Billy Bletcher
Acting
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
Acting342
movieGet a Horse!
2013
Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
movieTex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
2007
Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieOnce Upon a Halloween
2005
Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) (voice) (archive sound)
movieWalt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
2004
Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
movieEverybody Loves Donald
2003
(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieWalt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieWalt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2002
Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieWalt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
2001
(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieEverybody Loves Mickey
2001
Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieThe Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieMGM Cartoon Christmas
1993
(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Disney’s Coyote Tales
1991
Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
1989
Pete (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieHere's Goofy!
1987
Narrator (voice)
movieWalt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck
1985
(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieDisney's Halloween Treat
1982
Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
movieHello, Dolly!
1969
Man (uncredited)
movieThe Chase
1966
Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
tvGet Smart
1965
Frank Ogg
movieHarlow
1965
Policeman
movieThe Nutty Professor
1963
Plumber (uncredited)
movieThis Is Your Life Donald Duck
1960
Pete (voice)
movieTrailblazer Magoo
1956
Various (voice)(uncredited)
movieThe Lone Chipmunks
1954
Pete (voice)
movieCanvas Back Duck
1953
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieCalamity Jane
1953
Prospector (uncredited)
movieThe New Neighbor
1953
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieHow to Be a Detective
1952
Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
movieTwo Gun Goofy
1952
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Bear for Punishment
1951
Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951
Phony Warden
movieFather Takes the Air
1951
Haggarly
movieThe Next Voice You Hear...
1950
Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
movieBear Feat
1949
Pa Bear
movieThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
movieThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
Headless Horseman (voice)
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
Horseface
movieHeavenly Puss
1949
Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
movieBowery Bugs
1949
Steve Brody
movieThe Bee-Deviled Bruin
1949
Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
movieMississippi Hare
1949
Col. Shuffle
movieThe Truce Hurts
1948
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
movieRabbit Punch
1948
The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
movieWhat's Brewin', Bruin?
1948
Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
movieMake Mine Freedom
1948
Labor employee (voice)
movieThe Bear and the Bean
1948
Barney Bear (voice)
moviePluto's Blue Note
1947
Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
movieWide Open Spaces
1947
Motel Proprietor (voice)
movieThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
Western Character (uncredited)
movieDown to Earth
1947
Conductor (uncredited)
movieTubby the Tuba
1947
Frog (voice)
movieThe Verdict
1946
Gravedigger
movieGallant Journey
1946
Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
movieSolid Serenade
1946
Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
movieDeadline at Dawn
1946
Waiter (uncredited)
movieA Knight for a Day
1946
Narrator (voice)
movieRoad to Utopia
1946
Bear (voice) (uncredited)
movieQuiet Please!
1945
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
movieOld Sequoia
1945
Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
movieSwing Shift Cinderella
1945
Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
movieDuck Pimples
1945
Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
movieCanine Casanova
1945
Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
movieIncendiary Blonde
1945
Clown (uncredited)
moviePolar Pest
1944
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
movieLost in a Harem
1944
Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
movieCasanova Brown
1944
Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
movieMaisie Goes to Reno
1944
Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
movieBear Raid Warden
1944
Barney Bear
movieThe Bodyguard
1944
Spike / Tom (Voice)
movieGas
1944
Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
movieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
Club Patron (uncredited)
moviePrivate Snafu vs. Malaria Mike
1944
Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Zoot Cat
1944
Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
movieTrombone Trouble
1944
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieTom Turk and Daffy
1944
Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
movieLittle Red Riding Rabbit
1944
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
movieBaby Puss
1943
Butch (voice) (uncredited)
movieTrue to Life
1943
Radio Heavy (uncredited)
movieWhistling in Brooklyn
1943
Announcer (uncredited)
movieBoss of Rawhide
1943
Jed Bones
movieThe Old Army Game
1943
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieCrazy House
1943
Policeman (uncredited)
War Dogs
1943
Military General (voice) (uncredited)
movieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
Workman (Uncredited)
movieThe Little Broadcast
1943
Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
movieWho Killed Who?
1943
Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
movieYankee Doodle Daffy
1943
Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited)
movieChatterbox
1943
Black Jake
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
Customer (uncredited)
movieDer Fuehrer's Face
1943
Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
movieStand by for Action
1942
Sailor (uncredited)
movieSky Trooper
1942
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Vanishing Private
1942
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieDonald Gets Drafted
1942
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieDaffy's Southern Exposure
1942
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild and Woozy West
1942
Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
movieDog Trouble
1942
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
movieSaps in Chaps
1942
Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieSymphony Hour
1942
Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
movieJoe Smith, American
1942
Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again
1941
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Thrifty Pig
1941
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
movieDumbo
1941
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
movieCome Back, Miss Pipps
1941
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941
Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
movieWe, the Animals - Squeak!
