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

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short films and the

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in Disney's ''

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''.

Early life

William Bletcher was born in

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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 ''

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'' 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

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( Black Pete, Short Ghost and the

in ''

''). He auditioned to play one of the dwarfs in Disney's ''

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'' (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, ''

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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 ''

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'' and the menacing spider in '' Bingo Crosbyana''. In 1939, Billy Bletcher and

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were hired to perform

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work for the

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in '' The Wizard of Oz''. In

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films, he voiced Spike the Bulldog and on some occasions even

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, in ''

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'', and in

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many characters, most notably the Papa Bear of

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' The Three Bears. He voiced the villainous wolf in ''

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'' (1944). Bletcher did voice acting for the 1944

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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 ''

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'' radio program as well as appearing in episode 27 of the

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. In 1971, he portrayed one of his final roles, Pappy Yokum in a television adaptation of ''

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''. 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 * ''

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'' (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 ''The Love Hunger'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Lillian Walker, Lee Shumway and Herbert Prior.Goble p.145 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 ''Turn To The Right'' is an extant 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Alice Terry. The film is based on a 1916 Broadway play ''Turn to the Right'' by Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzard. Plot As described ...

'' (1922) - Sammy Martin * ''

Billy Jim ''Billy Jim'' is a 1922 American silent comedy western film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Fred Stone, Marian Skinner and George Hernandez.Munden p.61 Cast * Fred Stone as Billy Jim * Millicent Fisher as Marsha Dunforth * George Hernan ...

'' (1922) - Jimmy * '' Cornered'' (1924) - The Groom * ''

Romance Road ''Romance Road'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Raymond McKee, Billy Bletcher and Margery Meadows.Munden p.664 Plot summary Cast * Raymond McKee as Patrick O'Brien * Billy Bletcher as Patrick's P ...

'' (1925) - Patrick's Pal * ''

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'' (1925) - Director * ''

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'' (1925) - Director * ''

The Bar-C Mystery ''The Bar C Mystery'' is a 1926 American silent Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. It is now considered to be lost. Cast * Dorothy Phillips as Jane Cortelyou * Wallace MacDonald as Nevada * Ethel Clayton as Mrs. Lane * Philo McC ...

'' (1926) * '' The Dude Cowboy'' (1926) - Shorty O'Day * ''

One Hour of Love ''One Hour of Love'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Jacqueline Logan, Robert Frazer and Montagu Love.Munden p.568 It is now considered to be a lost film. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1927) - 'Half Pint' Walker * ''

Wolves of the Air ''Wolves of the Air'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Francis Ford and starring Johnnie Walker, Lois Boyd and Maurice Costello. It is now considered a lost film. In 2021 this so called lost film was retrieved in the collectio ...

'' (1927) - 'Big Boy' Durkey * ''

The Patent Leather Kid ''The Patent Leather Kid'' is a 1927 American silent drama film about a self-centered boxer who performs a heroic act in World War I that severely wounds him. It was directed by Alfred Santell and stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawfo ...

'' (1927) - Fight Fan (uncredited) * ''

Two Girls Wanted ''Two Girls Wanted'', also known as ''2 Girls Wanted'', is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Janet Gaynor, Glenn Tryon and Ben Bard. Cast * Janet Gaynor as Marianna Wright * Glenn Tryon as Dexter W ...

'' (1927) - Johnny * ''Better Days'' (1927) * ''

Daredevil's Reward ''Daredevil's Reward'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Eugene Forde and written by John Stone. The film stars Tom Mix, Natalie Joyce, Lawford Davidson, Billy Bletcher, Harry Cording, and William Welsh. The film was relea ...

'' (1928) - Slim * ''

The Cowboy Kid ''The Cowboy Kid'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Clyde Carruth and written by James J. Tynan. The film stars Rex Bell, Mary Jane Temple, Brooks Benedict, Alice Belcher, Joseph De Grasse and Syd Crossley. The film was relea ...

