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