Cliff Edwards
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1895-06-13
- Died
- 1971-07-17
- Place of birth
- Hannibal, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Clifton Avon Edwards · Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards · Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards · Ukulele Ike · Ukelele Ike · Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards
Biography
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (117)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Reminiscent Soldier
Pinocchio
1940
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
Dumbo
1941
as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Endicott
Fun and Fancy Free
1947
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self
Fighting Frontier
1943
as Ike
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes
Modern Inventions
1937
as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Ike
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self
Young Bride
1932
as Pete
Power Dive
1941
as Squid Watkins
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Laro
The Man I Marry
1936
as Jerry Ridgeway
Doughboys
1930
as Nescopeck
Saratoga
1937
as Tip
Hell Divers
1932
as Baldy
Red Salute
1935
as P.J. Rooney
American Empire
1942
as Runty
Riders of the Northland
1942
as Harmony Bumpas
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Good News
1930
as Kearney
Laughing Sinners
1931
as Mike
Knockout
1941
as Sleepy
Sidewalks of New York
1931
as Poggle
Maisie
1939
as Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand
Marianne
1929
as Soapy
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Goldie Locke
Friendly Neighbors
1940
as Notes
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931
as Bert Scranton
Flowing Gold
1940
as 'Hot Rocks' Harris
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
as Self (archive footage)
George White's Scandals
1934
as Stew Hart
Lawless Plainsmen
1942
as Harmony Stubbs
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Victor Lebeau
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
Between Two Women
1937
as Snoopy
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
as Joe Lundeen
Bandit Ranger
1942
as Ike
Fast Life
1932
as Bumpy
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self (singing voice)
Cinema Circus
1937
as Himself
High School
1940
as "Jeff" Jefferson
Red River Robin Hood
1942
as Ike
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1960
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
From All of Us, To All of You
1958
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
The New Spirit
1942
as (voice) (uncredited)
The Ghost Ship
1943
as Unnamed Officer
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
as Bell Hop
Smuggled Cargo
1939
as Professor
So This Is College
1929
as Windy
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Happy
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
1942
as Stormy
You and Your Food
1957
as Jiminy Cricket
Flying Devils
1933
as 'Screwy' Edwards
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
as Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Prairie Stranger
1941
as 'Bones' Mallory
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
as Dude
Children of Pleasure
1930
as Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)
International Squadron
1941
as Omaha McGrath
The Great Lover
1931
as Finny
Stepping Out
1931
as Paul Perkins
Shipmates
1931
as Bilge
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self - Vocalist
Montana Moon
1930
as Froggy
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Minstrel Joe
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
1995
as (voice) (archive footage)
West of Tombstone
1942
as Harmony Haines
Vaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Sundown Jim
1942
as Stable Proprietor
No Time at All
1958
as Webber's Manager
Pacific Paradise
1937
as Himself
Salute for Three
1943
as Foggy, photographer
Riders of the Badlands
1941
as Bones Malloy
Way Out West
1930
as Trilby
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
1939
as Hogie
Overland to Deadwood
1942
as Harmony Hobbs
Bad Guy
1937
as 'Hi-Line'
She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Banjo Page
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Buzz McCreedy
I'm No Fool Having Fun
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
The Little Adventuress
1938
as Handy
Take a Chance
1933
as Louie Webb
Just a Cute Kid
1940
as Speed
You the Human Animal
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Crazy House
1930
as Writer
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933
as Self (Host)
The Women Men Marry
1937
as Jerry Little
You and Your Five Senses
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Those Three French Girls
1930
as Owly
Bad Men of the Hills
1942
as Harmony Haines
I'm No Fool with Fire
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Thunder Over the Prairie
1941
as Bones Malloy
You and Your Sense of Touch
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Pirates of the Prairie
1942
as Ike
The Prodigal
1931
as Snipe
You and the Living Machine
1957
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
The Avenging Rider
1943
as Ike
You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
as Cliff the Ranch Foreman
You and Your Eyes
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
The Royal Rodeo
1939
as Shorty
Strange Case of Hennessy
1933
as Silo Dance
I'm No Fool in Water
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
I'm No Fool with Electricity
1973
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
You and Your Ears
1957
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
About Cliff Edwards
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 Up… With 121 credits spanning from 1929 to 2023, Cliff Edwards has appeared in 117 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cliff Edwards Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Reminiscent Soldier
- Pinocchio (1940) — as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) — as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
- Dumbo (1941) — as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
- His Girl Friday (1940) — as Endicott
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