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Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Acting

Born: June 13, 1895Hannibal, Missouri, USA

Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician, singer, actor and voice actor, who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number-one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and is best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) and Fun and Fancy Free (1947). His rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" in Pinocchio is probably his most familiar recorded legacy.

Known For
Filmography
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)

2023
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

2003
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

Self (archive footage)

1997
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

(voice) (archive footage)

1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self (singing voice)

1995
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage)

1974
I'm No Fool with Electricity

I'm No Fool with Electricity

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1973
This Is Your Life Donald Duck

This Is Your Life Donald Duck

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1960
From All of Us, To All of You

From All of Us, To All of You

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1958
No Time at All

No Time at All

Webber's Manager

1958
You and Your Ears

You and Your Ears

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1957
You and Your Food

You and Your Food

Jiminy Cricket

1957
You and the Living Machine

You and the Living Machine

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1957
I'm No Fool Having Fun

I'm No Fool Having Fun

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1956
You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste

You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1956
I'm No Fool in Water

I'm No Fool in Water

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1956
You and Your Eyes

You and Your Eyes

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1956
I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian

I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1956
I'm No Fool with a Bicycle

I'm No Fool with a Bicycle

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1956
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1956
You and Your Five Senses

You and Your Five Senses

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1955
I'm No Fool with Fire

I'm No Fool with Fire

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1955
You the Human Animal

You the Human Animal

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1955
You and Your Sense of Touch

You and Your Sense of Touch

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1955
Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

1947
Hollywood Wonderland

Hollywood Wonderland

Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)

1947
The Ghost Ship

The Ghost Ship

Unnamed Officer

1943
The Avenging Rider

The Avenging Rider

Ike

1943
Sagebrush Law

Sagebrush Law

Ike

1943
The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

Goldie Locke

1943
Salute for Three

Salute for Three

Foggy, photographer

1943
Fighting Frontier

Fighting Frontier

Ike

1943
American Empire

American Empire

Runty

1942
Pirates of the Prairie

Pirates of the Prairie

Ike

1942
Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Stormy

1942
Red River Robin Hood

Red River Robin Hood

Ike

1942
Bandit Ranger

Bandit Ranger

Ike

1942
Overland to Deadwood

Overland to Deadwood

Harmony Hobbs

1942
Bad Men of the Hills

Bad Men of the Hills

Harmony Haines

1942
Riders of the Northland

Riders of the Northland

Harmony Bumpas

1942
Sundown Jim

Sundown Jim

Stable Proprietor

1942
Lawless Plainsmen

Lawless Plainsmen

Harmony Stubbs

1942
The New Spirit

The New Spirit

(voice) (uncredited)

1942
West of Tombstone

West of Tombstone

Harmony Haines

1942
Riders of the Badlands

Riders of the Badlands

Bones Malloy

1941
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
Dumbo

Dumbo

Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)

1941
Prairie Stranger

Prairie Stranger

'Bones' Mallory

1941
International Squadron

International Squadron

Omaha McGrath

1941
Thunder Over the Prairie

Thunder Over the Prairie

Bones Malloy

1941
Power Dive

Power Dive

Squid Watkins

1941
Knockout

Knockout

Sleepy

1941
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

Cliff the Ranch Foreman

1941
The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes

1941
She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

Banjo Page

1940
Friendly Neighbors

Friendly Neighbors

Notes

1940
Just a Cute Kid

Just a Cute Kid

Speed

1940
Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

'Hot Rocks' Harris

1940
Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

Happy

1940
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

1940
High School

High School

"Jeff" Jefferson

1940
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Endicott

1940
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Reminiscent Soldier

1939
The Royal Rodeo

The Royal Rodeo

Shorty

1939
Ride, Cowboy, Ride

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

Hogie

1939
Smuggled Cargo

Smuggled Cargo

Professor

1939
Maisie

Maisie

Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand

1939

The Little Adventuress

Handy

1938
The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

Minstrel Joe

1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone

The Bad Man of Brimstone

Buzz McCreedy

1937
The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

Jerry Little

1937
Pacific Paradise

Pacific Paradise

Himself

1937
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

Self

1937
Bad Guy

Bad Guy

'Hi-Line'

1937
Saratoga

Saratoga

Tip

1937
Between Two Women

Between Two Women

Snoopy

1937
Modern Inventions

Modern Inventions

Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

1937
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

Laro

1937

Cinema Circus

Himself

1937

The Man I Marry

Jerry Ridgeway

1936
Starlit Days at the Lido

Starlit Days at the Lido

Self

1935
Red Salute

Red Salute

P.J. Rooney

1935
George White's 1935 Scandals

George White's 1935 Scandals

Dude

1935
George White's Scandals

George White's Scandals

Stew Hart

1934

Strange Case of Hennessy

Silo Dance

1933

Take a Chance

Louie Webb

1933
Flying Devils

Flying Devils

'Screwy' Edwards

1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

Self (Host)

1933
Fast Life

Fast Life

Bumpy

1932
Young Bride

Young Bride

Pete

1932
Hell Divers

Hell Divers

Baldy

1932
The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

Himself

1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Victor Lebeau

1931
Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

Poggle

1931
The Great Lover

The Great Lover

Finny

1931
Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners

Mike

1931
Shipmates

Shipmates

Bilge

1931
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

Paul Perkins

1931
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

Bell Hop

1931
The Prodigal

The Prodigal

Snipe

1931
Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance

Bert Scranton

1931
Crazy House

Crazy House

Writer

1930
Those Three French Girls

Those Three French Girls

Owly

1930
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Self - Vocalist

1930
Doughboys

Doughboys

Nescopeck

1930
Good News

Good News

Kearney

1930
Way Out West

Way Out West

Trilby

1930

The Voice of Hollywood

1930
Children of Pleasure

Children of Pleasure

Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)

1930
Montana Moon

Montana Moon

Froggy

1930
Lord Byron of Broadway

Lord Byron of Broadway

Joe Lundeen

1930
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Self

1929
So This Is College

So This Is College

Windy

1929
Marianne

Marianne

Soapy

1929