Billy Bletcher

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

337

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-09-23

Day of death

1979-01-05 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

  • Dumbo

    Dumbo

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Lonesome Ghosts

    Lonesome Ghosts

  • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

  • Building a Building

    Building a Building

  • The Mad Doctor

    The Mad Doctor

  • Saps in Chaps

    Saps in Chaps

  • The Texas Ranger

    The Texas Ranger

  • Mississippi Hare

    Mississippi Hare

  • Pigs Is Pigs

    Pigs Is Pigs

  • Bear Feat

    Bear Feat

  • Hold’er Cowboy

    Hold’er Cowboy

  • Bedtime Worries

    Bedtime Worries

  • Harlow

    Harlow

  • The Hound and the Rabbit

    The Hound and the Rabbit

  • Whistling in Brooklyn

    Whistling in Brooklyn

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • A Knight for a Day

    A Knight for a Day

  • Three Little Wolves

    Three Little Wolves

  • A Bear for Punishment

    A Bear for Punishment

  • A Haunting We Will Go

    A Haunting We Will Go

  • The Robber Kitten

    The Robber Kitten

  • Little Dutch Plate

    Little Dutch Plate

  • Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

    Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • Symphony Hour

    Symphony Hour

  • Daffy's Southern Exposure

    Daffy's Southern Exposure

  • The Case of the Stuttering Pig

    The Case of the Stuttering Pig

  • The Boiling Point

    The Boiling Point

  • Petunia Natural Park

    Petunia Natural Park

  • Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • The Old-Fashioned Way

    The Old-Fashioned Way

  • Three Little Pigs

    Three Little Pigs

  • The Ape

    The Ape

  • The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

  • Swing Shift Maisie

    Swing Shift Maisie

  • Mickey's Service Station

    Mickey's Service Station

  • Little Red Riding Rabbit

    Little Red Riding Rabbit

  • Trailblazer Magoo

    Trailblazer Magoo

  • Rabbit Punch

    Rabbit Punch

  • Mickey's Mellerdrammer

    Mickey's Mellerdrammer

  • Night World

    Night World

  • Get a Horse!

    Get a Horse!

  • The Practical Pig

    The Practical Pig

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Two-Gun Mickey

    Two-Gun Mickey

  • Playing the Ponies

    Playing the Ponies

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • You're an Education

    You're an Education

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

  • Once Upon a Halloween

    Once Upon a Halloween

  • The Lone Stranger and Porky

    The Lone Stranger and Porky

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

  • Las Vegas Nights

    Las Vegas Nights

  • The Dentist

    The Dentist

  • Alias St. Nick

    Alias St. Nick

  • Zorro's Fighting Legion

    Zorro's Fighting Legion

  • Chatterbox

    Chatterbox

  • The Fire Alarm

    The Fire Alarm

  • The Patent Leather Kid

    The Patent Leather Kid

  • The Big Broadcast of 1937

    The Big Broadcast of 1937

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • The Mexicali Kid

    The Mexicali Kid

  • Buddy's Bearcats

    Buddy's Bearcats

  • Three Chumps Ahead

    Three Chumps Ahead

  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    The Lone Ranger Rides Again

  • A Cartoonist's Nightmare

    A Cartoonist's Nightmare

  • Trombone Trouble

    Trombone Trouble

  • Officer Duck

    Officer Duck

  • Alpine Antics

    Alpine Antics

  • Keg o' My Heart

    Keg o' My Heart

  • Milk and Money

    Milk and Money

  • Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck

    Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  • Thru the Mirror

    Thru the Mirror

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • The Big Bad Wolf

    The Big Bad Wolf

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • Mickey's Review

    Mickey's Review

  • Old Smokey

    Old Smokey

  • Branded Men

    Branded Men

  • The Lost City

    The Lost City

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Moonlight and Monkey Business

    Moonlight and Monkey Business

  • Porky's Building

    Porky's Building

  • The Lyin' Mouse

    The Lyin' Mouse

  • Porky's Romance

    Porky's Romance

  • The Golden Touch

    The Golden Touch

  • An All American Toothache

    An All American Toothache

  • Calamity Jane

    Calamity Jane

  • Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Timber

    Timber

  • Here's Goofy!

