Billy Bletcher

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

339

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

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

  • Coronado

    Coronado

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Dumbo

    Dumbo

  • Three Chumps Ahead

    Three Chumps Ahead

  • The Patent Leather Kid

    The Patent Leather Kid

  • A Haunting We Will Go

    A Haunting We Will Go

  • The Big Broadcast of 1937

    The Big Broadcast of 1937

  • Turn to the Right

    Turn to the Right

  • Mickey's Review

    Mickey's Review

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

  • Two-Fisted

    Two-Fisted

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  • Lonesome Ghosts

    Lonesome Ghosts

  • Sneak Easily

    Sneak Easily

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • Daffy's Southern Exposure

    Daffy's Southern Exposure

  • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • Moving Day

    Moving Day

  • Chatterbox

    Chatterbox

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Runt Page

    Runt Page

  • Harlow

    Harlow

  • God's Country and the Man

    God's Country and the Man

  • Der Fuehrer's Face

    Der Fuehrer's Face

  • Three Little Wolves

    Three Little Wolves

  • Three Little Pigs

    Three Little Pigs

  • Morning Glory

    Morning Glory

  • The Dentist

    The Dentist

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • The Case of the Stuttering Pig

    The Case of the Stuttering Pig

  • Canine Casanova

    Canine Casanova

  • Loose Ankles

    Loose Ankles

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • Building a Building

    Building a Building

  • California Frontier

    California Frontier

  • Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

  • Air Fright

    Air Fright

  • The Californian

    The Californian

  • Branded Men

    Branded Men

  • Diplomaniacs

    Diplomaniacs

  • Rootin' Tootin' Roundup

    Rootin' Tootin' Roundup

  • Old Sequoia

    Old Sequoia

  • Calamity Jane

    Calamity Jane

  • Mickey's Man Friday

    Mickey's Man Friday

  • The Big Bad Wolf

    The Big Bad Wolf

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • Trailblazer Magoo

    Trailblazer Magoo

  • Punch Drunks

    Punch Drunks

  • Officer Duck

    Officer Duck

  • Trombone Trouble

    Trombone Trouble

  • Timber

    Timber

  • Can This Be Dixie?

    Can This Be Dixie?

  • Dancing Sweeties

    Dancing Sweeties

  • Twin Triplets

    Twin Triplets

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

  • Symphony Hour

    Symphony Hour

  • Boy Meets Dog

    Boy Meets Dog

  • Old Smokey

    Old Smokey

  • Get a Horse!

    Get a Horse!

