Vance Colvig Jr.
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1918-03-09 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- 1991-03-03
Known for
- UHF (1989) — Bum
- Barfly (1987) — Alcoholic Man
- The Yogi Bear Show (1961) — Chopper (voice)
- Amazing Stories (1985) — Vaudevillian
- Big Top Pee-wee (1988) — Clownie
- Night Court (1984) — Bum
- American Pop (1981) — Hobo #1
- The Boys Next Door (1986) — Old Man
- St. Elsewhere (1982) — Mr. Pechar
- Maid to Order (1987) — Man with Newspapers
- The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959) — Tombstone Jones
- Track 29 (1988) — Mr. Ennis
- My Chauffeur (1986) — Doolittle
- Dudes (1987) — Hezekiah
- Boris and Natasha (1992) — One-Eyed Man
- Mortuary Academy (1988) — Uncle Willard