Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born March 9, 1918
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
1992
as One-Eyed Man
MovieUHF
1989
as Bum
MovieRodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place
1989
as Smitty
MovieBig Top Pee-wee
1988
as Clownie
MovieArizona Heat
1988
as Mr. Gordon
MovieTrack 29
1988
as Mr. Ennis
MovieMortuary Academy
1988
as Uncle Willard
MovieBarfly
1987
as Alcoholic Man
MovieDudes
1987
as Hezekiah
MovieMaid to Order
1987
as Man with Newspapers
MovieThe Boys Next Door
1986
as Old Man
MovieMy Chauffeur
1986
as Doolittle
TVAmazing Stories
1985
as Vaudevillian
TVNight Court
1984
as Bum
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Mr. Pechar
MovieAmerican Pop
1981
as Hobo #1
MovieFor the Love of It
1980
as Old Hippie
TVThe Yogi Bear Show
1961
as Chopper (voice)
TVThe Quick Draw McGraw Show
1959
as Tombstone Jones
