Cliff Edwards
Known For
Acting
Born
1895-06-13 in Hannibal, Missouri, USA
Died
1971-07-17
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.
Most Known For
Bat Masterson
as A.J. Mulcaney
Gone with the Wind
as Reminiscent Soldier
Pinocchio
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
Dumbo
as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Playhouse 90
as Webber's Manager
Marianne
as Soapy
Pacific Paradise
as Himself
The Wonderful World of Disney
Once Upon a Studio
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
Knockout
as Sleepy
Crazy House
as Writer
Fun and Fancy Free
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Sundown Jim
as Stable Proprietor
His Girl Friday
as Endicott
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Bell Hop
Modern Inventions
as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
as Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Way Out West
as Trilby