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

Get Smart

The Red Skelton Show

The Lone Ranger

The Wizard of Oz

Quiet Please!

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Dumbo

The Chase

All Movies (336)

• Get a Horse!2013 · as Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
• Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection2007 · as Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Once Upon a Halloween2005 · as Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) (voice) (archive sound)
• Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection2004
• Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.52004 · as Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
• Everybody Loves Donald2003 · as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.32003 · as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy2002 · as Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies2001 · as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Everybody Loves Mickey2001 · as Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• MGM Cartoon Christmas1993 · as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Disney’s Coyote Tales1991 · as Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Rootin' Tootin' Roundup1989 · as Pete (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Here's Goofy!1987 · as Narrator (voice)
• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck1985 · as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Disney's Halloween Treat1982 · as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
• Hello, Dolly!1969 · as Man (uncredited)
• The Chase1966 · as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
• Harlow1965 · as Policeman
• The Nutty Professor1963 · as Plumber (uncredited)
• Chun King Chow Mein Hour1962 · as Mr. Abramowitz
• This Is Your Life Donald Duck1960 · as Pete (voice)
• Trailblazer Magoo1956 · as Various (voice)(uncredited)
• The Lone Chipmunks1954 · as Pete (voice)
• Canvas Back Duck1953 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Calamity Jane1953 · as Prospector (uncredited)
• The New Neighbor1953 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• How to Be a Detective1952 · as Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
• Two Gun Goofy1952 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• A Bear for Punishment1951 · as Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
• Father Takes the Air1951 · as Haggarly
• The Next Voice You Hear...1950 · as Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
• Bear Feat1949 · as Pa Bear
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow1949 · as Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949 · as Headless Horseman (voice)
• Heavenly Puss1949 · as Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
• Bowery Bugs1949 · as Steve Brody
• The Bee-Deviled Bruin1949 · as Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
• Mississippi Hare1949 · as Col. Shuffle
• The Truce Hurts1948 · as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
• Rabbit Punch1948 · as The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
• What's Brewin', Bruin?1948 · as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
• Make Mine Freedom1948 · as Labor employee (voice)
• The Bear and the Bean1948 · as Barney Bear (voice)
• Pluto's Blue Note1947 · as Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
• Wide Open Spaces1947 · as Motel Proprietor (voice)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947 · as Western Character (uncredited)
• Down to Earth1947 · as Conductor (uncredited)
• Tubby the Tuba1947 · as Frog (voice)
• The Verdict1946 · as Gravedigger
• Gallant Journey1946 · as Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
• Solid Serenade1946 · as Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• A Knight for a Day1946 · as Narrator (voice)
• Road to Utopia1946 · as Bear (voice) (uncredited)
• Quiet Please!1945 · as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
• Old Sequoia1945 · as Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
• Swing Shift Cinderella1945 · as Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
• Duck Pimples1945 · as Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
• Canine Casanova1945 · as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
• Incendiary Blonde1945 · as Clown (uncredited)
• Polar Pest1944 · as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
• Lost in a Harem1944 · as Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
• The Inside Story1944 · as Officer
• Casanova Brown1944 · as Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
• Maisie Goes to Reno1944 · as Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
• Bear Raid Warden1944 · as Barney Bear
• The Bodyguard1944 · as Spike / Tom (Voice)
• Gas1944 · as Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
• And the Angels Sing1944 · as Club Patron (uncredited)
• Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike1944 · as Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
• The Zoot Cat1944 · as Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
• Trombone Trouble1944 · as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Tom Turk and Daffy1944 · as Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
• Little Red Riding Rabbit1944 · as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
