Billy Bletcher
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1894-09-23
Deathday 1979-01-05 (84 years old)
Place of Birth Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As Billie Bletcher, William Bletcher, Billy Fletcher, William Fletcher, Sid Smith
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
Actor
as Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
as Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete)
as Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (archive sound)
as Al Muldoon
as Short Ghost
as Self (archive footage)
as Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice)
as Pete(archive sound)
as Narrator (voice)
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
as Man (uncredited)
as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Plumber (uncredited)
as Mr. Abramowitz
as Pete (voice)
as Various (voice)(uncredited)
as Pete (voice)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Prospector (uncredited)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Haggarly
as Waiter
as Pa Bear
as Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
as Headless Horseman (voice)
as Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
as Steve Brody
as Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Col. Shuffle
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
as The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Labor employee (voice)
as Barney Bear (voice)
as Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
as Motel proprietor
as Western Character (uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Gravedigger
as Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice)
as Bear (uncredited) (voice)
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
as Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
as Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
as Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
as Clown (uncredited)
as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
as Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
as Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
as Barney Bear
as Spike / Tom (Voice)
as Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
as Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
as Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
as Butch (voice) (uncredited)
as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
as Announcer (uncredited)
as Jed Bones
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Waxer
as Policeman
as Workman (Uncredited)
as Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
as Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
as Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited)
as Black Jake
as Customer (uncredited)
as Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
as Sailor (uncredited)
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
as Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
as Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Butch
as Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
as Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
as Clown (voice)
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
as Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
as Irish Mouse (voice)
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
as Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
as Parachute Man
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Pete
as Lion (voice)
as Radio Actor
as Short Mustached Posse Man
as Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
as Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
as Various
as Last Porter
as Reporter
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Don Del Oro (voice)
as Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
as Pianist (uncredited)
as Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
as Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
as Indian chorus (voice)
as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
as Ghost (voice)
as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
as I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
as Invisible Man
as The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
as Boss
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Bellhop
as Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
as Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
as Stagecoach Driver
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Shoeshine Customer
as Red Cross Man
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Captain
as Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
as Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
as Pop (voice) (uncredited)
as Captain (voice)
as Captain
as Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Porky's boss (voice)
as Voice
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
as Lone Ranger (voice)
as Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
as Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
as Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
as Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
as Announcer (uncredited)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
as Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
as St. Bernard (voice)
as Public Enemy #1 / Judge
as Sandy Briggs
as Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
as Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
as Tax Collector
as Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
as Native American (voice)
as Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
as Simon Simon Legree (voice)
as Fox (voice) (uncredited)
as Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
as Big bad wolf (voice)
as Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
as The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
as Time Munches On Narrator
as Grandpa Mouse (voice)
as Bull (uncredited)
as Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
as Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
as Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited)
as Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
as John P. Smith Peachtree
as Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
as Ali-Mode, Commandant
as Property Man
as Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
as Captain Katt
as Boy's Shoes (voice)
as Man on Platform (uncredited)
as Wolf (voice)
as Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
as Father (voice)
as Buck's Friend
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
as Office Boy
as Spider (voice)
as Cook
as Radio (voice) (uncredited)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrating Missionary
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
as General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
as Plumber #1 (uncredited)
as Bully (voice) (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
as Dave Rub-Em-Off
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
as Townsman
as Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
as Merchant (uncredited)
as Cop
as Pincushion Man (voice)
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
as Old King Cole (voice)
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
as Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
as Chairman of the Board
as Dirty Bill
as The Tin Man (voice)
as King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
as Hog Caller
as Gorzo
as Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Friday (voice) (uncredited)
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Voice of Giant
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
as Second Waiter (uncredited)
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
as Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
as Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
as Wally's Father
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
as Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
as Stunt Aviator
as Meyer Schmaltz
as Meyer Schmaltz
as Radio Voice
as Radio dispatcher (voice)
as Judge
as Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
as Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
as Meyer (uncredited)
as Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
as Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
as King (voice) (uncredited)
as Host - Jenna's Father
as Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
as Keyhole McKluskey
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
as Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
as (voice) (uncredited)
as Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
as Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
as The District Attorney
as Feeny
as Stubby - Kirk Hand
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
as Radio announcer
as Susie (voice)
as Radio Announcer's Voice
as Half-A-Rod
as Man in Deck Chair
as Tubby
as Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
as Honeymooner
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
as Ipps
as Bud (uncredited)
as Buggs
as Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
as Mr. Berry from Logan
as Deputy Sheriff
as Slim
as Johnny
as Fight Fan
as Shorty O'Day
as The Crooked Scientist
as Mr Smith
as The Butler
as Pride of the Mounted
as Jimmy
as Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
as Mr. Smith
as Horace Radish
as Stage Director
as Grandpa Runt
as Schmitte
as Unhappy Boarder
as Louie
Director
as Director
as Director
Writer
as Writer