Vance Colvig Jr.
Actor
- Born
- March 9, 1918 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- March 3, 1991 (age 72)
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
UHF
July 21, 1989
Barfly
September 2, 1987
Big Top Pee-wee
July 22, 1988
American Pop
February 13, 1981
The Boys Next Door
March 14, 1986
Maid to Order
July 10, 1987
Track 29
May 15, 1988
My Chauffeur
January 24, 1986
Dudes
August 1, 1987
Boris and Natasha
April 17, 1992
Mortuary Academy
May 8, 1988
Arizona Heat
July 1, 1988
Acting14
- 1992Boris and Natasha as One-Eyed Man
- 1989UHF as Bum
- 1989Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place as Smitty
- 1988Big Top Pee-wee as Clownie
- 1988Arizona Heat as Mr. Gordon
- 1988Track 29 as Mr. Ennis
- 1988Mortuary Academy as Uncle Willard
- 1987Barfly as Alcoholic Man
- 1987Dudes as Hezekiah
- 1987Maid to Order as Man with Newspapers