Robert Ray Shafer (born April 10, 1958) is an American
character actor
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who has appeared in film, television, commercials, voice-over and theater. Shafer, sometimes credited as Bobby Ray Shafer, is perhaps best known for playing
Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration on the American sitcom ''
The Office'', and has amassed a substantial
cult following
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for his portrayal of Officer Ted Warnicky (more commonly known as Joe Vickers) in the 1989
horror-comedy ''
Psycho Cop'' and the sequel ''
Psycho Cop 2''.
Early life
Robert Ray Shafer, Jr. was born in
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and List of cities in West Virginia, most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk River (West Virginia), Elk and Kanawha River, Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 20 ...
on April 10, 1958. He attended high school in
Romeo, Michigan and graduated in 1976. Shafer then attended
Broward College before moving to
Los Angeles to pursue acting.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
1958 births
Living people
Actors from Charleston, West Virginia
Male actors from West Virginia
American male film actors
American male television actors
Broward College alumni
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