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.
Filmography
all 407
Movies 404
Voice 33
Narrator 6
TV Shows 3
Director 2
self 1
The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2 (2020)
Get a Horse! (2013)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection (2007)
Once Upon a Halloween (2005)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5 (2004)
Everybody Loves Donald (2003)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3 (2003)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy (2002)
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies (2001)
Everybody Loves Mickey (2001)
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (1997)
MGM Cartoon Christmas (1993)
Disney’s Coyote Tales (1991)
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup (1989)
Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989)
Here's Goofy! (1987)
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck (1985)
Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show (1973)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Surf-Bored Cat (1967)
The Chase (1966)
Get Smart (1965)
Harlow (1965)
The Nutty Professor (1963)
This Is Your Life Donald Duck (1960)
Pete Kelly's Blues (1959)
Trailblazer Magoo (1956)
Our Unsung Villians (1956)
The Lone Chipmunks (1954)
Canvas Back Duck (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
The New Neighbor (1953)
Father's Week-End (1953)
How to Be a Detective (1952)
The Dog Snatcher (1952)
Two Gun Goofy (1952)
A Bear for Punishment (1951)
Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
Father Takes the Air (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Jerry and the Lion (1950)
Bear Feat (1949)
Sheep Dog (1949)
Speaking of Animals in Calling All Animals (1949)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Goofy Gymnastics (1949)
Heavenly Puss (1949)
Bowery Bugs (1949)
The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949)
Mississippi Hare (1949)
Goggle Fishing Bear (1949)
The Truce Hurts (1948)
The Bear and the Hare (1948)
Rabbit Punch (1948)
What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948)
Make Mine Freedom (1948)
The Bear and the Bean (1948)
Going Places (1948)
Pluto's Blue Note (1947)
Wide Open Spaces (1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Down to Earth (1947)
Tubby the Tuba (1947)
Straight Shooters (1947)
Wilbur the Lion (1947)
Cat Fishin' (1947)
The Verdict (1946)
Speaking of Animals Be Kind to Animals (1946)
Solid Serenade (1946)
In Dutch (1946)
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
A Knight for a Day (1946)
Road to Utopia (1946)
Quiet Please! (1945)
Old Sequoia (1945)
Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)
Duck Pimples (1945)
Canine Casanova (1945)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Mouse in Manhattan (1945)
The Unwelcome Guest (1945)
The Screwy Truant (1945)
Polar Pest (1944)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Puttin' on the Dog (1944)
Casanova Brown (1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
Bear Raid Warden (1944)
The Bodyguard (1944)
Gas (1944)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike (1944)
The Zoot Cat (1944)
Trombone Trouble (1944)
Tom Turk and Daffy (1944)
Package for Jasper (1944)
Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)
Baby Puss (1943)
True to Life (1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
The Old Army Game (1943)
War Dogs (1943)
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Crazy House (1943)
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
The Little Broadcast (1943)
Who Killed Who? (1943)
Jasper's Music Lesson (1943)
Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943)
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943)
Chatterbox (1943)
The Boy and the Wolf (1943)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
The Vitamin G-Man (1943)
Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
Stand by for Action (1942)
Sky Trooper (1942)
I Married a Witch (1942)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)
The Vanishing Private (1942)
Little Gravel Voice (1942)
Donald Gets Drafted (1942)
Daffy's Southern Exposure (1942)
Wolf Chases Pigs (1942)
The Wild and Woozy West (1942)
Dog Trouble (1942)
Saps in Chaps (1942)
Dog Meets Dog (1942)
Symphony Hour (1942)
Joe Smith, American (1942)
Stop that Tank! (1942)
Rhythm in the Ranks (1941)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again (1941)
The Thrifty Pig (1941)
Dumbo (1941)
Rookie Revue (1941)
Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941)
The Bug Parade (1941)
The Gay Knighties (1941)
We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941)
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Robot Wrecks (1941)
Meet John Doughboy (1941)
The Alley Cat (1941)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
Dipsy Gypsy (1941)
Timber (1941)
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)
Mouse Meets Lion (1940)
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
The Ape (1940)
Melody Ranch (1940)
Pluto's Dream House (1940)
The Pooch Parade (1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Home on the Range (1940)
The Riveter (1940)
The Film Fan (1939)
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Porky the Giant Killer (1939)
Officer Duck (1939)
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
Sioux Me (1939)
The Autograph Hound (1939)
A Haunting We Will Go (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Polar Pals (1939)
The One-Armed Bandit (1939)
Porky's Movie Mystery (1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
The Practical Pig (1939)
Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
Krazy's Bear Tale (1939)
Mama's New Hat (1939)
Society Dog Show (1939)
Seal Skinners (1939)
The Lone Stranger and Porky (1939)
Petunia Natural Park (1939)
The Captain's Christmas (1938)
California Frontier (1938)
Baby Kittens (1938)
You're an Education (1938)
Little Moth's Big Flame (1938)
The Honduras Hurricane (1938)
Farmyard Symphony (1938)
The Winning Ticket (1938)
Porky in Wackyland (1938)
A Feud There Was (1938)
