Cliff Edwards
ActingBorn Jun 13, 1895Died Jul 17, 1971
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.
Known For
The Avenging Rider
movie1943
Sundown Jim
movie1942
I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian
movie1956
Overland to Deadwood
movie1942
Salute for Three
movie1943
Thunder Over the Prairie
movie1941
Riders of the Northland
movie1942
You and the Living Machine
movie1957
I'm No Fool in Water
movie1956
You and Your Five Senses
movie1955
You and Your Eyes
movie1956
West of Tombstone
movie1942
Filmography
2023Once Upon a Studioas Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)movie2003Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3as Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)movie1997Vaudevilleas Self (archive footage)movie1997The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'as Self (archive footage)movie1995Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Windas (voice) (archive footage)movie1995Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoonsas Self (singing voice)movie1994That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage)movie1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)movie1974That's Entertainment!as (archive footage)movie1973I'm No Fool with Electricityas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1960This Is Your Life Donald Duckas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1958From All of Us, To All of Youas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1958Bat Mastersonas A.J. Mulcaneytv1958No Time at Allas Webber's Managermovie1957You and Your Earsas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1957You and Your Foodas Jiminy Cricketmovie1957You and the Living Machineas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1956I'm No Fool Having Funas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1956You and Your Senses of Smell and Tasteas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1956I'm No Fool in Wateras Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1956You and Your Eyesas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1956Playhouse 90as Webber's Managertv1956I'm No Fool as a Pedestrianas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1956I'm No Fool with a Bicycleas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1956On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friendsas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1955You and Your Five Sensesas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1955I'm No Fool with Fireas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1955You the Human Animalas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1955You and Your Sense of Touchas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1954The Wonderful World of Disneytv1949The Cliff Edwards Showtv1947Fun and Fancy Freeas Jiminy Cricket (voice)movie1947Hollywood Wonderlandas Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)movie1943The Ghost Shipas Unnamed Officermovie1943The Avenging Rideras Ikemovie1943Sagebrush Lawas Ikemovie1943The Falcon Strikes Backas Goldie Lockemovie1943Salute for Threeas Foggy, photographermovie1943Fighting Frontieras Ikemovie1942American Empireas Runtymovie1942Pirates of the Prairieas Ikemovie1942Seven Miles from Alcatrazas Stormymovie1942Red River Robin Hoodas Ikemovie1942Bandit Rangeras Ikemovie1942Overland to Deadwoodas Harmony Hobbsmovie1942Bad Men of the Hillsas Harmony Hainesmovie1942Riders of the Northlandas Harmony Bumpasmovie1942Sundown Jimas Stable Proprietormovie1942Lawless Plainsmenas Harmony Stubbsmovie1942The New Spiritas (voice) (uncredited)movie1942West of Tombstoneas Harmony Hainesmovie1941Riders of the Badlandsas Bones Malloymovie1941Breakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)movie1941Dumboas Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)movie1941Prairie Strangeras 'Bones' Mallorymovie1941International Squadronas Omaha McGrathmovie1941Thunder Over the Prairieas Bones Malloymovie1941Power Diveas Squid Watkinsmovie1941Knockoutas Sleepymovie1941Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroosas Cliff the Ranch Foremanmovie1941The Monster and the Girlas Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokesmovie1940She Couldn't Say Noas Banjo Pagemovie1940Friendly Neighborsas Notesmovie1940Just a Cute Kidas Speedmovie1940Flowing Goldas 'Hot Rocks' Harrismovie1940Millionaires in Prisonas Happymovie1940Pinocchioas Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)movie1940High Schoolas "Jeff" Jeffersonmovie1940His Girl Fridayas Endicottmovie1939Gone with the Windas Reminiscent Soldiermovie1939The Royal Rodeoas Shortymovie1939Ride, Cowboy, Rideas Hogiemovie1939Smuggled Cargoas Professormovie1939Maisieas Shorty Miller, Ranch Handmovie1938The Little Adventuressas Handymovie1938The Girl of the Golden Westas Minstrel Joemovie1937The Bad Man of Brimstoneas Buzz McCreedymovie1937The Women Men Marryas Jerry Littlemovie1937Pacific Paradiseas Himselfmovie1937Bad Guyas 'Hi-Line'movie