• Baby Puss1943 · as Butch (voice) (uncredited)
• True to Life1943 · as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
• Whistling in Brooklyn1943 · as Announcer (uncredited)
• Boss of Rawhide1943 · as Jed Bones
• The Old Army Game1943 · as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Best Foot Forward1943 · as Waxer
• Crazy House1943 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• War Dogs1943 · as Military General (voice) (uncredited)
• Swing Shift Maisie1943 · as Workman (Uncredited)
• The Little Broadcast1943 · as Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
• Who Killed Who?1943 · as Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
• Yankee Doodle Daffy1943 · as Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited)
• Chatterbox1943 · as Black Jake
• Slightly Dangerous1943 · as Customer (uncredited)
• Der Fuehrer's Face1943 · as Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
• Stand by for Action1942 · as Sailor (uncredited)
• Sky Trooper1942 · as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• I Married a Witch1942
• Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942
• The Vanishing Private1942 · as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Donald Gets Drafted1942 · as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Daffy's Southern Exposure1942 · as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
• The Wild and Woozy West1942 · as Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
• Dog Trouble1942 · as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
• Saps in Chaps1942 · as Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Dog Meets Dog1942 · as Butch
• Symphony Hour1942 · as Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
• Joe Smith, American1942 · as Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
• Red Riding Hood Rides Again1941 · as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
• The Thrifty Pig1941 · as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
• Dumbo1941 · as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
• Come Back, Miss Pipps1941 · as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
• Whistling in the Dark1941 · as Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
• We, the Animals - Squeak!1941 · as Irish Mouse (voice)
• Robot Wrecks1941 · as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
• Meet John Doughboy1941 · as Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
• Cracked Nuts1941 · as Parachute Man
• Las Vegas Nights1941 · as Horse (voice)
• Timber1941 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip1940 · as Pete
• Mouse Meets Lion1940 · as Lion (voice)
• Hit Parade of 19411940 · as Radio Actor
• The Ape1940 · as Short Mustached Posse Man
• Melody Ranch1940 · as Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
• Pluto's Dream House1940 · as Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
• The Pooch Parade1940 · as Various
• Buck Benny Rides Again1940 · as Last Porter
• Edison, the Man1940 · as Reporter
• Home on the Range1940 · as Coyote Bark
• The Riveter1940 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Zorro's Fighting Legion1939 · as Don Del Oro (voice)
• The Film Fan1939 · as Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
• Destry Rides Again1939 · as Pianist (uncredited)
• Officer Duck1939 · as Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
• Dancing Co-Ed1939 · as Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
• Sioux Me1939 · as Indian chorus (voice)
• The Autograph Hound1939 · as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
• A Haunting We Will Go1939 · as Ghost (voice)
• The Wizard of Oz1939 · as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
• Polar Pals1939 · as I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky's Movie Mystery1939 · as Invisible Man
• The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939 · as The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
• The Practical Pig1939 · as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky's Tire Trouble1939 · as Boss
• Mama's New Hat1939 · as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• Seal Skinners1939 · as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• The Lone Stranger and Porky1939 · as Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
• Petunia Natural Park1939 · as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• The Captain's Christmas1938 · as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• California Frontier1938 · as Bellhop
• You're an Education1938 · as Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
• Farmyard Symphony1938 · as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
• The Winning Ticket1938 · as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky in Wackyland1938 · as Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
• A Feud There Was1938 · as Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
• The Mexicali Kid1938 · as Stagecoach Driver
• Old Smokey1938 · as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• Professor Beware1938 · as Shoeshine Customer
• Men with Wings1938 · as Red Cross Man
• What a Lion!1938 · as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• A Day at the Beach1938 · as Captain
• Hide and Shriek1938 · as Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
• Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter1938 · as Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
• Now That Summer Is Gone1938 · as Pop (voice) (uncredited)
• The Captain's Pup1938 · as Captain (voice)
• Poultry Pirates1938 · as Captain
• Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands1938 · as Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
• Blue Monday1938 · as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky's Phoney Express1938 · as Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
• Boy Meets Dog1938 · as Voice
• Cleaning House1938 · as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
• The Lone Ranger1938 · as Lone Ranger (voice)
• Lonesome Ghosts1937 · as Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
• Donald's Ostrich1937 · as Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
• The Case of the Stuttering Pig1937 · as Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
• The Lyin' Mouse1937 · as Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
• Playing the Ponies1937 · as Announcer (uncredited)
• Double Wedding1937 · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• I Wanna Be a Sailor1937 · as Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
• Dog Daze1937 · as St. Bernard (voice)
• Mickey's Review1937 · as Dog Catcher (voice)
• Speaking of the Weather1937 · as Public Enemy #1 / Judge
• God's Country and the Man1937 · as Sandy Briggs
• A Sunbonnet Blue1937 · as Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky's Railroad1937 · as Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
• The Californian1937 · as Tax Collector
• Egghead Rides Again1937 · as Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
• Sweet Sioux1937 · as Native American (voice)
• Porky's Building1937 · as Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
• Uncle Tom's Bungalow1937 · as Simon Simon Legree (voice)
• The Hound and the Rabbit1937 · as Fox (voice) (uncredited)
• Modern Inventions1937 · as Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
• Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue1937 · as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
• Ain't We Got Fun1937 · as Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky's Duck Hunt1937 · as The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky's Romance1937 · as Time Munches On Narrator
• The Fella with a Fiddle1937 · as Grandpa Mouse (voice)
• Picador Porky1937 · as Bull (uncredited)
• Porky's Road Race1937 · as Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
• Pigs Is Pigs1937 · as Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
• The Worm Turns1937 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Porky in the North Woods1936 · as Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
• Can This Be Dixie?1936 · as John P. Smith Peachtree
• Don't Look Now1936 · as Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
• Little Beau Porky1936 · as Ali-Mode, Commandant
• The Big Broadcast of 19371936 · as Property Man
• Milk and Money1936 · as Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
• Three Blind Mouseketeers1936 · as Captain Katt
• Wives Never Know1936 · as Drunk (uncredited)
• New Shoes1936 · as Boy's Shoes (voice)
• How to Vote1936 · as Man on Platform (uncredited)
• Little Boy Blue1936 · as Wolf (voice)
• Satan Met a Lady1936 · as Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
• I Love to Singa1936 · as Professor Fritz Owl (voice)
• Rhythm on the Range1936 · as Buck's Friend
• Moving Day1936 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Shanghaied Shipmates1936 · as Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
• Early to Bed1936 · as Office Boy (uncredited)
• Bingo Crosbyana1936 · as Spider (voice)
• Dick Whittington's Cat1936 · as Cook
• Thru the Mirror1936 · as Radio (voice) (uncredited)
• Three Little Wolves1936 · as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
• Lash of the Penitentes1936 · as Narrating Missionary
• The Fire Alarm1936 · as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
• Boom Boom1936 · as General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
• Divot Diggers1936 · as Golfer
• An All American Toothache1936 · as Plumber #1 (uncredited)
• Alpine Antics1936 · as Bully (voice) (uncredited)
• Coronado1935 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Alias St. Nick1935 · as Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
• Billboard Frolics1935 · as Dave Rub-Em-Off
• Gold Diggers of '491935 · as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
• The Rainmakers1935 · as Townsman
• Little Dutch Plate1935 · as Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
• Twin Triplets1935 · as Merchant (uncredited)
• Two-Fisted1935 · as Cop
• Balloon Land1935 · as Pincushion Man (voice)
• Pluto's Judgement Day1935 · as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
• A Cartoonist's Nightmare1935 · as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
• The Merry Old Soul1935 · as Old King Cole (voice)
• Man on the Flying Trapeze1935 · as Timekeeper (uncredited)
• Who Killed Cock Robin?1935 · as Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
• Teacher's Beau1935 · as Chairman of the Board
• The Robber Kitten1935 · as Dirty Bill
• The Tin Man1935 · as The Tin Man (voice)
