1895-06-13 Hannibal, Missouri, USA
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.
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Once Upon a Studio | Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound) | 2023-09-24 |
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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3 | Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (archive sound) | 2003-09-15 |
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The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-01 |
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Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind | (voice) (archive footage) | 1995-07-21 |
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self (singing voice) | 1995-01-01 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
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I'm No Fool with Electricity | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1973-01-01 |
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This Is Your Life Donald Duck | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1960-03-11 |
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No Time at All | Webber's Manager | 1958-02-13 |
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From All of Us to All of You | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1958-12-19 |
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You and Your Food | Jiminy Cricket | 1957-04-18 |
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You and Your Ears | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1957-10-03 |
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You and the Living Machine | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1957-01-05 |
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You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1956-12-05 |
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On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1956-03-07 |
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I'm No Fool with a Bicycle | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1956-03-31 |
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I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1956-09-30 |
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I'm No Fool Having Fun | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1956-12-22 |
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I'm No Fool in Water | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1956-11-15 |
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You and Your Eyes | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1956-11-07 |
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You and Your Sense of Touch | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1955-01-01 |
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I'm No Fool with Fire | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1955-12-01 |
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You the Human Animal | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1955-10-20 |
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You and Your Five Senses | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1955-12-15 |
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Hollywood Wonderland | Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) | 1947-08-09 |
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Fun and Fancy Free | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 1947-09-27 |
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The Falcon Strikes Back | Goldie Locke | 1943-04-01 |
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Fighting Frontier | Ike | 1943-01-29 |
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Salute for Three | Foggy, photographer | 1943-03-17 |
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The Ghost Ship | Unnamed Officer | 1943-12-16 |
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Sagebrush Law | Ike | 1943-04-02 |
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The Avenging Rider | Ike | 1943-05-20 |
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Bad Men of the Hills | Harmony Haines | 1942-08-13 |
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Sundown Jim | Stable Proprietor | 1942-03-27 |
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Lawless Plainsmen | Harmony Stubbs | 1942-03-17 |
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Pirates of the Prairie | Ike | 1942-11-20 |
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Overland to Deadwood | Harmony Hobbs | 1942-09-25 |
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Seven Miles from Alcatraz | Stormy | 1942-11-18 |
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Bandit Ranger | Ike | 1942-09-28 |
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Riders of the Northland | Harmony Bumpas | 1942-06-18 |
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West of Tombstone | Harmony Haines | 1942-01-15 |
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American Empire | Runty | 1942-12-11 |
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Red River Robin Hood | Ike | 1942-11-01 |
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The New Spirit | (voice) (uncredited) | 1942-01-22 |
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International Squadron | Omaha McGrath | 1941-08-13 |
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Power Dive | Squid Watkins | 1941-06-04 |
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Riders of the Badlands | Bones Malloy | 1941-12-18 |
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The Monster and the Girl | Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes | 1941-02-28 |
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Prairie Stranger | 'Bones' Mallory | 1941-09-17 |
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Knockout | Sleepy | 1941-03-29 |
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Thunder Over the Prairie | Bones Malloy | 1941-07-29 |
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Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Cliff the Ranch Foreman | 1941-03-08 |
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Dumbo | Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
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Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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High School | "Jeff" Jefferson | 1940-01-26 |
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She Couldn't Say No | Banjo Page | 1940-12-07 |
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Friendly Neighbors | Notes | 1940-11-17 |
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Pinocchio | Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited) | 1940-02-23 |
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Millionaires in Prison | Happy | 1940-07-12 |
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His Girl Friday | Endicott | 1940-01-18 |
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Flowing Gold | 'Hot Rocks' Harris | 1940-08-24 |
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Just a Cute Kid | Speed | 1940-10-05 |
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Smuggled Cargo | Professor | 1939-08-21 |
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Maisie | Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand | 1939-06-22 |
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The Royal Rodeo | Shorty | 1939-11-25 |
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Gone with the Wind | Reminiscent Soldier | 1939-12-15 |
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Ride, Cowboy, Ride | Hogie | 1939-09-09 |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Minstrel Joe | 1938-03-18 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self | 1937-08-27 |
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The Bad Man of Brimstone | Buzz McCreedy | 1937-12-31 |
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Between Two Women | Snoopy | 1937-07-09 |
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Cinema Circus | Himself | 1937-01-27 |
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They Gave Him a Gun | Laro | 1937-05-07 |
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Modern Inventions | Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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Bad Guy | 'Hi-Line' | 1937-08-27 |
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The Women Men Marry | Jerry Little | 1937-09-10 |
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Saratoga | Tip | 1937-07-23 |
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Pacific Paradise | Himself | 1937-08-28 |
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The Man I Marry | Jerry Ridgeway | 1936-10-31 |
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Red Salute | P.J. Rooney | 1935-09-12 |
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George White's 1935 Scandals | Dude | 1935-03-29 |
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Starlit Days at the Lido | Self | 1935-09-28 |
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George White's Scandals | Stew Hart | 1934-03-15 |
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Strange Case of Hennessy | Silo Dance | 1933-12-08 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 | Self | 1933-06-29 |
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Flying Devils | 'Screwy' Edwards | 1933-07-14 |
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Take a Chance | Louie Webb | 1933-11-25 |
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Fast Life | Bumpy | 1932-12-16 |
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Young Bride | Pete | 1932-04-08 |
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Hell Divers | Baldy | 1932-01-16 |
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The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Victor Lebeau | 1931-10-23 |
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Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Bell Hop | 1931-02-28 |
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Sidewalks of New York | Poggle | 1931-09-26 |
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The Great Lover | Finny | 1931-07-18 |
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The Christmas Party | Himself | 1931-12-17 |
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The Prodigal | Snipe | 1931-02-21 |
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Laughing Sinners | Mike | 1931-05-30 |
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Stepping Out | Paul Perkins | 1931-04-11 |
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Shipmates | Bilge | 1931-04-25 |
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Dance, Fools, Dance | Bert Scranton | 1931-02-07 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 | Self - Vocalist | 1930-09-01 |
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Those Three French Girls | Owly | 1930-10-10 |
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Lord Byron of Broadway | Joe Lundeen | 1930-02-28 |
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Montana Moon | Froggy | 1930-03-20 |
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Doughboys | Nescopeck | 1930-08-30 |
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The Voice of Hollywood | 1930-04-28 | |
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Children of Pleasure | Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited) | 1930-04-26 |
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Way Out West | Trilby | 1930-08-02 |
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Good News | Kearney | 1930-08-22 |
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Crazy House | Writer | 1930-11-01 |
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | Self | 1929-11-23 |
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Marianne | Soapy | 1929-08-24 |
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So This Is College | Windy | 1929-11-08 |
