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Actor
Cliff Edwards
- Born June 13, 1895 in Hannibal, Missouri, USA
- Died July 17, 1971
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).
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His rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" in Pinocchio is probably his most familiar recorded legacy.
Known for
Pinocchio1940
Dumbo1941
Gone with the Wind1939
His Girl Friday1940
Fun and Fancy Free1947
Once Upon a Studio2023
The Ghost Ship1943
That's Entertainment!1974
Filmography
- TBAMonsters of the DeepFilmJiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
- 2023Once Upon a StudioFilmJiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
- 2003Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3FilmRobot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1997The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1997VaudevilleFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1995Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the WindFilm(voice) (archive footage)
- 1995Betty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsFilmSelf (singing voice)
- 1994That's Entertainment! IIIFilm(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1974That's Entertainment!Film(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973I'm No Fool with ElectricityFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1960This Is Your Life Donald DuckFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesA.J. Mulcaney
- 1958From All of Us, To All of YouFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1958No Time at AllFilmWebber's Manager
- 1957You and Your FoodFilmJiminy Cricket
- 1957You and Your EarsFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1957You and the Living MachineFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956Playhouse 90SeriesWebber's Manager
- 1956I'm No Fool Having FunFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956I'm No Fool with a BicycleFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956I'm No Fool as a PedestrianFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956You and Your Senses of Smell and TasteFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956I'm No Fool in WaterFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and FriendsFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1956You and Your EyesFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955I'm No Fool with FireFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955You and Your Sense of TouchFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955You the Human AnimalFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1955You and Your Five SensesFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeries
- 1949The Cliff Edwards ShowSeries
- 1947Fun and Fancy FreeFilmJiminy Cricket (voice)
- 1947Hollywood WonderlandFilmSaloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
- 1943The Ghost ShipFilmUnnamed Officer
- 1943The Falcon Strikes BackFilmGoldie Locke
- 1943Sagebrush LawFilmIke
- 1943Fighting FrontierFilmIke
- 1943Salute for ThreeFilmFoggy, photographer
- 1943The Avenging RiderFilmIke
- 1942The New SpiritFilm(voice) (uncredited)
- 1942Seven Miles from AlcatrazFilmStormy
- 1942American EmpireFilmRunty
- 1942Red River Robin HoodFilmIke
- 1942Bandit RangerFilmIke
- 1942Pirates of the PrairieFilmIke
- 1942Overland to DeadwoodFilmHarmony Hobbs
- 1942Riders of the NorthlandFilmHarmony Bumpas
- 1942West of TombstoneFilmHarmony Haines
- 1942Bad Men of the HillsFilmHarmony Haines
- 1942Sundown JimFilmStable Proprietor
- 1942Lawless PlainsmenFilmHarmony Stubbs
- 1941DumboFilmDandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941The Monster and the GirlFilmLeon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes
- 1941KnockoutFilmSleepy
- 1941Power DiveFilmSquid Watkins
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941FilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941International SquadronFilmOmaha McGrath
- 1941Cliff Edwards and His BuckaroosFilmCliff the Ranch Foreman
- 1941Riders of the BadlandsFilmBones Malloy
- 1941Thunder Over the PrairieFilmBones Malloy
- 1941Prairie StrangerFilm'Bones' Mallory
- 1940PinocchioFilmJiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940His Girl FridayFilmEndicott
- 1940Flowing GoldFilm'Hot Rocks' Harris
- 1940Millionaires in PrisonFilmHappy
- 1940She Couldn't Say NoFilmBanjo Page
- 1940High SchoolFilm"Jeff" Jefferson
- 1940Just a Cute KidFilmSpeed
- 1940Friendly NeighborsFilmNotes
- 1939Gone with the WindFilmReminiscent Soldier
- 1939MaisieFilmShorty Miller, Ranch Hand
- 1939The Royal RodeoFilmShorty
- 1939Ride, Cowboy, RideFilmHogie
- 1939Smuggled CargoFilmProfessor
- 1938The Girl of the Golden WestFilmMinstrel Joe
- 1938The Little AdventuressFilmHandy
- 1937Modern InventionsFilmRobot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
- 1937SaratogaFilmTip
- 1937They Gave Him a GunFilmLaro