'' (1928) - Deputy Sheriff * '' The Terrible People'' (1928) - Proody * ''

Loose Ankles ''Loose Ankles'' is a 1930 pre-Code romantic comedy with songs, produced and released by First National Pictures, which had become a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film was directed by Ted Wilde and stars Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ...

'' (1930) - Mr. Berry from Logan (uncredited) * ''

Show Girl in Hollywood ''Showgirl in Hollywood'' is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking musical film with Technicolor sequences, produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film stars Alice White, Jack Mulhall and Blanche ...

'' (1930) - Sign Man Scraping Names off Doors (uncredited) * ''

The Man Hunter ''The Man Hunter'' is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking adventure drama that stars Rin Tin Tin. The film was released by Warner Brothers, and was adapted by James A. Starr (who wrote the screenplay and dialogue) from a story by Lillie Haywar ...

'' (1930) - Buggs * ''

Dancing Sweeties ''Dancing Sweeties'' (1930) is an American Pre-Code romantic comedy film with music directed by Ray Enright, released by Warner Bros., and starring Grant Withers and Sue Carol. The film is based on the story ''Three Flights Up'' by Harry Fried ...

'' (1930) - Bud (uncredited) * '' Top Speed'' (1930) - Ipps (uncredited) * ''

Soup to Nuts ''Soup to Nuts'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film written by cartoonist, sculptor, author, and inventor Rube Goldberg and directed by Benjamin Stoloff. It was the film debut of the original four members who would later, minus Ted Healy, ...

'' (1930) - Revolutionary (uncredited) * ''

The Texas Ranger ''The Texas Ranger'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman.Monkey Business'' (1931) - Man in Deck Chair (uncredited) * ''

Branded Men ''Branded Men'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western comedy film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard. It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures.The Secret Witness ''The Secret Witness'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film, directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Una Merkel, William Collier Jr. and Zasu Pitts.Goble p. 946 It is an adaptation of the novel ''Murder in the Gilded Cage'' by Sam Spewack. ...

'' (1931) - Radio Announcer's Voice (uncredited) * ''

Bridge Wives ''Bridge Wives'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Plot Mr. Smith ( Alfred St. John) experiences anxiety as his wife (Fern Emmett) participates in a marathon bridge tournament. Cast * Al St. John as ...

'' (1932, Short) - Radio announcer * ''

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'' (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 ''Women Won't Tell'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sarah Padden, Otis Harlan and Gloria Shea. It was written by Lela E. Rogers, mother of Ginger Rogers.Pitts p. 91 Main cast * Sarah Padden ...

'' (1932) - Tennis Game Radio Announcer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Man in Cafe (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932, Short) - Bearded patient (uncredited) * ''

She Done Him Wrong ''She Done Him Wrong'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hu ...

'' (1933) - Singing Waiter (uncredited) * '' A Lady's Profession'' (1933) - Keyhole McKluskey * '' Mickey's Mellerdrammer'' (1933, Short) -

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(voice, uncredited) * ''

Song of the Eagle ''Song of the Eagle'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its release coincided with th ...

'' (1933) - Home Brewer (voice, uncredited) * ''

Diplomaniacs ''Diplomaniacs'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Wheeler and Woolsey. The film in noted for its absurdist political satire, somewhat in the manner of '' Million Dollar Legs'' or '' Duck Soup'', both of which were released within ...

'' (1933) - Schmerzenschmerzen (uncredited) * ''

The Three Little Pigs "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house t ...

'' (1933, Short) - Big Bad Wolf (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Midnight Patrol ''The Midnight Patrol'' is a short American pre-Code comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy released August 3, 1933. 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) * ''

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'' (1934, Short) - Big Bad Wolf (voice, uncredited) * '' Buddy's Garage'' (1934, Short) (voice, uncredited) * ''

The First Round-Up ''The First Round-Up'' is a 1934 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 128th (40th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot Wally Albright and the gang have planned for an elaborate camping trip for ...

