Bozo’s Circus Is On The Air!
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Location: Various US Regions
Surname/tag: Bozo, actors
Location: Various US Regions
Surname/tag: Bozo, actors
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To list and honor all the performers who played Bozo the Clown.
Sources:
- Bozo the Clown on Wikipedia
- Bozo the Clown, Clownopedia
Alan Livingston, a writer and producer created the character of Bozo the Clown in 1946 for a series of vinyl records and illustrated read-along companion children’s books for Capitol Records; the first of which was titled, Bozo at the Circus. He hired Pinto Colvig, a former professional circus clown and voice artist to portray Bozo on these albums.
Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig (1892-1967) Pinto Colvig was a voice actor, circus performer, and newspaper cartoonist, who is best remembered as the original voice of Walt Disney's Goofy, and as the very first Bozo the Clown.
| Bozo | Dates | City | Studio | Connected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Franklin Davis III | (1961-1962) | Austin, Texas | KHFI-TV (now KXAN-TV) | |
| Thomas "Stu" Kerr | (1960s) | Baltimore, Maryland | WMAR-TV | No |
| Mike Dolley | (1962–1967) | Bangor, Maine | WABI-TV | |
| Bart Darby | (1961–1962) | Birmingham, Alabama | WBRC-TV | |
| Ward McIntyre Jr | (1962–1968) | Birmingham, Alabama | WBRC-TV | Connected |
| Frank Avruch | (1959–1970) | Boston, Massachusetts | WHDH-TV (now WCVB-TV) | No |
| Francis X Stack | Buffalo, New York | WUTV-TV | ||
| Jonas Santos | (1980s) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | TV Alterosa | |
| Evandro Antunes | (1980s) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | TV Alterosa | |
| Wandeko Pipoca | (1980–1982) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | TV Record São Paulo and TVS Rio de Janeiro; at SBT (1981–1982) | |
| Luis Ricardo | (1982–1990) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Arlindo Barreto | (1983–1986) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Marcos Pajé | (1983–1986) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Luiz Leandro | (1985–1986) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Edilson Oliveira | (1986–1987) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Décio Roberto | (1984–1991) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Paulo Seyssel | (1980s) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| André Luiz Sucesso | (2007–2011) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT (guest appearances) | |
| Jean Santos | (2012–2014) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Cláudio Siqueira | (2021-2022) | Brazil (national broadcasting based in São Paulo) | SBT | |
| Jim Patterson | (1962–1966) | Charlotte, North Carolina | WBTV-TV | |
| Bob Bell | (1960–1984) | Chicago, Illinois | WGN-TV | Connected |
| Joey D'Auria | (1984–2001) | Chicago, Illinois | WGN-TV | Joey D'Auria, living Facebook |
| Bob Shreve | (1965–1968) | Cincinnati, Ohio | WKRC-TV | |
| Dallas, Texas | KMEC-TV (July–October 1968) | |||
| David Eaton | (late 1960s – early 1970s) | Dayton/Springfield, Ohio | WSWO-TV (now WBDT) | |
| Ned Austin | (1959–1961) | Denver, Colorado | KBTV (now KUSA-TV) | |
| Bob McNea | (1959–1967) | Detroit, Michigan | WWJ-TV (now WDIV-TV) | No |
| Jerry Booth | (1967) | Detroit, Michigan | CKLW-TV (now CBET-DT) | |
| Art Cervi | (1967–1979) | Detroit, Michigan | CKLW-TV (now CBET-DT) (1967–1977) and WJBK-TV (1977–1979) | No |
| Howell Eurich | (1968–1972) | El Paso, Texas | KROD-TV (now KDBC-TV) | Locked profile |
| Earl Frank Cady (1918-1992) | (1967–1979) | Flint, Michigan | WJRT-TV | No |
| Dan Berry | (1987–1989) | Fort Wayne, Indiana | ||
| Bill Merchant | (Aug 1966 – 1968) | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WZZM-TV | |
| Dick Richards | (1968–1999) | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WZZM-TV | |
| Jerry Drake | (1960s) | Green Bay, Wisconsin | WLUK-TV | |
| Andrew H. Amyx | (1961–1966) | Jacksonville, Florida | WFGA-TV (now WTLV-TV) | |
| Bill Boydston | (1967–1975) | Jacksonville, Florida | WFGA-TV (now WTLV-TV) | |
