William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in
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Big Bad Wolf
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William Bletcher was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on on September 24, 1894, to Huber and Dora Bletcher.
Career
Bletcher appeared on-screen in films and later television from the 1910s to the 1970s, including appearances in several '' Our Gang'' and ''
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'' 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 Animation Studios
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Big Bad Wolf
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in '' Three Little Pigs''). He auditioned to play one of the dwarfs in Disney's '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937). However, Walt Disney disapproved for fear that people would recognize Bletcher from the studio's Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck short subjects.
His booming voice can also be heard as "Don Del Oro" the Yacqi Indian god in the 1939 Republic serial, ''
Zorro's Fighting Legion
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''. He also provided voice work for
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as the Pincushion man in the 1935 animated short '' Balloon Land'', as well as Owl Jolson's disciplinarian violinist father in the 1936 Warner Bros. short subject based on the song '' I Love to Singa'' and the menacing spider in '' Bingo Crosbyana''.
In 1939, Billy Bletcher and
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were hired to perform
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many characters, most notably the Papa Bear of Chuck Jones' The Three Bears. He voiced the villainous wolf in '' Little Red Riding Rabbit'' (1944).
Bletcher did voice acting for the 1944 Private Snafu World War II training film "''Gas''", where Bletcher voices the villainous Gas Cloud. Bletcher also portrayed The Captain in '' Captain and the Kids'' with MGM cartoons.
In 1950, he portrayed several characters on ''
The Lone Ranger
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'' radio program as well as appearing in episode 27 of the TV series.
In 1971, he portrayed one of his final roles, Pappy Yokum in a television adaptation of '' Lil Abner''. In 1978, he was originally hired to voice the Weed on ''
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'', but had to drop out due to illness.
Personal life
Bletcher married actress Arlyn H. Roberts in 1915; together they have a daughter, Barbra. They remained married until Bletcher's death in 1979.
Death
Bletcher died at the age of 84 on January 5, 1979 in
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. He was survived by his wife Arlyn and their daughter Barbra. Bletcher's wife Arlyn died thirteen years later on July 3, 1992 at the age of 99.
Selected filmography
* '' A Sticky Affair'' (1916, Short) - Professor Perkins
* '' One Too Many'' (1916, Short) - Unhappy Boarder
* '' The Serenade'' (1916, Short) - Schmitte
* '' The Battle Royal'' (1916, Short) - Grandpa Runt
* '' The Brave Ones'' (1916, Short) - The Sheriff
* '' Aunt Bill'' (1916, Short) - Bogus Aunt
* ''Mary Jane's Pa'' (1917)
* ''Who Goes There?'' (1917)
* ''
The Love Hunger
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Cast
* Lillian Walker as Fran
* Lee Shumway as Abbott Ashton
* Herbert Prior as ...
'' (1919) - Jakey
* '' A Roman Scandal'' (1919, Short)
* '' A Bashful Bigamist'' (1920, Short) - Mr. Smith
* ''Her Honor the Mayor'' (1920) - Buddy Martin
* ''
Turn To The Right
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Plot
As described ...
'' (1922) - Sammy Martin
* ''
Billy Jim
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Cast
* Fred Stone as Billy Jim
* Millicent Fisher as Marsha Dunforth
* George Hernan ...
'' (1922) - Jimmy
* '' Cornered'' (1924) - The Groom
* ''
Romance Road
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Plot summary
Cast
* Raymond McKee as Patrick O'Brien
* Billy Bletcher as Patrick's P ...
'' (1925) - Patrick's Pal
* ''
The Silent Guardian
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'' (1925) - Director
* '' The Wild Girl'' (1925) - Director
* ''
The Bar-C Mystery
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Cast
* Dorothy Phillips as Jane Cortelyou
* Wallace MacDonald as Nevada
* Ethel Clayton as Mrs. Lane
* Philo McC ...
