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
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
Dumbo
(1941)
Clown (voice)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949)
Headless Horseman (voice)
Three Little Pigs
(1933)
Big Bad Wolf (voice)
The Chase
(1966)
Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Plumber (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Man (uncredited)
The Big Bad Wolf
(1934)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Pianist (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
Western Character (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
(1934)
Chief of Police (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Prospector (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Der Fuehrer's Face
(1943)
Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(1949)
Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
She Done Him Wrong
(1933)
Singing Waiter (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Vanishing Vault
(1915)
The Battle Royal
(1916)
Grandpa Runt
Jane's Bashful Hero
(1916)
Louie
The Serenade
(1916)
Schmitte
One Too Many
(1916)
Unhappy Boarder
A Roman Scandal
(1919)
Stage Director
A Bashful Bigamist
(1920)
Mr. Smith
Dry and Thirsty
(1920)
Horace Radish
The Noodle Nut
(1921)
Cold Feet
(1922)
Pride of the Mounted
Billy Jim
(1922)
Jimmy
Turn to the Right
(1922)
Sammy Martin (as William Bletcher)
Call the Wagon
(1923)
Kidding Katie
(1923)
The Butler
Getting Gertie's Goat
(1924)
Mr Smith
That's the Spirit
(1924)
The Crooked Scientist
The Dude Cowboy
(1926)
Shorty O'Day
Two Girls Wanted
(1927)
Johnny
The Patent Leather Kid
(1927)
Fight Fan
Daredevil's Reward
(1928)
Slim
The Cowboy Kid
(1928)
Deputy Sheriff
The Fresh Lobster
(1928)
Loose Ankles
(1930)
Mr. Berry from Logan
Soup to Nuts
(1930)
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Dancing Sweeties
(1930)
Bud (uncredited)
Top Speed
(1930)
Ipps
The Man Hunter
(1930)
Buggs
Moonlight and Monkey Business
(1930)
Honeymooner
Show Girl in Hollywood
(1930)
Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors
Trader Hound
(1931)
Trader Hound / Native King (voice) (uncredited)
Branded Men
(1931)
Half-A-Rod
The Secret Witness
(1931)
Radio Announcer's Voice
The Texas Ranger
(1931)
Tubby
Monkey Business
(1931)
Man in Deck Chair
Bridge Wives
(1932)
Radio announcer
Night World
(1932)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Tabasco Kid
(1932)
Susie (voice)
The Dentist
(1932)
Mr. Foliage - Bearded Patient
Taxi for Two
(1932)
The District Attorney
Sneak Easily
(1932)
Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
A Slip at the Switch
(1932)
Feeny
The Boiling Point
(1932)
Stubby - Kirk Hand
By Whose Hand?
(1932)
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Runt Page
(1932)
Bears Bugs (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
(1933)
Horace Horsecollar (voice) (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
(1933)
Keyhole McKluskey
She Done Him Wrong
(1933)
Singing Waiter (uncredited)
Me and My Pal
(1933)
Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Call Her Sausage
(1933)
Meyer (uncredited)
Air Fright
(1933)
Stunt Aviator
Diplomaniacs
(1933)
Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
(1933)
Radio dispatcher (voice)
Taxi Barons
(1933)
Host - Jenna's Father
Building a Building
(1933)
(voice) (uncredited)
The Rummy
(1933)
Taxicab Company Mechanic (uncredited)
Ye Olden Days
(1933)
King (voice) (uncredited)
Three Little Pigs
(1933)
Big Bad Wolf (voice)
Keg o' My Heart
(1933)
Meyer Schmaltz
Bedtime Worries
(1933)
Radio Voice
The Mad Doctor
(1933)
Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)
One Track Minds
(1933)
Passenger with Whiskers (uncredited)
Husbands' Reunion
(1933)
Judge
Rhapsody in Brew
(1933)
Meyer Schmaltz
The Dognapper
(1934)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Goofy Movies Number Two
(1934)
Christopher Columbus (uncredited)
Punch Drunks
(1934)
Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Shanghaied
(1934)
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Maid in Hollywood
(1934)
Information Clerk (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
(1934)
Chief of Police (uncredited)
One-Horse Farmers
(1934)
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
The Big Bad Wolf
(1934)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Music in Your Hair
(1934)
Schmaltz's Friendly Neighbor
Two-Gun Mickey
(1934)
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
(1934)
Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
Three Chumps Ahead
(1934)
Second Waiter (uncredited)
The First Round-Up
(1934)
Wally's Father
The Robber Kitten
(1935)
Dirty Bill
Gold Diggers of '49
(1935)
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
I Haven't Got a Hat
(1935)
Beans / Ex (voice) (uncredited)
The Merry Old Soul
(1935)
Old King Cole (voice)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(1935)
Timekeeper (uncredited)
Billboard Frolics
(1935)
Dave Rub-Em-Off
The Golden Touch
(1935)
King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
Alias St. Nick
(1935)
Cat / Fake Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
Little Dutch Plate
(1935)
Vinegar Bottle (voice) (uncredited)
The Rainmakers
(1935)
Townsman
Life Begins at Forty
(1935)
Hog Caller
Balloon Land
(1935)
Pincushion Man (voice)
The Lost City
(1935)
Gorzo
Who Killed Cock Robin?
