Actor info
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Name :
Vance Colvig Jr.
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Born :
March 9, 1918 in San Francisco, California, USA (72 years at death)
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Died :
March 3, 1991
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
14 films (1980–1992)
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Also known as :
Vance Colvig Jr.
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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.
Notable films
- UHF (1989) as Bum
- Big Top Pee-wee (1988) as Clownie
- Track 29 (1988) as Mr. Ennis
- Barfly (1987) as Alcoholic Man
- Dudes (1987) as Hezekiah