One Hour of Love
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The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1927) - 'Half Pint' Walker
* ''
Wolves of the Air
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'' (1927) - 'Big Boy' Durkey
* '' The Patent Leather Kid'' (1927) - Fight Fan (uncredited)
* '' Two Girls Wanted'' (1927) - Johnny
* ''Better Days'' (1927)
* ''
Daredevil's Reward
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The Man Hunter
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The Texas Ranger
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* ''
Branded Men
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'' (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
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Horace Horsecollar
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(voice, uncredited)
* '' Song of the Eagle'' (1933) - Home Brewer (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Diplomaniacs
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'' (1933) - Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited)
* ''
The Three Little Pigs
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'' (1933, Short) - Big Bad Wolf (voice, uncredited)
* ''
The Midnight Patrol
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Plot
Laurel and Hardy play two policemen on night patrol, hence the title. They are given instructions to investigate a reporte ...
'' (1933, Short) - Radio Dispatcher (voice, uncredited)
* ''
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'' (1933) - Actor (uncredited)
* '' Bedtime Worries'' (1933, Short) - Radio Voice (voice)
* '' The Way to Love'' (1933) - Man with Fat Wife (uncredited)
* ''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
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Plot
Wally Albright and the gang have planned for an elaborate camping trip for ...
'' (1934, Short) - Billy, Wally's father
* ''
Buddy of the Apes
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Summary
Buddy, dressed in a leopard pelt and we ...
'' (1934, Short) - Chief (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
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Cas ...
'' (1934, Serial) - Race Commentator h. 1(uncredited)
* '' Buddy's Bearcats'' (1934, Short) - Hot Dog man / Customer / Ballplayer (voice, uncredited)
* '' Punch Drunks'' (1934, Short) - Fight Announcer (uncredited)
* '' The Old Fashioned Way'' (1934) - Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
* '' Service With a Smile'' (1934, Short) - Lonesome Driver (uncredited)
* '' The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) - Reporter (uncredited)
* '' You Belong to Me'' (1934) - Man with Comb (uncredited)
* ''
Viva Buddy
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Summary
The film opens to Buddy, who, ambling through a Mexican t ...
Servants' Entrance
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'' (1934) - Judge Egg (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Buddy the Woodsman
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Summary
A tree comes down in a forest and several lumber ...
'' (1934, Short) (voice, uncredited)
* '' Buddy the Detective'' (1934, Short) - Mad Musician (voice, uncredited)
* '' Buddy's Adventures'' (1934, Short) - King Sourpan / Policeman (voice, uncredited)
* '' Babes in Toyland'' (1934) - Chief of Police (uncredited)
* '' The Dognapper'' (1934, Short) - Pete (voice, uncredited)
* '' One Hour Late'' (1934) - Smith (uncredited)
* '' Buddy of the Legion'' (1935, Short) (voice, uncredited)
* '' The Lost City'' (1935, Serial) - Gorzo
* '' Buddy's Pony Express'' (1935, Short) - Barfly / Villain (voice, uncredited)
* '' The Golden Touch'' (1935, Short) - King Midas (voice, uncredited)
* '' Life Begins at 40'' (1935) - Hog Caller (uncredited)
* '' Buddy's Lost World'' (1935, Short) - Bozo / Penner type (voice, uncredited)
* '' Buddy's Bug Hunt'' (1935, Short) - Judge / Spider (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Man on the Flying Trapeze
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Hollywood Capers
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Plot
One day in Hollywood, actors come to the studio to do thei ...
Two-Fisted
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'' (1935) - Cop (uncredited)
* '' A Cartoonist's Nightmare'' (1935, Short) - Villains / Old Man (voice, uncredited)
* '' The Rainmakers'' (1935) - Townsman (uncredited)
* ''
Billboard Frolics
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Plane Dippy
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Divot Diggers
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Plot
The action takes place at an expansive California golf course, where the gang merrily play their ow ...
