Billy Bletcher
Acting
343
Acting Credits
2
Directed
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...
Known For
Get Smart
Frank Ogg
The Red Skelton Show
Phony Warden
The Lone Ranger
Horseface
The Wizard of Oz
Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Waiter
Dumbo
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Headless Horseman (voice)
Looney Tunes
Papa Bear, Spike, Wolf, various others
Filmography
Get a Horse!
2013
as Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
2007
as Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) (voice) (archive sound)
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
2004
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)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2002
as Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
2001
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Everybody Loves Mickey
2001
as Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MGM Cartoon Christmas
1993
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Disney’s Coyote Tales
1991
as Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Goofy's Guide to Success
1990
as Pete (archive footage)
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
1989
as Pete (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Here's Goofy!
1987
as Narrator (voice)
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck
1985
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Disney's Halloween Treat
1982
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Man (uncredited)
The Chase
1966
as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
Harlow
1965
as Policeman (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as Frank Ogg
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Plumber (uncredited)
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
1962
as Mr. Abramowitz
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1960
as Pete (voice)
Pete Kelly's Blues
1959
Trailblazer Magoo
1956
as Various (voice)(uncredited)
The Lone Chipmunks
1954
as Pete (voice)
The New Neighbor
1953
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Canvas Back Duck
1953
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
1953
as Prospector (uncredited)
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
How to Be a Detective
1952
as Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
Two Gun Goofy
1952
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
A Bear for Punishment
1951
as Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Father Takes the Air
1951
as Haggarly
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Waiter
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Phony Warden
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
as Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
Heavenly Puss
1949
as Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
as Headless Horseman (voice)
Mississippi Hare
1949
as Col. Shuffle
Bear Feat
1949
as Pa Bear
Bowery Bugs
1949
as Steve Brody
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
1949
as Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Horseface
The Truce Hurts
1948
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Rabbit Punch
1948
as The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
Make Mine Freedom
1948
as Labor employee (voice)
What's Brewin', Bruin?
1948
as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear and the Bean
1948
as Barney Bear (voice)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Western Character (uncredited)
Wide Open Spaces
1947
as Motel Proprietor (voice)
Down to Earth
1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
Pluto's Blue Note
1947
as Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Tubby the Tuba
1947
as Frog (voice)
A Knight for a Day
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Solid Serenade
1946
as Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946
as Gravedigger (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946
as Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
1945
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Old Sequoia
1945
as Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Duck Pimples
1945
as Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Clown (uncredited)
Swing Shift Cinderella
1945
as Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Canine Casanova
1945
as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
The Zoot Cat
1944
as Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
The Bodyguard
1944
as Spike / Tom (Voice)
Trombone Trouble
1944
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Turk and Daffy
1944
as Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
Little Red Riding Rabbit
1944
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Gas
1944
as Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike
1944
as Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
1944
as Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Bear Raid Warden
1944
as Barney Bear
Polar Pest
1944
as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
The Inside Story
1944
as Officer
Der Fuehrer's Face
1943
as Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
The Old Army Game
1943
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Announcer (uncredited)
Who Killed Who?
1943
as Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Boss of Rawhide
1943
as Jed Bones
Chatterbox
1943
as Black Jake
The Little Broadcast
1943
as Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Puss
1943
as Butch (voice) (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Waxer
Crazy House
1943
as Policeman (uncredited)
True to Life
1943
as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Workman (Uncredited)
War Dogs
1943
as Military General (voice) (uncredited)
Sky Trooper
1942
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Vanishing Private
1942
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Symphony Hour
1942
as Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
Donald Gets Drafted
1942
as Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Saps in Chaps
1942
as Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
1942
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Wild and Woozy West
1942
as Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
Daffy's Southern Exposure
1942
