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Cliff Edwards

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 Upon a Star" in Pinocchio is probably his most familiar recorded legacy.

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Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio
2023 • Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003 • Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997 • Self (archive footage)
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
1995 • (voice) (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 • Self (singing voice)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • (archive footage)

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Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio
2023 • Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003 • Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 • Self (singing voice)
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That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • (archive footage)
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • Self (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • (archive footage)
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I'm No Fool with Electricity
I'm No Fool with Electricity
1973 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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This Is Your Life Donald Duck
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1960 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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From All of Us, To All of You
From All of Us, To All of You
1958 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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No Time at All
No Time at All
1958 • Webber's Manager
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You and Your Ears
You and Your Ears
1957 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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You and Your Food
You and Your Food
1957 • Jiminy Cricket
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You and the Living Machine
You and the Living Machine
1957 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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I'm No Fool Having Fun
I'm No Fool Having Fun
1956 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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I'm No Fool in Water
I'm No Fool in Water
1956 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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You and Your Eyes
You and Your Eyes
1956 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian
I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian
1956 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
1956 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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You and Your Five Senses
You and Your Five Senses
1955 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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I'm No Fool with Fire
I'm No Fool with Fire
1955 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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You the Human Animal
You the Human Animal
1955 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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You and Your Sense of Touch
You and Your Sense of Touch
1955 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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Fun and Fancy Free
Fun and Fancy Free
1947 • Jiminy Cricket (voice)
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Hollywood Wonderland
Hollywood Wonderland
1947 • Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
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The Ghost Ship
The Ghost Ship
1943 • Unnamed Officer
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Salute for Three
Salute for Three
1943 • Foggy, photographer
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Overland to Deadwood
Overland to Deadwood
1942 • Harmony Hobbs
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Bad Men of the Hills
Bad Men of the Hills
1942 • Harmony Haines
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Riders of the Northland
Riders of the Northland
1942 • Harmony Bumpas
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Sundown Jim
Sundown Jim
1942 • Stable Proprietor
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Lawless Plainsmen
Lawless Plainsmen
1942 • Harmony Stubbs
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The New Spirit
The New Spirit
1942 • (voice) (uncredited)
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West of Tombstone
West of Tombstone
1942 • Harmony Haines
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Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Dumbo
Dumbo
1941 • Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
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Prairie Stranger
Prairie Stranger
1941 • 'Bones' Mallory
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International Squadron
International Squadron
1941 • Omaha McGrath
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Power Dive
Power Dive
1941 • Squid Watkins
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Knockout
Knockout
1941 • Sleepy
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Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941 • Cliff the Ranch Foreman
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The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl
1941 • Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes
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Flowing Gold
Flowing Gold
1940 • 'Hot Rocks' Harris
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Pinocchio
Pinocchio
1940 • Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
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High School
High School
1940 • "Jeff" Jefferson
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His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
1940 • Endicott
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 • Reminiscent Soldier
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Smuggled Cargo
Smuggled Cargo
1939 • Professor
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Maisie
Maisie
1939 • Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand
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The Women Men Marry
The Women Men Marry
1937 • Jerry Little
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Bad Guy
Bad Guy
1937 • 'Hi-Line'
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Saratoga
Saratoga
1937 • Tip
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Modern Inventions
Modern Inventions
1937 • Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
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Cinema Circus
1937 • Himself
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The Man I Marry
1936 • Jerry Ridgeway
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Red Salute
Red Salute
1935 • P.J. Rooney
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Take a Chance
1933 • Louie Webb
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Flying Devils
Flying Devils
1933 • 'Screwy' Edwards
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Fast Life
Fast Life
1932 • Bumpy
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Hell Divers
Hell Divers
1932 • Baldy
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Shipmates
Shipmates
1931 • Bilge
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Stepping Out
Stepping Out
1931 • Paul Perkins
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Dance, Fools, Dance
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931 • Bert Scranton
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Crazy House
Crazy House
1930 • Writer
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Doughboys
Doughboys
1930 • Nescopeck
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Good News
Good News
1930 • Kearney
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Way Out West
Way Out West
1930 • Trilby
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Children of Pleasure
Children of Pleasure
1930 • Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)
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Montana Moon
Montana Moon
1930 • Froggy
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Marianne
Marianne
1929 • Soapy
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Cliff Edwards – Biography, Known For & Filmography