Two in Revolt
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'' (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
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'' (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
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The screenplay by Brown Holmes is a loose adaptation of the 1929 novel '' The Maltese Falcon'' by Dashiell Hammett ...
'' (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
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Can This Be Dixie?
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In 1937 and 1938, Withers became one of the top 10 box-office stars i ...
'' (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)
* ''
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'' (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
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'' (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
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'' (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
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Plot
A mother parrot in a cage is teaching her three children to say, "Polly want a cracker." The ...
The Lyin' Mouse
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Plot
A mouse is trying to free himself from a trap when a cat arrives. The mouse, desperate to avoid being eat ...
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
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The title is a parody of '' The Case of the S ...
A Girl with Ideas
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* Wendy Barrie - Mary Morton
* Walter Pidgeon - Mickey McGuire
* Kent Ta ...
'' (1937) - McKenzie (uncredited)
* ''
Lonesome Ghosts
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'' (1937, Short) - Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
* '' The Purple Vigilantes'' (1938) - Leader of the Purple Vigilantes (voice, uncredited)
* ''
The Lone Ranger
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He first appeared in 1933 in ...
'' (1938, Serial) -
The Lone Ranger
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He first appeared in 1933 in ...
(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
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Plot
Three thousand years after ancient Egyptian Neferus's death, Professor Dean Lambert (who ...
'' (1938) - Shoeshine Customer (uncredited)
* '' Men with Wings'' (1938) - Red Cross Man (uncredited)
* '' Block-Heads'' (1938) - Midget (voice, uncredited)
* ''
The Mexicali Kid
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'' (1938) - Stagecoach Driver
* '' A Feud There Was'' (1938, Short) - Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Porky in Wackyland
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You're an Education
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Orphans of the Street
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'' (1938) - Short Man (uncredited)
* ''
California Frontier
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The Lone Ranger
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He first appeared in 1933 in ...
(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
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Pl ...
Dancing Co-Ed
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Plot
When a dancer's ...
'' (1939) - Radio Man (voice, uncredited)
* ''
The Kansas Terrors
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Cast
* Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke
* Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin
* Duncan Renaldo as Renaldo
* Julie Bishop as Maria del Montez ...
'' (1939) - The Masked Rider (voice, uncredited)
* '' Officer Duck'' (1939, Short) - Tiny Tom (voice, uncredited)
* '' The Covered Trailer'' (1939) - Short Man (uncredited)
* ''
Destry Rides Again
''Destry Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey ...
The Film Fan
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
Zorro's Fighting Legion
''Zorro's Fighting Legion'' is a 1939 Republic Pictures film serial consisting of twelve chapters starring Reed Hadley as Zorro and directed by William Witney and John English. The plot revolves around his alter-ego Don Diego's fight against ...
'' (1939) - Don Del Oro (voice, uncredited)
* '' Grandpa Goes to Town'' (1940) - (uncredited)
* ''
Buck Benny Rides Again
''Buck Benny Rides Again'' is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Paramount Pictures starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and ...
'' (1940) - Last Porter (uncredited)
* ''
Edison, the Man
''Edison, the Man'' is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on t ...
'' (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
''Melody Ranch'' is a 1940 Western musical film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, and Ann Miller. Written by Jack Moffitt, F. Hugh Herbert, Bradford Ropes, and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a singing cowb ...
'' (1940) - 'Scarlet Shadow' Radio Actor (uncredited)
* '' Las Vegas Nights'' (1941) - Horse (voice)
* ''
Reaching for the Sun
''Reaching for the Sun'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William A. Wellman and written by W.L. River. The film stars Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Eddie Bracken, Albert Dekker, Billy Gilbert, George Chandler and Bodil Ann Rosing. The f ...
'' (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
Whistling without the use of an artificial whistle is achieved by creating a small opening with one's lips, usually after applying moisture (licking one's lips or placing water upon them) and then blowing or sucking air through the space. The a ...
'' (1941) - Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
* ''
We, the Animals Squeak!
