William "Billy" Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) including appearances in several Our Gang and The Three Stooges comedies.

He was most active as a voice actor. His voice was a deep, strong and booming baritone. Bletcher provided the voices of various characters for Walt Disney Productions (including his recurring roles as Black Pete and the Big Bad Wolf).

His booming voice can also be heard as "Don Del Oro" the Yacqi Indian god in the 1939 Republic serial, Zorro's Fighting Legion. He also provided voice work for Ub Iwerks as the Pincushion man in the 1935 animated short Balloon Land, Owl Jolson's disciplinarian violinist father in the 1936 Warner Bros. short subject based on the song I Love to Singa, a wolf character almost identical to Walt Disney's incarnation in the Ub Iwerks cartoon "Little Boy Blue" released in 1936 and the menacing spider in Bingo Crosbyana.

In 1939, Billy Bletcher and Pinto Colvig were hired to perform ADR work for the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz.

Personal life

Bletcher married actress Arlyn H. Roberts in 1915 and had a daughter, Barbara.

Death

Bletcher died at the age of 84 on January 5, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. He was survived by his wife Arlyn and their daughter Barbara.

  • The Texas Ranger (1931) – Tubby
  • Monkey Business (1931) – Man in Deck Chair (uncredited)
  • Branded Men (1931) – Half-A-rod
  • The Secret Witness (1931) – Radio Announcer's Voice (uncredited)
  • Bridge Wives (1932, Short) – Radio announcer
  • Night World (1932) – Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
  • Make Me a Star (1932) – Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited)
  • By Whose Hand? (1932) – Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
  • The Boiling Point (1932) – Stubby – Kirk Hand
  • Exposure (1932) – Society Editor (uncredited)
  • Women Won't Tell (1932) – Tennis Game Radio Announcer (uncredited)
  • Flesh (1932) – Man in Cafe (uncredited)
  • The Dentist (1932, Short) – Bearded patient (uncredited)
  • She Done Him Wrong (1933) – Singing Waiter (uncredited)
  • A Lady's Profession (1933) – Keyhole McKluskey
  • Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933, Short) – Horace Horsecollar (voice, uncredited)
  • Song of the Eagle (1933) – Home Brewer (voice, uncredited)
  • Diplomaniacs (1933) – Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
  • The Three Little Pigs (1933, Short) – Big Bad Wolf (voice, uncredited)
  • The Midnight Patrol (1933, Short) – Radio Dispatcher (voice, uncredited)
  • Morning Glory (1933) – Actor (uncredited)
  • Bedtime Worries (1933, Short) – Radio Voice (voice)
  • The Way to Love (1933) – Man with Fat Wife (uncredited)
  • Music in your Hair (1934, short) – Father (with Billy Gilbert and Ty Parvis)
  • Shanghaied (1934, Short) – Pete (voice, uncredited)
  • The Big Bad Wolf (1934, Short) – Big Bad Wolf (voice, uncredited)
  • Buddy's Garage (1934, Short) (voice, uncredited)
  • The First Round-Up (1934, Short) – Billy, Wally's father
  • Buddy of the Apes (1934, Short) – Chief (voice, uncredited)
  • Plane Dippy (1936, Short) – Sergeant (voice, uncredited)
  • Divot Diggers (1936, Short) – Bill, golfer
  • Boom Boom (1936, Short) – Enemies (voice, uncredited)
  • Alpine Antics (1936, Short) – Bully (voice, uncredited)
  • Desert Gold (1936) – Bob – a Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Two in Revolt (1936) – Algie (uncredited)
  • Lash of the Penitentes (1936) – Narrating Missionary
  • Three Little Wolves (1936, Short) – Big Bad Wolf (voice, uncredited)
  • Bingo Crosbyana (1936, Short) – Spider (voice, uncredited)
  • Early to Bed (1936) – Office Boy (uncredited)
  • We Went to College (1936) – Alumnus Basso / Walter Catlett (singing voice, uncredited)
  • Shanghaied Shipmates (1936, Short) – Captain (voice, uncredited)
  • Rhythm on the Range (1936) – Buck's Friend (uncredited)
  • When I Yoo Hoo (1936, Short) – "Hey, Lem!!" (voice, uncredited)
  • I Love to Singa (1936, Short) – Professor Fritz Owl / Singing Blackbird (voice, uncredited)
  • Satan Met a Lady (1936) – Father of Sextuplets (uncredited)
  • A Son Comes Home (1936) – Snoring Sailor (uncredited)
  • Wives Never Know (1936) – Drunk (uncredited)
  • Milk and Money (1936, Short) – Mr. Viper (voice, uncredited)
  • The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) – Property Man
  • Don't Look Now (1936, Short) – Devil Cuckoo (voice, uncredited)
  • Can This Be Dixie? (1936) – John P. Smith Peachtree
  • Little Beau Porky (1936, Short) – Ali-Mode / Le Commdandant (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky in the North Woods (1936, Short) – Jean-Baptise (voice, uncredited)
  • Pigs Is Pigs (1937, Short) – Evil Scientist (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky's Road Race (1937, Short) – Borax Karoff (voice, uncredited)
  • Picador Porky (1937, Short) – Bull (voice, uncredited)
  • The Fella with the Fiddle (1937, Short) – Grandpa Mouse / Tax Collector (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky's Duck Hunt (1937, Short) – Man from Upstairs / Drunken Fish (voice, uncredited)
  • Ain't We Got Fun (1937, Short) – Mouse in Checkered Cap (voice, uncredited)
  • Sing While You're Able (1937) – Hillbillies (voice, uncredited)
  • Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937, Short) – Simon Simon Legree (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky's Building (1937, Short) – Dirty Digg (voice, uncredited)
