Actor
Billy Bletcher
September 23, 1894 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Notable work
7.6The Wizard of Oz (1939)
as Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited)
7Dumbo (1941)
as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
6.5The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
as Headless Horseman (voice)
6.5The Nutty Professor (1963)
as Plumber (uncredited)
7.9Get Smart (1965)
as Frank Ogg
6.9Three Little Pigs (1933)
as Big Bad Wolf (voice)
7Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Man (uncredited)
7.1The Chase (1966)
as Mr. Vincent (uncredited)
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