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