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Known ForActing

GenderMale

Born / DiedJun 13, 1895 (Died at 76)

Zodiac Sign♊Gemini

Place of BirthHannibal, Missouri, USA

Career Span1929 – 1971

Known Credits116 Titles

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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Cliff Edwards

Also known as:Clifton Avon EdwardsCliff 'Ukulele Ike' EdwardsCliff 'Ukelele Ike' EdwardsUkulele Ike+4 more

Total Works

116

113 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Cliff Edwards's career

7.1

Pinocchio

1940•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Dumbo

1941•movie

as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)

7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939•movie

as Reminiscent Soldier

7.4

His Girl Friday

1940•movie

as Endicott

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 116 titles featuring Cliff Edwards

7.1

Pinocchio

1940•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Dumbo

1941•movie

as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)

7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939•movie

as Reminiscent Soldier

7.4

His Girl Friday

1940•movie

as Endicott

6.3

Fun and Fancy Free

1947•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

8.3

Once Upon a Studio

2023•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)

6.3

The Ghost Ship

1943•movie

as Unnamed Officer

7.4

That's Entertainment!

1974•movie

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.8

Modern Inventions

1937•movie

as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

7.1

That's Entertainment! III

1994•movie

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.7

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929•movie

as Self

7.9

1 eps

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954•series

5.4

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931•movie

as Bell Hop

5.7

The Monster and the Girl

1941•movie

as Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes

5.8

The New Spirit

1942•movie

as (voice) (uncredited)

5.9

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931•movie

as Victor Lebeau

6.5

Saratoga

1937•movie

as Tip

6.4

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931•movie

as Bert Scranton

5.7

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943•movie

as Goldie Locke

4.7

Montana Moon

1930•movie

as Froggy

7.6

From All of Us, To All of You

1958•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

6.4

1 eps

Bat Masterson

1958•series

as A.J. Mulcaney

6.4

This Is Your Life Donald Duck

1960•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

5.3

Laughing Sinners

1931•movie

as Mike

6.0

Doughboys

1930•movie

as Nescopeck

6.7

Hell Divers

1932•movie

as Baldy

4.8

Maisie

1939•movie

as Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand

6.2

Sidewalks of New York

1931•movie

as Poggle

7.5

1 eps

Playhouse 90

1956•series

as Webber's Manager

6.7

Flowing Gold

1940•movie

as 'Hot Rocks' Harris

6.0

Red Salute

1935•movie

as P.J. Rooney

4.7

So This Is College

1929•movie

as Windy

5.4

The Christmas Party

1931•movie

as Himself

6.5

Marianne

1929•movie

as Soapy

6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975•movie

as Self (archive footage)

5.4

George White's Scandals

1934•movie

as Stew Hart

6.2

Way Out West

1930•movie

as Trilby

5.1

Knockout

1941•movie

as Sleepy

4.5

Power Dive

1941•movie

as Squid Watkins

8.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

2003•movie

as Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

8.4

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

1995•movie

as (voice) (archive footage)

4.7

Lord Byron of Broadway

1930•movie

as Joe Lundeen

4.6

Flying Devils

1933•movie

as 'Screwy' Edwards

6.1

Millionaires in Prison

1940•movie

as Happy

4.7

Those Three French Girls

1930•movie

as Owly

5.7

Starlit Days at the Lido

1935•movie

as Self

5.4

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

1942•movie

as Stormy

6.7

They Gave Him a Gun

1937•movie

as Laro

4.2

Young Bride

1932•movie

as Pete

6.2

I'm No Fool Having Fun

1956•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

5.0

American Empire

1942•movie

as Runty

5.3

The Girl of the Golden West

1938•movie

as Minstrel Joe

6.2

Red River Robin Hood

1942•movie

as Ike

6.4

The Great Lover

1931•movie

as Finny

6.0

Between Two Women

1937•movie

as Snoopy

4.0

The Prodigal

1931•movie

as Snipe

7.0

I'm No Fool with Fire

1955•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

7.8

You and Your Sense of Touch

1955•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

4.7

Bandit Ranger

1942•movie

as Ike

6.8

Hollywood Wonderland

1947•movie

as Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)

5.8

Shipmates

1931•movie

as Bilge

8.0

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1995•movie

as Self (singing voice)

8.5

Fast Life

1932•movie

as Bumpy

6.2

Good News

1930•movie

as Kearney

6.8

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937•movie

as Buzz McCreedy

5.5

Crazy House

1930•movie

as Writer

5.0

The Royal Rodeo

1939•movie

as Shorty

7.0

Pirates of the Prairie

1942•movie

as Ike

7.2

You the Human Animal

1955•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

7.0

Breakdowns of 1941

1941•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.5

Children of Pleasure

1930•movie

as Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)

7.5

She Couldn't Say No

1940•movie

as Banjo Page

6.7

Stepping Out

1931•movie

as Paul Perkins

6.7

High School

1940•movie

as "Jeff" Jefferson

7.3

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

1997•movie

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

I'm No Fool with Electricity

1973•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

7.3

I'm No Fool with a Bicycle

1956•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

8.7

I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian

1956•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

7.7

You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste

1956•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

8.0

You and Your Food

1957•movie

as Jiminy Cricket

6.7

Sagebrush Law

1943•movie

as Ike

6.3

International Squadron

1941•movie

as Omaha McGrath

4.3

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

1941•movie

as Cliff the Ranch Foreman

6.5

Fighting Frontier

1943•movie

as Ike

6.2

The Women Men Marry

1937•movie

as Jerry Little

7.0

George White's 1935 Scandals

1935•movie

as Dude

8.0

Bad Guy

1937•movie

as 'Hi-Line'

6.5

Riders of the Badlands

1941•movie

as Bones Malloy

8.0

You and Your Ears

1957•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

9.0

I'm No Fool in Water

1956•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

9.0

You and Your Five Senses

1955•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

7.0

The Romance of Celluloid

1937•movie

as Self

6.0

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

1939•movie

as Hogie

6.5

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

1956•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

6.5

Pacific Paradise

1937•movie

as Himself

8.0

No Time at All

1958•movie

as Webber's Manager

9.0

Overland to Deadwood

1942•movie

as Harmony Hobbs

9.0

Salute for Three

1943•movie

as Foggy, photographer

8.0

Smuggled Cargo

1939•movie

as Professor

9.0

Thunder Over the Prairie

1941•movie

as Bones Malloy

7.0

Prairie Stranger

1941•movie

as 'Bones' Mallory

9.0

Riders of the Northland

1942•movie

as Harmony Bumpas

9.0

You and Your Eyes

1956•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

9.0

You and the Living Machine

1957•movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

7.0

Just a Cute Kid

1940•movie

as Speed

9.0

West of Tombstone

1942•movie

as Harmony Haines

10.0

The Avenging Rider

1943•movie

as Ike

8.0

Friendly Neighbors

1940•movie

as Notes

8.0

Bad Men of the Hills

1942•movie

as Harmony Haines

10.0

Sundown Jim

1942•movie

as Stable Proprietor

7.0

Lawless Plainsmen

1942•movie

as Harmony Stubbs

7.0

The Little Adventuress

1938•movie

as Handy

8.0

Vaudeville

1997•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933•movie

as Self - Host

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930•movie

as Self - Vocalist

Monsters of the Deep

movie

as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)