William "Billy" Bletcher was an American actor and voice actor. He was known for his work in various black and white films and silent films. Despite being only 5'2", Bletcher had a very loud booming baritone voice.
His notable Disney roles included the original voices of Pete and Big Bad Wolf, Horace Horsecollar in Mickey's Mellerdrammer, Friday in Mickey's Man Friday, King Midas in The Golden Touch, Dirty Bill in The Robber Kitten, Judge Owl in Who Killed Cock Robin?, Captain Katt in Three Blind Mouseketeers, the Robot Butler in Modern Inventions, the villain on radio in Donald's Ostrich, the short member of the Lonesome Ghosts in Lonesome Ghosts, the Bull in Farmyard Symphony, the Security Guard in The Autograph Hound, a clown in Dumbo, the dogcatcher in Canine Casanova, Detective Hennessey in Duck Pimples, Donald's boss in Old Sequoia, the Painter in In Dutch, the motel proprietor in Wide Open Spaces, and the music store proprietor in Pluto's Blue Note.
Disney Roles[]
(1933–1941)
(Three Blind Mouseketeers)
(Who Killed Cock Robin?)
(The Autograph Hound)
(Dumbo)
(1962 record album)
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Trivia[]
- He was considered to voice Doc in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- He was considered to voice Captain Crocodile in Robin Hood before he was eventually replaced by Candy Candido.
- He also auditioned for the voice role of the Magic Lamp in Pluto's Dream House.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Scott, Keith (2022-09-19). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 (in en). BearManor Media. ISBN 979-8887710099.