Billy Bletcher

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.
==Roles==
Pete original.png|Pete(1934-1960; Get a Horse!, archive recorded)
1935horace.png|Horace Horsecollar(Mickey's Mellerdrammer)
846905-edewolf 01.png|Big Bad Wolf(1933–1941)
Three Blind Mouseketeers 4.jpg|Captain Katt(Three Blind Mouseketeers)
054-006face.jpg|Dirty Bill(The Robber Kitten)
Duck Pimples 4.jpg|Detective Hennessy(Duck Pimples)
Wdac-v5-04.jpg|King Midas(The Golden Touch)
Judgeowl.jpg|Judge Owl(Who Killed Cock Robin?)
115-007tongueaction.jpg|Security Guard(The Autograph Hound)
Dumbo-disneyscreencaps com-3843-1--1-.jpg|Clowns(Dumbo)
Dumbo Barkers.jpg|Barkers(Dumbo)
Friday.jpg|Friday(Mickey's Man Friday)
Donald Duck Modern Inventions 020.jpg|Robot Butler(Modern Inventions)
Bent tail image.PNG|Bent-Tail the Coyote(Sheep Dog; some noises)
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-3773.jpg|Indian Chief(Lux Radio Theatre)
Profile - Trusty .jpeg|Trusty(1962 record album)
==Gallery==
Billy bletcher.jpg|Bletcher in Big Moments from Little Pictures.
Walt Disney and Billy Bletcher.png|Bletcher with Walt Disney recording dialogue for Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip.
vlcsnap-2013-09-24-08h44m02s85.png|Bletcher behind the scenes of Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip.
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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.
==References==
Category:Deceased
Category:Males
Category:Mickey Mouse
Category:Dumbo
Category:Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Category:Voice actors
Category:Radio actors
Category:People from Pennsylvania
Category:Actors
Category:1800s births
Category:1970s deaths
Category:The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Category:Silly Symphonies
Category:American people