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Robert Ray "Bobby" Shafer is an American actor 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 for his portrayal of Officer Ted Warnicky in the 1989 horror-comedy Psycho Cop and the sequel Psycho Cop 2.
Birth Name
Robert Ray Shafer Jr.
Born
Thursday, 10 April 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Caged | Officer Ganser | 2021 |
| The Onania Club | Military Dad | 2020 |
| Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s | Himself / Self - Actor | 2019 |
| Dick Dickster | Dick Dickster | 2018 |
| Awaken the Shadowman | Tom | 2017 |
| Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Construction Worker | 2016 |
| A Christmas Reunion | Frank O'Brien | 2015 |
| Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves | Arthur | 2015 |
| Adam Ruins Everything | Ray / Ray Murphy | 2015 |
| The Messengers | Earl Cowen | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Caged | Officer Ganser | 2021 |
| The Onania Club | Military Dad | 2020 |
| Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s | Himself / Self - Actor | 2019 |
| Dick Dickster | Dick Dickster | 2018 |
| Awaken the Shadowman | Tom | 2017 |
| Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Construction Worker | 2016 |
| A Christmas Reunion | Frank O'Brien | 2015 |
| Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves | Arthur | 2015 |
| Adam Ruins Everything | Ray / Ray Murphy | 2015 |
| The Messengers | Earl Cowen | 2015 |
| Zombeavers | Trucker | 2014 |
| Asteroid vs Earth | Lt. Rouse | 2014 |
| Loaded | Mechanic | 2014 |
| Abner, the Invisible Dog | Charlie | 2013 |
| Side Effects | Police Chief | 2013 |
| Friended to Death | Chuck Henson | 2013 |
| The Bridge | Karl Millwright | 2013 |
| Retribution | James Cooper | 2012 |
| FDR: American Badass! | Robby Kreeger | 2012 |
| Collision Course | Pilot | 2012 |
| Sherman's in Sanity | Vern Pfinger | 2012 |
| The Coffee Talk Show | Self / Guest | 2012 |
| Super Shark | Commander Williams (as Bobby Ray Shafer) / Commander Williams | 2011 |
| Getting That Girl | Coach Thieson | 2011 |
| Knifepoint | Michael | 2011 |
| Mega Python vs. Gatoroid | Zeke | 2011 |
| Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus | Charlie Ross | 2010 |
| Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Nick Middlesworth | 2010 |
| Pair of Kings | King Malakai | 2010 |
| Turbulent Skies | Jackson | 2010 |
| Maneater | Gus | 2009 |
| Reconciliation | Pastor Hughes | 2009 |
| The Gold Retrievers | Sherrif Mike Denton / Sheriff Mike Denton | 2009 |
| The Scenesters | George Porter | 2009 |
| Heat Wave | Roy Rogan | 2009 |
| The Life & Times of Tim | Rodney's Dad | 2008 |
| Stiletto | Krieger | 2008 |
| All In | Slick Moustached Player | 2008 |
| Protecting the King | Officer Gibbs | 2007 |
| Dark Honeymoon | Sheriff Fields | 2007 |
| Slip | M-16 Man | 2006 |
| In Justice | Prison Guard | 2006 |
| Choker | Lt. Clark / Clark | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | Chief Arthur Emmett | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Uncle Pete | 2005 |
| The Office | Bob Vance | 2005 |
| Desperate Housewives | Supervisor | 2004 |
| Boston Legal | Smith | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Nate 'Red Scare' Beecher '10 | 2003 |
| Las Vegas | Wally Ford | 2003 |
| Monster Man | Police Officer / Police Officer #1 | 2003 |
| I Love the '80s | Hollywood Shuffle Director | 2002 |
| Contagion | Wallace | 2002 |
| Titus | Bar Patron | 2000 |
| Son of the Beach | Main Crony | 2000 |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Police Officer | 2000 |
| Finding Kelly | Sheriff Posey | 2000 |
| The West Wing | Cable Pundit | 1999 |
| Becker | Mr. Preston | 1998 |
| The Corporate Ladder | Jack Sherman | 1997 |
| Mr. Atlas | Wilshire Frodden | 1997 |
| Arli$$ | Reporter | 1996 |
| The Secret World of Dreams | Man in Love | 1995 |
| A Brilliant Disguise | Jimmy Brennan (as Robert Shafer) / Jimmy Brennan | 1994 |
| Psycho Cop Returns | Officer Joe Vickers | 1993 |
| Inside Out | Cuddy Dalton | 1991 |
| Wings | Otto | 1990 |
| Psycho Cop | Officer Joe Vickers | 1989 |
| Future Force | David Harris | 1989 |
| Hollywood Shuffle | Commercial Director | 1987 |
| Echo Park | Commercial director | 1985 |
| The Rosebud Beach Hotel | Rodney | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Dennis | 1984 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self - Washington, D.C. | 1979 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Dick Dickster | 2018 |
| Psycho Cop Returns | 1993 |
