Vance Colvig Jr.
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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
Credits
Barfly (1987)
as Alcoholic Man
UHF (1989)
as Bum
Maid to Order (1987)
as Man with Newspapers
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
as Clownie
American Pop (1981)
as Hobo #1
Track 29 (1988)
as Mr. Ennis
The Boys Next Door (1986)
as Old Man
My Chauffeur (1986)
as Doolittle
Dudes (1987)
as Hezekiah
Boris and Natasha (1992)
as One-Eyed Man
Arizona Heat (1988)
as Mr. Gordon
Mortuary Academy (1988)
as Uncle Willard
For the Love of It (1980)
as Old Hippie
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (1989)
as Smitty