Person
Cliff Edwards
Acting · 1895–1971 · Hannibal, Missouri, USA
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
Bat Masterson
A.J. Mulcaney
Playhouse 90
Webber's Manager
Pinocchio
Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Reminiscent Soldier
Once Upon a Studio
Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Dumbo
Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
Endicott
Modern Inventions
Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
Fun and Fancy Free
Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Filmography
- 2023Once Upon a StudioJiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
- 2003Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1997VaudevilleSelf (archive footage)
- 1997The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'Self (archive footage)
- 1995Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind(voice) (archive footage)
- 1995Betty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsSelf (singing voice)
- 1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
- 1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973I'm No Fool with ElectricityJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1960This Is Your Life Donald DuckJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1958From All of Us, To All of YouJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1958Bat MastersonA.J. Mulcaney
- 1958No Time at AllWebber's Manager
- 1957You and Your EarsJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1957You and Your FoodJiminy Cricket
- 1957You and the Living MachineJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956I'm No Fool Having FunJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956You and Your Senses of Smell and TasteJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956I'm No Fool in WaterJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956You and Your EyesJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956Playhouse 90Webber's Manager
- 1956I'm No Fool as a PedestrianJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956I'm No Fool with a BicycleJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and FriendsJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955You and Your Five SensesJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955I'm No Fool with FireJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955You the Human AnimalJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955You and Your Sense of TouchJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1954The Wonderful World of Disney
- 1949The Cliff Edwards Show
- 1947Fun and Fancy FreeJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1947Hollywood WonderlandSaloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
- 1943The Ghost ShipUnnamed Officer
- 1943The Avenging RiderIke
- 1943Sagebrush LawIke
- 1943The Falcon Strikes BackGoldie Locke
- 1943Salute for ThreeFoggy, photographer
- 1943Fighting FrontierIke
- 1942American EmpireRunty
- 1942Pirates of the PrairieIke
- 1942Seven Miles from AlcatrazStormy
- 1942Red River Robin HoodIke
- 1942Bandit RangerIke
- 1942Overland to DeadwoodHarmony Hobbs
- 1942Bad Men of the HillsHarmony Haines
- 1942Riders of the NorthlandHarmony Bumpas
- 1942Sundown JimStable Proprietor
- 1942Lawless PlainsmenHarmony Stubbs
- 1942The New Spirit(voice) (uncredited)
- 1942West of TombstoneHarmony Haines
- 1941Riders of the BadlandsBones Malloy
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941DumboDandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941Prairie Stranger'Bones' Mallory
- 1941International SquadronOmaha McGrath
- 1941Thunder Over the PrairieBones Malloy
- 1941Power DiveSquid Watkins
- 1941KnockoutSleepy
- 1941Cliff Edwards and His BuckaroosCliff the Ranch Foreman
- 1941The Monster and the GirlLeon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes
- 1940She Couldn't Say NoBanjo Page
- 1940Friendly NeighborsNotes
- 1940Just a Cute KidSpeed
- 1940Flowing Gold'Hot Rocks' Harris
- 1940Millionaires in PrisonHappy
- 1940PinocchioJiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940High School"Jeff" Jefferson
- 1940His Girl FridayEndicott
- 1939Gone with the WindReminiscent Soldier
- 1939The Royal RodeoShorty
- 1939Ride, Cowboy, RideHogie
- 1939Smuggled CargoProfessor
- 1939MaisieShorty Miller, Ranch Hand
- 1938The Little AdventuressHandy
- 1938The Girl of the Golden WestMinstrel Joe
- 1937The Bad Man of BrimstoneBuzz McCreedy
- 1937The Women Men MarryJerry Little
- 1937Pacific ParadiseHimself
- 1937Bad Guy'Hi-Line'
- 1937The Romance of CelluloidSelf
- 1937SaratogaTip
- 1937Between Two WomenSnoopy
- 1937Modern InventionsRobot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937They Gave Him a GunLaro
- 1937Cinema CircusHimself
- 1936The Man I MarryJerry Ridgeway
- 1935Starlit Days at the LidoSelf
- 1935Red SaluteP.J. Rooney
- 1935George White's 1935 ScandalsDude
- 1934George White's ScandalsStew Hart
- 1933Strange Case of HennessySilo Dance
- 1933Take a ChanceLouie Webb
- 1933Flying Devils'Screwy' Edwards
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-12Self (Host)
- 1932Fast LifeBumpy
- 1932Young BridePete
- 1932Hell DiversBaldy
- 1931The Christmas PartyHimself
- 1931The Sin of Madelon ClaudetVictor Lebeau
- 1931Sidewalks of New YorkPoggle
- 1931The Great LoverFinny
- 1931Laughing SinnersMike
- 1931ShipmatesBilge
- 1931Stepping OutPaul Perkins
- 1931Parlor, Bedroom and BathBell Hop
- 1931The ProdigalSnipe
- 1931Dance, Fools, DanceBert Scranton
- 1930Crazy HouseWriter
- 1930Those Three French GirlsOwly
- 1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1Self - Vocalist
- 1930DoughboysNescopeck
- 1930Good NewsKearney
- 1930Way Out WestTrilby
- 1930The Voice of Hollywood
- 1930Children of PleasureRadio Performer Cliff (uncredited)
- 1930Montana MoonFroggy
- 1930Lord Byron of BroadwayJoe Lundeen
- 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Self
- 1929So This Is CollegeWindy
- 1929MarianneSoapy
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