Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 09, 1918
Died
Mar 03, 1991
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
19 titles
Vance Colvig Jr.
Biography
Vance DeBar Colvig Jr. was an American character actor, voice actor, and writer best known for being the first actor to portray Bozo the Clown on a franchised television program. He also voiced Chopper the bulldog on The Yogi Bear Show. He was the son of Pinto Colvig, the original voice of Disney's Goofy and the first-ever performer of Bozo the Clown on records. In the 1980s, he became a familiar face making live-action guest appearances as a character actor on hits like The Golden Girls, Night Court, Hill Street Blues, and St. Elsewhere. One of his most memorable late-career film cameos was playing a transient alongside "Weird Al" Yankovic in the 1989 cult comedy film UHF.
Known For
Filmography
Boris and Natasha
One-Eyed Man
UHF
Bum
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place
Smitty
Big Top Pee-wee
Clownie
Arizona Heat
Mr. Gordon
Track 29
Mr. Ennis
Mortuary Academy
Uncle Willard
Barfly
Alcoholic Man
Dudes
Hezekiah
Maid to Order
Man with Newspapers
The Boys Next Door
Old Man
My Chauffeur
Doolittle
Amazing Stories
Vaudevillian
Night Court
Bum
St. Elsewhere
Mr. Pechar
American Pop
Hobo #1
For the Love of It
Old Hippie
The Yogi Bear Show
Chopper (voice)
The Quick Draw McGraw Show
Tombstone Jones