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Dog Meets Dog
1942
as Butch
Dog Trouble
1942
as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Robot Wrecks
1941
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
as Froggy's Father (uncredited)
Dumbo
1941
as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
The Thrifty Pig
1941
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
Timber
1941
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941
as Irish Mouse (voice)
Meet John Doughboy
1941
as Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Parachute Man
Red Riding Hood Rides Again
1941
as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights
1941
as Horse (voice)
The Pooch Parade
1940
as Various
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
1940
as Pete
Pluto's Dream House
1940
as Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
The Riveter
1940
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Reporter
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Last Porter
The Ape
1940
as Short Mustached Posse Man
Melody Ranch
1940
as Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Radio Actor
Mouse Meets Lion
1940
as Lion (voice)
Home on the Range
1940
as Coyote Bark
Sioux Me
1939
as Indian chorus (voice)
The Autograph Hound
1939
as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
Officer Duck
1939
as Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Polar Pals
1939
as I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Tire Trouble
1939
as Boss
A Haunting We Will Go
1939
as Ghost (voice)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
Mama's New Hat
1939
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
as Don Del Oro (voice)
Seal Skinners
1939
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Practical Pig
1939
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Pianist (uncredited)
Porky's Movie Mystery
1939
as Invisible Man
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
The Film Fan
1939
as Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Stranger and Porky
1939
as Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
Petunia Natural Park
1939
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
Boy Meets Dog
1938
as Voice
Porky in Wackyland
1938
as Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
You're an Education
1938
as Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
Now That Summer Is Gone
1938
as Pop (voice) (uncredited)
Hide and Shriek
1938
as Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
The Winning Ticket
1938
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Lone Ranger (voice)
A Feud There Was
1938
as Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands
1938
as Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter
1938
as Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
The Mexicali Kid
1938
as Stagecoach Driver
Men with Wings
1938
as Red Cross Man
A Day at the Beach
1938
as Captain
Poultry Pirates
1938
as Captain
Professor Beware
1938
as Shoeshine Customer
Farmyard Symphony
1938
as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain's Pup
1938
as Captain (voice)
The Captain's Christmas
1938
as The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Phoney Express
1938
as Porky's boss (voice) (uncredited)
What a Lion!
1938
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Blue Monday
1938
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Cleaning House
1938
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Old Smokey
1938
as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
California Frontier
1938
as Bellhop
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
1937
as Simon Simon Legree (voice)
Sweet Sioux
1937
as Native American (voice)
The Hound and the Rabbit
1937
as Fox (voice) (uncredited)
The Fella with a Fiddle
1937
as Grandpa Mouse (voice)
Donald's Ostrich
1937
as Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Modern Inventions
1937
as Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Road Race
1937
as Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Romance
1937
as Time Munches On Narrator
Speaking of the Weather
1937
as Public Enemy #1 / Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Pigs Is Pigs
1937
as Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
Dog Daze
1937
as St. Bernard (voice)
Egghead Rides Again
1937
as Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
I Wanna Be a Sailor
1937
as Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
1937
as Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Railroad
1937
as Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
The Worm Turns
1937
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Lonesome Ghosts
1937
as Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
1937
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
The Californian
1937
as Tax Collector
The Lyin' Mouse
1937
as Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
Playing the Ponies
1937
as Announcer (uncredited)
Porky's Building
1937
as Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
Double Wedding
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ain't We Got Fun
1937
as Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Duck Hunt
1937
as The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
God's Country and the Man
1937
as Sandy Briggs
Picador Porky
1937
as Bull (uncredited)
A Sunbonnet Blue
1937
as Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Review
1937
as Dog Catcher (voice)
Don't Look Now
1936
as Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
Little Boy Blue
1936
as Wolf (voice)
Three Blind Mouseketeers
1936
as Captain Katt
I Love to Singa
1936
as Professor Fritz Owl (voice)
Bingo Crosbyana
1936
as Spider (voice)
Shanghaied Shipmates
1936
as Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
Boom Boom
1936
as General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
Milk and Money
1936
as Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
Little Beau Porky
1936
as Ali-Mode, Commandant
Lash of the Penitentes
1936
as Narrating Missionary
Dick Whittington's Cat
1936
as Cook
How to Vote
1936
as Man on Platform (uncredited)
Alpine Antics
1936
as Bully (voice) (uncredited)
Porky in the North Woods
1936
as Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
Moving Day
1936
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
