Cliff Edwards
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.
Known For
Bat Masterson
1958
Gone with the Wind
1939
Playhouse 90
1956
Pinocchio
1940
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Once Upon a Studio
2023
Dumbo
1941
Fun and Fancy Free
1947
His Girl Friday
1940
That's Entertainment!
1974
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
2003
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
Filmography
Bat Masterson
as A.J. Mulcaney · 1958
Gone with the Wind
as Reminiscent Soldier · 1939
Playhouse 90
as Webber's Manager · 1956
Pinocchio
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited) · 1940
The Wonderful World of Disney
· 1954
Once Upon a Studio
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound) · 2023
Dumbo
as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited) · 1941
Fun and Fancy Free
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1947
His Girl Friday
as Endicott · 1940
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1974
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
as Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) · 2003
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self · 1929
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
as Self - Host · 1933
From All of Us, To All of You
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1958
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1994
Sidewalks of New York
as Poggle · 1931
Modern Inventions
as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited) · 1937
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975
Marianne
as Soapy · 1929
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Bell Hop · 1931
They Gave Him a Gun
as Laro · 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self · 1937
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Bert Scranton · 1931
The Girl of the Golden West
as Minstrel Joe · 1938
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Victor Lebeau · 1931
The Monster and the Girl
as Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes · 1941
Knockout
as Sleepy · 1941
So This Is College
as Windy · 1929
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1960
No Time at All
as Webber's Manager · 1958
Saratoga
as Tip · 1937
She Couldn't Say No
as Banjo Page · 1940
Starlit Days at the Lido
as Self · 1935
Lord Byron of Broadway
as Joe Lundeen · 1930
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Goldie Locke · 1943
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Buzz McCreedy · 1937
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
as Stormy · 1942
The Man I Marry
as Jerry Ridgeway · 1936
Monsters of the Deep
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Writer · 1930
George White's Scandals
as Stew Hart · 1934
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Cliff the Ranch Foreman · 1941
The Ghost Ship
as Unnamed Officer · 1943
High School
as "Jeff" Jefferson · 1940
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1941
American Empire
as Runty · 1942
The Women Men Marry
as Jerry Little · 1937
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (singing voice) · 1995
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage) · 1997
Sundown Jim
as Stable Proprietor · 1942
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
as (voice) (archive footage) · 1995
Those Three French Girls
as Owly · 1930
Riders of the Badlands
as Bones Malloy · 1941
Cinema Circus
as Himself · 1937
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self (archive footage) · 1997
Riders of the Northland
as Harmony Bumpas · 1942
Just a Cute Kid
as Speed · 1940
Bad Men of the Hills
as Harmony Haines · 1942
Between Two Women
as Snoopy · 1937
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
as Self - Vocalist · 1930
Pirates of the Prairie
as Ike · 1942
The Great Lover
as Finny · 1931
Pacific Paradise
as Himself · 1937
George White's 1935 Scandals
as Dude · 1935
The Voice of Hollywood
· 1930
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1956
Hell Divers
as Baldy · 1932
Good News
as Kearney · 1930
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Hogie · 1939
Millionaires in Prison
as Happy · 1940
Red River Robin Hood
as Ike · 1942
Red Salute
as P.J. Rooney · 1935
Way Out West
as Trilby · 1930
Thunder Over the Prairie
as Bones Malloy · 1941
Stepping Out
as Paul Perkins · 1931
Doughboys
as Nescopeck · 1930
Bandit Ranger
as Ike · 1942
Bad Guy
as 'Hi-Line' · 1937
International Squadron
as Omaha McGrath · 1941
The Christmas Party
as Himself · 1931
Overland to Deadwood
as Harmony Hobbs · 1942
Salute for Three
as Foggy, photographer · 1943
I'm No Fool with Fire
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1955
The Prodigal
as Snipe · 1931
The New Spirit
as (voice) (uncredited) · 1942
Maisie
as Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand · 1939
Power Dive
as Squid Watkins · 1941
Flowing Gold
as 'Hot Rocks' Harris · 1940
Lawless Plainsmen
as Harmony Stubbs · 1942
Strange Case of Hennessy
as Silo Dance · 1933
Montana Moon
as Froggy · 1930
Fast Life
as Bumpy · 1932
Friendly Neighbors
as Notes · 1940
Prairie Stranger
as 'Bones' Mallory · 1941
Take a Chance
as Louie Webb · 1933
Sagebrush Law
as Ike · 1943
Laughing Sinners
as Mike · 1931
Young Bride
as Pete · 1932
Smuggled Cargo
as Professor · 1939
Flying Devils
as 'Screwy' Edwards · 1933
I'm No Fool in Water
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1956
Children of Pleasure
as Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited) · 1930
Shipmates
as Bilge · 1931
I'm No Fool with Electricity
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1973
The Avenging Rider
as Ike · 1943
I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1956
West of Tombstone
as Harmony Haines · 1942
Hollywood Wonderland
as Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) · 1947
The Cliff Edwards Show
· 1949
The Little Adventuress
as Handy · 1938
You and Your Five Senses
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1955
You and Your Food
as Jiminy Cricket · 1957
You the Human Animal
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1955
You and Your Sense of Touch
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1955
The Royal Rodeo
as Shorty · 1939
Fighting Frontier
as Ike · 1943
I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1956
You and Your Eyes
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1956
You and the Living Machine
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1957
You and Your Ears
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1957
I'm No Fool Having Fun
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1956
You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) · 1956