Vance Colvig Jr.
Actor
March 9, 1918 — March 3, 1991 (72 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1991 | Boris and Natasha · as One-Eyed Man |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme · as Dungeon Warden |
| 1990 | The New Adam-12 · as Wino |
| 1989 | UHF · as Bum |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth · as Fan #2 |
| 1989 | All's Fair · as Old Man |
| 1988 | Big Top Pee-wee · as Clownie |
| 1988 | Track 29 · as Mr. EnnisOn Plex |
| 1988 | Arizona Heat · as Mr. Gordon |
| 1988 | Mortuary Academy · as Uncle Willard |
| 1987 | Pass the Ammo · as Fritz |
| 1987 | Boys Will Be Boys · as Cast |
| 1987 | Barfly · as Alcoholic Man |
| 1987 | Dudes · as HezekiahOn Plex |
| 1987 | Maid to Order · as Man With Newspapers |
| 1986 | Crime Story · as Billy JonesOn Plex |
| 1986 | Odd Jobs · as Chairman |
| 1986 | My Chauffeur · as Doolittle |
| 1985 | The Boys Next Door · as Old Man |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) · as Vaudevillian |
| 1985 | Yogi's Treasure Hunt · as Chopper |
| 1984 | Three's a Crowd · as Wino |
| 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 |
| 1977 | Fred Flintstone & Friends · as (1977-1978) |
| 1961 | The Yogi Bear Show · as Chopper (voice) |
| 1959 | Quick Draw McGraw · as Tombstone Jones |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days · as Dusty - Pony Express RiderOn Plex |