Birth/Death
Vance DeBar Colvig
Birth: September 11, 1892 in Jacksonville, Oregon
Death: October 3rd 1967 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation/Title
Voice Actor, Clown, Animator, Vaudeville and Radio Actor, Newspaper Cartoonist, Circus Performer
Largely known as the voice of Goofy (Disney) and Bluto (Fliescher) and the original Bozo the Clown.
His other nickname was the “Dean of Hollywood Voicemen’
Bio Summary
Born in Jacksonville, Oregon, Colvig is probably best known as the voice of Disney’s Goofy and the original Bozo the Clown, a part he played for a full decade beginning in 1946.[1] He also provided the voice for Practical Pig, the pig who built the “house of bricks” in the Disney short Three Little Pigs, as well as both Sleepy and Grumpy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and the barks for Pluto the dog. Colvig worked for not only the Disney studio, but the Warner Bros. animation studio, Fleischer Studios (Bluto), and MGM, where he voiced a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. Colvig died of lung cancer on October 3, 1967, at age 75. A lifelong smoker, Colvig was one of the pioneers in advocating warning labels about cancer risk on cigarette packages in the United States.
Early Life/Family
Vance DeBar Colvig was born in Jacksonville, Oregon, on September 11, 1892. His school friends nicknamed him after a spotted horse named “Pinto” because of his freckled face – and just like his freckles, the name stuck for his entire life.
Pinto’s childhood home was filled with music and laughter, and he was a clown from birth. As the youngest of seven children, he would do anything to get attention. He learned to make people laugh by making faces and playing pranks. He also spent hours mimicking the sounds around him: a rusty gate, farm animals, sneezes, wind, cars, trains, etc. He and his brother Don put on song-and-dance minstrel shows at local functions. Along the way he picked up his instrument of choice, the clarinet, and soon played well enough to join the town band.
It was the clarinet that got Pinto into show business when he was 12. Visiting Portland’s “Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition” with his father William, he was magnetized by “The Crazy House” on the Midway where a huckster attracted the crowd with a bass drum and shouts of “Hubba Hubba!” Pinto told the man he could play “squeaky” clarinet and ran back to the hotel to get his instrument. He was hired on the spot and given some oversized old clothes and a derby and, for the first time, white makeup and a clown face. The man told Pinto, “Now you look like a real bozo” (“bozo” was a name given to hobo or tramp clowns in those days). Pinto’s act was to play a screechy clarinet while distorting his face and crossing his eyes at the high notes. He later recalled, “I never was able to get circuses and carnivals out of my blood after that.”
He went to school during the winter and worked in the circus and vaudeville in the spring. While studying art at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) and playing with the college band, he became known for his clever cartoons in student publications, his funny “chalk talk” performances improvising a monologue while quickly sketching cartoons, and his unconventional lifestyle. He never took his class courses seriously and his college career ended abruptly in the spring of 1913 when he accepted an offer to do his chalk talks for the prestigious Pantages vaudeville circuit and wound up in Seattle, Washington. There he joined a circus band and traveled throughout the country struggling to make ends meet.
Education/Training
Studied art at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) in 1911
Career Outline
In 1914 he landed a job as a newspaper cartoonist at the “Nevada Rockroller” in Reno, and later the “Carson City News” in Carson City. By the spring of 1915 his cartooning was going well but the lure of the circus was too strong. When the Al G. Barnes Circus came through Carson City, Pinto dropped everything and joined the troupe, once again clowning and playing his clarinet in the circus band.
In those days circuses closed down each winter and Pinto returned to newspaper cartooning wherever he could find a job. While working on a Portland newspaper between seasons in 1916, he met and married Margaret Bourke Slavin, putting an end to his vagabond life as a circus performer. With a family to support, Pinto and Margaret moved to San Francisco, where he returned to the newspaper business writing and drawing cartoons full-time at “The Bulletin” and later the “San Francisco Chronicle”. His cartoon series, “Life on the Radio Wave,” which poked fun at the way the newly introduced radio was influencing people’s lives, was syndicated nationally by United Features Syndicate. He greatly enjoyed cartooning and considered it another form of clowning. “A cartoonist,” he said, “is just a clown with a pencil.”
