Billy Bletcher

Known for

Acting

Born

September 23, 1894

Birthplace

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

January 5, 1979 (aged 84)

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)....

Best known work

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Dumbo

1941

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

The Nutty Professor

1963

Get Smart

1965

Three Little Pigs

1933

Hello, Dolly!

1969

The Chase

1966

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1949

Get a Horse!

2013

Filmography

2013
Get a Horse!
as Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
2007
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
as Spike (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2005
Once Upon a Halloween
as Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete) (voice) (archive sound)
2004
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
as Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
2003
Everybody Loves Donald
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2003
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
as Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2002
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
as Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2001
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2001
Everybody Loves Mickey
as Short Ghost (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1997
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self (archive footage)
1993
MGM Cartoon Christmas
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1991
Disney’s Coyote Tales
as Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1990
Goofy's Guide to Success
as Pete (archive footage)
1989
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
as Pete (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1987
Here's Goofy!
as Narrator (voice)
1985
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1982
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
1969
Hello, Dolly!
as Man (uncredited)
1966
The Chase
as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
1965
Get SmartTV
as Frank Ogg (1 episode)
1965
Harlow
as Policeman (uncredited)
1963
The Nutty Professor
as Plumber (uncredited)
1962
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
as Mr. Abramowitz
1960
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
as Pete (voice)