''We, the Animals Squeak!'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directing Bob Clampett. The short was released on August 9, 1941, and stars Porky Pig. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher
William ...
Dumbo
''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, ...
'' (1941) - Clown (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Sullivan's Travels
''Sullivan's Travels'' is a 1941 American comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges. A satire on the film industry, it follows a famous Hollywood comedy director (Joel McCrea) who, longing to make a socially relevant drama, sets out to ...
'' (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)
* ''Wolf Chases Pigs'' (1942, Short) - Wolf (voice, uncredited)
* ''The Wild and Woozy West'' (1942, Short) - Angel Face (voice, uncredited)
* ''A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen'' (1942) - Quarantine Sign Poster (uncredited)
* '' Priorities on Parade'' (1942) - Die Caster (uncredited)
* ''
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
''Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen'' is a 1942 black-and-white thriller film, directed by James P. Hogan and written by Ellery Queen, the duo of Manfred Lee and Frederic Dannay.
The film was the final entry in the Ellery Queen film series.
Plot
...
'' (1942) - The Small Sailor
* '' I Married a Witch'' (1942) - Photographer (uncredited)
* ''
The Valley of Vanishing Men
''The Valley of Vanishing Men'' is a 1942 American Western film serial. It was the 20th of 57 released by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars Bill Elliott, Slim Summerville, and Carmen Morales.
Plot
In this serial, ...
'' (1942) - Jericho (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Stand by for Action
''Stand By for Action'' (British title: ''Cargo of Innocents'') is a 1942 American black-and-white U.S. Navy war film from MGM, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laug ...
'' (1942) - Sailor (uncredited)
* ''
Two Weeks to Live
''Two Weeks to Live'' is a 1943 American Lum and Abner film directed by Malcolm St. Clair.
Plot
This time around, Abner Peabody, proud owner of the Jot 'Em Down general store in Pine Ridge, Arkansas, inherits railroad stock from his Uncle Ern ...
'' (1943) - Classified Ad Agency Collector (uncredited)
* ''
Slightly Dangerous
''Slightly Dangerous'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film starring Lana Turner and Robert Young. The screenplay concerns a bored young woman in a dead-end job who runs away to New York City and ends up impersonating the long-lost daughter of ...
Jive Junction
''Jive Junction'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Irving Wallace, Walter Doniger and Malvin Wald
Malvin Daniel Wald (August 8, 1917 – March 6, 2008) was an American screenwriter most famous for writin ...
'' (1943) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
* '' True to Life'' (1943) - Radio Heavy (uncredited)
* '' Whistling in Brooklyn'' (1943) - Announcer (uncredited)
* '' War Dogs'' (1943, Short) - Spike (voice, uncredited)
* '' Little Red Riding Rabbit'' (1944, Short) - Wolf (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Tom Turk and Daffy
''Tom Turk and Daffy'' is a 1944 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on February 12, 1944, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce are both the writers of the short, a ...
'' (1944, Short) - Tom Turk (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Shine On, Harvest Moon
"Shine On, Harvest Moon" is a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a series of moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was debuted by Bayes and Norworth in the Z ...
'' (1944) - Vaudevillian (uncredited)
* '' Her Primitive Man'' (1944) - Native (voice, uncredited)
* '' Buffalo Bill'' (1944) - Short Man (uncredited)
* ''
And the Angels Sing
''And the Angels Sing'' is a 1944 musical film directed by George Marshall and starring Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, and Betty Hutton. Released by Paramount Pictures, it is a classic example of a film written to capitalize on the title of a p ...
'' (1944) - Club Patron (uncredited)
* '' The Desert Hawk'' (1944, Serial) - Zeno the Magician (uncredited)
* '' The Canterville Ghost'' (1944) - Window cleaner (uncredited)
* '' The Bodyguard'' (1944, Short) - Spike / Tom (voice, uncredited)
* '' Maisie Goes to Reno'' (1944) - Public Address Announcer (voice, uncredited)
* '' Casanova Brown'' (1944) - Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
* '' Mrs. Parkington'' (1944) - Quartet Member (uncredited)
* ''
Lost in a Harem
''Lost in a Harem'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Marilyn Maxwell.
