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