1941
Irish Mouse (voice)
movieRobot Wrecks
1941
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
movieMeet John Doughboy
1941
Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
movieCracked Nuts
1941
Parachute Man
movieLas Vegas Nights
1941
Horse (voice)
movieTimber
1941
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Mouse Meets Lion
1940
Lion (voice)
movieHit Parade of 1941
1940
Radio Actor
movieThe Ape
1940
Short Mustached Posse Man
movieMelody Ranch
1940
Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
moviePluto's Dream House
1940
Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Pooch Parade
1940
Various
movieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940
Last Porter
movieEdison, the Man
1940
Reporter
movieHome on the Range
1940
Coyote Bark
movieThe Riveter
1940
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieZorro's Fighting Legion
1939
Don Del Oro (voice)
movieThe Film Fan
1939
Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
movieDestry Rides Again
1939
Pianist (uncredited)
movieOfficer Duck
1939
Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
movieDancing Co-Ed
1939
Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
movieSioux Me
1939
Indian chorus (voice)
movieThe Autograph Hound
1939
Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Haunting We Will Go
1939
Ghost (voice)
movieThe Wizard of Oz
1939
Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
moviePolar Pals
1939
I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
moviePorky's Movie Mystery
1939
Invisible Man
movieThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
movieThe Practical Pig
1939
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
movieMama's New Hat
1939
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
movieSeal Skinners
1939
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Lone Stranger and Porky
1939
Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
moviePetunia Natural Park
1939
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Captain's Christmas
1938
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
movieCalifornia Frontier
1938
Bellhop
movieYou're an Education
1938
Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
movieFarmyard Symphony
1938
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Winning Ticket
1938
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
moviePorky in Wackyland
1938
Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Feud There Was
1938
Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
movieThe Mexicali Kid
1938
Stagecoach Driver
movieOld Smokey
1938
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
movieProfessor Beware
1938
Shoeshine Customer
movieMen with Wings
1938
Red Cross Man
movieWhat a Lion!
1938
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Day at the Beach
1938
Captain
movieHide and Shriek
1938
Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter
1938
Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
movieNow That Summer Is Gone
1938
Pop (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Captain's Pup
1938
Captain (voice)
moviePoultry Pirates
1938
Captain
Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands
1938
Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
movieBlue Monday
1938
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
moviePorky's Phoney Express
1938
Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
movieCleaning House
1938
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Lone Ranger
1938
Lone Ranger (voice)
movieLonesome Ghosts
1937
Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
movieDonald's Ostrich
1937
Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Case of the Stuttering Pig
1937
Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Lyin' Mouse
1937
Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
moviePlaying the Ponies
1937
Announcer (uncredited)
movieDouble Wedding
1937
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
movieI Wanna Be a Sailor
1937
Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
movieDog Daze
1937
St. Bernard (voice)
Mickey's Review
1937
Dog Catcher (voice)
movieSpeaking of the Weather
1937
Public Enemy #1 / Judge (voice) (uncredited)
movieGod's Country and the Man
1937
Sandy Briggs
movieA Sunbonnet Blue
1937
Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
moviePorky's Railroad
1937
Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Californian
1937
Tax Collector
movieEgghead Rides Again
1937
Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
movieSweet Sioux
1937
Native American (voice)
moviePorky's Building
1937
Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
movieUncle Tom's Bungalow
1937
Simon Simon Legree (voice)
movieThe Hound and the Rabbit
1937
Fox (voice) (uncredited)
movieModern Inventions
1937
Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
movieWalt Disney's Academy Award Revue
1937
Big Bad Wolf (voice)
movieAin't We Got Fun
1937
Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
moviePorky's Duck Hunt
1937
The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
moviePorky's Romance
1937
Time Munches On Narrator
movieThe Fella with a Fiddle
1937
Grandpa Mouse (voice)
moviePicador Porky
1937
Bull (uncredited)
moviePorky's Road Race
1937
Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
moviePigs Is Pigs
1937
Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Worm Turns
1937
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
moviePorky in the North Woods
1936
Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
movieCan This Be Dixie?
1936
John P. Smith Peachtree
movieDon't Look Now
1936
Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
movieLittle Beau Porky
1936
Ali-Mode, Commandant
movieThe Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
Property Man
movieMilk and Money
1936
Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
movieThree Blind Mouseketeers
1936
Captain Katt
movieWives Never Know
1936
Drunk (uncredited)
movieNew Shoes
1936
Boy's Shoes (voice)
movieHow to Vote
1936
Man on Platform (uncredited)
movieLittle Boy Blue
1936
Wolf (voice)
movieSatan Met a Lady
1936
Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
movieI Love to Singa
1936
Professor Fritz Owl (voice)
movieRhythm on the Range
1936
Buck's Friend
movieMoving Day
1936
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieShanghaied Shipmates
1936
Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
movieEarly to Bed
1936
Office Boy (uncredited)
movieBingo Crosbyana
1936
Spider (voice)
movieThru the Mirror
1936
Radio (voice) (uncredited)
movieThree Little Wolves
1936
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
movieLash of the Penitentes
1936
Narrating Missionary
movieThe Fire Alarm
1936
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
movieBoom Boom
1936
General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
movieDivot Diggers
1936
Golfer
An All American Toothache
1936
Plumber #1 (uncredited)
movieAlpine Antics
1936
Bully (voice) (uncredited)
movieCoronado
1935
Waiter (uncredited)
movieAlias St. Nick
1935
Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
movieBillboard Frolics
1935
Dave Rub-Em-Off
movieGold Diggers of '49
1935
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Rainmakers
1935
Townsman
movieLittle Dutch Plate
1935
Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
movieTwin Triplets
1935
Merchant (uncredited)
movieBalloon Land
1935
Pincushion Man (voice)
moviePluto's Judgement Day
1935
Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Cartoonist's Nightmare
1935
Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Merry Old Soul
1935
Old King Cole (voice)
movieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Timekeeper (uncredited)
movieWho Killed Cock Robin?