Buried Treasure (1938)
The Mexicali Kid (1938)
Ghost Town Frolics (1938)
Old Smokey (1938)
The Big Cat and the Little Mousie (1938)
The Frog Pond (1938)
The Pygmy Hunt (1938)
Professor Beware (1938)
Men with Wings (1938)
What a Lion! (1938)
Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
A Day at the Beach (1938)
Hide and Shriek (1938)
Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter (1938)
Movie Phoney News (1938)
Injun Trouble (1938)
Now That Summer Is Gone (1938)
The Captain's Pup (1938)
Tail End (1938)
Poultry Pirates (1938)
Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands (1938)
Blue Monday (1938)
Porky's Phoney Express (1938)
Boy Meets Dog (1938)
Cleaning House (1938)
The Lone Ranger (1938)
Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
Donald's Ostrich (1937)
The Mysterious Jug (1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937)
The Lyin' Mouse (1937)
Playing the Ponies (1937)
Double Wedding (1937)
I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937)
Dog Daze (1937)
Speaking of the Weather (1937)
God's Country and the Man (1937)
Get Rich Quick Porky (1937)
A Sunbonnet Blue (1937)
Porky's Railroad (1937)
The Californian (1937)
Egghead Rides Again (1937)
Sweet Sioux (1937)
Porky's Building (1937)
Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937)
The Hound and the Rabbit (1937)
Modern Inventions (1937)
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue (1937)
Porky and Gabby (1937)
Krazy's Race of Time (1937)
Ain't We Got Fun (1937)
Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
Porky's Romance (1937)
The Fella with a Fiddle (1937)
Picador Porky (1937)
Porky's Road Race (1937)
Pigs Is Pigs (1937)
The Worm Turns (1937)
The Merry Cafe (1936)
A Boy and His Dog (1936)
More Kittens (1936)
Porky in the North Woods (1936)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
Don't Look Now (1936)
Puppet Show (1936)
Little Beau Porky (1936)
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
Milk and Money (1936)
Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936)
New Shoes (1936)
How to Vote (1936)
Little Boy Blue (1936)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
I Love to Singa (1936)
Porky's Pet (1936)
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
When I Yoo Hoo (1936)
Moving Day (1936)
Shanghaied Shipmates (1936)
Early to Bed (1936)
Bingo Crosbyana (1936)
Thru the Mirror (1936)
Dick Whittington's Cat (1936)
Three Little Wolves (1936)
The Penitentes Murder Case (1936)
Boom Boom (1936)
An All American Toothache (1936)
Alpine Antics (1936)
Plane Dippy (1936)
The Fire Alarm (1935)
Coronado (1935)
Alias St. Nick (1935)
Billboard Frolics (1935)
Gold Diggers of '49 (1935)
The Rainmakers (1935)
Hollywood Capers (1935)
Little Dutch Plate (1935)
Twin Triplets (1935)
Two-Fisted (1935)
Balloon Land (1935)
Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
A Cartoonist's Nightmare (1935)
Buddy the Gee Man (1935)
The Merry Old Soul (1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
Buddy's Bug Hunt (1935)
Summertime (1935)
Buddy's Lost World (1935)
The Robber Kitten (1935)
Buddy of the Legion (1935)
The Tin Man (1935)
The Golden Touch (1935)
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
Buddy's Pony Express (1935)
The Lost City (1935)
I Haven't Got a Hat (1935)
Mickey's Service Station (1935)
Hey, Hey Fever (1935)
Mickey's Man Friday (1935)
What, No Men? (1935)
Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
Buddy the Dentist (1934)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Viva Buddy (1934)
The Dognapper (1934)
Buddy's Adventures (1934)
Buddy the Woodsman (1934)
Buddy the Detective (1934)
One-Horse Farmers (1934)
Three Chumps Ahead (1934)
The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)
Punch Drunks (1934)
Buddy's Bearcats (1934)
Music in Your Hair (1934)
Buddy of the Apes (1934)
Maid in Hollywood (1934)
The First Round-Up (1934)
Buddy's Garage (1934)
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
Goofy Movies Number Two (1934)
Shanghaied (1934)
Air Fright (1933)
Keg o' My Heart (1933)
Rhapsody in Brew (1933)
Bedtime Worries (1933)
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
The Barber Shop (1933)
Husbands' Reunion (1933)
The Rummy (1933)
Three Little Pigs (1933)
One Track Minds (1933)
Call Her Sausage (1933)
The Mail Pilot (1933)
Diplomaniacs (1933)
Me and My Pal (1933)
Ye Olden Days (1933)
Taxi Barons (1933)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933)
A Lady's Profession (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
The Mad Doctor (1933)
Building a Building (1933)
Sneak Easily (1932)
The Dentist (1932)
Taxi for Two (1932)
A Slip at the Switch (1932)
The Boiling Point (1932)
By Whose Hand? (1932)
Night World (1932)
Runt Page (1932)
Bridge Wives (1932)
The Tabasco Kid (1932)
The Secret Witness (1931)
Branded Men (1931)
Monkey Business (1931)
The Texas Ranger (1931)
A Fowl Affair (1931)
Trader Hound (1931)
Moonlight and Monkey Business (1930)
Soup to Nuts (1930)
Top Speed (1930)
Dancing Sweeties (1930)
The Man Hunter (1930)
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
Loose Ankles (1930)
The Cowboy Kid (1928)
A Lady Lion (1928)
Daredevil's Reward (1928)
The Fresh Lobster (1928)
Two Girls Wanted (1927)
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
The Dude Cowboy (1926)
The Silent Guardian (1925)
The Wild Girl (1925)
That's the Spirit (1924)
Reno or Bust (1924)
Getting Gertie's Goat (1924)
Call the Wagon (1923)
Kidding Katie (1923)
Cold Feet (1922)
Billy Jim (1922)
Turn to the Right (1922)
The Noodle Nut (1921)
A Bashful Bigamist (1920)
Dry and Thirsty (1920)
A Roman Scandal (1919)
Hash and Havoc (1916)
The Battle Royal (1916)
The Serenade (1916)
One Too Many (1916)
Jane's Bashful Hero (1916)
The Vanishing Vault (1915)
Hold’er Cowboy
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-09-24
Deathday1979-01-05 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceLancaster, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBillie Bletcher, William Bletcher, Billy Fletcher, William Fletcher, Sid Smith
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