Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), known professionally as Pinto Colvig, was an American voice 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.
Pinto Colvig | |
|---|---|
 Colvig recording his voice for Goofy | |
| Born | Vance DeBar Colvig September 11, 1892 Jacksonville, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 1967 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1913–1967 |
| Spouses | Margaret Bourke Slavin
(m. 1916; died 1950)Peggy Bernice Allaire
(m. 1952) |
| Children | 5, including Vance DeBar Colvig Jr. |
Early life
editColvig was born Vance DeBar Colvig in Jacksonville, Oregon, the youngest of seven children of William Mason "Judge" Colvig (1845–1936)[1] and his wife, Adelaide (née Birdseye) Colvig (1856–1912).[2]
William Colvig was a pioneer, an attorney and a distinguished Oregonian; he was never actually a judge. Pinto attended but did not graduate from Medford High School. Pinto was accepted and attended, sporadically from 1910 to 1913,[3] Oregon State University, in Corvallis,[4] where he took art classes and played clarinet in the band.[5][6] He drew cartoons for the Oregon Agricultural College Barometer newspaper, and the yearbook.[7]
I was born in Jacksonville and named Vance DeBar Colvig. At age 7 (because of too many freckles, and goony antics) I was nicknamed 'Pinto the Village Clown' (which I have used professionally during my circus and other show business activities, besides occasional jobs as a newspaper cartoonist.
— "'Pinto' Colvig Writes About Names, History of Clowning", Medford Mail Tribune, July 12, 1961.[8]
Career
editIn 1913, Colvig worked the Pantages Theatre Circuit, briefly, before leaving for clarinetist in the Al G. Barnes Circus band for part of a season.[5] In 1914 he was a newspaper cartoonist in Reno, Nevada and then in Carson City, then again clarinetist in the Al G. Barnes Circus band for part of the 1915 season.[5]
I didn't know when I was going to school whether I wanted to be a clown, draw cartoons, write, hobo, or be a musician. So I wrapped it all up and made stew out of it.
— Pinto Colvig[9]
Colvig performed chalk talks in vaudeville.[9]
In 1916, Colvig worked at the Animated Film Corporation in San Francisco, which produced animated cartoons years prior to Walt Disney.[5] The company was the oldest known studio of its kind established on the West Coast. That year Colvig at Animated Film Corporation produced "Creation," reported to be the world's first feature-length cartoon.[5] Only five 35 mm frames survive, housed at the Southern Oregon Historical Society.[9] Animated Film Corporation in San Francisco, ended with the entry of the U.S. into World War I (April 1917).[10]
In 1919, Pinto produced "Pinto's Prizma Comedy Review," the first color cartoon, it is now considered a lost film,[5][9] and published in the San Francisco Bulletin (May 1919—February 1920), the "Bulletin Boob" column, and photographs.[11]
In 1922, Colvig created a newspaper cartoon panel titled "Life on the Radio Wave" for the San Francisco Chronicle. The feature ran three or four times per week on the newspaper's radio page, was syndicated nationally,[12] and lasted six months.[13] In 1922, Colvig and his family moved to Hollywood, working as an animator, title writer and comedian in silent comedies and on sound cartoons,[5] working first for Mack Sennett.[9]
By the late 1920s, Colvig became associated with Walter Lantz, with whom he attempted to establish a cartoon studio, creating a character called "Bolivar, the Talking Ostrich", which would have appeared in sound shorts[citation needed]. When Lantz became producer of Universal's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons in 1929, Colvig was hired as an animator, also working as a storyman and voice artist, briefly voicing Oswald.[14]
In 1930, Colvig signed an eight-year contract[5] with Walt Disney Productions as a writer, also providing sound effects, including the barks for Pluto the Pup. The following year he began voicing Goofy, originally known as Dippy Dawg.[15] Other notable characters he voiced include Practical Pig, the pig that built the "house of bricks" in the Disney short "Three Little Pigs", and both Grumpy and Sleepy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He directed (along with Erdman Penner and Walt Pfeiffer) the 1937 Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Amateurs. Colvig was associated with Disney for most of his career.[citation needed]
Between 1937 and 1940, Colvig did not work for the Disney studio, after falling out with Walt Disney. He was offered a job with Fleischer Studios, then planning to produce a competing feature-length animated film in the wake of Disney's success with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, moving to Miami in early 1938. For Fleischer, he worked on 1939's Gulliver's Travels, for which he voiced town crier Gabby, who was spun off into his own short-lived series. He also voiced Bluto for the studio's Popeye the Sailor cartoons, replacing Gus Wickie, who elected to remain in New York rather than move to Miami. Colvig's departure from Disney meant that the increasingly popular Goofy went voiceless for several years. A select few shorts during the interim period of leave featured a soundalike voice for Goofy provided by Jack Bailey.[16][17] He began working on radio, providing voices and sound effects, including the sounds of Jack Benny's Maxwell on The Jack Benny Program, later performed by Mel Blanc.[3][18]
In 1939, Colvig returned to California, and began to devote himself to acting and doing voices in several cartoons for the Warner Bros. animation studio and for MGM, where he voiced a Munchkin in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.[19]