(1935)
Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Man Friday
(1935)
Friday (voice) (uncredited)
Coronado
(1935)
Waiter (uncredited)
Mickey's Service Station
(1935)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Two-Fisted
(1935)
Cop
A Cartoonist's Nightmare
(1935)
Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited)
The Fire Alarm
(1935)
Beans (voice) (uncredited)
Twin Triplets
(1935)
Merchant (uncredited)
Pluto's Judgement Day
(1935)
Cat Prosecutor (voice) (uncredited)
The Tin Man
(1935)
The Tin Man (voice)
Little Beau Porky
(1936)
Ali-Mode, Commandant
Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
Buck's Friend
An All American Toothache
(1936)
Plumber #1 (uncredited)
Porky in the North Woods
(1936)
Jean-Baptiste (voice) (uncredited)
Moving Day
(1936)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Alpine Antics
(1936)
Bully (voice) (uncredited)
Dick Whittington's Cat
(1936)
Cook
How to Vote
(1936)
Man on Platform (uncredited)
Lash of the Penitentes
(1936)
Narrating Missionary
Thru the Mirror
(1936)
Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Milk and Money
(1936)
Mr. Viper (voice / uncredited)
Three Little Wolves
(1936)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Shanghaied Shipmates
(1936)
Ship's Captain - Shipmate (voice)
I Love to Singa
(1936)
Father (voice)
Boom Boom
(1936)
General Hardtack / General / Soldiers (voice)
Don't Look Now
(1936)
Devil Cuckoo (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1937
(1936)
Property Man
Little Boy Blue
(1936)
Wolf (voice)
Three Blind Mouseketeers
(1936)
Captain Katt
Bingo Crosbyana
(1936)
Spider (voice)
New Shoes
(1936)
Boy's Shoes (voice)
Can This Be Dixie?