'' (1934, Short) - Billy, Wally's father * ''

Buddy of the Apes ''Buddy of the Apes'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, the first supervised by Ben Hardaway. The short was released on May 26, 1934, and stars Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary Buddy, dressed in a leopard pelt and we ...

'' (1934, Short) - Chief (voice, uncredited) * ''

Burn 'Em Up Barnes ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code movie serial produced and distributed by Mascot Pictures, along with a feature version of the serial bearing the same title. It was a loose remake of the 1921 silent film of the same name. Cas ...

'' (1934, Serial) - Race Commentator h. 1(uncredited) * ''

Buddy's Bearcats ''Buddy's Bearcats'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Jack King (animator), Jack King. The short was released on June 23, 1934, and stars Buddy (Looney Tunes), Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary We come to a ...

'' (1934, Short) - Hot Dog man / Customer / Ballplayer (voice, uncredited) * ''

Punch Drunks ''Punch Drunks'' is a 1934 short subject directed by Lou Breslow starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the second entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring t ...

'' (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 ''The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was Lloyd's seventh and final collaboration with Taylor and the fourth of his seven starring roles in sound. ''The Cat’s Paw'', a novel by Clarence ...

'' (1934) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' You Belong to Me'' (1934) - Man with Comb (uncredited) * ''

Viva Buddy ''Viva Buddy'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Jack King. The short was released on December 12, 1934, and stars Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary The film opens to Buddy, who, ambling through a Mexican t ...

'' (1934, Short) - Pancho (voice, uncredited) * ''

Servants' Entrance ''Servants' Entrance'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film. It was written by Samson Raphaelson from the Sigrid Boo novel and directed by Frank Lloyd, with a cartoon sequence by Walt Disney (Who's company now ironically owns this fil ...

'' (1934) - Judge Egg (voice, uncredited) * ''

Buddy the Woodsman ''Buddy the Woodsman'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Jack King. The short was released on October 27, 1934, and stars Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary A tree comes down in a forest and several lumber ...

'' (1934, Short) (voice, uncredited) * ''

Buddy the Detective ''Buddy the Detective'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Jack King (animator), Jack King. The short was released on October 17, 1934, and stars Buddy (Looney Tunes), Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary The fi ...

'' (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 ''The Dognapper'' is a 1934 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck as police officers who chase Pegleg Pete after he dognaps Fifi, Minnie Mouse' ...

'' (1934, Short) - Pete (voice, uncredited) * ''

One Hour Late ''One Hour Late'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Kathryn Scola and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Joe Morrison, Helen Twelvetrees, Conrad Nagel, and Arline Judge. ''One Hour Late'' was released on Decem ...

'' (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 ''Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (UK title: ''The Memory Expert'') is a 1935 comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his ...

'' (1935) - Timekeeper (uncredited) * ''

Buddy the Gee Man ''Buddy the Gee Man'' is a 1935 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Jack King. The short was released on August 24, 1935, and stars Buddy, the second star of the series. The short is the last cartoon to feature Buddy, the sole sta ...

'' (1935, Short) - Warden / MachineGun Mike / Prisoners (voice, uncredited) * ''

Hollywood Capers ''Hollywood Capers'' is a 1935 short animated film of the ''Looney Tunes'' series. It stars Beans the Cat in the character's second solo cartoon. Porky Pig, Porky also made a cameo. Plot One day in Hollywood, actors come to the studio to do thei ...

'' (1935, Short) - Studio Guard (voice, uncredited) * '' Balloon Land'' (1935, Short) - Pincushion Man (voice, uncredited) * ''

Two-Fisted ''Two-Fisted'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by James Cruze, written by Sam Hellman, Francis Martin and Eddie Moran, and starring Lee Tracy, Roscoe Karns, Gail Patrick, Kent Taylor, Grace Bradley and Billy Lee. The film was released on ...

