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Billy Bletcher
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Billy Bletcher

Born 23 Sept 1894 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USADied 5 Jan 1979aged 8494 credits

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.

William Bletcher (Lancaster, Pennsilvània, 24 de setembre de 1894 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 5 de gener de 1979) va ser un actor nord-americà. Era conegut pels papers de veu per a diversos personatges d'animació clàssics.

El diminuto Bletcher (5 pies 2 pulgadas/1,57 metros) apareció en pantalla en películas y más tarde en televisión desde los años 1910 hasta los años 1970, incluyendo apariciones en varias comedias Our Gang y Three Stooges.Bletcher también fue famoso como actor de voz. Inusualmente para alguien de su tamaño, su voz era la de un barítono profundo y fuerte. Proporcionó las voces de varios personajes para Disney (Black Pete y el lobo feroz en Los tres cerditos y sus spin-offs), MGM (Spike el Bulldog y en algunas ocasiones incluso Tom, en Tom y Jerry), y Warner Bros. (muchos personajes, sobre todo el Papá Oso de Los tres osos de Chuck Jones después de que Mel Blanc interpretara el papel en la entrada inicial). Apareció junto a Blanc en Little Red Riding Rabbit, donde interpretó a otro lobo famoso. La voz resonante de Bletcher también se puede escuchar como "Dom Del Oro", el dios indio Yacqi en la serie de la República de 1939, Zorro's Fighting Legion. También prestó su voz al padre violinista disciplinario de Owl Jolson en el cortometraje de 1936 basado en la canción I Love to Singa and the amenazante spider en Bingo Crosbyana. Tanto él como Mel Blanc actuaron en la película de entrenamiento de la Segunda Guerra Mundial del soldado Snafu de 1944, "Gas", donde Bletcher interpreta al villano Gas Cloud (con Mel Blanc dando voz al soldado Snafu y un cameo de Bugs Bunny) como oponente de Snafu. Bletcher también interpretó al Capitán en Captain and the Kids con dibujos animados de MGM.

Acting (93)

Get a Horse!
Get a Horse!2013 · Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
Once Upon a Halloween
Once Upon a Halloween2005 · Pete
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy2002 · Al Muldoon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner1971 · Pappy Yokum
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!1969 · Man (uncredited)
The Chase
The Chase1966 · Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor1963 · Plumber (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane1953 · Prospector (uncredited)
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon1952 · Sam - Waiter
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon1952 · Sam - Waiter
Bear Feat
Bear Feat1949 · Voice
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949 · Headless Horseman (voice)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow1949 · Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)
Bowery Bugs
Bowery Bugs1949 · Voice
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947 · Western Character (uncredited)
Pluto's Blue Note
Pluto's Blue Note1947 · Music Store Proprietor (voice) (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn1946 · Waiter (uncredited)
A Knight for a Day
A Knight for a Day1946 · Narrator (voice)
Quiet Please!
Quiet Please!1945 · Voice
Tom Turk and Daffy
Tom Turk and Daffy1944 · Voice
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons1943 · Wolf
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons1943 · Wolf
Boss of Rawhide
Boss of Rawhide1943 · Jed Bones
Two Weeks to Live
Two Weeks to Live1943 · Classified Ad Agency Collector
Chatterbox
Chatterbox1943 · Black Jake
Yankee Doodle Daffy
Yankee Doodle Daffy1943 · Voice
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch1942
Der Fuehrer's Face
Der Fuehrer's Face1942 · Voice
Dumbo
Dumbo1941 · Clown (voice) (uncredited)
City of Lost Men
City of Lost Men1940 · Gorzo
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip1940 · Voice
The Ape
The Ape1940 · Short Mustached Posse Man
Porky's Tire Trouble
Porky's Tire Trouble1939 · Voice
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep1939 · Voice
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again1939 · Pianist (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz1939 · Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
Buried Treasure
Buried Treasure1938 · The Captain
The Captain's Pup
The Captain's Pup1938 · Captain
The Mexicali Kid
The Mexicali Kid1938 · Stagecoach Driver
Porky in Wackyland
Porky in Wackyland1938 · Voice
A Feud There Was
A Feud There Was1938 · Voice
Farmyard Symphony
Farmyard Symphony1938 · Voice
Buried Treasure
Buried Treasure1938 · The Captain
The Captain's Pup
The Captain's Pup1938 · Captain
Ain't We Got Fun
Ain't We Got Fun1937 · Voice
God's Country and the Man
God's Country and the Man1937 · Sandy Briggs (Starbuck Blacksmith)
The Hound and the Rabbit
The Hound and the Rabbit1937 · Fox (voice) (uncredited)
Modern Inventions
Modern Inventions1937 · Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
Lonesome Ghosts
Lonesome Ghosts1937 · Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Duck Hunt
Porky's Duck Hunt1937 · Voice
Desert Gold
Desert Gold1936 · Bob - a Wedding Guest
Lash of the Penitentes
Lash of the Penitentes1936 · Narrating Missionary
Thru the Mirror
Thru the Mirror1936 · Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Three Blind Mouseketeers
Three Blind Mouseketeers1936 · Captain Katt
Three Little Wolves
Three Little Wolves1936 · Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
I Love to Singa
I Love to Singa1936 · Voice
The Lost City
The Lost City1935 · Gorzo
The Lost City
The Lost City1935 · Gorzo
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers1935 · Townsman
Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland1934 · Chief of Police (uncredited)

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