While Pinto toiled daily to meet newspaper commitments, he began to spend evenings experimenting with the animation of cartoons and eventually set up his own studio, Pinto Cartoon Comedies Co., where he created one of the first animated silent films in color called “Pinto’s Prizma Comedy Revue (1919)”. In 1922, after realizing that San Francisco was not the place to break into the movie business, he moved his family to Hollywood. There he would be able to continue his animation work and find a wealth of other things that he could do. He was overjoyed one day to get an offer to join Mack Sennett, the reigning king of movie comedies, who had developed one of the most successful studios of the day, the Keystone Film Co., home of the famous Keystone Kops, Charles Chaplin and many others. Sennett needed an experienced animator for his own films, but Pinto soon found himself also writing and acting in comedies and dramas. In 1928 he teamed up with his friend Walter Lantz to create an early talking cartoon, “Bolivar, the Talking Ostrich (1928)”, but unlike Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie (1928), it failed to become a hit. Pinto and Lantz, who would later be the voice of Woody Woodpecker, gave up and went to larger studios.
Disney, who was making “Mickey Mouse” and “Silly Symphony” cartoons, signed Pinto to a contract in 1930. Pinto worked on stories, co-wrote songs such as the lyrics to “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” and was the original voice of animated characters such as Goofy and Pluto, Grumpy and Sleepy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and the Practical Pig in “Three Little Pigs.” Disney cartoonists copied many of Pinto’s facial expressions while drawing animal characters for the cartoons. He left Disney in 1937 following a fallout with Walt and Disney proceeded to reuse his old voice tracks. Meanwhile, Pinto freelanced voices and sound effects for Warner Bros. cartoons, sang for some of the Munchkins during Dorothy’s arrival scenes in MGM’s The Wizard of Oz (1939), and also joined Max Fleischer Studios in Miami, where he did the voice of Gabby in Gulliver’s Travels (1939) and the blustering of Bluto in “Popeye the Sailor” cartoons. He returned to Disney in 1941 and continued to freelance for them and on radio programs for others. He was the original Maxwell automobile on Jack Benny’s show, the hiccupping horse for Dennis Day, and a variety of voices for “Amos `n Andy.” His live radio experience and contacts introduced him to the recording industry. He did several albums before encountering one of his best-known characters, Bozo the Clown.
It was 1946 when Capitol Records in Hollywood hired Alan Livingston as a writer/producer. His initial assignment was to create a children’s record library, for which he came up with the soon-to-be-legendary Bozo character. He wrote and produced a popular series of storytelling record-album and illustrative read-along book sets, beginning with the September 1946 release of “Bozo at the Circus.” His record-reader concept, which enabled children to read and follow a story in pictures while listening to it, was the first of its kind. The Bozo image was a composite design of Livingston’s, derived from a variety of clown pictures and then given to an artist to turn into comic-book-like illustrations. Livingston then hired Pinto to portray the character. “Pinto came in,” Livingston recalls, “and turned out to be a very jolly, likable fellow with the kind of warm, folksy voice I wanted. He didn’t talk down to children.” Not only did Livingston get a perfect Bozo voice in Pinto, he also got most of the animals and odd creatures under the sea and in outer space, all for the price of one. On some of the records, Pinto provided as many as eight other voices. The series turned out to be a smash hit for Capitol, selling over eight million albums in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The character also became a mascot for the record company and was later nicknamed “Bozo the Capitol Clown.” Pinto, as Bozo, also starred in the very first Bozo television series, “Bozo’s Circus” (1949) on KTTV-Channel 11 (CBS) in Los Angeles, made numerous guest appearances on radio and personal appearance tours all over the country. He especially enjoyed his visits to children’s hospitals and orphanages, according to Pinto, “doin’ my silly stuff to make them laugh.”