(1936)
John P. Smith Peachtree
Satan Met a Lady
(1936)
Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
Early to Bed
(1936)
Office Boy
The Worm Turns
(1937)
Pete - Dog Catcher (voice) (uncredited)
The Californian
(1937)
Tax Collector
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
(1937)
Simon Simon Legree (voice)
Porky's Railroad
(1937)
Silver Fish engineer (voice) (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
(1937)
Lawyer Goodwill (voice) (uncredited)
A Sunbonnet Blue
(1937)
Villain Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Lyin' Mouse
(1937)
Lion - Cat Humming (voice) (uncredited)
I Wanna Be a Sailor
(1937)
Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Speaking of the Weather
(1937)
Public Enemy #1 / Judge
Pigs Is Pigs
(1937)
Evil Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Romance
(1937)
Time Munches On Narrator
Porky's Road Race
(1937)
Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited)
Modern Inventions
(1937)
Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
Dog Daze
(1937)
St. Bernard (voice)
Double Wedding
(1937)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Fella with a Fiddle
(1937)
Grandpa Mouse (voice)
Ain't We Got Fun
(1937)
Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice) (uncredited)
Donald's Ostrich
(1937)
Bass Singer / Villain on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Playing the Ponies
(1937)
Announcer (uncredited)
The Hound and the Rabbit
(1937)
Fox (voice) (uncredited)
Sweet Sioux
(1937)
Native American (voice)
Porky's Duck Hunt
(1937)
The Guy Upstairs / Bass Fish (voice) (uncredited)
Picador Porky
(1937)
Bull (uncredited)
God's Country and the Man
(1937)
Sandy Briggs
Egghead Rides Again
(1937)
Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
(1937)
Big bad wolf (voice)
Porky's Building
(1937)
Dirty Digg (voice) (uncredited)
Lonesome Ghosts
(1937)
Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
The Mexicali Kid
(1938)
Stagecoach Driver
The Captain's Christmas
(1938)
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Men with Wings
(1938)
Red Cross Man
The Winning Ticket
(1938)
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
(1938)
Lone Ranger (voice)
Hide and Shriek
(1938)
Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
Old Smokey
(1938)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
You're an Education
(1938)
Singing Tibetan / Thief of Baghdad (voice)
Now That Summer Is Gone
(1938)
Pop (voice) (uncredited)
Porky in Wackyland
(1938)
Roaring Goon (voice) (uncredited)
A Feud There Was
(1938)
Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice)
Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter
(1938)
Vocal Talents (voice) (uncredited)
Blue Monday
(1938)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
California Frontier
(1938)
Bellhop
Cleaning House
(1938)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Boy Meets Dog
(1938)
Voice
The Captain's Pup
(1938)
Captain (voice)
Farmyard Symphony
(1938)
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Professor Beware
(1938)
Shoeshine Customer
Poultry Pirates
(1938)
Captain
A Day at the Beach
(1938)
Captain
Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl or Honest Hearts & Willing Hands
(1938)
Rudolf Ratbone (voice)
Porky's Phoney Express
(1938)
Porky's boss (voice)
What a Lion!
(1938)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Sioux Me
(1939)
Indian chorus (voice)
The Film Fan
(1939)
Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Tire Trouble
(1939)
Boss
Dancing Co-Ed
(1939)
Radio Man (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Movie Mystery
(1939)
Invisible Man
Mama's New Hat
(1939)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Practical Pig
(1939)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
(1939)
The Masked Lone Ranger (voice)
Seal Skinners
(1939)
Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
(1939)
Don Del Oro (voice)
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Pianist (uncredited)
A Haunting We Will Go
(1939)
Ghost (voice)
Polar Pals
(1939)
I. Killem (voice) (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
Officer Duck
(1939)
Tiny Tom (voice) (uncredited)
The Autograph Hound
(1939)
Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
Petunia Natural Park
(1939)
The Captain (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Stranger and Porky
(1939)
Narrator / Lone Stranger / Villain (voice)
Melody Ranch
(1940)
Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor
The Ape
(1940)
Short Mustached Posse Man
Buck Benny Rides Again
(1940)
Last Porter
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Reporter
The Riveter
(1940)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
(1940)
Pete
Pluto's Dream House
(1940)
Magic Lamp (voice) (uncredited)
The Pooch Parade
(1940)
Various
Mouse Meets Lion
(1940)
Lion (voice)
Hit Parade of 1941
(1940)
Radio Actor
Cracked Nuts
(1941)
Parachute Man
Meet John Doughboy
(1941)
Short Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
(1941)
Irish Mouse (voice)
Timber
(1941)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
(1941)
Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
The Thrifty Pig
(1941)
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Dumbo
(1941)
Clown (voice)
Robot Wrecks
(1941)
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
(1941)
Froggy's Father (uncredited)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again
(1941)
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Daffy's Southern Exposure
(1942)
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Dog Meets Dog
(1942)
Butch
Donald Gets Drafted
(1942)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Saps in Chaps
(1942)
Cactus Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Symphony Hour
(1942)
Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)
Sky Trooper
(1942)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Vanishing Private
(1942)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Dog Trouble
(1942)
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
(1942)
Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild and Woozy West
(1942)
Angel Face Wolf (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
(1942)
Sailor (uncredited)
Boss of Rawhide
(1943)
Jed Bones
Who Killed Who?
