Billy Bletcher
Known for Acting · 342 credits
- Born
- 1894-09-23
- Died
- 1979-01-05
- Place of birth
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Billie Bletcher · William Bletcher · Billy Fletcher · William Fletcher · Sid Smith
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (336)
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
Dumbo
1941
as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946
as Gravedigger
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Plumber (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
as Headless Horseman (voice)
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Man (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
1940
as Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
The Chase
1966
as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2002
as Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
1953
as Prospector (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Get a Horse!
2013
as Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
I Married a Witch
1942
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Western Character (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Parachute Man
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
1945
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Bridge Wives
1932
as Radio announcer
Harlow
1965
as Policeman
Divot Diggers
1936
as Golfer
Punch Drunks
1934
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Thru the Mirror
1936
as Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) (voice) (archive sound)
Crazy House
1943
as Policeman (uncredited)
Who Killed Who?
1943
as Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
1942
as Sailor (uncredited)
Down to Earth
1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
Baby Puss
1943
as Butch (voice) (uncredited)
Three Little Pigs
1933
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Pianist (uncredited)
The Big Bad Wolf
1934
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Alpine Antics
1936
as Bully (voice) (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
1944
as Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930
as Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
Men with Wings
1938
as Red Cross Man
Top Speed
1930
as Ipps
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Radio dispatcher (voice)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
as Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
The Practical Pig
1939
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Modern Inventions
1937
as Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
The Bodyguard
1944
as Spike / Tom (Voice)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Maid in Hollywood
1934
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
Double Wedding
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Early to Bed
1936
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Reporter
The Golden Touch
1935
as King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Announcer (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Night World
1932
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Morning Glory
1933
as Actor (uncredited)
Heavenly Puss
1949
as Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Workman (Uncredited)
A Knight for a Day
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Three Little Wolves
1936
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
2007
as Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Hog Caller
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
as Property Man
The Terrible People
1928
as Proody
Three Blind Mouseketeers
1936
as Captain Katt
Symphony Hour
1942
as Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Radio Actor
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
True to Life
1943
as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
2004
as Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
Everybody Loves Donald
2003
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
2004
Pluto's Dream House
1940
as Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Service Station
1935
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
Der Fuehrer's Face
1943
as Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
Lonesome Ghosts
1937
as Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Lone Ranger (voice)
Trombone Trouble
1944
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
1940
as Pete
The Old Army Game
1943
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Timber
1941
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Everybody Loves Mickey
2001
as Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
The New Neighbor
1953
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Coronado
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Musician at First Wedding (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946
as Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
Ye Olden Days
1933
as King (voice) (uncredited)
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Chatterbox
1943
as Black Jake
I Love to Singa
1936
as Professor Fritz Owl (voice)
Monkey Business
1931
as Man in Deck Chair
Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935
as Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
1936
as Drunk (uncredited)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
1933
as Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
The Texas Ranger
1931
as Tubby
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
Boss of Rawhide
1943
as Jed Bones
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
2001
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Zoot Cat
1944
as Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of '49
1935
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Clown (uncredited)
Branded Men
1931
as Half-A-Rod
Tubby the Tuba
1947
as Frog (voice)
Two Gun Goofy
1952
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Solid Serenade
1946
as Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
The Californian
1937
as Tax Collector
Trader Hound
1931
as Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
The Truce Hurts
1948
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
as Don Del Oro (voice)
The Mad Doctor
1933
as Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
How to Be a Detective
1952
as Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
The Rainmakers
1935
as Townsman
Soup to Nuts
1930
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
The Dognapper
1934
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Farmyard Symphony
1938
as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
About Billy Bletcher
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… With 342 credits spanning from 1915 to 2013, Billy Bletcher has appeared in 336 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billy Bletcher Movies
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) — as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
- Dumbo (1941) — as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
- The Verdict (1946) — as Gravedigger
- The Nutty Professor (1963) — as Plumber (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) — as Headless Horseman (voice)
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