In 1946, Colvig was cast as Bozo the Clown for Capitol Records. He played the role for a decade, which also included portraying the character on television.[3][20][21][22] During this period, Colvig also recorded the "Filbert the Frog" song, which featured Colvig's virtuoso use of the glottal stop as a musical instrument in itself.[citation needed]
In 1967, Colvig's last known performance, as Goofy, was for the Telephone Pavilion at Expo 67. Colvig's dialogue for this exhibit was recorded six months before his death.[23]
Personal life
editColvig married Margaret Bourke Slavin (1892–1950) in 1916, and settled with her in San Francisco, where four of their five boys were born. Later, their last son was born in Los Angeles.[24]
Colvig was the father of the character and voice actor Vance Colvig, who also later portrayed Bozo the Clown on a live TV program.[citation needed]
A lifelong smoker, Colvig was one of the pioneers in advocating warning labels about cancer risk on cigarette packages in the United States.[25]
Death
editColvig died of lung cancer on October 3, 1967, at Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, at age 75.[26] He was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.[27] Their graves remain unmarked for years until Colvig great-granddaughter designed his marker and Arthur Dark, his descendants placed this headstone in 2020.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Creation | Animator | Director, writer, producer |
| 1919 | Pinto's Prizma Comedy Revue | Director, writer, producer | |
| 1925 | Hey Fever Time | Voice, Uncredited | |
| After a Reputation | Voice, Uncredited | ||
| Buster be Good | Voice, Uncredited | ||
| Oh! Buster! | The Butler | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Buster's Nightmare | Voice, Uncredited | ||
| 1926 | A Prodigal Bridegroom | Animator | |
| 1928 | The Cockeyed Family | Orange Farmer | Voice, Uncredited |
| All Alike | Writer | ||
| Standing Pat | Writer | ||
| Blue Notes | Bolivar | Director, writer, Voice | |
| 1930 | Hells Heels | Singing Skull, Walrus | Voice, Uncredited |
| My Pal Paul | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (one line) | Animator and voice, Uncredited | |
| Not So Quiet | Writer and animator, Uncredited | ||
| Spooks | Hippo | Writer, animator and voice, Uncredited | |
| Henpecked | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Pete | Writer, animator and voice, Uncredited | |
| Cold Feet | Writer and animator | ||
| Snappy Salesman | Writer and animator | ||
| The Singing Sap | Hippo, Hiccups | Animator | |
| The Detective | Animator | ||
| The Fowl Ball | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | Animator | |
| The Navy | Animator | ||
| Mexico | Pete (laughing)[17] | Animator | |
| Africa | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | Animator and voice, Uncredited | |
| Alaska | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Pete, Deadpan Singer, Walrus | Animator and Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mars | Pete, Martian Creature | Animator | |
| 1931 | College | Animator, Uncredited | |
| Shipwreck | Animator | ||
| China | Animator, Uncredited | ||
| The Farmer | Dance Caller | Animator | |
| The Fireman | Animator | ||
| Sunny South | Animator | ||
| Country School | Animator | ||
| The Bandmaster | Baby Hippo (some laughs) | Animator | |
| The Stone Age | Animator | ||
| Radio Rhythm | Horse, Radio Tube | Animator | |
| The Hunter | Dog, Fox | Animator | |
| Kentucky Belles | Writer | ||
| 1932 | Barnyard Olympics | Laughing in Audience | Voice, Uncredited |
| Mickey's Revue | Dippy Dog, Goats | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Trader Mickey | Pluto, Hippo, Chief, Native | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Whoopee Party | Goofy, Horace Horsecollar | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Touchdown Mickey | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Wayward Canary | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Klondike Kid | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Santa's Workshop | Santa's Secretary[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Good Deed | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1933 | Building a Building | Whistler | Voice, Uncredited |
| The Mad Doctor | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Pal Pluto | Pluto's Angel | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Mellerdrammer | Goofy, Dogs | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Ye Olden Days | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Three Little Pigs | Practical Pig, Big Bad Wolf (sheep voice) | Writer and voice | |
| The Steeple Chase | Colonel Rolf Rolfe, Stable Boy #1, Stable Boy #2 | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1934 | The China Shop | Hiccups | Voice, Uncredited |
| The Grasshopper and the Ants | Hop the Grasshopper | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Big Bad Wolf | Practical Pig | Voice | |
| Orphan's Benefit | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Servants' Entrance | Mustard Pot | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey Plays Papa | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Dog Napper | Dogs | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1935 | The Tortoise and the Hare | Starter | Voice, Uncredited |