Pinto’s Bozo ended in 1956 when Larry Harmon, one of several actors hired by Livingston and Capitol to portray Bozo at promotional appearances, formed a business partnership and bought the licensing rights to the character (excluding the record-readers) from Capitol and Livingston. In 1958 Jayark Films Corp. began distributing Bozo limited-animation cartoons to television stations, along with the rights for each to hire its own live Bozo host. Harmon produced and provided the voice of the character in the cartoons. On January 5, 1959, Bozo returned to television beginning with a live 30-minute weeknight show on KTLA-Channel 5 in Los Angeles. Although Pinto’s Bozo days were over, it was his son, Vance Colvig Jr., whom KTLA chose as the live Bozo host. Vance’s portrayal and the KTLA show lasted for six years, at which time Harmon bought out his partners and continued to market the character through his Larry Harmon Pictures Corp.
If Pinto had any dark years, they were during World War II. Four of his five sons were of eligible age and his wife felt the dread that millions of mothers felt, which may have complicated an illness that made her a semi-invalid for several years. Pinto took care of her until her death in 1950.
In 1963 Pinto received a letter from Oregon Senator Maurine Neuberger thanking him for supporting her bill requiring warning labels on cigarette packages. It was a controversial idea at a time when nonsmoking areas were just a dream and America was blue with secondhand smoke. With lungs ravaged by a lifetime of heavy smoking, Pinto did his part to help others become aware of the problem. On October 3, 1967, Vance Debar “Pinto” Colvig died of lung cancer at the age of 75 in Woodland Hills, California.
Vance Jr. donated his and his father’s memorabilia to the Southern Oregon Historical Society in Pinto’s hometown of Jacksonville in 1978. Vance Jr. passed away in 1991.
In 1993, the Walt Disney Company honored Pinto Colvig as a “Disney Legend.” On May 28, 2004, he was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Comments On Style
Influences
Personality
Throughout his life Pinto was upbeat and cheerful, convinced that laughter was the world’s best medicine. “Sure, there have been kicks in the pants and occasionally an empty gut,” he once said, “but those are the jolts what pushes a guy upward and onward!” His letters, though touching on his philosophy, were never serious but always funny and filled with odd typing effects, extraneous capitalization, underlining, misspellings and strange made-up words. He also lavished his letters and envelopes with outrageous cartoons and balloons filled with gags. He kept regular correspondence with clown legends Felix Adler, Emmett Kelly, Lou Jacobs and Otto Griebling, and visited “clown alley” whenever a circus came to the Los Angeles area.
He especially enjoyed his visits to children’s hospitals and orphanages, according to Pinto, “doin’ my silly stuff to make them laugh.”
