Billy Bletcher
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-09-23
Day of Death
1979-01-05 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Billy Bletcher
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.
Known For
Acting
(2013)
Get a Horse!
as Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
(2007)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
as Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(2005)
Once Upon a Halloween
as Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete)
(2004)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
as Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (archive sound)
(2002)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
as Al Muldoon
(2001)
Everybody Loves Mickey
as Short Ghost
(2001)
(1997)
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
MGM Cartoon Christmas
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(1991)
Disney’s Coyote Tales
as Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice)
(1989)
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
as Pete(archive sound)
(1987)
Here's Goofy!
as Narrator (voice)
(1985)
(1982)
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
(1969)
Hello, Dolly!
as Man (uncredited)
(1966)
The Chase
as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
(1965)
Harlow
as Policeman
(1963)
The Nutty Professor
as Plumber (uncredited)
(1962)
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
as Mr. Abramowitz
(1960)
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
as Pete (voice)
(1956)
Trailblazer Magoo
as Various (voice)(uncredited)
(1954)
The Lone Chipmunks
as Pete (voice)
(1953)
Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
(1953)
The New Neighbor
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1953)
Canvas Back Duck
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1952)
Two Gun Goofy
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1952)
How to Be a Detective
as Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
(1951)
A Bear for Punishment
as Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
(1951)
Father Takes the Air
as Haggarly
(1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Headless Horseman (voice)
(1949)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
(1949)
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
as Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
(1949)
Heavenly Puss
as Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
(1949)
Mississippi Hare
as Col. Shuffle
(1949)
Bowery Bugs
as Steve Brody
(1949)
Bear Feat
as Pa Bear
(1948)
The Truce Hurts
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
(1948)
Make Mine Freedom
as Labor employee (voice)
(1948)
What's Brewin', Bruin?
as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
(1948)
Rabbit Punch
as The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
(1948)
The Bear and the Bean
as Barney Bear (voice)
(1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Western Character (uncredited)
(1947)
Down to Earth
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1947)
Wide Open Spaces
as Motel proprietor
(1947)
Tubby the Tuba
as Frog (voice)
(1947)
Pluto's Blue Note
as Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Bear (uncredited) (voice)
(1946)
The Verdict
as Gravedigger
(1946)
A Knight for a Day
as Narrator (voice)
(1946)
Gallant Journey
as Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
(1946)
Solid Serenade
as Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Quiet Please!
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Old Sequoia
as Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Swing Shift Cinderella
as Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Canine Casanova
as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Incendiary Blonde
as Clown (uncredited)
(1945)
Duck Pimples
as Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
The Zoot Cat
as Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Lost in a Harem
as Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
And the Angels Sing
as Club Patron (uncredited)
(1944)
Casanova Brown
as Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
(1944)
The Bodyguard
as Spike / Tom (Voice)
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
(1944)
Gas
as Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Little Red Riding Rabbit
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Polar Pest
as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Trombone Trouble
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Tom Turk and Daffy
as Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike
as Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
Bear Raid Warden
as Barney Bear
(1944)
The Inside Story
as Officer
(1943)
Der Fuehrer's Face
as Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Workman (Uncredited)
(1943)
Baby Puss
as Butch (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
The Old Army Game
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Customer (uncredited)
(1943)
Yankee Doodle Daffy
as Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Announcer (uncredited)
(1943)
True to Life
as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
(1943)
Boss of Rawhide
as Jed Bones
(1943)
Crazy House
as Policeman
(1943)
Chatterbox
as Black Jake
(1943)
Best Foot Forward
as Waxer
(1943)
Who Killed Who?
as Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
The Little Broadcast
as Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
Symphony Hour
as Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Dog Trouble
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Donald Gets Drafted
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Sky Trooper
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Saps in Chaps
as Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Daffy's Southern Exposure
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
The Vanishing Private
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
The Wild and Woozy West
as Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
(1942)
Dog Meets Dog
as Butch
(1941)
Dumbo
as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
(1941)
Timber
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1941)
Whistling in the Dark
as Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
(1941)
The Thrifty Pig
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1941)
Cracked Nuts
as Parachute Man
(1941)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
as Irish Mouse (voice)
(1941)
Robot Wrecks
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
(1941)
Meet John Doughboy
as Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
(1941)
Las Vegas Nights
as Horse (voice)
(1941)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
(1941)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1940)
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
as Pete
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Reporter
(1940)
The Ape
as Short Mustached Posse Man
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Last Porter
(1940)
Pluto's Dream House
as Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
(1940)
The Riveter
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1940)
Hit Parade of 1941
as Radio Actor
(1940)
Mouse Meets Lion
as Lion (voice)
(1940)
Home on the Range
as Coyote Bark
(1940)
The Pooch Parade
as Various
(1939)
The Wizard of Oz
as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Don Del Oro (voice)
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Pianist (uncredited)
(1939)
The Practical Pig
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
The Lone Stranger and Porky
as Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
(1939)
Officer Duck
as Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
(1939)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Seal Skinners
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Petunia Natural Park
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
The Autograph Hound
as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Porky's Movie Mystery
as Invisible Man
(1939)
The Film Fan
as Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Porky's Tire Trouble
as Boss
(1939)
A Haunting We Will Go
as Ghost (voice)
(1939)
Sioux Me
as Indian chorus (voice)
(1939)
Mama's New Hat
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Polar Pals
as I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Red Cross Man
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Shoeshine Customer
(1938)
What a Lion!
