Vance Colvig Jr.
Known for Acting · 19 credits
- Born
- 1918-03-09
- Died
- 1991-03-03
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- 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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (14)
UHF
1989
as Bum
Barfly
1987
as Alcoholic Man
Track 29
1988
as Mr. Ennis
Mortuary Academy
1988
as Uncle Willard
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Clownie
American Pop
1981
as Hobo #1
For the Love of It
1980
as Old Hippie
Boris and Natasha
1992
as One-Eyed Man
Maid to Order
1987
as Man with Newspapers
The Boys Next Door
1986
as Old Man
Dudes
1987
as Hezekiah
My Chauffeur
1986
as Doolittle
Arizona Heat
1988
as Mr. Gordon
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place
1989
as Smitty
About 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… With 19 credits spanning from 1959 to 1992, Vance Colvig Jr. has appeared in 14 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vance Colvig Jr. Movies
- UHF (1989) — as Bum
- Barfly (1987) — as Alcoholic Man
- Track 29 (1988) — as Mr. Ennis
- Mortuary Academy (1988) — as Uncle Willard
- Big Top Pee-wee (1988) — as Clownie
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