a fer ▁( born ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actor ▁who ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁film , ▁television , ▁commer ci als , ▁voice - over ▁and ▁the ater . ▁Sh a fer , ▁sometimes ▁cred ited ▁as ▁Bobby ▁Ray ▁Sh a fer , ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁playing ▁Bob ▁V ance , ▁V ance ▁Re fr iger ation ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁sit com ▁The ▁Office , ▁and ▁has ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁substantial ▁cult ▁following ▁for ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Officer ▁Ted ▁W arn icky ▁( more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Joe ▁V ick ers ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁horror - com edy ▁Ps y cho ▁Cop ▁and ▁the ▁sequ el ▁Ps y cho ▁Cop ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Robert ▁Ray ▁Sh a fer , ▁Jr . ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Rome o , ▁Michigan ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Sh a fer ▁then ▁attended ▁Brow ard ▁College ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁purs ue ▁acting . ▁ ▁Selected ▁film ography ▁ ▁Film ▁performances ▁ ▁Television ▁performances ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Char l eston , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁from ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Category : American ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category