    Here's Goofy!

  • The Man Hunter

    The Man Hunter

  • Morning Glory

    Morning Glory

  • Loose Ankles

    Loose Ankles

  • Me and My Pal

    Me and My Pal

  • The Rainmakers

    The Rainmakers

  • The First Round-Up

    The First Round-Up

  • God's Country and the Man

    God's Country and the Man

  • Bowery Bugs

    Bowery Bugs

  • Pluto's Judgement Day

    Pluto's Judgement Day

  • Runt Page

    Runt Page

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

  • Turn to the Right

    Turn to the Right

  • Donald's Ostrich

    Donald's Ostrich

  • Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

  • Porky's Railroad

    Porky's Railroad

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • Porky in the North Woods

    Porky in the North Woods

  • Cold Feet

    Cold Feet

  • Lost in a Harem

    Lost in a Harem

  • Pluto's Blue Note

    Pluto's Blue Note

  • She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong

  • Revlon Mirror Theatre

    Revlon Mirror Theatre

  • A Sunbonnet Blue

    A Sunbonnet Blue

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • Sneak Easily

    Sneak Easily

  • Boss of Rawhide

    Boss of Rawhide

  • California Frontier

    California Frontier

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • Soup to Nuts

    Soup to Nuts

  • Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter

    Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter

  • Maisie Goes to Reno

    Maisie Goes to Reno

  • Air Fright

    Air Fright

  • Two Gun Goofy

    Two Gun Goofy

  • Disney’s Coyote Tales

    Disney’s Coyote Tales

  • Rhythm on the Range

    Rhythm on the Range

  • I Love to Singa

    I Love to Singa

  • The Old Army Game

    The Old Army Game

  • Porky's Road Race

    Porky's Road Race

  • Jane's Bashful Hero

    Jane's Bashful Hero

  • Punch Drunks

    Punch Drunks

  • Three Blind Mouseketeers

    Three Blind Mouseketeers

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • Call Her Sausage

    Call Her Sausage

  • Can This Be Dixie?

    Can This Be Dixie?

  • Sky Trooper

    Sky Trooper

  • The Autograph Hound

    The Autograph Hound

  • By Whose Hand?

    By Whose Hand?

  • Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

  • Old Sequoia

    Old Sequoia

  • Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

  • Two-Fisted

    Two-Fisted

  • Father Takes the Air

    Father Takes the Air

  • The Tin Man

    The Tin Man

  • The Wild and Woozy West

    The Wild and Woozy West

  • The Noodle Nut

    The Noodle Nut

  • Der Fuehrer's Face

    Der Fuehrer's Face

  • Don't Look Now

    Don't Look Now

  • One Track Minds

    One Track Minds

  • Hide and Shriek

    Hide and Shriek

  • The Worm Turns

    The Worm Turns

  • Ye Olden Days

    Ye Olden Days

  • I Haven't Got a Hat

    I Haven't Got a Hat

  • The Californian

    The Californian

  • Little Beau Porky

    Little Beau Porky

  • Husbands' Reunion

    Husbands' Reunion

  • The Vanishing Private

    The Vanishing Private

  • The Lone Chipmunks

    The Lone Chipmunks

  • Canvas Back Duck

    Canvas Back Duck

  • Speaking of the Weather

    Speaking of the Weather

  • Wives Never Know

    Wives Never Know

  • The Dognapper

    The Dognapper

  • Goofy Movies Number Two

    Goofy Movies Number Two

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • A Roman Scandal

    A Roman Scandal

  • Moving Day

    Moving Day

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • Boom Boom

    Boom Boom

  • Rootin' Tootin' Roundup

    Rootin' Tootin' Roundup

  • Top Speed

    Top Speed

  • Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

  • Dry and Thirsty

    Dry and Thirsty

  • The Film Fan

    The Film Fan

  • The Tabasco Kid

    The Tabasco Kid

  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

  • Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies

    Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies

  • Shanghaied Shipmates

    Shanghaied Shipmates

  • The Captain's Pup

    The Captain's Pup

  • Everybody Loves Mickey

    Everybody Loves Mickey

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • Porky's Phoney Express

    Porky's Phoney Express

  • Porky's Tire Trouble

    Porky's Tire Trouble

  • One-Horse Farmers

    One-Horse Farmers

  • Wide Open Spaces

    Wide Open Spaces

  • Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

    Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

  • Down to Earth

    Down to Earth

  • Red Riding Hood Rides Again

    Red Riding Hood Rides Again

  • Dancing Sweeties

    Dancing Sweeties

  • Who Killed Cock Robin?

    Who Killed Cock Robin?

  • Canine Casanova

    Canine Casanova

  • Incendiary Blonde

    Incendiary Blonde

  • Maid in Hollywood

    Maid in Hollywood

  • Divot Diggers

    Divot Diggers

  • Pete Kelly's Blues

    Pete Kelly's Blues

  • Donald Gets Drafted

    Donald Gets Drafted

  • Everybody Loves Donald

    Everybody Loves Donald

  • Duck Pimples

    Duck Pimples

  • That's the Spirit

    That's the Spirit

  • Buddy's Garage

    Buddy's Garage

  • Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

  • Porky in Wackyland

    Porky in Wackyland

  • The Zoot Cat

    The Zoot Cat

  • Modern Inventions

    Modern Inventions

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Disney's Halloween Treat

    Disney's Halloween Treat

  • Baby Puss

    Baby Puss

  • Blue Monday

    Blue Monday

  • The Terrible People

    The Terrible People

  • The New Neighbor

    The New Neighbor

  • Diplomaniacs

    Diplomaniacs

  • Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike

    Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike

  • Yankee Doodle Daffy

    Yankee Doodle Daffy

  • Chun King Chow Mein Hour

    Chun King Chow Mein Hour

  • Kidding Katie

    Kidding Katie

  • Two Girls Wanted

    Two Girls Wanted

  • The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

    The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

  • Mama's Little Pirate

    Mama's Little Pirate

  • Dog Trouble

    Dog Trouble

  • A Lady's Profession

    A Lady's Profession

  • Getting Gertie's Goat

    Getting Gertie's Goat

  • War Dogs

    War Dogs

  • Gas

    Gas

  • Twin Triplets

    Twin Triplets

  • Meet John Doughboy

    Meet John Doughboy

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Gold Diggers of '49

    Gold Diggers of '49

  • Farmyard Symphony

    Farmyard Symphony

  • Egghead Rides Again

    Egghead Rides Again

  • The Captain's Christmas

    The Captain's Christmas

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • The Truce Hurts

    The Truce Hurts

  • Heavenly Puss

    Heavenly Puss

  • I Wanna Be a Sailor

    I Wanna Be a Sailor

  • The Inside Story

    The Inside Story

  • Satan Met a Lady

    Satan Met a Lady

  • Quiet Please!

    Quiet Please!

  • The Thrifty Pig

    The Thrifty Pig

  • Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

  • This Is Your Life Donald Duck

    This Is Your Life Donald Duck

  • Picador Porky

    Picador Porky

  • Dog Daze

    Dog Daze

  • Tom Turk and Daffy

    Tom Turk and Daffy

  • Sioux Me

    Sioux Me

  • A Bashful Bigamist

    A Bashful Bigamist

  • Taxi Barons

    Taxi Barons

  • Little Boy Blue

    Little Boy Blue

  • The Rummy

    The Rummy

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • The Bee-Deviled Bruin

    The Bee-Deviled Bruin

  • Teacher's Beau

    Teacher's Beau

  • The Cowboy Kid

    The Cowboy Kid

  • Balloon Land

    Balloon Land

  • Tubby the Tuba

    Tubby the Tuba

  • Solid Serenade

    Solid Serenade

  • Make Mine Freedom

    Make Mine Freedom

  • Boy Meets Dog

    Boy Meets Dog

  • Taxi for Two

    Taxi for Two

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • Who Killed Who?