'' (1935) - Cop (uncredited) * '' A Cartoonist's Nightmare'' (1935, Short) - Villains / Old Man (voice, uncredited) * '' The Rainmakers'' (1935) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935, Short) - Dave Rub-Em-Off (voice, uncredited) * '' Gold Diggers of '49'' (1935, Short) - Villain (voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Plane Dippy ''Plane Dippy'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on April 30, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. In this cartoon, Porky has joined the United States Army Air Corps. Beans makes a cameo drawin ...

'' (1936, Short) - Sergeant (voice, uncredited) * ''

Divot Diggers ''Divot Diggers'' is a 1936 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan; It was the 142nd ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot The action takes place at an expansive California golf course, where the gang merrily play their ow ...

'' (1936, Short) - Bill, golfer * '' Boom Boom'' (1936, Short) - Enemies (voice, uncredited) * '' Alpine Antics'' (1936, Short) - Bully (voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Bob - a Wedding Guest (uncredited) * ''

Two in Revolt ''Two in Revolt'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Glenn Tryon. Released on April 3, 1936, by RKO Radio Pictures, the film stars John Arledge, Louise Latimer, and Moroni Olsen, and features Lightning the dog and Warrior the horse. Prod ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 ''Rhythm on the Range'' is a 1936 American Western musical film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, and Bob Burns. Based on a story by Mervin J. Houser, the film is about a cowboy who meets a beautiful young wom ...

'' (1936) - Buck's Friend (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936, Short) - "Hey, Lem!!" (voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (1936, Short) - Professor Fritz Owl / Singing Blackbird (voice, uncredited) * ''

Satan Met a Lady ''Satan Met a Lady'' is a 1936 American detective film directed by William Dieterle and starring Bette Davis and Warren William. 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 ''A Son Comes Home'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Mary Boland, Julie Haydon and Donald Woods (actor), Donald Woods. It was one of three films made by Dupont for Paramount Pictures.St. Pierre p.23 Plot Partia ...

'' (1936) - Snoring Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Wives Never Know ''Wives Never Know'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edwin Justus Mayer and Keene Thompson, the film stars Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, and Adolphe Menjou, and wa ...

'' (1936) - Drunk (uncredited) * ''

Milk and Money ''Milk and Money'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated short film directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on October 3, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. Plot A farmer is busy with hoeing while his son Porky is ploughing the fields ...

'' (1936, Short) - Mr. Viper (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Big Broadcast of 1937 ''The Big Broadcast of 1937'' is a 1936 Paramount Pictures production directed by Mitchell Leisen, and is the third in the series of ''Big Broadcast'' movies. The musical comedy stars Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bob Burns, Martha Ray ...

'' (1936) - Property Man * ''

Don't Look Now ''Don't Look Now'' ( it, A Venezia... un Dicembre rosso shocking, lit=In Venice... a shocking red December) is a 1973 English-language film in the thriller genre directed by Nicolas Roeg, adapted from the 1971 short story by Daphne du Mauri ...

'' (1936, Short) - Devil Cuckoo (voice, uncredited) * ''

Can This Be Dixie? ''Can This Be Dixie?'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and featuring child star Jane Withers along with Slim Summerville and Helen Wood. In 1937 and 1938, Withers became one of the top 10 box-office stars i ...

'' (1936) - John P. Smith Peachtree * ''

Little Beau Porky ''Little Beau Porky'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on November 14, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. In the cartoon, Porky is in the French Foreign Legion as a camel scrubb ...

'' (1936, Short) - Ali-Mode / Le Commdandant (voice, uncredited) * ''

Porky in the North Woods ''Porky in the North Woods'' is a Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burba ...

'' (1936, Short) - Jean-Baptise (voice, uncredited) * ''

Pigs Is Pigs "Pigs Is Pigs" is a story by American writer Ellis Parker Butler. First published as a short story in '' American Illustrated Magazine'' in September 1905, "Pigs Is Pigs" went on to dozens of printings as a book and in anthologies over the next ...