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

    Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

  • Kidding Katie

    Kidding Katie

  • Mississippi Hare

    Mississippi Hare

  • Bedtime Worries

    Bedtime Worries

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Incendiary Blonde

    Incendiary Blonde

  • Sky Trooper

    Sky Trooper

  • Porky's Road Race

    Porky's Road Race

  • Boom Boom

    Boom Boom

  • The Old-Fashioned Way

    The Old-Fashioned Way

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Night World

    Night World

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Pluto's Judgement Day

    Pluto's Judgement Day

  • Dog Trouble

    Dog Trouble

  • The Golden Touch

    The Golden Touch

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • Divot Diggers

    Divot Diggers

  • Top Speed

    Top Speed

  • A Knight for a Day

    A Knight for a Day

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

  • The Rainmakers

    The Rainmakers

  • Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies

    Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies

  • Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

  • The Practical Pig

    The Practical Pig

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • The Dognapper

    The Dognapper

  • The Bear and the Bean

    The Bear and the Bean

  • The Mad Doctor

    The Mad Doctor

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Three Blind Mouseketeers

    Three Blind Mouseketeers

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Maisie Goes to Reno

    Maisie Goes to Reno

  • Duck Pimples

    Duck Pimples

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

  • Saps in Chaps

    Saps in Chaps

  • Alpine Antics

    Alpine Antics

  • Solid Serenade

    Solid Serenade

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • The Mexicali Kid

    The Mexicali Kid

  • Mickey's Service Station

    Mickey's Service Station

  • Ye Olden Days

    Ye Olden Days

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • Thru the Mirror

    Thru the Mirror

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • Revlon Mirror Theatre

    Revlon Mirror Theatre

  • Donald Gets Drafted

    Donald Gets Drafted

  • Down to Earth

    Down to Earth

  • Porky in the North Woods

    Porky in the North Woods

  • Mickey's Mellerdrammer

    Mickey's Mellerdrammer

  • Rabbit Punch

    Rabbit Punch

  • Lost in a Harem

    Lost in a Harem

  • A Bear for Punishment

    A Bear for Punishment

  • Disney’s Coyote Tales

    Disney’s Coyote Tales

  • Once Upon a Halloween

    Once Upon a Halloween

  • Soup to Nuts

    Soup to Nuts

  • I Love to Singa

    I Love to Singa

  • Two-Gun Mickey

    Two-Gun Mickey

  • Swing Shift Maisie

    Swing Shift Maisie

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • The Robber Kitten

    The Robber Kitten

  • Bear Feat

    Bear Feat

  • Boss of Rawhide

    Boss of Rawhide

  • She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong

  • One Track Minds

    One Track Minds

  • The First Round-Up

    The First Round-Up

  • Modern Inventions

    Modern Inventions

  • Father Takes the Air

    Father Takes the Air

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • The Man Hunter

    The Man Hunter

  • Dry and Thirsty

    Dry and Thirsty

  • Me and My Pal

    Me and My Pal

  • The Riveter

    The Riveter

  • Getting Gertie's Goat

    Getting Gertie's Goat

  • Rhythm on the Range

    Rhythm on the Range

  • Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

  • The New Neighbor

    The New Neighbor

  • Wide Open Spaces

    Wide Open Spaces

  • The Old Army Game

    The Old Army Game

  • Whistling in Brooklyn

    Whistling in Brooklyn

  • The Autograph Hound

    The Autograph Hound

  • The Zoot Cat

    The Zoot Cat

  • Pluto's Dream House

    Pluto's Dream House

  • Bowery Bugs

    Bowery Bugs

  • Don't Look Now

    Don't Look Now

  • An All American Toothache

    An All American Toothache

  • New Shoes

    New Shoes

  • Pete Kelly's Blues

    Pete Kelly's Blues

  • Little Red Riding Rabbit

    Little Red Riding Rabbit

  • Maid in Hollywood

    Maid in Hollywood

  • The Lone Stranger and Porky

    The Lone Stranger and Porky

  • The Worm Turns

    The Worm Turns

  • Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

    Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

  • Disney's Halloween Treat

    Disney's Halloween Treat

  • Who Killed Who?

    Who Killed Who?

  • Las Vegas Nights

    Las Vegas Nights

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • Everybody Loves Donald

    Everybody Loves Donald

  • The Cowboy Kid

    The Cowboy Kid

  • Sioux Me

    Sioux Me

  • Gold Diggers of '49

    Gold Diggers of '49

  • Two Gun Goofy

    Two Gun Goofy

  • One-Horse Farmers

    One-Horse Farmers

  • Wives Never Know

    Wives Never Know

  • You're an Education

    You're an Education

  • Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

  • Everybody Loves Mickey

    Everybody Loves Mickey

  • The Fire Alarm

    The Fire Alarm

  • Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

    Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

  • Porky's Building

    Porky's Building

  • Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

  • The Vanishing Private

    The Vanishing Private

  • The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

  • Donald's Ostrich

    Donald's Ostrich

  • Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

  • Milk and Money

    Milk and Money

  • Call Her Sausage

    Call Her Sausage

  • The Lone Chipmunks

    The Lone Chipmunks

  • Hold’er Cowboy

    Hold’er Cowboy

  • Red Riding Hood Rides Again

    Red Riding Hood Rides Again

  • Taxi Barons

    Taxi Barons

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Playing the Ponies

    Playing the Ponies

  • Satan Met a Lady

    Satan Met a Lady

  • By Whose Hand?

