Vance DeBar Colvig
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Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig was an American voice actor, animator, and entertainer best known as the original voice of Disney’s Goofy and for his work on early animated cartoons.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vance DeBar Colvig canonical | 2 |
| Vance Colvig Jr. | 1 |
| Vance DeBar Colvig Jr. | 1 |
| Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7672154 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vance DeBar Colvig Context triple: [Pinto Colvig, birthName, Vance DeBar Colvig]
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A.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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B.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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C.
Clovis Byers
Clovis Byers was a senior United States Army officer and World War II and Korean War combat leader who rose to the rank of lieutenant general.
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D.
Ellsworth Hoagland
Ellsworth Hoagland was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
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E.
D.W. Washburn
"D.W. Washburn" is a 1968 pop song, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, that was recorded by both The Coasters and The Monkees.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vance DeBar Colvig Target entity description: Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig was an American voice actor, animator, and entertainer best known as the original voice of Disney’s Goofy and for his work on early animated cartoons.
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A.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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B.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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C.
Clovis Byers
Clovis Byers was a senior United States Army officer and World War II and Korean War combat leader who rose to the rank of lieutenant general.
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D.
Ellsworth Hoagland
Ellsworth Hoagland was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
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E.
D.W. Washburn
"D.W. Washburn" is a 1968 pop song, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, that was recorded by both The Coasters and The Monkees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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animator ⓘ clown ⓘ comedian ⓘ entertainer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Vance DeBar Colvig ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Vance Colvig Jr.
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linked to:
Vance DeBar Colvig
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-09-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-10-03 ⓘ |
| employer |
Fleischer Studios
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Walt Disney Productions ⓘ Warner Bros. Cartoons ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Animation
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| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Colvig ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animated film
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voice acting ⓘ |
| genre | animation ⓘ |
| givenName | Vance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the original voice of Disney’s Goofy
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pioneering sound effects and vocal characterizations in animation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| middleName | DeBar ⓘ |
| nickname | Pinto ⓘ |
| notableWork |
original voice of Goofy
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voice of Grumpy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ⓘ voice of Pluto ⓘ voice of Sleepy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ⓘ voice work in early Disney cartoons ⓘ work on Fleischer Studios cartoons ⓘ work on Warner Bros. cartoons ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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cartoonist ⓘ clown ⓘ entertainer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jacksonville, Oregon, United States
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linked to:
Jacksonville, Oregon
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| placeOfDeath | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
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| spouse | Margaret Slaven ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vance DeBar Colvig Description of subject: Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig was an American voice actor, animator, and entertainer best known as the original voice of Disney’s Goofy and for his work on early animated cartoons.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.