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