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Pinto Colvig

1892 - 1967

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Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), known professionally as Pinto Colvig, was an American actor, cartoonist, and circus and vaudeville performer whose schtick was playing the clarinet off-key while mugging. Colvig was the original performer of the Disney characters Goofy and Pluto, as well as Bozo the Clown and Bluto in Popeye. In 1993, he was posthumously made a Disney Legend for his contributions to Walt Disney Films, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Fun and Fancy Free. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Pinto Colvig is the 5,776th most popular actor (up from 5,886th in 2024), the 8,970th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,625th in 2019) and the 2,655th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pinto Colvig ranks 5,776 out of 13,578Before him are Millard Mitchell, Traylor Howard, Celia Weston, Dalton Vigh, Dennis Christopher, and Paula Strasberg. After him are Margaret Lockwood, Adrian Rawlins, Diana Wynyard, Carrie Preston, Christine Pascal, and Auliʻi Cravalho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Pinto Colvig ranks 268Before him are Mariano Arrate, Rex Ingram, Robert Ellis, Ruth Chatterton, Jacob Viner, and Muhammad Sakizli. After him are Manilal Gandhi, Luigi Maiocco, Marston Morse, David Garnett, Ezio Pinza, and Elizabeth Ryan. Among people deceased in 1967, Pinto Colvig ranks 236Before him are Elmer Rice, Harald Julin, Georges Vanier, Maximos IV Sayegh, Johan Falkberget, and Billy Strayhorn. After him are Hans Walter, John Masefield, J. B. Lenoir, Tilly Edinger, Phyllis Johnson, and Max Taut.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pinto Colvig ranks 8,972 out of 20,380Before him are Elliott Smith (1969), Cathy Ferguson (1948), Traylor Howard (1966), Celia Weston (1951), Dennis Christopher (1955), and Paula Strasberg (1909). After him are John Patitucci (1959), Malcolm Whitman (1877), Carrie Preston (1967), Auliʻi Cravalho (2000), Susan Tyrrell (1945), and James LoMenzo (1959).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Pinto Colvig ranks 2,656Before him are Connie Sawyer (1912), Armin Shimerman (1949), Traylor Howard (1966), Celia Weston (1951), Dennis Christopher (1955), and Paula Strasberg (1909). After him are Carrie Preston (1967), Auliʻi Cravalho (2000), Susan Tyrrell (1945), Alison Arngrim (1962), Martin Mull (1943), and Blanche Sweet (1896).