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