    By Whose Hand?

  • The Ape

    The Ape

  • I Haven't Got a Hat

    I Haven't Got a Hat

  • Moonlight and Monkey Business

    Moonlight and Monkey Business

  • Alias St. Nick

    Alias St. Nick

  • Here's Goofy!

    Here's Goofy!

  • Goofy Movies Number Two

    Goofy Movies Number Two

  • A Sunbonnet Blue

    A Sunbonnet Blue

  • Pigs Is Pigs

    Pigs Is Pigs

  • Pluto's Blue Note

    Pluto's Blue Note

  • The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

  • Heavenly Puss

    Heavenly Puss

  • Hide and Shriek

    Hide and Shriek

  • The Tabasco Kid

    The Tabasco Kid

  • Petunia Natural Park

    Petunia Natural Park

  • Porky's Railroad

    Porky's Railroad

  • Jane's Bashful Hero

    Jane's Bashful Hero

  • Quiet Please!

    Quiet Please!

  • The Rummy

    The Rummy

  • The Hound and the Rabbit

    The Hound and the Rabbit

  • Two Girls Wanted

    Two Girls Wanted

  • The Lost City

    The Lost City

  • Baby Puss

    Baby Puss

  • The Bar-C Mystery

    The Bar-C Mystery

  • Yankee Doodle Daffy

    Yankee Doodle Daffy

  • Buddy's Garage

    Buddy's Garage

  • Chun King Chow Mein Hour

    Chun King Chow Mein Hour

  • Keg o' My Heart

    Keg o' My Heart

  • Speaking of the Weather

    Speaking of the Weather

  • A Feud There Was

    A Feud There Was

  • Who Killed Cock Robin?

    Who Killed Cock Robin?

  • Little Dutch Plate

    Little Dutch Plate

  • The Captain's Christmas

    The Captain's Christmas

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • Zorro's Fighting Legion

    Zorro's Fighting Legion

  • Canvas Back Duck

    Canvas Back Duck

  • The Truce Hurts

    The Truce Hurts

  • Egghead Rides Again

    Egghead Rides Again

  • A Cartoonist's Nightmare

    A Cartoonist's Nightmare

  • I Wanna Be a Sailor

    I Wanna Be a Sailor

  • Porky's Romance

    Porky's Romance

  • How to Vote

    How to Vote

  • That's the Spirit

    That's the Spirit

  • Buddy's Bearcats

    Buddy's Bearcats

  • A Lady's Profession

    A Lady's Profession

  • A Roman Scandal

    A Roman Scandal

  • Little Beau Porky

    Little Beau Porky

  • Mama's Little Pirate

    Mama's Little Pirate

  • Mama's New Hat

    Mama's New Hat

  • Meet John Doughboy

    Meet John Doughboy

  • The Noodle Nut

    The Noodle Nut

  • How to Be a Detective

    How to Be a Detective

  • Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter

    Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter

  • The Terrible People

    The Terrible People

  • Teacher's Beau

    Teacher's Beau

  • One Hour of Love

    One Hour of Love

  • Daredevil's Reward

    Daredevil's Reward

  • Rhapsody in Brew

    Rhapsody in Brew

  • Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

  • The Lyin' Mouse

    The Lyin' Mouse

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

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

  • The Dude Cowboy

    The Dude Cowboy

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • Porky in Wackyland

    Porky in Wackyland

  • This Is Your Life Donald Duck

    This Is Your Life Donald Duck

  • Home on the Range

    Home on the Range

  • Lash of the Penitentes

    Lash of the Penitentes

  • Farmyard Symphony

    Farmyard Symphony

  • Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

  • Balloon Land

    Balloon Land

  • Swing Shift Cinderella

    Swing Shift Cinderella

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

    Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands

  • Gas

    Gas

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    The Lone Ranger Rides Again

  • The Thrifty Pig

    The Thrifty Pig

  • Call the Wagon

    Call the Wagon

  • Uncle Tom's Bungalow

    Uncle Tom's Bungalow

  • War Dogs

    War Dogs

  • Hit Parade of 1941

    Hit Parade of 1941

  • The Film Fan

    The Film Fan

  • Porky's Phoney Express

    Porky's Phoney Express

  • Life Begins at Forty

    Life Begins at Forty

  • What a Lion!