    Who Killed Who?

  • New Shoes

    New Shoes

  • Mama's New Hat

    Mama's New Hat

  • Cleaning House

    Cleaning House

  • What's Brewin', Bruin?

    What's Brewin', Bruin?

  • The Dude Cowboy

    The Dude Cowboy

  • Call the Wagon

    Call the Wagon

  • Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

    Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

  • A Feud There Was

    A Feud There Was

  • Billboard Frolics

    Billboard Frolics

  • Come Back, Miss Pipps

    Come Back, Miss Pipps

  • Mickey's Man Friday

    Mickey's Man Friday

  • Hit Parade of 1941

    Hit Parade of 1941

  • We, the Animals - Squeak!

    We, the Animals - Squeak!

  • Now That Summer Is Gone

    Now That Summer Is Gone

  • Coronado

    Coronado

  • Buddy of the Apes

    Buddy of the Apes

  • Life Begins at Forty

    Life Begins at Forty

  • Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

    Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

  • The Merry Old Soul

    The Merry Old Soul

  • Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection

    Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection

  • A Slip at the Switch

    A Slip at the Switch

  • The Riveter

    The Riveter

  • MGM Cartoon Christmas

    MGM Cartoon Christmas

  • One Too Many

    One Too Many

  • Dog Meets Dog

    Dog Meets Dog

  • Polar Pest

    Polar Pest

  • Rhapsody in Brew

    Rhapsody in Brew

  • Robot Wrecks

    Robot Wrecks

  • Buck Benny Rides Again

    Buck Benny Rides Again

  • The Little Broadcast

    The Little Broadcast

  • Bridge Wives

    Bridge Wives

  • How to Be a Detective

    How to Be a Detective

  • The Battle Royal

    The Battle Royal

  • Sweet Sioux

    Sweet Sioux

  • Lash of the Penitentes

    Lash of the Penitentes

  • Pluto's Dream House

    Pluto's Dream House

  • The Hollywood Handicap

    The Hollywood Handicap

  • Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

  • Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands

    Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands

  • Home on the Range

    Home on the Range

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • A Day at the Beach

    A Day at the Beach

  • Ain't We Got Fun

    Ain't We Got Fun

  • Dick Whittington's Cat

    Dick Whittington's Cat

  • How to Vote

    How to Vote

  • Mouse Meets Lion

    Mouse Meets Lion

  • What a Lion!

    What a Lion!

  • The Bear and the Bean

    The Bear and the Bean

  • Poultry Pirates

    Poultry Pirates

  • Swing Shift Cinderella

    Swing Shift Cinderella

  • The Fella with a Fiddle

    The Fella with a Fiddle

  • Daredevil's Reward

    Daredevil's Reward

  • Billy Jim

    Billy Jim

  • Porky's Duck Hunt

    Porky's Duck Hunt

  • Bingo Crosbyana

    Bingo Crosbyana

  • The Vanishing Vault

    The Vanishing Vault

  • Polar Pals

    Polar Pals

  • The Serenade

    The Serenade

  • Bear Raid Warden

    Bear Raid Warden

  • Uncle Tom's Bungalow

    Uncle Tom's Bungalow

  • The Pooch Parade

    The Pooch Parade

  • Seal Skinners

    Seal Skinners

  • The Fresh Lobster

    The Fresh Lobster

  • Music in Your Hair

    Music in Your Hair

  • Porky's Movie Mystery

    Porky's Movie Mystery