Vance Colvig Jr.

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 Disneys Goofy and the firstever performer of Bozo the Clown on records In the 1980s he became a familiar face making liveaction 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 latecareer film cameos was playing a transient alongside Weird Al Yankovic in the 1989 cult comedy film UHF