| Mickey's Man Friday | Mickey Mouse (mask screams) | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Service Station | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Kangaroo | Pluto (some whines) | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Cookie Carnival | Gingerbread Man | Writer and voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Garden | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Fire Brigade | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Music Land | Writer, Uncredited | ||
| Pluto's Judgement Day | Second Victim | Voice, Uncredited | |
| On Ice | Goofy, Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Cock O' the Walk | Rooster Call | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Broken Toys | Writer, Uncredited | ||
| 1936 | Mickey's Polo Team | Goofy | Voice, uncredited |
| Elmer Elephant | Joe Giraffe, Whistler | Voice, uncredited | |
| Three Little Wolves | Practical Pig | Voice | |
| Thru the Mirror | Radio, Nutcracker Sounds | Voice | |
| Moving Day | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Alpine Climbers | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Three Blind Mouseketeers | Tall Thin Mouseketeer | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1937 | The Worm Turns | Lab Noises | Voice, Uncredited |
| Magician Mickey | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Moose Hunters | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Amateurs | Goofy, Pegleg Pete | Writer, director and voice, Uncredited | |
| Hawaiian Holiday | Goofy, Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Clock Cleaners | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto's Quin-puplets | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Grumpy, Sleepy, Dopey (various noises)[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Lonesome Ghosts | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1938 | Boat Builders | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited |
| Blue Monday | Vocal effects | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Poultry Pirates | Rooster | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Captain's Pup | Dog | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Trailer | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Polar Trappers | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Poor Little Butterfly | Grasshopper | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Poor Elmer | Monkey | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Frog Pond | Frogs | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Pygmy Hunt | Laughing Hyena | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Whalers | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Old Smokey | Smokey, Fire Engine | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Honduras Hurricane | Rooster, Vocal effects | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Merbabies | Octopus | Writer | |
| 1939 | The Lone Stranger and Porky | Villain's Horse | Voice, Uncredited |
| Soup to Mutts | Dogs | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Dog Gone Modern | Curious Puppies | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The House That Jack Built | Jack the Beaver, Joe Ostrich | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Porky and Teabiscuit | Teabiscuit, Horses, Grandpa | Voice | |
| Musical Mountaineers | Hillbillies[28] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Wotta Nitemare | Bluto[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Hobo Gadget Band | Lead Hobo, Hobo with Soda Fizz | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Pointer | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited, Archive sound | |
| Snowman's Land | Little Mountie | Voice, Uncredited | |
| It's the Natural Thing to Do | Bluto[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Wizard of Oz | Munchkins | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Gulliver's Travels | Gabby, Snitch, Gulliver (water gurgling sounds)[29] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1940 | Shakespearian Spinach | Bluto[17] | Voice, Uncredited |
| Females Is Fickle | Jellyfish | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Me Feelins Is Hurt | Bluto[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Onion Pacific | Bluto[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Nurse-Mates | Bluto[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| A Case of Spring Fever | Coily | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Wedding Belts | Henry Jive | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Fightin Pals | Bluto[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Snubbed by a Snob | Bull[30] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh | Buff Caveman[31] | Voice, uncredited | |
| You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly | Horsefly | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Popeye Meets William Tell | High Governor | Voice, Uncredited | |
| King for a Day | Gabby | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Constable | Gabby | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Poopdeck Pappy | Bruiser | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Popeye Presents Eugene, the Jeep | Delivery Man | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Bring Himself Back Alive | Lion[32] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1941 | All's Well | Gabby | Voice, Uncredited |
| Two for the Zoo | Gabby | Writer and Voice, Uncredited | |
| Swing Cleaning | Gabby | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy | Camel | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Canine Caddy | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Fire Cheese | Gabby | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Gabby Goes Fishing | Gabby | Voice, Uncredited | |
