BILLY BLETCHER

Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: September 23, 1894
Deathday: January 5, 1979
Place of Birth: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) (voice) (archive sound)
Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Pete (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
Man (uncredited)
1966·
The Chase
Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
1965·
Get Smart
Frank Ogg
1965·
Harlow
Policeman
Plumber (uncredited)
Mr. Abramowitz
Various (voice)(uncredited)
Pete (voice)
Prospector (uncredited)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
Phony Warden
Haggarly
Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
Horseface
Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Steve Brody
Col. Shuffle
1949·
Bear Feat
Pa Bear
Headless Horseman (voice)
Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
Barney Bear (voice)
Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Labor employee (voice)
The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Frog (voice)
Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Conductor (uncredited)
Motel Proprietor (voice)
Western Character (uncredited)
Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
Bear (uncredited) (voice)
Gravedigger
Waiter (uncredited)
Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Clown (uncredited)
Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Officer
Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Barney Bear
Club Patron (uncredited)
Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
1944·
Gas
Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Spike / Tom (Voice)
Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
1943·
War Dogs
Military General (voice) (uncredited)
Workman (Uncredited)
Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
1943·
Baby Puss
Butch (voice) (uncredited)
Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
Black Jake
Jed Bones
Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited)
Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Butch
Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
Sailor (uncredited)
Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Horse (voice)
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Parachute Man
Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
Irish Mouse (voice)
1941·
Timber
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1941·
Dumbo
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
Coyote Bark
Lion (voice)
Radio Actor
Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
1940·
The Ape
Short Mustached Posse Man
Last Porter
Reporter
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
Various
Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
Invisible Man
Pianist (uncredited)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Don Del Oro (voice)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
Ghost (voice)
I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
1939·
Sioux Me
Indian chorus (voice)
Bellhop
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Captain (voice)
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Shoeshine Customer
Captain
Captain
Red Cross Man
Stagecoach Driver
Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
Lone Ranger (voice)
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
Pop (voice) (uncredited)
Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
Voice
Dog Catcher (voice)
Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Bull (uncredited)
Sandy Briggs
The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
Tax Collector
Big Bad Wolf (voice)
Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited)
Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
1937·
Dog Daze
St. Bernard (voice)
Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
Public Enemy #1 / Judge
Time Munches On Narrator
Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Grandpa Mouse (voice)
Fox (voice) (uncredited)
Native American (voice)
Simon Simon Legree (voice)
Drunk (uncredited)
Golfer
John P. Smith Peachtree
Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
1936·
New Shoes
Boy's Shoes (voice)
Office Boy
Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
Property Man
Buck's Friend
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Plumber #1 (uncredited)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
Bully (voice) (uncredited)
Man on Platform (uncredited)
Narrating Missionary
Ali-Mode, Commandant
Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
Spider (voice)
1936·
Boom Boom
General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
Professor Fritz Owl (voice)
Captain Katt
Wolf (voice)
Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
Chairman of the Board
Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
Townsman
Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
Friday (voice) (uncredited)
Hog Caller
Timekeeper (uncredited)
1935·
Coronado
Waiter (uncredited)
Dave Rub-Em-Off
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
Merchant (uncredited)
The Tin Man (voice)
Cop
Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
Pincushion Man (voice)
Dirty Bill
Old King Cole (voice)
Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
Gorzo
Hot Dog Man / Customer / Mustached Baseball Player (voice) (uncredited)
Tribal Chief (voice) (uncredited)
Gruff Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Voice of Giant
Wally's Father
Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
Chief of Police (uncredited)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Information Clerk (uncredited)
Second Waiter (uncredited)
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
Actor (uncredited)
Radio Voice
Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
Meyer Schmaltz
1933·
The Rummy
Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
Host - Jenna's Father
Meyer (uncredited)
Meyer Schmaltz
King (voice) (uncredited)
(voice) (uncredited)
Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
Stunt Aviator
Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
Keyhole McKluskey
Radio dispatcher (voice)
Singing Waiter (uncredited)
Big Bad Wolf (voice)
Musician at First Wedding (uncredited)
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The District Attorney
Susie (voice)
Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
Stubby - Kirk Hand
Radio announcer
1932·
Runt Page
Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Man in Deck Chair
Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
Radio Announcer's Voice
Half-A-Rod
Tubby
Mr. Berry from Logan
Revolutionary (uncredited)
1930·
Top Speed
Ipps
Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
Bud (uncredited)
Buggs
Deputy Sheriff
'Half Pint' Walker
Fight Fan
Johnny
Shorty O'Day
Mr Smith
The Crooked Scientist
The Butler
1922·
Billy Jim
Jimmy
1922·
Cold Feet
Pride of the Mounted
Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
Mr. Smith
Horace Radish
Stage Director
Grandpa Runt
Schmitte
Unhappy Boarder

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