Vance Colvig Jr.
Born: 1918-03-09 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 1991-03-03
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1992
- Boris and Natasha as One-Eyed Man
1989
- UHF as Bum
- Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place as Smitty
1988
- Track 29 as Mr. Ennis
- Big Top Pee-wee as Clownie
- Mortuary Academy as Uncle Willard
- Arizona Heat as Mr. Gordon
1987
- Barfly as Alcoholic Man
- Maid to Order as Man with Newspapers
- Dudes as Hezekiah
1986
- The Boys Next Door as Old Man
- My Chauffeur as Doolittle
1985
- Amazing Stories as Vaudevillian
1984
- Night Court as Bum
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Mr. Pechar
1981
- American Pop as Hobo #1
1980
- For the Love of It as Old Hippie
1961
- The Yogi Bear Show as Chopper (voice)
1959
- The Quick Draw McGraw Show as Tombstone Jones