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