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VANCE

Vance DeBar Colvig Jr. (9 March 1918 - 3 March 1991) was an American actor. He was the voice of Chopper on The Yogi Bear Show.

He worked mainly as a popular character actor in numerous performances spanning the 1980s; many roles subtly express his clowning talent. He made guest appearances on TV shows including The Golden Girls, Hill Street Blues, and St. Elsewhere. One of his last film roles was as a bum opposite "Weird Al" Yankovic in the 1989 cult comedy film UHF. He appeared on a 1990 episode of the TV series Night Court playing a bum. He enjoyed playing several characters at Knott's Berry Farm amusement park and at trade shows.

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  • Vance was the son of Pinto Colvig who was best known for voicing Goofy and was the original performer of Bozo the Clown.

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