03/09/1918
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.
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Boris and Natasha (1992) as One-Eyed Man |
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UHF (1989) as Bum |
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Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (1989) as Smitty |
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Big Top Pee-wee (1988) as Clownie |
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Arizona Heat (1988) as Mr. Gordon |
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Track 29 (1988) as Mr. Ennis |
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Mortuary Academy (1988) as Uncle Willard |
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Barfly (1987) as Alcoholic Man |
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Dudes (1987) as Hezekiah |
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Maid to Order (1987) as Man with Newspapers |
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The Boys Next Door (1986) as Old Man |
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My Chauffeur (1986) as Doolittle |
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American Pop (1981) as Hobo #1 |
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For the Love of It (1980) as Old Hippie |