Billy Bletcher
Age: N/A | From: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Billie Bletcher , William Bletcher , Billy Fletcher , William Fletcher , Sid Smith
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 119
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1951) Waiter
Dumbo
(1941) Clown (voice)
The Wizard of Oz
(1939) Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
The Chase
(1966) Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949) Headless Horseman (voice)
The Big Bad Wolf
(1934) Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(1949) Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
Three Blind Mouseketeers
(1936) Captain KattActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peg-Leg Pete (voice) | |
| 2007 | Spike | |
| 2005 | Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) | |
| 2004 | N/A | |
| Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound) | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (archive sound) | ||
| 2002 | Al Muldoon | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
| Short Ghost | ||
| 1997 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1991 | Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) | |
| 1989 | Pete(archive sound) | |
| 1987 | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1982 | Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 1969 | Man (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | Mr. Vincent (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Policeman | ||
| 1963 | Plumber (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | Mr. Abramowitz | |
| 1960 | Pete (voice) | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| 1956 | Various (voice)(uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Pete (voice) | |
| 1953 | Pete (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Prospector (uncredited) | ||
| Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1952 | Pete - Al Muldoon (voice) | |
| Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1951 | Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Haggarly | ||
| Waiter | ||
| 1949 | Pa Bear | |
| Headless Horseman Laugh (voice) | ||
| Headless Horseman (voice) | ||
| Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Steve Brody | ||
| Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Col. Shuffle | ||
| 1948 | Spike (voice) (uncredited) | |
| The Champ (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Labor employee (voice) | ||
| Barney Bear (voice) | ||
| 1947 | Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Motel proprietor | ||
| Western Character (uncredited) | ||
| Conductor (uncredited) | ||
| 1946 | Gravedigger | |
| Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Bear (uncredited) (voice) | ||
| 1945 | Spike (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Clown (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bobo (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Father in Waiting Room (uncredited) | ||
| Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited) | ||
| Barney Bear | ||
| Spike / Tom (Voice) | ||
| Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Club Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Bit Part (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | Butch (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Radio Heavy (uncredited) | ||
| Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| Jed Bones | ||
| Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Waxer | ||
| Policeman | ||
| Workman (Uncredited) | ||
| Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Black Jake | ||
| Customer (uncredited) | ||
| Nazi (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Angel Face Wolf (uncredited) | ||
| Spike (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Butch | ||
| Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Clown (voice) | ||
| Froggy's Father (uncredited) | ||
| Radio Effects Man (uncredited) | ||
| Irish Mouse (voice) | ||
| Froggy's Father (uncredited) | ||
| Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Parachute Man | ||
| Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Pete | |
| Lion (voice) | ||
| Radio Actor | ||
| Short Mustached Posse Man | ||
| Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor | ||
| Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Various | ||
| Last Porter | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Don Del Oro (voice) | |
| Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Pianist (uncredited) | ||
| Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Radio Man (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Indian chorus (voice) | ||
| Security Guard (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Ghost (voice) | ||
| Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| I. Killem (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Invisible Man | ||
| The Masked Lone Ranger (voice) | ||
| Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Boss | ||
| Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice) | ||
| The Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | The Captain (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bellhop | ||
| Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice) | ||
| Bull (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| The Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice) | ||
| Stagecoach Driver | ||
| Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Shoeshine Customer | ||
| Red Cross Man | ||
| Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Captain | ||
| Haunted House Ghouls (voice) | ||
| Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Pop (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Captain (voice) | ||
| Captain | ||
| Rudolf Ratbone (voice) | ||
| Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Porky's boss (voice) | ||
| Voice | ||
| Captain (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Lone Ranger (voice) | ||
| 1937 | Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| Wedding Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| St. Bernard (voice) | ||
| Public Enemy #1 / Judge | ||
| Sandy Briggs | ||
| Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Tax Collector | ||
| Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Native American (voice) | ||
| Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Simon Simon Legree (voice) | ||
| Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Fox (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Big bad wolf (voice) | ||
| Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Time Munches On Narrator | ||
| Grandpa Mouse (voice) | ||
| Bull (uncredited) | ||
| Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited) | |
| John P. Smith Peachtree | ||
| Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Ali-Mode, Commandant | ||
| Property Man | ||
| Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited) | ||
| Captain Katt | ||
| Boy's Shoes (voice) | ||
| Man on Platform (uncredited) | ||
| Wolf (voice) | ||
| Father of Sextuplets (uncredited) | ||
| Father (voice) | ||
| Buck's Friend | ||
| Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice) | ||
| Office Boy | ||
| Cook | ||
| Radio (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Spider (voice) | ||
| Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Narrating Missionary | ||
| General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice) | ||
| Plumber #1 (uncredited) | ||
| Bully (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1935 | Beans (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Dave Rub-Em-Off | ||
| Beans (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman | ||
| Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Merchant (uncredited) | ||
| Cop | ||
| Pincushion Man (voice) | ||
| Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Old King Cole (voice) | ||
| Timekeeper (uncredited) | ||
| Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Dirty Bill | ||
| The Tin Man (voice) | ||
| King Midas (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Hog Caller | ||
| Gorzo | ||
| Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Friday (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Chief of Police (uncredited) | ||
| Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Subway Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| Second Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Fight Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| Tomato Thrower (uncredited) | ||
| Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor | ||
| Information Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Wally's Father | ||
| Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Christopher Columbus (uncredited) | ||
| Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1933 | Stunt Aviator | |
| Meyer Schmaltz | ||
| Meyer Schmaltz | ||
| Radio Voice | ||
| Radio dispatcher (voice) | ||
| Judge | ||
| Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited) | ||
| Big Bad Wolf (voice) | ||
| Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited) | ||
| Meyer (uncredited) | ||
| Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited) | ||
| Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| King (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Host - Jenna's Father | ||
| Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Keyhole McKluskey | ||
| Singing Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Police Radio Announcer (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient | ||
| The District Attorney | ||
| Feeny | ||
| Stubby - Kirk Hand | ||
| Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Radio announcer | ||
| Susie (voice) | ||
| 1931 | Radio Announcer's Voice | |
| Half-A-Rod | ||
| Man in Deck Chair | ||
| Tubby | ||
| Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1930 | Honeymooner | |
| Revolutionary (uncredited) | ||
| Ipps | ||
| Bud (uncredited) | ||
| Buggs | ||
| Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors | ||
| Mr. Berry from Logan | ||
| 1928 | Deputy Sheriff | |
| Slim | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1927 | Johnny | |
| Fight Fan | ||
| 1926 | Shorty O'Day | |
| 1924 | The Crooked Scientist | |
| Mr Smith | ||
| 1923 | N/A | |
| The Butler | ||
| 1922 | Pride of the Mounted | |
| Jimmy | ||
| Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher) | ||
| 1921 | N/A | |
| 1920 | Mr. Smith | |
| Horace Radish | ||
| 1919 | Stage Director | |
| 1916 | Grandpa Runt | |
| Schmitte | ||
| Unhappy Boarder | ||
| Louie | ||
| 1915 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
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| 1925 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
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| 1920 | Writer | |
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