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robert pa. shafer at the office convention in scranton , robert ray shafer jr. charleston , west virginia , u.s. 250px 10 april 1958 robert_ray_shafer _ - _ the_office_convention_10-07 . jpg robert r. shafer
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robert r. shafer

robert shafer -lrb- born april 10 , 1958 -rrb- is an american actor who has amassed a substantial cult-following for having played officer joe vickers in the 1989 horror-comedy `` psycho cop '' and the sequel `` psycho cop 2 '' .
shafer , sometimes credited as bobby ray shafer , is best known for playing bob vance on `` the office '' .
born in charleston , west virginia , shafer has appeared in film , television , commercials , voice-over and theater .
according to amazon.com , shafer has appeared in at least 18 movies .