'' (1937, Short) - Evil Scientist (voice, uncredited) * '' Porky's Road Race'' (1937, Short) - Borax Karoff (voice, uncredited) * ''

Picador Porky A ''picador'' (; pl. ''picadores'') is one of the pair of horse-mounted bullfighters in a Spanish-style bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the ''tercio de varas'', which is the first of the three stages in a stylized bullf ...

'' (1937, Short) - Bull (voice, uncredited) * '' The Fella with the Fiddle'' (1937, Short) - Grandpa Mouse / Tax Collector (voice, uncredited) * ''

Porky's Duck Hunt ''Porky's Duck Hunt'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The cartoon was released on April 17, 1937, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, the latter making what is considered his first official appearance. Pl ...

'' (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 ''Sing While You're Able'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Charles R. Condon and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Pinky Tomlin, Toby Wing, Bert Roach, Sam Wren, Monte Collins and Suzanne Kaaren. The fi ...

'' (1937) - Hillbillies (voice, uncredited) * ''

Uncle Tom's Bungalow ''Uncle Tom's Bungalow'' is an American '' Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery, and released to theatres on June 5, 1937, by Warner Bros. The short cartoon is a parody of the 1852 novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' and of the "plant ...

'' (1937, Short) - Simon Simon Legree (voice, uncredited) * '' Porky's Building'' (1937, Short) - Dirty Digg (voice, uncredited) * ''

Egghead Rides Again ''Egghead Rides Again'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. It was first released to theaters on July 17, 1937. The cartoon marks the first appearance of Egghead, a character who eventually appear in three mo ...

'' (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 ''High, Wide and Handsome'' is a 1937 American musical Western film starring Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Alan Hale, Sr., Charles Bickford and Dorothy Lamour. The film was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and written by Oscar Hammerstein II and G ...

'' (1937) - Shorty (uncredited) * ''

Blonde Trouble ''Blonde Trouble'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Downs and Lynne Overman.Hischak p.209 Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is based on the plot of the ...

'' (1937) - Third Musician (uncredited) * ''

A Sunbonnet Blue A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...

'' (1937, Short) - Villain Mouse (voice, uncredited) * ''

Get Rich Quick Porky Get Rich Quick Porky is a 1937 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on August 28, 1937, and stars Porky Pig. Chuck Jones, later to be famed as a director, is credited as animator on the short. ...

'' (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 ''I Wanna Be a Sailor'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon film directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 25, 1937. Plot A mother parrot in a cage is teaching her three children to say, "Polly want a cracker." The ...

'' (1937, Short) - Father Parrot (voice, uncredited) * ''Carnival Queen'' (1937) - Barker (uncredited) * ''

The Lyin' Mouse The Lyin' Mouse is a 1937 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on October 16, 1937. Plot A mouse is trying to free himself from a trap when a cat arrives. The mouse, desperate to avoid being eat ...

'' (1937, Short) - Lion (voice, uncredited) * ''

Double Wedding A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vo ...

'' (1937) - Wedding Guest (uncredited) * ''

The Case of the Stuttering Pig ''The Case of the Stuttering Pig'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on October 30, 1937, and stars Porky Pig and Petunia Pig. The title is a parody of '' The Case of the S ...

'' (1937, Short) - Lawyer Goodwill (voice, uncredited) * ''

A Girl with Ideas ''A Girl With Ideas'' is a 1937 American comedy-drama film, directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Universal Pictures. It stars Wendy Barrie, Walter Pidgeon, and Kent Taylor. Cast * Wendy Barrie - Mary Morton * Walter Pidgeon - Mickey McGuire * Kent Ta ...

'' (1937) - McKenzie (uncredited) * ''

Lonesome Ghosts ''Lonesome Ghosts'' is a 1937 Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney animated cartoon, released through RKO Radio Pictures on December 24, 1937, three days after ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (19 ...

'' (1937, Short) - Short Ghost (voice) (uncredited) * ''

The Purple Vigilantes ''The Purple Vigilantes'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Written by Betty Burbridge and Oliver Drake, the film is about a rancher who organizes other ...