Anecdotes
“A cartoonist is just a clown with a pencil.”-Pinto Colvig
Miscellaneous
Filmography
Spooks (1930) (voice) …. Hippo
The Chain Gang (1930) (voice) …. Pluto
The Moose Hunt (1931) (voice) …. Pluto
Mickey Steps Out (1931) (voice) …. Pluto
The Duck Hunt (1932) (voice) …. Pluto
Barnyard Olympics (1932) (voice) …. Laugh in Crowd
Mickey’s Revue (1932) (voice) …. Dippy Dawg / Pluto
Just Dogs (1932) (voice) …. Pluto
Mickey’s Nightmare (1932) (voice) …. Pluto
The Whoopee Party (1932) (voice) …. Goofy
Touchdown Mickey (1932) (voice) …. Goofy
The Klondike Kid (1932) (voice) …. Goofy / Pluto
Santa’s Workshop (1932) (voice) (uncredited) …. Santa’s secretary
Mickey’s Good Deed (1932) (voice) (uncredited) …. Pluto
The Mad Doctor (1933) (voice) …. Pluto
Mickey’s Mellerdrammer (1933) (voice) …. Goofy
Ye Olden Days (1933) (voice) …. Goofy
Three Little Pigs (1933) (voice) …. Practical Pig
The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934) (voice) …. Grasshopper
Playful Pluto (1934) (voice) …. Pluto
The Big Bad Wolf (1934) (uncredited) …. Practical Pig
The Wise Little Hen (1934) (voice) (uncredited) …. Peter Pig
Orphan’s Benefit (1934) (voice) …. Goofy
Servants’ Entrance (1934) (uncredited) …. Voice of Mustard Pot
Mickey’s Service Station (1935) (voice) …. Goofy
… aka Super Service (USA: 8mm release title)
The Cookie Carnival (1935) (uncredited) …. Cookie Boy
Mickey’s Garden (1935) (voice) …. Pluto
Mickey’s Fire Brigade (1935) (voice) …. Goofy
Pluto’s Judgement Day (1935) (voice) …. Pluto
On Ice (1935) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy / Pluto
Mickey’s Grand Opera (1936) (voice) …. Pluto
Three Little Wolves (1936) (voice) …. Practical Pig
Moving Day (1936) (voice) …. Goofy
Alpine Climbers (1936) (voice) …. Pluto
Donald and Pluto (1936) (voice) …. Pluto
Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936) (voice) (uncredited) …. Tall thin mouseketeer
Mickey’s Elephant (1936) (voice) …. Pluto
Mother Pluto (1936) (voice) …. Pluto
The Worm Turns (1937) (voice) …. Pluto
Magician Mickey (1937) (voice) …. Goofy
Moose Hunters (1937) (voice) …. Goofy
Mickey’s Amateurs (1937) (voice) (uncredited) …. Singing Contestant
Hawaiian Holiday (1937) (voice) …. Goofy / Pluto
Clock Cleaners (1937) (voice) …. Goofy
Pluto’s Quin-puplets (1937) (voice) …. Pluto
Donald’s Ostrich (1937) (voice) (uncredited) …. Hortense Ostrich (Hiccoughs)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (voice) (uncredited) …. Sleepy / Grumpy
… aka Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA: poster title)
Lonesome Ghosts (1937) (voice) …. Goofy
Boat Builders (1938) (voice) …. Goofy
Mickey’s Trailer (1938) (voice) …. Goofy
Polar Trappers (1938) (voice) …. Goofy
The Fox Hunt (1938) (voice) …. Goofy
The Pygmy Hunt (1938) (voice) (uncredited) …. Laughing Hyena
The Whalers (1938) (voice) …. Goofy
Mickey’s Parrot (1938) (voice) …. Pluto
The Lone Stranger and Porky (1939) (voice) …. Villain’s Horse
… aka The Lone Stranger
Customers Wanted (1939) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
Society Dog Show (1939) (voice) (uncredited) …. Pluto
The Practical Pig (1939) (voice) …. Practical Pig
Donald’s Cousin Gus (1939) (voice) (uncredited) …. Barking Hot Dog
Wotta Nitemare (1939) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
Ghosks Is the Bunk (1939) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
Hobo Gadget Band (1939) (voice) …. Lead Hobo
Snowman’s Land (1939) (voice) …. Little Mountie
It’s the Natural Thing to Do (1939) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
The Wizard of Oz (1939) (as The Singer Midgets) …. Munchkin
Jeepers Creepers (1939/II) (voice) …. Ghost
Gulliver’s Travels (1939) (voice) (uncredited) …. Gabby
Shakespearian Spinach (1940) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
