 However, Spike's character also has a very stern, and fierce side, for occasions such as when he is defending his son Tyke.Spike made his first appearance in the 1942 "Tom and Jerry" cartoon "Dog Trouble", and his first speaking role was in "The Bodyguard" (1944), where he was voiced by Billy Bletcher.Spike was voiced by Bletcher until 1949, from which point he was voiced by Daws Butler, with a thick New Yorker accent similar to Jimmy Durante's.