'' (1938) - Leader of the Purple Vigilantes (voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (1938, Serial) -

(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 ''Hide and Shriek'' is a 1938 ''Our Gang'' short film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 168th ''Our Gang'' entry in the series, and the last to involve series creator Hal Roach. Plot Opening his own detective agency, Alfalfa dons a deer ...

'' (1938, Short) - Haunted House Ghouls (voice) * ''

Professor Beware ''Professor Beware'' is a 1938 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Elliott Nugent. It was Phyllis Welch MacDonald's first and only film. 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 ''Block-Heads'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach Studios for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, a reworking of elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts ''We Fa ...

'' (1938) - Midget (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Mexicali Kid ''The Mexicali Kid'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Jack Randall, Wesley Barry, Eleanor Stewart, Wilhelm von Brincken, Chester Gan and Glenn Strange. The film was rele ...

'' (1938) - Stagecoach Driver * ''

A Feud There Was ''A Feud There Was'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 24, 1938 and features the fourth appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd. Plot The short begins with an estab ...

'' (1938, Short) - Weaver from Audience / McCoy at Cellar Door (voice, uncredited) * ''

Porky in Wackyland ''Porky in Wackyland'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short film, directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on September 24, 1938, and stars Porky Pig venturing out to find the last do-do bird, which he finds in Wackyland ...

'' (1938, Short) - Roaring Goon (voice, uncredited) * ''

You're an Education ''You're An Education'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an Am ...

'' (1938, Short) - Singing Tibetan / Thief of Bagdad (voice, uncredited) * ''

Orphans of the Street ''Orphans of the Street'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by John H. Auer and written by Eric Taylor, Jack Townley and Olive Cooper. The film stars Tommy Ryan, Robert Livingston, June Storey, Ralph Morgan, Harry Davenport and James Bur ...

'' (1938) - Short Man (uncredited) * ''

California Frontier ''California Frontier'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Monroe Shaff and Arthur Hoerl. The film stars Buck Jones, Carmen Bailey, Milburn Stone, José Pérez, Soledad Jiménez and Stanley Blystone. The fi ...

'' (1938) - Bellhop * ''

The Practical Pig ''The Practical Pig'' is a ''Silly Symphony'' cartoon. It was released on February 24, 1939, and directed by Dick Rickard. It was the fourth and final cartoon starring The Three Pigs.The Lone Stranger and Porky'' (1939, Short) - Narrator / The Lone Stranger / Villain (voice, uncredited) * '' Porky's Tire Trouble'' (1939, Short) - Porky's Boss (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Lone Ranger Rides Again ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial '' The Lone Ranger'', which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic. The serial ...

'' (1939, Serial) - The Masked

(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 ''The Autograph Hound'' is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon which features Donald Duck as an autograph hunter in Hollywood. Many celebrities from the 1930s are featured. This is the first cartoon where Donald Duck is featured in his blue sailor hat. Pl ...

'' (1939, Short) - Security Guard (voice, uncredited) * ''

Dancing Co-Ed ''Dancing Co-Ed'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner in the titular role, Richard Carlson as an inquisitive college reporter, and bandleader Artie Shaw as himself. Plot When a dancer's ...

'' (1939) - Radio Man (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Kansas Terrors ''The Kansas Terrors'' is a 1939 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman. 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 ''Officer Duck'' is a Donald Duck short film which is produced in Technicolor and released September 22, 1939 by RKO Radio Pictures. This cartoon marked the first appearance of Pete (Disney), Pete in a ''Donald Duck (film series), Donald Duck'' s ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1939) - Pianist (uncredited) * ''

Porky the Giant Killer Porky may refer to: As a nickname * Frank Biscan (1920-1959), Major League Baseball pitcher * Gordon Brown (Canadian football) (born 1927), Canadian Football League retired player * Porky Chedwick, Pittsburgh radio disk jockey of the 1950s and 19 ...