| It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day | Gabby | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Lend a Paw | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Man's Best Friend | Hunter, Snoozer | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Flying Bear | Barney Bear | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Thrifty Pig | Practical Pig | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mr. Bug Goes to Town | Mr. Creeper | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 7 Wise Dwarfs | Doc | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Tangled Angler | Pete Pelican | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1942 | The Raven | The Wolf, Scotty[33] | Writer and Voice, latter Uncredited |
| Aloha Hooey | Cecil Crow | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Birthday Party | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto Junior | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Conrad the Sailor | Conrad the Cat | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Symphony Hour | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Army Mascot | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Sleep Walker | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Bats in the Belfry | Bats | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| T-Bone for Two | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Blitz Wolf | Sergeant Pork, the Third Pig | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Saludos Amigos | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto at the Zoo | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Ding Dog Daddy | Goofy Dog | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Pluto and the Armadillo | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited |
| Hop and Go | Claude Hopper | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Private Pluto | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Red Hot Riding Hood | Wolf (howling)[17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Victory Vehicles | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| One Ham's Family | Father Pig | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pass the Biscuits Mirandy! | Foy and Barton Boys | Voice, Undredited | |
| The Stork's Holiday | Stork | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1944 | The Three Caballeros | Aracuan | Voice, Uncredited |
| How to Be a Sailor | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| How to Play Golf | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Batty Baseball | Pitcher | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Springtime for Pluto | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| How to Play Football | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| First Aiders | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Tiger Trouble | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited |
| The Screwy Truant | Meathead, Screwy Squirrel laughing[34] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Dog Watch | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Eyes Have It | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| African Diary | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Californy er Bust | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Canine Casanova | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Legend of Coyote Rock | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| No Sail | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Hockey Homicide | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Canine Patrol | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1946 | A Knight for a Day | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited |
| Pluto's Kid Brother | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Make Mine Music | Vocal effects | Voice, Uncredited | |
| In Dutch | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Squatter's Rights | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Purloined Pup | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| A Feather in His Collar | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Double Dribble | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | Special Voice Impersonation | Voice, Uncredited |
| Pluto's Housewarming | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Rescue Dog | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Clown of the Jungle | Aracuan Bird | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Crazy with the Heat | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Fun and Fancy Free | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey's Delayed Date | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Foul Hunting | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mail Dog | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| King-Size Canary | Cat | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto's Blue Note | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1948 | Bill and Coo | Singer | Voice, Uncredited |
| Melody Time (segment: 'Blame it on the Samba') |
Aracuan Bird | Voice, Uncredited | |
| They're Off | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Big Wash | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey Down Under | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Bone Bandit | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto's Purchase | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Cat Nap Pluto | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto's Fledgling | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| The Cat That Hated People | Lips[35][17] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Mickey and the Seal | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Tea for Two Hundred | Ants | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Wild and Woody! | Sheriff, Wild Bill Hiccup, Devil[36] | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1949 | Pueblo Pluto | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited |
| Pluto's Surprise Package | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto's Sweater | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Bubble Bee | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Tennis Racquet | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Little Rural Riding Hood | Country Wolf | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Goofy Gymnastics | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Sheep Dog | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1950 | Pluto's Heart Throb | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited |
| Pluto and the Gopher | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| How to Ride a Horse | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Wonder Dog | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| How to Ride a Horse | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Primitive Pluto | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Puss Cafe | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pests of the West | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Food for Feudin | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Camp Dog | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Hold That Pose | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Flamengo | Voice, Uncredited |
| Hello Aloha | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Man's Best Friend | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Two Gun Goofy | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Teachers Are People | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Pluto's Party | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| No Smoking | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Cold Turkey | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Get Rich Quick | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| R'coon Dawg | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Lion Down | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1952 | Fresh Laid Plans | Farmer | Voice, Uncredited |
| Pluto's Christmas Tree | Pluto, Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| How to Be a Detective | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Uncle Donald's Ants | Ants | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Father's Day Off | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Two Weeks Vacation | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Tomorrow We Diet! | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Plutopia | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Cold War | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Home Made Home | Pluto, Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Cold Storage | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Little Runaway | Baby Seal, Tom Cat (seal noises) | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1953 | Father's Day Off | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited |
| The Simple Things | Pluto | Voice, Uncredited | |
| For Whom the Bulls Toil | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Father's Week-end | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| How to Dance | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| How to Sleep | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Spare the Rod | Pygmy Cannibals | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1954 | The Flying Squirrel | The Flying Squirrel (Giant Peanut Barking Sounds) | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Maleficent's Goon | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1961 | Aquamania | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1965 | Freewayphobia | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited |
| Goofy's Freeway Troubles | Goofy | Voice, Uncredited | |
| Donald Duck Goes West | Goofy | Voice, (final film role) |
Discography
edit- Bozo At The Circus (Capitol, 1946)[37] as Bozo the Clown
- Mickey and the Beanstalk (Capitol, 1947)[38] as Goofy
- Here Comes...Colonna's Trolley (Capitol, 1947)[37] as Voice Characterizations
- Bozo and his Rocket Ship (Capitol, 1948)[37] as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo Under The Sea (Capitol, 1948)[37] as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo and the Birds (Capitol, 1949)[39] as Bozo the Clown
- The Grasshopper And The Ants (Capitol, 1949)[40] as The Grasshopper
- Bozo on The Farm (Capitol, 1950)[37] as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo Has A Party (Capitol, 1952)[37] as Bozo the Clown
- Mickey Mouse's Candy Mine (RCA Victor, 1952)[41] as Goofy
- Bozo At The Dog Show (Capitol, 1954)[37] as Bozo the Clown
- Bozo's Merry-Go-Round Music (Capitol, 1954)[37] as Bozo the ClownI
- Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party (Capitol, 1954)[42] as Goofy, Pluto, Grumpy, Practical Pig, Cleo
- Walt Disney's Song Parade from Disneyland (Golden, 1956)[43] as Goofy
- Mickey and the Beanstalk (Disneyland, 1963)[38] as Goofy
- Goofy's TV Spectacular (Disneyland, 1964)[44] as Goofy
- Children's Riddles and Game Songs (Disneyland, 1964)[44] as Goofy (speaking voice only)
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External links
edit- Pinto Colvig at IMDb