| Roger Bowers | (1960–1961) | Johnson City, Tennessee | WJHL-TV (used a ventriloquist dummy resembling Bozo's "little pal Butchie") | |
| Johnny Mountain | (1960s) | Knoxville, Tennessee | WTVK (now WVLT-TV) | Johnny Mountain, living |
| Gary Weir | (1966–early 1970s) | Little Rock, Arkansas | KATV-TV (also late 1980s at KARK-TV; KAIT-TV in Jonesboro, Arkansas (1970s–1980s); KLRT-TV in Little Rock in the late 1980s) | |
| Syd Saylor | (1950s at KTTV) | Los Angeles, California | KTTV (second Bozo after Pinto Colvig) | Connected |
| Vance Colvig Jr. | (1959–1964) | Los Angeles, California | KTLA-TV (son of the original Bozo) | Connected |
| Jim Chapin | (1955-1956) | Memphis, Tennessee | WHBQ-TV | |
| Jose Manuel Vargas | (1960s–1990s) | Mexico City | Canal de las Estrellas | |
| Alan Rock | (1968–1970) | Miami, Florida | WAJA-TV (now WLTV) | |
| Keith Andrews | (1967) | Moline, Illinois | WQAD-TV | |
| Jose Marroquin | (1961–1963) | Monterrey, Mexico | XHX-TV | |
| Tom Tichenor | (1959) | Nashville, Tennessee | WSM-TV (now WSMV-TV) | No |
| Dick Brackett | (late 1959–1966) | Nashville, Tennessee | WSM-TV (now WSMV-TV) (replaced Tom Tichenor) | |
| Joe Holcombe | (mid 1960s – late 1970s) | Nashville, Tennessee | WSIX-TV (now WKRN-TV) | |
| Jim Kent | (late 1960 to early 1970s) | Nashville, Tennessee | WSIX-TV (now WKRN-TV) | |
| Bennett B. Schneider IV | (1969–1971) | New Bedford, Massachusetts | WTEV-TV (now WLNE-TV) | Connected |
| Samuel Tustin Adams Jr | (1957–?) | New Orleans, Louisiana | WWL-TV | N/C |
| Rob Labby | (1970s) | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Bill Britten | (1959–1964) | New York City, New York | WPIX-TV | No |
| Gordon Ramsey | (1969–1970) | New York City, New York | WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) | No |
| Alan Rock | (1971–1974) | Orlando, Florida | WFTV-TV | |
| Doug Wing | (1969) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WTAF-TV (now WTXF-TV) | |
| Craig Michael Mann | (1970) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WTAF-TV (now WTXF-TV) | |
| Deon Aumier | (1989–1990) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WGBS-TV (now WPSG) | |
| Bob McCone | (1990–1994) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WGBS-TV (now WPSG) | |
| Deeny Kaplan | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WPGH-TV | ||
| Jeremy Baker | Providence, Rhode Island | WNAC-TV | ||
| Paul Montgomery | (1960–1961) | Raleigh, North Carolina | WRAL-TV | |
| Charles Myara | (1980s) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | TVS Rio de Janeiro | |
| Nani Souza | (1980s) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | TVS Rio de Janeiro | |
| Jerry Harrell | (until 1974) | Richmond, Virginia | WTVR-TV | |
| Cau Alves | (1980s) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | TV Itapoan | |
| Tom Carroll | (1968–1970) | San Francisco, California | KEMO-TV (now KOFY-TV) | |
| Joe Miot Jr | (1967–1968) | Shreveport, Louisiana | KTBS-TV | No |
| Terry MacDonald (now Mac McDonald) | (1968) | Shreveport, Louisiana | KTBS-TV | |
| Drew Hunter | (1969–1970) | Shreveport, Louisiana | KTBS-TV | |
| Pat Tobin | (1960–1962) | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | KSOO-TV (now KSFY-TV) | |
| Michael Latiff | (1971–1972) | Syracuse, New York | WNYS-TV (now WSYR-TV) | N/C |
| Jim Chaplin | (1960s) | Toledo, Ohio | WSPD-TV | |
| Roger Erickson | (1959–63) | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota | WCCO-TV | |
| Ed Whittaker | (early to late 1960s) | Utica, New York | WKTV-TV | |
| Willard Herman Scott Jr | (1959–1962) | Washington, D.C. | WRC-TV | Connected |
| Tony Alexi | (1971–1972) | Washington, D.C. | WDCA-TV | |
| Dick Dyszel | (1972–1977) | Washington, D.C. | WDCA-TV | Dick Dyszel, living |
| Jerry Booth | (1967) | Windsor, Ontario (see also Detroit, Michigan) | CKLW-TV (now CBET-DT) | |
| Art Cervi | (1967–1977) | Windsor, Ontario (see also Detroit, Michigan) | CKLW-TV (now CBET-DT) | No |
| Tom Matzell | (1970–1974) | Worcester, Massachusetts | WSMW-TV | IMDb Tom Matzell, living |
| Larry (Weiss) Harmon | Los Angeles, California | -TV | No |
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