Vance Colvig Jr.
Acting
1918-03-09 · 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.
movieBoris and Natasha
as One-Eyed Man · 1992 · 4.5
movieUHF
as Bum · 1989 · 6.7
movieRodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place
as Smitty · 1989 · 7.5
movieBig Top Pee-wee
as Clownie · 1988 · 5.0
movieArizona Heat
as Mr. Gordon · 1988 · 3.7
movieTrack 29
as Mr. Ennis · 1988 · 5.6
movieMortuary Academy
as Uncle Willard · 1988 · 3.8
movieBarfly
as Alcoholic Man · 1987 · 6.9
movieDudes
as Hezekiah · 1987 · 5.7
movieMaid to Order
as Man with Newspapers · 1987 · 5.4
movieThe Boys Next Door
as Old Man · 1986 · 6.2
movieMy Chauffeur
as Doolittle · 1986 · 5.8
tvAmazing Stories
as Vaudevillian · 1985 · 7.5
tvNight Court
as Bum · 1984 · 7.3
tvSt. Elsewhere
as Mr. Pechar · 1982 · 5.7
movieAmerican Pop
as Hobo #1 · 1981 · 6.9
movieFor the Love of It
as Old Hippie · 1980 · 6.0
tvThe Yogi Bear Show
as Chopper (voice) · 1961 · 7.1
tvThe Quick Draw McGraw Show
as Tombstone Jones · 1959 · 6.6