
Cliff Edwards
Known for Acting · 122 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 (118)

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!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pacific Paradise
1937
as Himself

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

Vaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Modern Inventions
1937
as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

Knockout
1941
as Sleepy

Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
as Joe Lundeen

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
as Bell Hop

Monsters of the Deep
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

So This Is College
1929
as Windy

Crazy House
1930
as Writer

They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Laro

Sidewalks of New York
1931
as Poggle

Marianne
1929
as Soapy

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)

Sundown Jim
1942
as Stable Proprietor

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Victor Lebeau

Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Saratoga
1937
as Tip

Ride, Cowboy, Ride
1939
as Hogie
The Voice of Hollywood
1930

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self (singing voice)

The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Minstrel Joe

The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes

This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1960
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self

American Empire
1942
as Runty

The Ghost Ship
1943
as Unnamed Officer

The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Goldie Locke

I'm No Fool with Fire
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Happy

Laughing Sinners
1931
as Mike

Flowing Gold
1940
as 'Hot Rocks' Harris

Maisie
1939
as Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand

I'm No Fool in Water
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
The Man I Marry
1936
as Jerry Ridgeway

The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self

International Squadron
1941
as Omaha McGrath

The New Spirit
1942
as (voice) (uncredited)

The Great Lover
1931
as Finny

The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself

Dance, Fools, Dance
1931
as Bert Scranton
Cinema Circus
1937
as Himself

Doughboys
1930
as Nescopeck

Hell Divers
1932
as Baldy

Children of Pleasure
1930
as Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
as Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Seven Miles from Alcatraz
1942
as Stormy

Red River Robin Hood
1942
as Ike

Riders of the Badlands
1941
as Bones Malloy

Pirates of the Prairie
1942
as Ike

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
1995
as (voice) (archive footage)

The Avenging Rider
1943
as Ike

Montana Moon
1930
as Froggy

Lawless Plainsmen
1942
as Harmony Stubbs

Between Two Women
1937
as Snoopy

Overland to Deadwood
1942
as Harmony Hobbs

Young Bride
1932
as Pete

No Time at All
1958
as Webber's Manager

The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Buzz McCreedy

High School
1940
as "Jeff" Jefferson

Good News
1930
as Kearney

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933
as Self (Host)

Way Out West
1930
as Trilby

Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)

Sagebrush Law
1943
as Ike

From All of Us, To All of You
1958
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

George White's Scandals
1934
as Stew Hart

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self - Vocalist

The Women Men Marry
1937
as Jerry Little

Those Three French Girls
1930
as Owly

Just a Cute Kid
1940
as Speed

Bad Guy
1937
as 'Hi-Line'

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self

Fast Life
1932
as Bumpy

Stepping Out
1931
as Paul Perkins

Red Salute
1935
as P.J. Rooney

Thunder Over the Prairie
1941
as Bones Malloy

Bad Men of the Hills
1942
as Harmony Haines

She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Banjo Page

George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
as Dude

Riders of the Northland
1942
as Harmony Bumpas

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Bandit Ranger
1942
as Ike

Flying Devils
1933
as 'Screwy' Edwards

I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Friendly Neighbors
1940
as Notes

You and Your Sense of Touch
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
as Cliff the Ranch Foreman

West of Tombstone
1942
as Harmony Haines

The Prodigal
1931
as Snipe

I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

The Royal Rodeo
1939
as Shorty
Take a Chance
1933
as Louie Webb

Fighting Frontier
1943
as Ike

You the Human Animal
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Food
1957
as Jiminy Cricket

Prairie Stranger
1941
as 'Bones' Mallory

I'm No Fool Having Fun
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Five Senses
1955
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

The Little Adventuress
1938
as Handy

Shipmates
1931
as Bilge

Salute for Three
1943
as Foggy, photographer

Smuggled Cargo
1939
as Professor
Strange Case of Hennessy
1933
as Silo Dance

You and Your Ears
1957
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Power Dive
1941
as Squid Watkins

I'm No Fool with Electricity
1973
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Eyes
1956
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and the Living Machine
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 122 credits spanning from 1929 to 2023, Cliff Edwards has appeared in 118 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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