'' (1939, Short) - Giant (voice, uncredited) * ''

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 ...

'' (1939, Short) - Narrator of Masked Marvel (voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (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 D ...

'' (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 th ...

'' (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 ''Hit Parade of 1941'' is a 1940 American film written by Bradford Ropes, F. Hugh Herbert and Maurice Leo and directed by John H. Auer. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 13th Academy Awards with the song "Who Am I?", with mu ...

'' (1940) - Radio Actor (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip ''Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip'' is a 1940 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film was directed by Clyde Geronimi and features original music by Leigh Harline and Oliver Wallace. Th ...

'' (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 ''Las Vegas Nights'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Ernest Pagano, Harry Clork and Eddie Welch. The film stars Phil Regan, Bert Wheeler, Constance Moore, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cornell, Betty Brewer and H ...

'' (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 ''Angels with Broken Wings'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Jane Frazee and Binnie Barnes. It was released by Republic Pictures. Cast *Binnie Barnes ... Sybil Barton *Gilbert Roland ... Don Pablo Vin ...

'' (1941) - Trombone Player (uncredited) * ''

Tight Shoes ''Tight Shoes'' is the ninth studio album by the band Foghat. It was released in 1980 on Bearsville Records. It was also the last release Rod Price participated on until 1994's '' Return of the Boogie Men''. Track listing All tracks by Dave Pe ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1941, Short) - Irish Mouse (voice, uncredited) * '' The Bug Parade'' (1941, Short) - Spider (voice, uncredited) * '' Rookie Revue'' (1941, Short) - General (voice, uncredited) * ''

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, a ...

'' (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 ''Joe Smith, American'' is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt.Nixon, Rob"Articles: 'Joe Smith American'."''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved: September 21, 2016. The film, loosely based o ...

'' (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 ''I Married a Witch'' is a 1942 American fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchl ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1943) - Customer (uncredited) * ''

Chatterbox Chatterbox also styled as CHATTERbOX was a project of the Crucified's Jeff Bellew. The project has hosted many session musicians, including Stavesacre and the Crucified's Mark Salomon, and Argyle Park and Circle of Dust's Scott Albert. Bellew ha ...

'' (1943) - Black Jake * '' Good Morning, Judge'' (1943) - Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited) * ''

Who Killed Who? ''Who Killed Who?'' is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film noir animated short directed by Tex Avery. The cartoon is a parody of whodunit stories and employs many clichés of the genre for humor; for example, the score is performed not by the MGM o ...

'' (1943, Short) - Detective / Ghost (voice, uncredited) * '' Best Foot Forward'' (1943) - Waxer (uncredited) * '' Swing Shift Maisie'' (1943) - Workman (uncredited) * '' Crazy House'' (1943) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Is Everybody Happy?'' (1943) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Boss of Rawhide ''Boss of Rawhide'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Nell O'Day, Ed Cassidy and Jack Ingram. The film was released on November 20, 1943, by Produ ...

'' (1943) - Jed Bones * ''

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 ''Whistling in Brooklyn'' is a 1943 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, and Jean Rogers. It is the third and last film starring Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, fol ...

'' (1943) - Announcer (uncredited) * ''

War Dogs Dogs in warfare have a very long history starting in ancient times. From being trained in combat, to their use as scouts, sentries, messengers, mercy dogs, and trackers, their uses have been varied and some continue to exist in modern military ...

'' (1943, Short) - Spike (voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (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 William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, Bison hunting, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa, Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but ...

'' (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 "The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in '' The Court and Society Review'', 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American fa ...

'' (1944) - Window cleaner (uncredited) * '' The Bodyguard'' (1944, Short) - Spike / Tom (voice, uncredited) * ''

Maisie Goes to Reno ''Maisie Goes to Reno'' is the eighth film starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier, preceded by '' Swing Shift Maisie'' and followed by ''Up Goes Maisie''. John Hodiak plays her love interest in this 1944 romantic comedy. Plot Overworked World Wa ...