(1943)
Detective / Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Chatterbox
(1943)
Black Jake
Yankee Doodle Daffy
(1943)
Sleepy Lagoon (singing voice) (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn
(1943)
Announcer (uncredited)
The Old Army Game
(1943)
Sergeant Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Der Fuehrer's Face
(1943)
Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
(1943)
Workman (Uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
(1943)
Waxer
True to Life
(1943)
Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Crazy House
(1943)
Policeman
The Little Broadcast
(1943)
Master of Ceremonies (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Puss
(1943)
Butch (voice) (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Customer (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
(1944)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
(1944)
Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Little Red Riding Rabbit
(1944)
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Trombone Trouble
(1944)
Pegleg Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Bodyguard
(1944)
Spike / Tom (Voice)
The Zoot Cat
(1944)
Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Turk and Daffy
(1944)
Tom Turk (voice) (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
(1944)
Bobo (voice) (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
(1944)
Public Address Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
Polar Pest
(1944)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Bear Raid Warden
(1944)
Barney Bear
Gas
(1944)
Gas Cloud (voice) (uncredited)
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike
(1944)
Malaria Mike (voice) (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
(1945)
Clown (uncredited)
Duck Pimples
(1945)
Detective Hennessey (voice) (uncredited)
Old Sequoia
(1945)
Donald's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
(1945)
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Canine Casanova
(1945)
Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift Cinderella
(1945)
Wolf's Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
(1946)
Waiter (uncredited)
A Knight for a Day
(1946)
Narrator (voice)
Solid Serenade
(1946)
Evil Laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
(1946)
Bear (uncredited) (voice)
The Verdict
(1946)
Gravedigger
Pluto's Blue Note
(1947)
Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Wide Open Spaces
(1947)
Motel proprietor
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
Western Character (uncredited)
Down to Earth
(1947)
Conductor (uncredited)
What's Brewin', Bruin?
(1948)
Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Make Mine Freedom
(1948)
Labor employee (voice)
Rabbit Punch
(1948)
The Champ (voice) (uncredited)
The Truce Hurts
(1948)
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear and the Bean
(1948)
Barney Bear (voice)
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
(1949)
Henry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949)
Headless Horseman (voice)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(1949)
Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
Mississippi Hare
(1949)
Col. Shuffle
Bear Feat
(1949)
Pa Bear
Bowery Bugs
(1949)
Steve Brody
Heavenly Puss
(1949)
Devil Dog (voice) (uncredited)
A Bear for Punishment
(1951)
Pa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Father Takes the Air
(1951)
Haggarly
How to Be a Detective
(1952)
Pete - Al Muldoon (voice)
Two Gun Goofy
(1952)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The New Neighbor
(1953)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Prospector (uncredited)
Canvas Back Duck
(1953)
Pete (voice) (uncredited)
The Lone Chipmunks
(1954)
Pete (voice)
Trailblazer Magoo
(1956)
Various (voice)(uncredited)
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
(1960)
Pete (voice)
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
(1962)
Mr. Abramowitz
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Plumber (uncredited)
Harlow
(1965)
Policeman
The Chase
(1966)
Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Man (uncredited)
Disney's Halloween Treat
(1982)
Cat Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck
(1985)
Here's Goofy!
(1987)
Narrator (voice)
Disney’s Coyote Tales
(1991)
Young Bent-Tail the Coyote (voice)
MGM Cartoon Christmas
(1993)
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Everybody Loves Mickey
(2001)
Short Ghost
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
(2001)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
(2002)
Al Muldoon
Everybody Loves Donald
(2003)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
(2003)
Robot Butler (segment "Modern Inventions") (archive sound)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
(2004)
Big Bad Wolf / Captain Katt (voice) (archive sound)
Once Upon a Halloween
(2005)
Tiny Tom (Peg Leg Pete)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
(2007)
Spike
Get a Horse!
(2013)
Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
Writing
Directing