Females Is Fickle (1940) (voice) (uncredited) …. Jellyfish
Me Feelins Is Hurt (1940) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
Tugboat Mickey (1940) (voice) …. Goofy
Billposters (1940) (voice) …. Goofy
Onion Pacific (1940) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
Nurse-Mates (1940) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
Fightin Pals (1940) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bluto
You Can’t Shoe a Horsefly (1940) (uncredited) …. Voices
King for a Day (1940) (voice) …. Gabby
The Constable (1940) (voice) …. Gabby
Popeye Presents Eugene, the Jeep (1940) (voice) (uncredited) …. Delivery Man
All’s Well (1941) (voice) …. Gabby
Two for the Zoo (1941) (voice) …. Gabby
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941) (voice) …. Camel
Swing Cleaning (1941) (voice) …. Gabby
Canine Caddy (1941) (voice) …. Pluto, the Gopher
The Reluctant Dragon (1941) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy (segment “How to Ride a Horse”)
… aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
… aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio
Fire Cheese (1941) (voice) …. Gabby
Gabby Goes Fishing (1941) (voice) …. Gabby
It’s a Hap-Hap-Happy Day (1941) (voice) …. Gabby
Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) (voice) (uncredited) …. Mr. Creeper
… aka Bugville (USA: alternative title)
… aka Hoppity Goes to Town (UK)
7 Wise Dwarfs (1941) (voice) (uncredited) …. Doc
Aloha Hooey (1942) (voice) (uncredited) …. Cecil Crow
Mickey’s Birthday Party (1942) …. Goofy
Pluto Junior (1942) (voice) …. Pluto
Conrad the Sailor (1942) (voice) …. Conrad Cat
Symphony Hour (1942) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
The Army Mascot (1942) (voice) …. Pluto
The Sleepwalker (1942) (voice) …. Pluto
Bats in the Belfry (1942) (voice) (uncredited) …. Bats
Blitz Wolf (1942) (voice) (uncredited) …. Sergeant Pork, the Third Pig
Saludos Amigos (1942) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
… aka Hello Friends (USA: literal English title)
Ding Dog Daddy (1942) (voice) …. Dog
Pluto and the Armadillo (1943) (voice) …. Pluto
Hop and Go (1943) (voice) (uncredited) …. Claude Hopper
Private Pluto (1943) (voice) …. Pluto
One Ham’s Family (1943) (voice) …. Father Pig, Junior Pig, Wolf
Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy! (1943) (uncredited) …. Mountaineer
How to Be a Sailor (1944) (voice) …. Goofy
How to Play Golf (1944) (voice) …. Goofy
Springtime for Pluto (1944) (voice) …. Pluto
First Aiders (1944) (voice) …. Pluto
The Three Caballeros (1944) (uncredited) …. Aracuan Bird
Tiger Trouble (1945) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
Dog Watch (1945) (voice) …. Pluto
The Eyes Have It (1945) (voice) …. Pluto
African Diary (1945) (voice) …. Goofy
Californy er Bust (1945) (voice) …. Goofy
Canine Casanova (1945) (voice) …. Pluto
The Legend of Coyote Rock (1945) (voice) …. Pluto
Swing Shift Cinderella (1945) (voice) (uncredited) …. Wolf
… aka Swingshift Cinderella (USA: poster title)
No Sail (1945) (voice) …. Goofy
Hockey Homicide (1945) (voice) …. Goofy
Wild and Woolfy (1945) (voice) …. Slim, Horse
… aka Robinson’s Screwball
Canine Patrol (1945) (voice) …. Pluto
Pluto’s Kid Brother (1946) (voice) …. Pluto
In Dutch (1946) (voice) …. Pluto / The Mayor
Squatter’s Rights (1946) (voice) …. Pluto
Frank Duck Brings ’em Back Alive (1946) (voice) …. Goofy
Rescue Dog (1947) (voice) …. Pluto
Clown of the Jungle (1947) (voice) (uncredited) …. Aracuan Bird
Crazy with the Heat (1947) (voice) …. Goofy
Variety Girl (1947) (uncredited) …. Special voice impersonation
Fun & Fancy Free (1947) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947) (voice) …. Goofy
Mickey’s Delayed Date (1947) (voice) (uncredited) …. Pluto
Foul Hunting (1947) (voice) …. Goofy
