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He 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. 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 also the Warner Bros. animation studio , Fleischer Studios (Bluto, Gabby), and MGM, where he voiced a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz.
He was an American vaudeville performer, animator, and influential voice actor who shaped the early sound era of animation through his work with Disney and Fleischer Studios.
He is best known as the original voice of the Disney character Goofy, the original Bozo the Clown, and for providing voices for classic films including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Wizard of Oz.
His body of work focuses on character voice acting for classic animation and the development of animated comedy shorts during the mid-20th century.