Billy Bletcher
male
Born on September 23, 1894 (130 years old)
Passed Away on January 05, 1979
From Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
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.
Cast Credits
- 2013
- 2007
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 1997
- 1993
- 1991
- 1989
- 1987
- 1985
- 1982
- 1969
- 1966
- 1965
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
- 1959
- 1956
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1949
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as
Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
1949
Heavenly Puss
as
Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as
Headless Horseman (voice)
1949
Bear Feat
as
Pa Bear
1949
Mississippi Hare
as
Col. Shuffle
1949
Bowery Bugs
as
Steve Brody
1949
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
as
Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
Quiet Please!
as
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Old Sequoia
as
Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Duck Pimples
as
Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Incendiary Blonde
as
Clown (uncredited)
1945
Swing Shift Cinderella
as
Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Canine Casanova
as
Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
1945
- 1944
The Zoot Cat
as
Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
1944
The Bodyguard
as
Spike / Tom (Voice)
1944
Trombone Trouble
as
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Tom Turk and Daffy
as
Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Little Red Riding Rabbit
as
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Gas
as
Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike
as
Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Casanova Brown
as
Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
1944
And the Angels Sing
as
Club Patron (uncredited)
1944
Bear Raid Warden
as
Barney Bear
1944
Polar Pest
as
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Lost in a Harem
as
Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
as
Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
1944
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The Inside Story
as
Officer
1944
- 1943
Der Fuehrer's Face
as
Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
1943
The Old Army Game
as
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
as
Announcer (uncredited)
1943
Who Killed Who?
as
Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Yankee Doodle Daffy
as
Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited)
1943
Boss of Rawhide
as
Jed Bones
1943
Chatterbox
as
Black Jake
1943
The Little Broadcast
as
Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Baby Puss
as
Butch (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Slightly Dangerous
as
Customer (uncredited)
1943
Best Foot Forward
as
Waxer
1943
Crazy House
as
Policeman
1943
True to Life
as
Radio Heavy (uncredited)
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as
Workman (Uncredited)
1943
- 1942
Sky Trooper
as
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1942
The Vanishing Private
as
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Symphony Hour
as
Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Donald Gets Drafted
as
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Saps in Chaps
as
Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Stand by for Action
as
Sailor (uncredited)
1942
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The Wild and Woozy West
as
Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
1942
I Married a Witch
1942
Daffy's Southern Exposure
as
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Joe Smith, American
as
Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
1942
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Dog Meets Dog
as
Butch
1942
Dog Trouble
as
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
Robot Wrecks
as
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
1941
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
1941
Dumbo
as
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
1941
The Thrifty Pig
as
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Whistling in the Dark
as
Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
1941
Timber
as
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1941
We, the Animals - Squeak!
as
Irish Mouse (voice)
1941
Meet John Doughboy
as
Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Cracked Nuts
as
Parachute Man
1941
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Red Riding Hood Rides Again
as
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Las Vegas Nights
as
Horse (voice)
1941
- 1940
The Pooch Parade
as
Various
1940
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
as
Pete
1940
Pluto's Dream House
as
Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
1940
The Riveter
as
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Edison, the Man
as
Reporter
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as
Last Porter
1940
The Ape
as
Short Mustached Posse Man
1940
Melody Ranch
as
Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
1940
Hit Parade of 1941
as
Radio Actor
1940
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Mouse Meets Lion
as
Lion (voice)
1940
Home on the Range
as
Coyote Bark
1940
- 1939
Sioux Me
as
Indian chorus (voice)
1939
The Autograph Hound
as
Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Officer Duck
as
Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Polar Pals
as
I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Porky's Tire Trouble
as
Boss
1939
A Haunting We Will Go
as
Ghost (voice)
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as
The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
1939
Mama's New Hat
as
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as
Don Del Oro (voice)
1939
Seal Skinners
as
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1939
The Practical Pig
as
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Destry Rides Again
as
Pianist (uncredited)
1939
Porky's Movie Mystery
as
Invisible Man
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
as
Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
1939
The Film Fan
as
Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
1939
The Lone Stranger and Porky
as
Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
1939
Petunia Natural Park
as
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1939
The Wizard of Oz
as
Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
1939
- 1938
Boy Meets Dog
as
Voice
1938
Porky in Wackyland
as
Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
1938
You're an Education
as
Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
1938
Now That Summer Is Gone
as
Pop (voice) (uncredited)
1938
Hide and Shriek
as
Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
1938
The Winning Ticket
as
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1938
The Lone Ranger
as
Lone Ranger (voice)
1938
A Feud There Was
as
Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
1938
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Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands
as
Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
1938
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Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter
as
Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
1938
The Mexicali Kid
as
Stagecoach Driver
1938
Men with Wings
as
Red Cross Man
1938
A Day at the Beach
as
Captain
1938
Poultry Pirates
as
Captain
1938
Professor Beware
as
Shoeshine Customer
1938
Farmyard Symphony
as
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
1938
The Captain's Pup
as
Captain (voice)
1938
The Captain's Christmas
as
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1938
Porky's Phoney Express
as
Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
1938
What a Lion!