King-Size Canary (1947) (voice) (uncredited) …. Cat
Pluto’s Blue Note (1947) (voice) …. Pluto
They’re Off (1948) (voice) …. Goofy
The Big Wash (1948) (voice) …. Goofy
Bill and Coo (1948) (uncredited) …. Singer
Melody Time (1948) (voice) (uncredited) …. Aracuan Bird
Pluto’s Purchase (1948) (voice) …. Pluto
Pluto’s Fledgling (1948) (voice) …. Pluto
Mickey and the Seal (1948) (voice) …. Pluto
Tea for Two Hundred (1948) (voice) …. Ants
Sheep Dog (1949) (voice) …. Pluto
Goofy Gymnastics (1949) (voice) …. Goofy
Little Rural Riding Hood (1949) (voice) (uncredited) …. Country Wolf
Tennis Racquet (1949) (voice) …. Goofy
Pluto’s Sweater (1949) (voice) …. Pluto
Pueblo Pluto (1949) (voice) …. Pluto
“Bozo’s Circus” (1949) TV series …. Bozo
… aka Bozo at the Circus (USA)
Food for Feudin’ (1950) (voice) …. Pluto
Pests of the West (1950) (voice) …. Pluto
Motor Mania (1950) (voice) …. Goofy
Primitive Pluto (1950) (voice) …. Pluto
How to Ride a Horse (1950) (voice) …. Goofy
Pluto and the Gopher (1950) (voice) …. Pluto / Gopher
Camp Dog (1950) (voice) …. Pluto
No Smoking (1951) (voice) …. Goofy
R’coon Dawg (1951) (voice) …. Pluto
Tomorrow We Diet! (1951) (voice) …. Goofy
Plutopia (1951) (voice) …. Pluto
Home Made Home (1951) (voice) …. Goofy
Cold Storage (1951) (voice) …. Pluto
How to Be a Detective (1952) (voice) …. Goofy
Pluto’s Christmas Tree (1952) (voice) (uncredited) …. Pluto / Goofy
Two Weeks Vacation (1952) (voice) …. Goofy
Pluto’s Party (1952) (voice) …. Pluto
Uncle Donald’s Ants (1952) (voice) …. Ants
Teachers Are People (1952) (voice) …. Goofy
Two Gun Goofy (1952) (voice) …. Goofy
Man’s Best Friend (1952) (voice) …. Goofy
Hello Aloha (1952) (voice) …. Goofy
Father’s Lion (1952) (voice) …. Goofy
How to Sleep (1953) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
How to Dance (1953) (voice) …. Goofy
Father’s Week-end (1953) (voice) …. Goofy
For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953) (voice) …. Goofy
Father’s Day Off (1953) (voice) …. Goofy
“Matty’s Funday Funnies” (1959) TV series (voice) …. Additional Voices
… aka Beany and Cecil (USA: new title)
… aka Matty’s Funnies with Beany and Cecil (USA: new title)
Sleeping Beauty (1959) (voice) (uncredited) …. Maleficent’s goon
Spare the Rod (1954) (voice) (uncredited) …. Pygmy cannibals
Aquamania (1961) (voice) …. Goofy
“The Yogi Bear Show” (1961) TV series …. Chopper (unknown episodes)
“Disneyland” …. Goofy / … (12 episodes, 1954-1964)
… aka Disney’s Wonderful World (USA: new title)
… aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
… aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
… aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
… aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
… aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
… aka Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
– In Shape with Von Drake (1964) TV episode (voice) …. Goofy
– Man Is His Own Worst Enemy (1962) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
– The Coyote’s Lament (1961) TV episode (voice) …. Pluto
– A Salute to Father (1961) TV episode (voice) …. Goofy
– How to Relax (1957) TV episode (voice) …. Goofy
(7 more)
“Tom and Jerry” (1965) TV series (voice) (uncredited)
Goofy’s Freeway Troubles (1965) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
… aka Freewayphobia #2
Freewayphobia #1 (1965) (voice) …. Goofy
… aka Freewayphobia or the Art of Driving the Super Highway (USA: complete title)
The Man from Button Willow (1965) (voice)
Mickey’s House of Villains (2001) (V) (voice) …. Goofy (segment “Lonesome Ghosts”)
Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) (V) (voice) (archive sound) …. Pluto (segment “Pluto’s Christmas Tree”)
Writer:
“Matty’s Funday Funnies” (1959) TV series (writer)
… aka Beany and Cecil (USA: new title)