• The Golden Touch1935 · as King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
• Life Begins at Forty1935 · as Hog Caller
• The Lost City1935 · as Gorzo
• I Haven't Got a Hat1935 · as Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
• Mickey's Service Station1935 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Mickey's Man Friday1935 · as Friday (voice) (uncredited)
• Two-Gun Mickey1934 · as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Babes in Toyland1934 · as Chief of Police (uncredited)
• The Dognapper1934 · as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Mama's Little Pirate1934 · as Voice of Giant
• One-Horse Farmers1934 · as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
• Three Chumps Ahead1934 · as Second Waiter (uncredited)
• Punch Drunks1934 · as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
• The Old-Fashioned Way1934 · as Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
• Buddy's Bearcats1934 · as Hot Dog Man / Customer / Mustached Baseball Player (voice) (uncredited)
• Music in Your Hair1934 · as Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
• Buddy of the Apes1934 · as Tribal Chief (voice) (uncredited)
• Maid in Hollywood1934 · as Information Clerk (uncredited)
• The First Round-Up1934 · as Wally's Father
• The Big Bad Wolf1934 · as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
• Buddy's Garage1934 · as Gruff Guy (voice) (uncredited)
• Goofy Movies Number Two1934 · as Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
• Next Week-End1934
• Shanghaied1934 · as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
• Air Fright1933 · as Stunt Aviator
• Keg o' My Heart1933 · as Meyer Schmaltz
• Rhapsody in Brew1933 · as Meyer Schmaltz
• Bedtime Worries1933 · as Radio Voice
• Morning Glory1933 · as Actor (uncredited)
• The Midnight Patrol1933 · as Radio dispatcher (voice)
• Husbands' Reunion1933 · as Judge
• The Rummy1933 · as Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
• Three Little Pigs1933 · as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
• One Track Minds1933 · as Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
• Call Her Sausage1933 · as Meyer (uncredited)
• Diplomaniacs1933 · as Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
• Me and My Pal1933 · as Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
• Ye Olden Days1933 · as King (voice) (uncredited)
• Taxi Barons1933 · as Host - Jenna's Father
• Mickey's Mellerdrammer1933 · as Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
• A Lady's Profession1933 · as Keyhole McKluskey
• She Done Him Wrong1933 · as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
• The Mad Doctor1933 · as Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
• Building a Building1933 · as (voice) (uncredited)
• Sneak Easily1932 · as Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
• The Dentist1932 · as Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
• The Devil Is Driving1932 · as Musician at First Wedding (uncredited)
• Taxi for Two1932 · as The District Attorney
• The Hollywood Handicap1932
• A Slip at the Switch1932 · as Feeny
• The Boiling Point1932 · as Stubby - Kirk Hand
• By Whose Hand?1932 · as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
• Night World1932 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Runt Page1932 · as Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
• Bridge Wives1932 · as Radio announcer
• Never the Twins Shall Meet1932 · as Installment Man
• The Tabasco Kid1932 · as Susie (voice)
• The Secret Witness1931 · as Radio Announcer's Voice
• Branded Men1931 · as Half-A-Rod
• Monkey Business1931 · as Man in Deck Chair
• The Texas Ranger1931 · as Tubby
• Trader Hound1931 · as Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
• Moonlight and Monkey Business1930 · as Honeymooner
• Soup to Nuts1930 · as Revolutionary (uncredited)
• Top Speed1930 · as Ipps
• Dancing Sweeties1930 · as Bud (uncredited)
• The Man Hunter1930 · as Buggs
• Show Girl in Hollywood1930 · as Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
• Loose Ankles1930 · as Mr. Berry from Logan
• The Terrible People1928 · as Proody
• The Cowboy Kid1928 · as Deputy Sheriff
• Hold’er Cowboy1928
• Daredevil's Reward1928 · as Slim
• The Fresh Lobster1928
• Two Girls Wanted1927 · as Johnny
• The Patent Leather Kid1927 · as Fight Fan
• One Hour of Love1927 · as 'Half Pint' Walker
• The Dude Cowboy1926 · as Shorty O'Day
• The Bar-C Mystery1926
• That's the Spirit1924 · as The Crooked Scientist
• Getting Gertie's Goat1924 · as Mr Smith
• Call the Wagon1923
• Kidding Katie1923 · as The Butler
• Cold Feet1922 · as Pride of the Mounted
• Billy Jim1922 · as Jimmy
• Turn to the Right1922 · as Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
• The Noodle Nut1921
• A Bashful Bigamist1920 · as Mr. Smith
• Dry and Thirsty1920 · as Horace Radish
• A Roman Scandal1919 · as Stage Director
• The Battle Royal1916 · as Grandpa Runt
• The Serenade1916 · as Schmitte
• One Too Many1916 · as Unhappy Boarder
• Jane's Bashful Hero1916 · as Louie
• The Vanishing Vault1915

All TV Shows (6)

• Get Smart1965 · as Frank Ogg
• Pete Kelly's Blues1959
• Revlon Mirror Theatre1953
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Phony Warden
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951 · as Waiter
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Horseface