Balloon Land (1935)
as Pincushion Man (voice)
The Mad Doctor (1933)
as Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection (2004)
Actor
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Gallant Journey (1946)
as Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
A Roman Scandal (1919)
as Stage Director
Best Foot Forward (1943)
as Waxer
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
as Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
Top Speed (1930)
as Ipps
The Thrifty Pig (1941)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
You're an Education (1938)
as Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
Crazy House (1943)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Loose Ankles (1930)
as Mr. Berry from Logan
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)
Actor
Coronado (1935)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Moving Day (1936)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
A Bashful Bigamist (1920)
as Mr. Smith
Bear Raid Warden (1944)
as Barney Bear
God's Country and the Man (1937)
as Sandy Briggs
Canine Casanova (1945)
as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Goofy Movies Number Two (1934)
as Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
Taxi for Two (1932)
as The District Attorney
Father Takes the Air (1951)
as Haggarly
Don't Look Now (1936)
as Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933)
as Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Man Friday (1935)
as Friday (voice) (uncredited)
Disney’s Coyote Tales (1991)
as Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
New Shoes (1936)
as Boy's Shoes (voice)
A Sunbonnet Blue (1937)
as Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
What a Lion! (1938)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
By Whose Hand? (1932)
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Little Beau Porky (1936)
as Ali-Mode, Commandant
The Lone Stranger and Porky (1939)
as Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
Donald Gets Drafted (1942)
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Now That Summer Is Gone (1938)
as Pop (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild and Woozy West (1942)
as Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
Bowery Bugs (1949)
as Steve Brody
True to Life (1943)
as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Timber (1941)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Dentist (1932)
as Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
Have You Got Any Castles (1938)
as Basso Man (voice) (uncredited)
Sky Trooper (1942)
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain's Pup (1938)
as Captain (voice)
Twin Triplets (1935)
as Merchant (uncredited)
Chun King Chow Mein Hour (1962)
as Mr. Abramowitz
I Haven't Got a Hat (1935)
as Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
Symphony Hour (1942)
as Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
Porky in the North Woods (1936)
as Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
Little Boy Blue (1936)
as Wolf (voice)
The Battle Royal (1916)
as Grandpa Runt
Pigs Is Pigs (1937)
as Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
as Workman (Uncredited)
Dog Meets Dog (1942)
as Butch
The Robber Kitten (1935)
as Dirty Bill
Night World (1932)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Worm Turns (1937)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Alpine Antics (1936)
as Bully (voice) (uncredited)
Wide Open Spaces (1947)
as Motel Proprietor (voice)
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
as Fight Fan
The Rainmakers (1935)
as Townsman
Dick Whittington's Cat (1936)
as Cook
Playing the Ponies (1937)
as Announcer (uncredited)
Buddy of the Apes (1934)
as Tribal Chief (voice) (uncredited)
The Lyin' Mouse (1937)
as Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
Turn to the Right (1922)
as Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
An All American Toothache (1936)
as Plumber #1 (uncredited)
Mama's New Hat (1939)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
as John P. Smith Peachtree
The Lone Ranger (1938)
as Lone Ranger (voice)
Two Gun Goofy (1952)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain's Christmas (1938)
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
as Horse (voice)
Trombone Trouble (1944)
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Railroad (1937)
as Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
The Lost City (1935)
as Gorzo
Old Sequoia (1945)
as Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
The Dognapper (1934)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear and the Bean (1948)
as Barney Bear (voice)
Petunia Natural Park (1939)
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Hound and the Rabbit (1937)
as Fox (voice) (uncredited)
The Vanishing Private (1942)
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck (1985)
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Getting Gertie's Goat (1924)
as Mr Smith
Red Riding Hood Rides Again (1941)
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
A Haunting We Will Go (1939)
as Ghost (voice)
Shanghaied Shipmates (1936)
as Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
Blue Monday (1938)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Building (1937)
as Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
One Track Minds (1933)
as Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands (1938)
as Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
Wives Never Know (1936)
as Drunk (uncredited)
California Frontier (1938)
as Bellhop
Hide and Shriek (1938)
as Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
Robot Wrecks (1941)
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
The Secret Witness (1931)
as Radio Announcer's Voice
Saps in Chaps (1942)
as Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American (1942)
as Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Rabbit Punch (1948)
as The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
Air Fright (1933)
as Stunt Aviator
The Tabasco Kid (1932)
as Susie (voice)
Jane's Bashful Hero (1916)
as Louie
Tubby the Tuba (1947)
as Frog (voice)
The Mexicali Kid (1938)
as Stagecoach Driver
One-Horse Farmers (1934)
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
as Parachute Man
Cleaning House (1938)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Tin Man (1935)
as The Tin Man (voice)
Punch Drunks (1934)
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Cold Feet (1922)
as Pride of the Mounted
Buddy's Bearcats (1934)
as Hot Dog Man / Customer / Mustached Baseball Player (voice) (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
as Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
Music in Your Hair (1934)
as Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
The Man Hunter (1930)
as Buggs
Alias St. Nick (1935)
as Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
Branded Men (1931)
as Half-A-Rod
Here's Goofy! (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
The Pooch Parade (1940)
as Various
Two-Fisted (1935)
as Cop
The Texas Ranger (1931)
as Tubby
Chatterbox (1943)
as Black Jake
Divot Diggers (1936)
as Golfer
Trailblazer Magoo (1956)
as Various (voice)(uncredited)
That's the Spirit (1924)
as The Crooked Scientist
The Californian (1937)
as Tax Collector
Billy Jim (1922)
as Jimmy
Husbands' Reunion (1933)
as Judge
Sneak Easily (1932)
as Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Fresh Lobster (1928)
Actor
Boom Boom (1936)
as General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup (1989)
as Pete (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket (1938)
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Bedtime Worries (1933)
as Radio Voice
Little Dutch Plate (1935)
as Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
The Vanishing Vault (1915)
Actor
The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
Actor
Dry and Thirsty (1920)
as Horace Radish
The Fire Alarm (1936)
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
Bingo Crosbyana (1936)
as Spider (voice)
Boy Meets Dog (1938)
as Voice
Runt Page (1932)
as Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
Old Smokey (1938)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Noodle Nut (1921)
Actor
Hold’er Cowboy (1928)
Actor
Mickey's Review (1937)
as Dog Catcher (voice)