Vance Colvig Jr.
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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
American Pop (1981)
as Hobo #1
Barfly (1987)
as Alcoholic Man
Dudes (1987)
as Hezekiah
Maid to Order (1987)
as Man with Newspapers
UHF (1989)
as Bum
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
as Clownie
The Boys Next Door (1986)
as Old Man
Boris and Natasha (1992)
as One-Eyed Man
My Chauffeur (1986)
as Doolittle
Mortuary Academy (1988)
as Uncle Willard
Track 29 (1988)
as Mr. Ennis
For the Love of It (1980)
as Old Hippie
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (1989)
as Smitty
Arizona Heat (1988)
as Mr. Gordon