An All American Toothache
1936
as Plumber #1 (uncredited)
Three Little Wolves
1936
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Buck's Friend
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
as Property Man
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
Early to Bed
1936
as Office Boy (uncredited)
New Shoes
1936
as Boy's Shoes (voice)
The Fire Alarm
1936
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
Thru the Mirror
1936
as Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as John P. Smith Peachtree
Divot Diggers
1936
as Golfer
Wives Never Know
1936
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Lost City
1935
as Gorzo
The Golden Touch
1935
as King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
I Haven't Got a Hat
1935
as Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
The Merry Old Soul
1935
as Old King Cole (voice)
The Robber Kitten
1935
as Dirty Bill
Balloon Land
1935
as Pincushion Man (voice)
Gold Diggers of '49
1935
as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
A Cartoonist's Nightmare
1935
as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
Two-Fisted
1935
as Cop
The Tin Man
1935
as The Tin Man (voice)
Twin Triplets
1935
as Merchant (uncredited)
Pluto's Judgement Day
1935
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935
as Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Service Station
1935
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Billboard Frolics
1935
as Dave Rub-Em-Off
Coronado
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Hog Caller
Mickey's Man Friday
1935
as Friday (voice) (uncredited)
Alias St. Nick
1935
as Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
The Rainmakers
1935
as Townsman
Little Dutch Plate
1935
as Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau
1935
as Chairman of the Board
Music in Your Hair
1934
as Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
Shanghaied
1934
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
One-Horse Farmers
1934
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Two-Gun Mickey
1934
as Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Three Chumps Ahead
1934
as Second Waiter (uncredited)
Maid in Hollywood
1934
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
The Dognapper
1934
as Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Bad Wolf
1934
as Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Goofy Movies Number Two
1934
as Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
Punch Drunks
1934
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934
as Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
The First Round-Up
1934
as Wally's Father
Mama's Little Pirate
1934
as Voice of Giant
Buddy's Garage
1934
as Gruff Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Buddy of the Apes
1934
as Tribal Chief (voice) (uncredited)
Buddy's Bearcats
1934
as Hot Dog Man / Customer / Mustached Baseball Player (voice) (uncredited)
Next Week-End
1934
Three Little Pigs
1933
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Radio dispatcher (voice)
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Keyhole McKluskey
The Mad Doctor
1933
as Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
Husbands' Reunion
1933
as Judge
One Track Minds
1933
as Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
Air Fright
1933
as Stunt Aviator
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
1933
as Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
Me and My Pal
1933
as Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Building a Building
1933
as (voice) (uncredited)
Ye Olden Days
1933
as King (voice) (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Brew
1933
as Meyer Schmaltz
Call Her Sausage
1933
as Meyer (uncredited)
The Rummy
1933
as Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
Taxi Barons
1933
as Host - Jenna's Father
Keg o' My Heart
1933
as Meyer Schmaltz
Diplomaniacs
1933
as Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
Bedtime Worries
1933
as Radio Voice
Morning Glory
1933
as Actor (uncredited)
Night World
1932
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Runt Page
1932
as Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
Bridge Wives
1932
as Radio announcer
The Boiling Point
1932
as Stubby - Kirk Hand
A Slip at the Switch
1932
as Feeny
The Dentist
1932
as Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
Sneak Easily
1932
as Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Tabasco Kid
1932
as Susie (voice)
Taxi for Two
1932
as The District Attorney
By Whose Hand?
1932
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Musician at First Wedding (uncredited)
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932
as Installment Man
The Texas Ranger
1931
as Tubby
Branded Men
1931
as Half-A-Rod
The Secret Witness
1931
as Radio Announcer's Voice
Trader Hound
1931
as Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
Monkey Business
1931
as Man in Deck Chair
The Man Hunter
1930
as Buggs
Dancing Sweeties
1930
as Bud (uncredited)
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930
as Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
Moonlight and Monkey Business
1930
as Honeymooner
Top Speed
1930
as Ipps
Soup to Nuts
1930
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
Loose Ankles
1930
as Mr. Berry from Logan
Looney Tunes
1929
as Papa Bear, Spike, Wolf, various others
Daredevil's Reward
1928
as Slim
The Cowboy Kid
1928
as Deputy Sheriff
Hold’er Cowboy
1928
The Fresh Lobster
1928
The Terrible People
1928
as Proody
Two Girls Wanted
1927
as Johnny
The Patent Leather Kid
1927
as Fight Fan
One Hour of Love
1927
as 'Half Pint' Walker
The Dude Cowboy
1926
as Shorty O'Day
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
That's the Spirit
1924
as The Crooked Scientist
Getting Gertie's Goat
1924
as Mr Smith
Call the Wagon
1923
Kidding Katie
1923
as The Butler
Turn to the Right
1922
as Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
Cold Feet
1922
as Pride of the Mounted
Billy Jim
1922
as Jimmy
The Noodle Nut
1921
Dry and Thirsty
1920
as Horace Radish
A Bashful Bigamist
1920
as Mr. Smith
A Roman Scandal
1919
as Stage Director
Jane's Bashful Hero
1916
as Louie
One Too Many
1916
as Unhappy Boarder
The Serenade
1916
as Schmitte
The Battle Royal
1916
as Grandpa Runt
The Vanishing Vault
1915