'' (1944) - Public Address Announcer (voice, uncredited) * ''

Casanova Brown ''Casanova Brown'' is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had liber ...

'' (1944) - Father in Waiting Room (uncredited) * ''

Mrs. Parkington ''Mrs. Parkington'' is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield. It was ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1944) - Bobo (voice, uncredited) * '' Incendiary Blonde'' (1945) - Clown (uncredited) * ''

Quiet Please! 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. ...

'' (1945, Short) - Spike (voice, uncredited) * ''

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 ...

'' (1946) - Singer - 'Alouette' (uncredited) * ''

Gay Blades ''Gay Blades'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by Albert Beich and Marcy Klauber. The film stars Allan Lane, Jean Rogers, Edward Ashley, Frank Albertson, Ann Gillis and Robert Armstrong. The film was release ...

'' (1946) - Lumberjack (uncredited) * ''

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 ...

'' (1946) - News Photographer (uncredited) * ''

Solid Serenade ''Solid Serenade'' is a 1946 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 26th ''Tom and Jerry'' short, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on August 31, 1946 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna ...

'' (1946, Short) - Killer (Spike) (laughing) / Tom (voice, uncredited) * ''

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, and ...

'' (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 ''The Senator Was Indiscreet'' is a 1947 comedy film, the only movie directed by playwright, theatrical director/producer, humorist, and drama critic George S. Kaufman. Produced by Universal Pictures it starred William Powell as a dim-witted U.S. ...

'' (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. ...

'' (1948, Short) - Butch (Spike) (voice, uncredited) * ''

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 ...

'' (1948, Short) - The Champ (voice, uncredited) * '' Loaded Pistols'' (1948) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Mississippi Hare'' (1949, Short) -

Colonel Shuffle Colonel Shuffle is a fictional character in the ''Looney Tunes'' stable, based in the Southern United States. History He has been shown as fiercely loyal to this region and deeply offended by anything that he feels reminds him of the Northern Uni ...

(voice, uncredited) * ''

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 ...

'' (1949) - Man in Hotel (scenes deleted) * ''

Bowery Bugs ''Bowery Bugs'' is a 1949 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Arthur Davis, and written by Lloyd Turner and Bill Scott. It was released on June 4, 1949, and features Bugs Bunny. The cartoon tells the story of Steve Brodie, wh ...

'' (1949, Short) - Steve Brodie (voice, uncredited) * ''

Heavenly Puss This is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry, ''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 ...

'' (1949, Short) -

Devil Dog Devil Dog is a nickname for a United States Marine coined during World War I. History Multiple publications of the United States Marine Corps claim that the nickname "Teufel Hunden"—"Devil Dogs" in English—was bestowed upon the M ...

(voice, uncredited) * '' The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' (1949) - The

Headless Horseman The Headless Horseman is a mythical figure who has appeared in folklore around the world since the Middle Ages. The figure is traditionally depicted as a rider upon horseback who is missing his head. Description Depending on the legend, the Hor ...

(voice, uncredited) * '' The Next Voice You Hear...'' (1950) - Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited) * ''

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) -

(voice, uncredited) * ''How to Be a Detective'' (1952, Short) - Al Muldoon (voice, uncredited) * ''

Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

'' (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. Late ...

'' (1953) - Prospector (uncredited) * '' Canvas Back Duck'' (1953, Short) - Pee Wee Pete (voice, uncredited) * '' Destry'' (1954) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

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 The Nutty Professor may refer to: * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1963 film), directed by and starring Jerry Lewis * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996 film), directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy ** ''The Nutty Professor'' (soundtrack), sound ...

'' (1963) - Plumber (uncredited) * '' The Patsy'' (1964) - Table Captain #3 (uncredited) * ''

Harlow Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the upp ...

'' (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 ''Li'l Abner'' is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United States, Canada and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written and drawn ...

'' (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)

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