    What a Lion!

  • What's Brewin', Bruin?

    What's Brewin', Bruin?

  • Tom Turk and Daffy

    Tom Turk and Daffy

  • 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 Merry Old Soul

    The Merry Old Soul

  • We, the Animals - Squeak!

    We, the Animals - Squeak!

  • A Bashful Bigamist

    A Bashful Bigamist

  • The Fella with a Fiddle

    The Fella with a Fiddle

  • A Slip at the Switch

    A Slip at the Switch

  • Buck Benny Rides Again

    Buck Benny Rides Again

  • Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike

    Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike

  • Billboard Frolics

    Billboard Frolics

  • Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

    Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

  • Picador Porky

    Picador Porky

  • Polar Pals

    Polar Pals

  • Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection

    Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection

  • The Boiling Point

    The Boiling Point

  • Little Boy Blue

    Little Boy Blue

  • Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

  • Robot Wrecks

    Robot Wrecks

  • Tubby the Tuba

    Tubby the Tuba

  • Come Back, Miss Pipps

    Come Back, Miss Pipps

  • Polar Pest

    Polar Pest

  • Bear Raid Warden

    Bear Raid Warden

  • The Bee-Deviled Bruin

    The Bee-Deviled Bruin

  • Taxi for Two

    Taxi for Two

  • The Tin Man

    The Tin Man

  • MGM Cartoon Christmas

    MGM Cartoon Christmas

  • One Too Many

    One Too Many

  • Shanghaied Shipmates

    Shanghaied Shipmates

  • Dog Daze

    Dog Daze

  • Cold Feet

    Cold Feet

  • Mouse Meets Lion

    Mouse Meets Lion

  • The Battle Royal

    The Battle Royal

  • Porky's Duck Hunt

    Porky's Duck Hunt

  • Bridge Wives

    Bridge Wives

  • Bingo Crosbyana

    Bingo Crosbyana

  • The Vanishing Vault

    The Vanishing Vault

  • The Captain's Pup

    The Captain's Pup

  • Billy Jim

    Billy Jim

  • The Inside Story

    The Inside Story

  • The Little Broadcast

    The Little Broadcast

  • Porky's Tire Trouble

    Porky's Tire Trouble

  • Cleaning House

    Cleaning House

  • Dog Meets Dog

    Dog Meets Dog

  • Now That Summer Is Gone

    Now That Summer Is Gone

  • The Hollywood Handicap

    The Hollywood Handicap

  • The Serenade

    The Serenade

  • The Texas Ranger

    The Texas Ranger

  • Ain't We Got Fun

    Ain't We Got Fun

  • Make Mine Freedom

    Make Mine Freedom

  • Blue Monday

    Blue Monday

  • Buddy of the Apes

    Buddy of the Apes

  • Poultry Pirates

    Poultry Pirates

  • The Pooch Parade

    The Pooch Parade

  • Seal Skinners

    Seal Skinners

  • The Wild and Woozy West

    The Wild and Woozy West

  • Porky's Movie Mystery

    Porky's Movie Mystery

  • Sweet Sioux

    Sweet Sioux

  • Music in Your Hair

    Music in Your Hair

  • A Day at the Beach

    A Day at the Beach

  • Dick Whittington's Cat

    Dick Whittington's Cat

  • Husbands' Reunion

    Husbands' Reunion

  • The Fresh Lobster

    The Fresh Lobster