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
Old Smokey
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
The Lone Ranger
as Lone Ranger (voice)
(1938)
Poultry Pirates
as Captain
(1938)
You're an Education
as Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
(1938)
Farmyard Symphony
as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
Porky in Wackyland
as Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
The Winning Ticket
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
The Captain's Christmas
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
Hide and Shriek
as Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
(1938)
A Feud There Was
as Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
(1938)
Porky's Phoney Express
as Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter
as Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands
as Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
(1938)
The Captain's Pup
as Captain (voice)
(1938)
Now That Summer Is Gone
as Pop (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
A Day at the Beach
as Captain
(1938)
The Mexicali Kid
as Stagecoach Driver
(1938)
Blue Monday
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
Cleaning House
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
California Frontier
as Bellhop
(1938)
Boy Meets Dog
as Voice
(1937)
Egghead Rides Again
as Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Lonesome Ghosts
as Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Modern Inventions
as Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Double Wedding
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
(1937)
The Worm Turns
as Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Porky's Duck Hunt
as The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
The Californian
as Tax Collector
(1937)
Pigs Is Pigs
as Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
as Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Dog Daze
as St. Bernard (voice)
(1937)
Donald's Ostrich
as Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
I Wanna Be a Sailor
as Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
as Simon Simon Legree (voice)
(1937)
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
as Big bad wolf (voice)
(1937)
Speaking of the Weather
as Public Enemy #1 / Judge
(1937)
A Sunbonnet Blue
as Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
The Lyin' Mouse
as Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
God's Country and the Man
as Sandy Briggs
(1937)
The Hound and the Rabbit
as Fox (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Porky's Road Race
as Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Porky's Railroad
as Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
Picador Porky
as Bull (uncredited)
(1937)
Playing the Ponies
as Announcer (uncredited)
(1937)
Mickey's Review
as Dog Catcher (voice)
(1937)
Ain't We Got Fun
as Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
(1937)
The Fella with a Fiddle
as Grandpa Mouse (voice)
(1937)
Sweet Sioux
as Native American (voice)
(1937)
Porky's Romance
as Time Munches On Narrator
(1937)
Porky's Building
as Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
Lash of the Penitentes
as Narrating Missionary
(1936)
Thru the Mirror
as Radio (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
Three Little Wolves
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
Three Blind Mouseketeers
as Captain Katt
(1936)
I Love to Singa
as Father (voice)
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
as Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
(1936)
Early to Bed
as Office Boy
(1936)
Little Boy Blue
as Wolf (voice)
(1936)
Don't Look Now
as Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
Moving Day
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
An All American Toothache
as Plumber #1 (uncredited)
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1936)
Rhythm on the Range
as Buck's Friend
(1936)
Can This Be Dixie?
as John P. Smith Peachtree
(1936)
The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Property Man
(1936)
Divot Diggers
as Golfer
(1936)
Boom Boom
as General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
(1936)
Dick Whittington's Cat
as Cook
(1936)
Porky in the North Woods
as Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
How to Vote
as Man on Platform (uncredited)
(1936)
New Shoes
as Boy's Shoes (voice)
(1936)
Alpine Antics
as Bully (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
Milk and Money
as Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
(1936)
The Fire Alarm
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
(1936)
Little Beau Porky
as Ali-Mode, Commandant
(1936)
Bingo Crosbyana
as Spider (voice)
(1936)
Shanghaied Shipmates
as Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
(1935)
The Golden Touch
as King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
Twin Triplets
as Merchant (uncredited)
(1935)
Alias St. Nick
as Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
The Lost City
as Gorzo
(1935)
Mickey's Service Station
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
The Robber Kitten
as Dirty Bill
(1935)
I Haven't Got a Hat
as Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
Who Killed Cock Robin?
as Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
Balloon Land
as Pincushion Man (voice)
(1935)
Pluto's Judgement Day
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
(1935)
Two-Fisted
as Cop
(1935)
Gold Diggers of '49
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
Mickey's Man Friday
as Friday (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
The Tin Man
as The Tin Man (voice)
(1935)
Life Begins at Forty
as Hog Caller
(1935)
Coronado
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
The Rainmakers
as Townsman
(1935)
Little Dutch Plate
as Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
A Cartoonist's Nightmare
as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
The Merry Old Soul
as Old King Cole (voice)
(1935)
Teacher's Beau
as Chairman of the Board
(1935)
Billboard Frolics
as Dave Rub-Em-Off
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
(1934)
The Big Bad Wolf
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
(1934)
Two-Gun Mickey
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1934)
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
(1934)
The First Round-Up
as Wally's Father
(1934)
Punch Drunks
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
(1934)
Shanghaied
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1934)
The Dognapper
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
(1934)
Three Chumps Ahead
as Second Waiter (uncredited)
(1934)
One-Horse Farmers
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
Mama's Little Pirate
as Voice of Giant
(1934)
Maid in Hollywood
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
(1934)
Music in Your Hair
as Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
(1934)
Goofy Movies Number Two
as Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
(1933)
Three Little Pigs
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
(1933)
Morning Glory
as Actor (uncredited)
(1933)
The Mad Doctor
as Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
(1933)
She Done Him Wrong
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Building a Building
as (voice) (uncredited)
(1933)
Ye Olden Days
as King (voice) (uncredited)
(1933)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
as Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
as Radio dispatcher (voice)
(1933)
Diplomaniacs
as Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
(1933)
Air Fright
as Stunt Aviator
(1933)
Bedtime Worries
as Radio Voice
(1933)
A Lady's Profession
as Keyhole McKluskey
(1933)
Husbands' Reunion
as Judge
(1933)
Taxi Barons
as Host - Jenna's Father
(1933)
Call Her Sausage
as Meyer (uncredited)
(1933)
Rhapsody in Brew
as Meyer Schmaltz
(1933)
The Rummy
as Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
(1933)
One Track Minds
as Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
(1933)
Keg o' My Heart
as Meyer Schmaltz
(1932)
Runt Page
as Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
(1932)
Night World
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1932)
Bridge Wives
as Radio announcer
(1932)
By Whose Hand?
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1932)
The Tabasco Kid
as Susie (voice)
(1932)
The Boiling Point
as Stubby - Kirk Hand
(1932)
A Slip at the Switch
as Feeny
(1932)
The Dentist
as Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
(1932)
Taxi for Two
as The District Attorney
(1932)
Sneak Easily
as Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
(1931)
Monkey Business
as Man in Deck Chair
(1931)
Trader Hound
as Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
(1931)
Branded Men
as Half-A-Rod
(1931)
The Secret Witness
as Radio Announcer's Voice
(1931)
The Texas Ranger
as Tubby
(1930)
Loose Ankles
as Mr. Berry from Logan
(1930)
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
(1930)
Top Speed
as Ipps
(1930)
Dancing Sweeties
as Bud (uncredited)
(1930)
Soup to Nuts
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
(1930)
The Man Hunter
as Buggs
(1930)
Moonlight and Monkey Business
as Honeymooner
(1928)
The Cowboy Kid
as Deputy Sheriff
(1928)
The Terrible People
as Proody
(1928)
Daredevil's Reward
as Slim
(1928)
(1928)
(1927)
Two Girls Wanted
as Johnny
(1927)
The Patent Leather Kid
as Fight Fan
(1926)
The Dude Cowboy
as Shorty O'Day
(1924)
Getting Gertie's Goat
as Mr Smith
(1924)
That's the Spirit
as The Crooked Scientist
(1923)
Kidding Katie
as The Butler
(1923)
(1922)
Billy Jim
as Jimmy
(1922)
Turn to the Right
as Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
(1922)
Cold Feet
as Pride of the Mounted
(1921)
(1920)
A Bashful Bigamist
as Mr. Smith
(1920)
Dry and Thirsty
as Horace Radish
(1919)
A Roman Scandal
as Stage Director
(1916)
The Serenade
as Schmitte
(1916)
The Battle Royal
as Grandpa Runt
(1916)
One Too Many
as Unhappy Boarder
(1916)
Jane's Bashful Hero
as Louie
(1915)
Crew
(1925)
The Wild Girl
Director
(1925)
The Silent Guardian
Director
(1920)
Dry and Thirsty
Writer