1935
Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
movieTeacher's Beau
1935
Chairman of the Board
movieThe Robber Kitten
1935
Dirty Bill
movieThe Tin Man
1935
The Tin Man (voice)
movieThe Golden Touch
1935
King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
movieLife Begins at Forty
1935
Hog Caller
movieI Haven't Got a Hat
1935
Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
movieMickey's Service Station
1935
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieMickey's Man Friday
1935
Friday (voice) (uncredited)
movieTwo-Gun Mickey
1934
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieBabes in Toyland
1934
Chief of Police (uncredited)
movieThe Dognapper
1934
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieMama's Little Pirate
1934
Voice of Giant
One-Horse Farmers
1934
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
movieThree Chumps Ahead
1934
Second Waiter (uncredited)
moviePunch Drunks
1934
Fight Announcer (uncredited)
movieThe Old-Fashioned Way
1934
Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
movieBuddy's Bearcats
1934
Hot Dog Man / Customer / Mustached Baseball Player (voice) (uncredited)
Music in Your Hair
1934
Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
movieBuddy of the Apes
1934
Tribal Chief (voice) (uncredited)
movieMaid in Hollywood
1934
Information Clerk (uncredited)
movieThe First Round-Up
1934
Wally's Father
movieThe Big Bad Wolf
1934
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
movieBuddy's Garage
1934
Gruff Guy (voice) (uncredited)
movieGoofy Movies Number Two
1934
Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
movieShanghaied
1934
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
movieAir Fright
1933
Stunt Aviator
Keg o' My Heart
1933
Meyer Schmaltz
Rhapsody in Brew
1933
Meyer Schmaltz
movieBedtime Worries
1933
Radio Voice
movieMorning Glory
1933
Actor (uncredited)
movieThe Midnight Patrol
1933
Radio dispatcher (voice)
The Rummy
1933
Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
movieThree Little Pigs
1933
Big Bad Wolf (voice)
movieOne Track Minds
1933
Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
Call Her Sausage
1933
Meyer (uncredited)
movieDiplomaniacs
1933
Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
movieMe and My Pal
1933
Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
movieYe Olden Days
1933
King (voice) (uncredited)
movieTaxi Barons
1933
Host - Jenna's Father
movieMickey's Mellerdrammer
1933
Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Lady's Profession
1933
Keyhole McKluskey
movieShe Done Him Wrong
1933
Singing Waiter (uncredited)
movieThe Mad Doctor
1933
Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
movieBuilding a Building
1933
(voice) (uncredited)
movieSneak Easily
1932
Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
movieThe Dentist
1932
Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
movieThe Devil Is Driving
1932
Musician at First Wedding (uncredited)
Taxi for Two
1932
The District Attorney
movieThe Boiling Point
1932
Stubby - Kirk Hand
movieBy Whose Hand?
1932
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
movieNight World
1932
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
movieRunt Page
1932
Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
movieBridge Wives
1932
Radio announcer
movieThe Tabasco Kid
1932
Susie (voice)
movieThe Secret Witness
1931
Radio Announcer's Voice
movieBranded Men
1931
Half-A-Rod
movieMonkey Business
1931
Man in Deck Chair
movieTrader Hound
1931
Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
movieSoup to Nuts
1930
Revolutionary (uncredited)
movieDancing Sweeties
1930
Bud (uncredited)
movieShow Girl in Hollywood
1930
Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
movieLoose Ankles
1930
Mr. Berry from Logan
movieThe Cowboy Kid
1928
Deputy Sheriff
movieThe Patent Leather Kid
1927
Fight Fan
movieOne Hour of Love
1927
'Half Pint' Walker
movieThe Dude Cowboy
1926
Shorty O'Day
That's the Spirit
1924
The Crooked Scientist
movieGetting Gertie's Goat
1924
Mr Smith
movieKidding Katie
1923
The Butler
Cold Feet
1922
Pride of the Mounted
movieBilly Jim
1922
Jimmy
movieTurn to the Right
1922
Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
movieA Bashful Bigamist
1920
Mr. Smith
movieDry and Thirsty
1920
Horace Radish
movieA Roman Scandal
1919
Stage Director
movieThe Battle Royal
1916
Grandpa Runt
movieThe Serenade
1916
Schmitte
movieOne Too Many
1916
Unhappy Boarder
Directing2
movieThe Silent Guardian
1925
Director
movieThe Wild Girl
1925
Director
Writing1
movieDry and Thirsty
1920
Writer