Billy Bletcher
338 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 23, 1894
- Died
- Jan 5, 1979 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Billie Bletcher · William Bletcher · Billy Fletcher · William Fletcher
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.
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Billy Bletcher: movies and TV shows
Acting (342)
- 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) (voice) (archive sound)
- 2004
- 2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
as Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
- 2003 Everybody Loves Donald
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2003 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2002 Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
as Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2001 Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2001 Everybody Loves Mickey
as Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1993 MGM Cartoon Christmas
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1991 Disney’s Coyote Tales
as Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1990 Goofy's Guide to Success
as Pete (archive footage)
- 1989 Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
as Pete (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1987 Here's Goofy!
as Narrator (voice)
- 1985 Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 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
- 1965 Harlow
as Policeman (uncredited)
- 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)
- 1959
- 1956 Trailblazer Magoo
as Various (voice)(uncredited)
- 1954 The Lone Chipmunks
as Pete (voice)
- 1953 Canvas Back Duck
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953 Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
- 1953 The New Neighbor
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953
- 1952 How to Be a Detective
as Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
- 1952 Two Gun Goofy
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 A Bear for Punishment
as Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Father Takes the Air
as Haggarly
- 1951
- 1950 The Next Voice You Hear...
as Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
- 1949 Bear Feat
as Pa Bear
- 1949 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
- 1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Headless Horseman (voice)
- 1949
- 1949 Heavenly Puss
as Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Bowery Bugs
as Steve Brody
- 1949 The Bee-Deviled Bruin
as Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Mississippi Hare
as Col. Shuffle
- 1948 The Truce Hurts
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 Rabbit Punch
as The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 Make Mine Freedom
as Labor employee (voice)
- 1948 What's Brewin', Bruin?
as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 The Bear and the Bean
as Barney Bear (voice)
- 1947 Pluto's Blue Note
as Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 Wide Open Spaces
as Motel Proprietor (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)
- 1946 The Verdict
as Gravedigger (uncredited)
- 1946 Gallant Journey
as Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
- 1946 Solid Serenade
as Evil Laugh (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1946 Deadline at Dawn
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1946 A Knight for a Day
as Narrator (voice)
- 1946 Road to Utopia
as Bear (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 Duck Pimples
as Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
- 1945 Canine Casanova
as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
- 1945 Incendiary Blonde
as Clown (uncredited)
- 1944 Polar Pest
as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 Lost in a Harem
as Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 The Inside Story
as Officer
- 1944 Casanova Brown
as Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
- 1944 Maisie Goes to Reno
as Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
- 1944 Bear Raid Warden
as Barney Bear
- 1944 The Bodyguard
as Spike / Tom (Voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 Gas
as Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 And the Angels Sing
as Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1944 Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike
as Malaria Mike (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)
- 1943 True to Life
as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
- 1943 Whistling in Brooklyn
as Announcer (uncredited)
- 1943 Boss of Rawhide
as Jed Bones
- 1943 The Old Army Game
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 Best Foot Forward
as Waxer
- 1943 Crazy House
as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1943 War Dogs
as Military General (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 Swing Shift Maisie
as Workman (Uncredited)
- 1943 The Little Broadcast
as Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 Who Killed Who?
as Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 Chatterbox
as Black Jake
- 1943 Slightly Dangerous
as Customer (uncredited)
- 1943 Der Fuehrer's Face
as Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Stand by for Action
as Sailor (uncredited)
- 1942 Sky Trooper
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942
- 1942
- 1942 The Vanishing Private
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Even as IOU
as Seabasket - the Horse (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Donald Gets Drafted
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Daffy's Southern Exposure
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 The Wild and Woozy West
as Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
- 1942 Dog Trouble
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Saps in Chaps
as Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Dog Meets Dog
as Butch
- 1942 Symphony Hour
as Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Joe Smith, American
as Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941 Red Riding Hood Rides Again
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941 The Thrifty Pig
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941 Dumbo
as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941 Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
- 1941 Whistling in the Dark
as Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
- 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 Cracked Nuts
as Parachute Man
- 1941 Las Vegas Nights
as Horse (voice)
- 1941 Timber
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940 Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
as Pete
- 1940 Mouse Meets Lion
as Lion (voice)
- 1940 Hit Parade of 1941
as Radio Actor
- 1940 The Ape
as Short Mustached Posse Man
- 1940 Melody Ranch
as Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
- 1940 Pluto's Dream House
as Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940 The Pooch Parade
as Various
- 1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
as Last Porter
- 1940 Edison, the Man
as Reporter
- 1940 Home on the Range
as Coyote Bark
- 1940 The Riveter
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Don Del Oro (voice)
- 1939 The Film Fan
as Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Destry Rides Again
as Pianist (uncredited)
- 1939 Officer Duck
as Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Dancing Co-Ed
as Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Sioux Me
as Indian chorus (voice)
- 1939 The Autograph Hound
as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 A Haunting We Will Go
as Ghost (voice)
- 1939 The Wizard of Oz
as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Polar Pals
as I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Porky's Movie Mystery
as Invisible Man
- 1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
- 1939 The Practical Pig
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Porky's Tire Trouble
as Boss
- 1939 Mama's New Hat
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Seal Skinners
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 The Lone Stranger and Porky
as Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
- 1939 Petunia Natural Park
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 The Captain's Christmas
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 California Frontier
as Bellhop
- 1938 You're an Education
as Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
- 1938 Farmyard Symphony
as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 The Winning Ticket
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 Porky in Wackyland
as Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 A Feud There Was
as Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
- 1938 The Mexicali Kid
as Stagecoach Driver
- 1938 Old Smokey
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 Professor Beware
as Shoeshine Customer
- 1938 Men with Wings
as Red Cross Man
- 1938 What a Lion!
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 Have You Got Any Castles
as Basso Man (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 A Day at the Beach
as Captain
- 1938 Hide and Shriek
as Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
- 1938 Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter
as Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 Now That Summer Is Gone
as Pop (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 The Captain's Pup
as Captain (voice)
- 1938 Poultry Pirates
as Captain
- 1938 Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands
as Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
- 1938 Blue Monday
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 Porky's Phoney Express
as Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 Boy Meets Dog
as Voice
- 1938 Cleaning House
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
- 1938 The Lone Ranger
as Lone Ranger (voice)
- 1937 Lonesome Ghosts
as Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Donald's Ostrich
as Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 The Case of the Stuttering Pig
as Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 The Lyin' Mouse
as Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Playing the Ponies
as Announcer (uncredited)
- 1937 Double Wedding
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1937 I Wanna Be a Sailor
as Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Dog Daze
as St. Bernard (voice)
- 1937 Mickey's Review
as Dog Catcher (voice)
- 1937 Speaking of the Weather
as Public Enemy #1 / Judge (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 God's Country and the Man
as Sandy Briggs
- 1937 Get Rich Quick Porky
as Driver (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 A Sunbonnet Blue
as Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Porky's Railroad
as Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 The Californian
as Tax Collector
- 1937 Egghead Rides Again
as Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Sweet Sioux
as Native American (voice)
- 1937 Porky's Building
as Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Uncle Tom's Bungalow
as Simon Simon Legree (voice)
- 1937 The Hound and the Rabbit
as Fox (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Modern Inventions
as Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937 Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
- 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 Porky's Romance
as Time Munches On Narrator
- 1937 The Fella with a Fiddle
as Grandpa Mouse (voice)
- 1937 Picador Porky
as Bull (uncredited)
- 1937 Porky's Road Race
as Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
+ 142 more credits
Behind the camera (3)
- 1925 The Silent Guardian
Director
- 1925 The Wild Girl
Director
- 1920 Dry and Thirsty
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1997
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
1 episode