  • Egghead Rides Again (1937, Short) – Boarding Room Clerk / Egghead saying “Because Because Because I Am A Man” (voice, uncredited)
  • The Californian (1937) – Tax Collector
  • High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) – Shorty (uncredited)
  • Blonde Trouble (1937) – Third Musician (uncredited)
  • A Sunbonnet Blue (1937, Short) – Villain Mouse (voice, uncredited)
  • Get Rich Quick Porky (1937, Short) – Driver (voice, uncredited)
  • God's Country and the Man (1937) – Sandy Briggs
  • Speaking of the Weather (1937, Short) – Public Enemy / Judge (voice, uncredited)
  • Dog Daze (1937, Short) – St. Bernard (voice, uncredited)
  • I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937, Short) – Father Parrot (voice, uncredited)
  • Carnival Queen (1937) – Barker (uncredited)
  • The Lyin' Mouse (1937, Short) – Lion (voice, uncredited)
  • Double Wedding (1937) – Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • The Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937, Short) – Lawyer Goodwill (voice, uncredited)
  • A Girl with Ideas (1937) – McKenzie (uncredited)
  • Lonesome Ghosts (1937, Short) – Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Purple Vigilantes (1938) – Leader of the Purple Vigilantes (voice, uncredited)
  • The Lone Ranger (1938, Serial) – The Lone Ranger (voice, uncredited)
  • Boy Meets Dog (1938, Short) – Father (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky's Phoney Express (1938, Short) – Porky's Boss (voice, uncredited)
  • Now That Summer is Gone (1938, Short) – Father (voice, uncredited)
  • Rascals (1938) – Patient (uncredited)
  • Injun Trouble (1938, Short) – Injun Joe (voice, uncredited)
  • Hide and Shriek (1938, Short) – Haunted House Ghouls (voice)
  • Professor Beware (1938) – Shoeshine Customer (uncredited)
  • Men with Wings (1938) – Red Cross Man (uncredited)
  • Block-Heads (1938) – Midget (voice, uncredited)
  • The Mexicali Kid (1938) – Stagecoach Driver
  • A Feud There Was (1938, Short) – Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky in Wackyland (1938, Short) – Roaring Goon (voice, uncredited)
  • You're an Education (1938, Short) – Singing Tibetan / Thief of Bagdad (voice, uncredited)
  • Orphans of the Street (1938) – Short Man (uncredited)
  • California Frontier (1938) – Bellhop
  • The Practical Pig (1939, Short) – Big Bad Wolf (voice, uncredited)
  • The Lone Stranger and Porky (1939, Short) – Narrator / The Lone Stranger / Villain (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky's Tire Trouble (1939, Short) – Porky's Boss (voice, uncredited)
  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939, Serial) – The Masked The Lone Ranger (voice, uncredited)
  • Porky's Movie Mystery (1939, Short) – Invisible Man (voice, uncredited)
  • Polar Pals (1939, Short) – I. Killem (voice, uncredited)
  • Should Husbands Work? (1939) – Small Neighbor (uncredited)
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Mayor / Lollipop Guild (voice, uncredited)
  • The Autograph Hound (1939, Short) – Security Guard (voice, uncredited)
  • Dancing Co-Ed (1939) – Radio Man (voice, uncredited)
  • The Kansas Terrors (1939) – The Masked Rider (voice, uncredited)
  • Officer Duck (1939, Short) – Tiny Tom (voice, uncredited)
  • The Covered Trailer (1939) – Short Man (uncredited)
  • Destry Rides Again (1939) – Pianist (uncredited)
  • Porky the Giant Killer (1939, Short) – Giant (voice, uncredited)
  • The Film Fan (1939, Short) – Narrator of Masked Marvel (voice, uncredited)
  • Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) – Don Del Oro (voice, uncredited)
  • Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) – (uncredited)
  • Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) – Last Porter (uncredited)
  • Edison, the Man (1940) – Reporter (uncredited)
  • Sandy Is a Lady (1940) – Cop (uncredited)
  • Scatterbrain (1940) – (uncredited)
  • The Ape (1940) – Short Mustached Posse Man (uncredited)
  • Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) – Radio Actor (uncredited)
  • Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940, Short) – Pete (voice, uncredited)
  • Melody Ranch (1940) – 'Scarlet Shadow' Radio Actor (uncredited)
  • Las Vegas Nights (1941) – Horse (voice)
  • Reaching for the Sun (1941) – Butch Svoboda
  • Angels with Broken Wings (1941) – Trombone Player (uncredited)
  • Tight Shoes (1941) – Little Man (uncredited)
  • Cracked Nuts (1941) – Parachute Man (uncredited)
  • Whistling in the Dark (1941) – Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
  • We, the Animals Squeak! (1941, Short) – Irish Mouse (voice, uncredited)
  • The Bug Parade (1941, Short) – Spider (voice, uncredited)
  • Rookie Revue (1941, Short) – General (voice, uncredited)
  • Dumbo (1941) – Clown (voice, uncredited)
  • Sullivan's Travels (1941) – Entertainer in Hospital (uncredited)
  • Red Riding Hood Rides Again (1941, Short) – Wolf (voice, uncredited)
  • Joe Smith, American (1942) – Police Radio Broadcaster (voice, uncredited)
  • Saps in Chaps (1942, Short) – Cactus Pete (voice, uncredited)
  • The Nutty Professor (1963) – Plumber (uncredited)
  • The Patsy (1964) – Table Captain #3 (uncredited)
  • Harlow (1965) – – Policeman (uncredited)
  • The Chase (1966) – Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
  • Hello, Dolly! (1969) – Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Get Smart (1970, TV Series) – Frank Ogg
  • Li'l Abner (1971, TV Movie) – Pappy Yokum (final film role)
  • Get a Horse! (2013, Short) – Peg-Leg Pete (archival footage)

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