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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. UHF (1989) — Bum
2. Barfly (1987) — Alcoholic Man
3. The Yogi Bear Show (1961) — Chopper (voice)
4. Amazing Stories (1985) — Vaudevillian
5. Big Top Pee-wee (1988) — Clownie
6. Night Court (1984) — Bum
7. American Pop (1981) — Hobo #1
8. The Boys Next Door (1986) — Old Man
9. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Mr. Pechar
10. Maid to Order (1987) — Man with Newspapers
11. The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959) — Tombstone Jones
12. Track 29 (1988) — Mr. Ennis
13. Dudes (1987) — Hezekiah
14. My Chauffeur (1986) — Doolittle
15. Boris and Natasha (1992) — One-Eyed Man
16. Mortuary Academy (1988) — Uncle Willard
17. Arizona Heat (1988) — Mr. Gordon
18. Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (1989) — Smitty
19. For the Love of It (1980) — Old Hippie