Plot
When a traveling vaudeville show becomes stranded in the Middle East, their singer, Haze ...
Road to Utopia
''Road to Utopia'' is a 1946 American semi-musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Filmed in 1943 but not released until 1946, ''Road to Utopia'' is the fourth film of the "'' Road to ...
'' (1945) - Bear (voice, uncredited)
* '' Mouse in Manhattan'' (1945, Short) - Jerry (voice, uncredited)
* ''
People Are Funny
''People Are Funny'' is an American radio and television game show, created by John Guedel that ran from 1942 to 1960 in which contestants were asked to carry out stunts in order to prove that "People Are Funny." Many stunts lasted weeks, month ...
Deadline at Dawn
''Deadline at Dawn'' is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). The RKO Pictures film rele ...
'' (1946) - Waiter (uncredited)
* ''
The Kid from Brooklyn
''The Kid from Brooklyn'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Walter Abel, Eve Arden, and Fay Bainter. Virginia Mayo's and Vera-Ellen's singing v ...
Gallant Journey
''Gallant Journey'' (aka ''The Great Highway'') is a 1946 American historical film written, produced and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Glenn Ford and Janet Blair. The film is a biopic of the early U.S. aviation pioneer John Joseph M ...
'' (1946) - Mahoney's Valet (uncredited)
* ''
The Verdict
''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, an ...
'' (1946) - Gravedigger (uncredited)
* ''
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor (; ar, سندباد البحري, Sindibādu al-Bahriyy; fa, سُنباد بحری, Sonbād-e Bahri or Sindbad) is a fictional mariner and the hero of a story-cycle of Persian origin. He is described as hailing from Baghdad ...
'' (1947) - Crier at Auction (uncredited)
* ''
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book '' My World and Welcome to It'' ( Ha ...
'' (1947) - Western Character (uncredited)
* '' Down to Earth'' (1947) - Conductor (uncredited)
* '' The Senator Was Indiscreet'' (1947) - Newsboy (uncredited)
* ''
The Truce Hurts
This is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the ''Tom and Jerry'' series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon.
...
Rabbit Punch
A rabbit punch is a blow to the back of the head or to the base of the skull. It is considered especially dangerous because it can damage the cervical vertebrae and subsequently the spinal cord, which may lead to serious and irreparable spinal c ...
Night Unto Night
''Night unto Night'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Don Siegel and written by Kathryn Scola. It is based on the 1944 novel by Philip Wylie. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen ...
Navy Bound
''Navy Bound'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by Paul Landres and written by Samuel Roeca. The film stars Tom Neal, Wendy Waldron, Regis Toomey, John Abbott, Murray Alper and Paul Bryar. The film was released on March 4, 1951, by Monogra ...
'' (1951) - Schott, Fight Promoter
* ''
Father Takes the Air
''Father Takes the Air'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Florence Bates, Barbara Brown, M'liss McClure and James Brown. The fil ...
'' (1951) - Haggarly
* ''Two-Gun Goofy'' (1952, Short) - Pete (voice, uncredited)
* ''How to Be a Detective'' (1952, Short) - Al Muldoon (voice, uncredited)
* '' Houdini'' (1953) - Italian Basso (uncredited)
* ''
Calamity Jane
Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...
Sleeping Beauty
''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...
'' (1959) - Goons (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
''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...
'' (1970, TV Series) - Frank Ogg
* '' Li'l Abner'' (1971, TV Movie) - Pappy Yokum (final film role)
* ''
Get a Horse!
''Get a Horse!'' is a 2013 American animated comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by Lauren MacMullan. Combining black-and-white hand-drawn animation and color computer animation, the short features the charac ...
'' (2013, Short) - Peg-Leg Pete (archival footage)