Vance Colvig Jr.
March 9, 1918 (108 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1992 · Boris and Natasha as One-Eyed Man
- 1989 · UHF as Bum
- 1989 · Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place as Smitty
- 1988 · Big Top Pee-wee as Clownie
- 1988 · Arizona Heat as Mr. Gordon
- 1988 · Track 29 as Mr. Ennis
- 1988 · Mortuary Academy as Uncle Willard
- 1987 · Barfly as Alcoholic Man
- 1987 · Dudes as Hezekiah
- 1987 · Maid to Order as Man with Newspapers
- 1986 · The Boys Next Door as Old Man
- 1986 · My Chauffeur as Doolittle
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Vaudevillian
- 1984 · Night Court as Bum
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mr. Pechar
- 1981 · American Pop as Hobo #1
- 1980 · For the Love of It as Old Hippie
- 1961 · The Yogi Bear Show as Chopper (voice)
- 1959 · The Quick Draw McGraw Show as Tombstone Jones