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Vance Colvig Jr.

Vance Colvig Jr.

Birthday: 1918-03-09 | Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1988
Track 29

as    Mr. Ennis

1988
Arizona Heat

as    Mr. Gordon

1986
The Boys Next Door

as    Old Man

1961
The Yogi Bear Show

as    Chopper (voice)

1959
The Quick Draw McGraw Show

as    Tombstone Jones