… aka Matty’s Funnies with Beany and Cecil (USA: new title)
The Raven (1942) (writer)
Two for the Zoo (1941) (writer)
Better Days (1927) (titles)
The Klynick (1925) (titles)
Ringling’s Rivals (1925) (titles)
Six Faces West (1925) (titles)
Animation Department:
Not So Quiet (1930) (animator)
Spooks (1930) (animator) (as ‘Pinto’ Colvig)
Henpecked (1930) (animator)
Snappy Salesman (1930) (animator)
Cold Feet (1930) (animator)
Singing Sap (1930) (animator)
The Fowl Ball (1930) (animator)
The Navy (1930) (animator)
Mexico (1930) (animator)
Africa (1930) (animator) (as ‘Pinto’ Colvig)
Alaska (1930) (animator) ?… aka Oswald in Alaska (USA)
Mars (1930) (animator)
China (1931/I) (animator) (uncredited)
College (1931) (animator) (uncredited)
Shipwreck (1931) (animator)
The Farmer (1931) (animator) (as ‘Pinto’ Colvig)
The Fireman (1931) (animator)
The Bandmaster (1931) (animator)
The Hunter (1931) (animator)
Soundtrack:
Variety Girl (1947) (performer: “ROMEOW AND JULICAT”)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) (performer: “‘Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are’, ‘The House Began To Pitch’, ‘As Mayor of the Munchkin City’, ‘As Coroner, I Must Aver’, ‘Ding Dong The Witch is Dead’, ‘Lullaby League’, ‘Lollipop Guild’ and ‘We Welcome You to Munchkinland'” (uncredited), “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” (uncredited), “You’re Off to See the Wizard” (uncredited))
Director:
Mickey’s Amateurs (1937)
Self:
“Disneyland”
– Disney’s Greatest Villains (1977) TV episode (voice) …. Grumpy/Sleepy/Goofy
– The Truth About Mother Goose (1963) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy
Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’: Still the Fairest of Them All (2001) (V) (voice) (archive sound)
“Disneyland” …. Himself (1 episode, 1955)
… aka Disney’s Wonderful World (USA: new title)
… aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
… aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
… aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
… aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
… aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
… aka Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
– Cavalcade of Songs (1955) TV episode …. Himself
“Toast of the Town” (1 episode, 1953)
… aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
– Episode #6.22 (1953) TV episode
Archive Footage:
“House of Mouse”
– House of Scrooge (2002) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy/Pluto/Additional Voices
– The Mouse Who Came to Dinner (2001) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy/Additional Voices
– Clarabelle’s Big Secret (2001) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy/Pluto/Additional Voices
– The Stolen Cartoons (2001) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy/Pluto/Additional Voices
Goofy About Health (1989) (voice) …. Goofy
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho (1987) (V) (voice) …. Grumpy/Sleepy
Jiminy Cricket’s Christmas (1986) (V) (voice) (uncredited) …. Goofy/Grumpy/Pluto/Sleepy
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V) (uncredited) …. Goofy/Pluto/Practical Pig
Honors
In 1963 Pinto received a letter from Oregon Senator Maurine Neuberger thanking him for supporting her bill requiring warning labels on cigarette packages.
In 1993, the Walt Disney Company honored Pinto Colvig as a “Disney Legend.”
Annie Award: Winsor McCay Award 2000
On May 28, 2004, he was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Related Links
Bibliographic References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_Colvig
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173418/bio IMDb biography by George Pappas
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