Butch Cat (Tom and Jerry)

Butch
Tom and Jerry (WB/Turner Entertainment) character
First appearance	The Alley Cat (early version) July 5, 1941 Baby Puss (official version) December 25, 1943
Created by	Hugh Harman William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Voiced by	Clarence Nash (1941) Harry E. Lang (1941-43) Frank Graham (1946) Daws Butler (1955-1957) Maurice LaMarche (2002) Tony Cervone (2005) Colin Murdock (2006-2008) Joey D'Auria (2014-present) Víctor Mares Jr. (Spanish) Mauro Ramos (Portuguese) Tomohiro Nishimura (Japanese)
Information
Species	Cat
Gender	Male

Butch Cat is a fictional character from the Tom and Jerry series of theatrical cartoon short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Originally created by Hugh Harman, Butch is an alley cat with black fur who first appeared in the 1940 MGM animated short The Alley Cat. His first official appearance in the Tom and Jerry series was in 1943's Baby Puss, alongside Topsy and Meathead (although Meathead's first appearance was in Sufferin' Cats!).

Featured cartoons

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio

• The Alley Cat (1941)

Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry shorts

• Baby Puss (1943)
• Springtime for Thomas (1946)
• Trap Happy (1946)
• A Mouse in the House (1947)
• The Truce Hurts (1948; cameo appearance)
• Heavenly Puss (1949; cameo appearance)
• Tennis Chumps (1949)
• Saturday Evening Puss (1950)
• Casanova Cat (1951)
• Jerry's Cousin (1951; cameo appearance)
• Sleepy-Time Tom (1951)
• Life with Tom (1953; cameo appeareance)
• Baby Butch (1954)
• Smarty Cat (1955)
• Muscle Beach Tom (1956)
• Blue Cat Blues (1956)

Spike and Tyke shorts

• Scat Cats (1957)

Turner Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation shorts

• The Karate Guard (2005)

Tom and Jerry Tales

• Polar Peril
• City Dump Chumps
• Beach Bully Bingo
• Jackharmmered Cat
• Tomcat Superstar
• Power Tom
• Over the River and Boo the Woods
• League of Cats
• 24 Karat Kat
• Catfish Follies

Voice actors

• Clarence Nash (1941)
• Harry E. Lang (1941-1943)
• Frank Graham (1946)
• Daws Butler (1955-1957)
• Maurice LaMarche (2002)
• Tony Cervone (2005)
• Colin Murdock (2006-2008)
• Joey D'Auria (2014-present)

See also

• Butch Dog, a character created by Tex Avery
• Butch, a gang Team Rocket member from the Pokémon anime