as
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1938
Cleaning House
as
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1938
Blue Monday
as
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1938
Old Smokey
as
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
1938
California Frontier
as
Bellhop
1938
- 1937
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
as
Simon Simon Legree (voice)
1937
Sweet Sioux
as
Native American (voice)
1937
The Hound and the Rabbit
as
Fox (voice) (uncredited)
1937
The Fella with a Fiddle
as
Grandpa Mouse (voice)
1937
Donald's Ostrich
as
Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Modern Inventions
as
Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Porky's Road Race
as
Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Porky's Romance
as
Time Munches On Narrator
1937
Speaking of the Weather
as
Public Enemy #1 / Judge
1937
Pigs Is Pigs
as
Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Dog Daze
as
St. Bernard (voice)
1937
Egghead Rides Again
as
Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
1937
I Wanna Be a Sailor
as
Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
as
Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Porky's Railroad
as
Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
1937
The Worm Turns
as
Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Lonesome Ghosts
as
Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
as
Big bad wolf (voice)
1937
The Californian
as
Tax Collector
1937
The Lyin' Mouse
as
Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Playing the Ponies
as
Announcer (uncredited)
1937
Porky's Building
as
Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Double Wedding
as
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1937
Ain't We Got Fun
as
Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Porky's Duck Hunt
as
The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
1937
God's Country and the Man
as
Sandy Briggs
1937
Picador Porky
as
Bull (uncredited)
1937
A Sunbonnet Blue
as
Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
1937
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Mickey's Review
as
Dog Catcher (voice)
1937
- 1936
Don't Look Now
as
Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Little Boy Blue
as
Wolf (voice)
1936
Three Blind Mouseketeers
as
Captain Katt
1936
I Love to Singa
as
Father (voice)
1936
Shanghaied Shipmates
as
Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
1936
Boom Boom
as
General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
1936
Bingo Crosbyana
as
Spider (voice)
1936
Milk and Money
as
Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
1936
Little Beau Porky
as
Ali-Mode, Commandant
1936
Lash of the Penitentes
as
Narrating Missionary
1936
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Dick Whittington's Cat
as
Cook
1936
How to Vote
as
Man on Platform (uncredited)
1936
Alpine Antics
as
Bully (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Porky in the North Woods
as
Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Moving Day
as
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1936
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An All American Toothache
as
Plumber #1 (uncredited)
1936
Three Little Wolves
as
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Rhythm on the Range
as
Buck's Friend
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
as
Property Man
1936
Satan Met a Lady
as
Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
1936
Early to Bed
as
Office Boy
1936
New Shoes
as
Boy's Shoes (voice)
1936
The Fire Alarm
as
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Thru the Mirror
as
Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Can This Be Dixie?
as
John P. Smith Peachtree
1936
Divot Diggers
as
Golfer
1936
Wives Never Know
as
Drunk (uncredited)
1936
- 1935
The Lost City
as
Gorzo
1935
The Golden Touch
as
King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
1935
I Haven't Got a Hat
as
Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
1935
The Merry Old Soul
as
Old King Cole (voice)
1935
The Robber Kitten
as
Dirty Bill
1935
Balloon Land
as
Pincushion Man (voice)
1935
Gold Diggers of '49
as
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
1935
A Cartoonist's Nightmare
as
Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Two-Fisted
as
Cop
1935
The Tin Man
as
The Tin Man (voice)
1935
Twin Triplets
as
Merchant (uncredited)
1935
Pluto's Judgement Day
as
Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Who Killed Cock Robin?
as
Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Mickey's Service Station
as
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Billboard Frolics
as
Dave Rub-Em-Off
1935
Coronado
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as
Timekeeper (uncredited)
1935
Life Begins at Forty
as
Hog Caller
1935
Mickey's Man Friday
as
Friday (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Alias St. Nick
as
Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
1935
The Rainmakers
as
Townsman
1935
Little Dutch Plate
as
Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Teacher's Beau
as
Chairman of the Board
1935
- 1934
- no image
Music in Your Hair
as
Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
1934
Shanghaied
as
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1934
- no image
One-Horse Farmers
as
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
1934
Two-Gun Mickey
as
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1934
Three Chumps Ahead
as
Second Waiter (uncredited)
1934
Maid in Hollywood
as
Information Clerk (uncredited)
1934
The Dognapper
as
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
1934
The Big Bad Wolf
as
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1934
Babes in Toyland
as
Chief of Police (uncredited)
1934
Goofy Movies Number Two
as
Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
1934
Punch Drunks
as
Fight Announcer (uncredited)
1934
The Old-Fashioned Way
as
Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
1934
The First Round-Up
as
Wally's Father
1934
Mama's Little Pirate
as
Voice of Giant
1934
- 1933
Three Little Pigs
as
Big Bad Wolf (voice)
1933
She Done Him Wrong
as
Singing Waiter (uncredited)
1933
The Midnight Patrol
as
Radio dispatcher (voice)
1933
A Lady's Profession
as
Keyhole McKluskey
1933
The Mad Doctor
as
Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
1933
Husbands' Reunion
as
Judge
1933
Air Fright
as
Stunt Aviator
1933
One Track Minds
as
Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
1933
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
as
Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
1933
Me and My Pal
as
Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
1933
Building a Building
as
(voice) (uncredited)
1933
Ye Olden Days
as
King (voice) (uncredited)
1933
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Rhapsody in Brew
as
Meyer Schmaltz
1933
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Call Her Sausage
as
Meyer (uncredited)
1933
Taxi Barons
as
Host - Jenna's Father
1933
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The Rummy
as
Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
1933
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Keg o' My Heart
as
Meyer Schmaltz
1933
Diplomaniacs
as
Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
1933
Bedtime Worries
as
Radio Voice
1933
Morning Glory
as
Actor (uncredited)
1933
- 1932
Night World
as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1932
Runt Page
as
Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Bridge Wives
as
Radio announcer
1932
The Boiling Point
as
Stubby - Kirk Hand
1932
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A Slip at the Switch
as
Feeny
1932
The Dentist
as
Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
1932
Sneak Easily
as
Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1932
The Tabasco Kid
as
Susie (voice)
1932
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Taxi for Two
as
The District Attorney
1932
By Whose Hand?
as
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1932
- no image
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
- 1931
- 1930
- 1928
- 1927
- 1926
- 1924
- 1923
- 1922
- 1921
- 1920
- 1919
- 1916
- 1915
