Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
June 13, 1895
Died
July 17, 1971 (age 76)
Place of Birth
Hannibal, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Clifton Avon Edwards
Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards
Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards
Ukulele Ike
Ukelele Ike
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
TV
Bat Masterson
A.J. Mulcaney
1958
TV
Playhouse 90
Webber's Manager
1956
Film
Gone with the Wind
Reminiscent Soldier
1939
Film
Pinocchio
Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Film
Once Upon a Studio
Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)
2023
Film
Dumbo
Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
1941
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Film
His Girl Friday
Endicott
1940
Film
Fun and Fancy Free
Jiminy Cricket (voice)
1947
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974
Film
High School
"Jeff" Jefferson
1940
Film
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
1929
Film
Maisie
Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand
1939
Film
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Film
Saratoga
Tip
1937
Film
Montana Moon
Froggy
1930
Film
The Monster and the Girl
Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes
1941
Film
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Bell Hop
1931
Film
American Empire
Runty
1942
Film
The Girl of the Golden West
Minstrel Joe
1938
Filmography
2023FilmOnce Upon a Studioas Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)2003FilmWalt Disney's Fables - Vol.3as Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)1997FilmVaudevilleas Self (archive footage)1997FilmThe Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'as Self (archive footage)1995FilmDisney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Windas (voice) (archive footage)1995FilmBetty Boop: Queen of the Cartoonsas Self (singing voice)1994FilmThat's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage)1975FilmBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)1974FilmThat's Entertainment!as (archive footage)1973FilmI'm No Fool with Electricityas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1960FilmThis Is Your Life Donald Duckas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1958FilmFrom All of Us, To All of Youas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1958TVBat Mastersonas A.J. Mulcaney1958FilmNo Time at Allas Webber's Manager1957FilmYou and Your Earsas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1957FilmYou and Your Foodas Jiminy Cricket1957FilmYou and the Living Machineas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1956FilmI'm No Fool Having Funas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1956FilmYou and Your Senses of Smell and Tasteas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1956FilmI'm No Fool in Wateras Jiminy Cricket (voice)1956FilmYou and Your Eyesas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1956TVPlayhouse 90as Webber's Manager1956FilmI'm No Fool as a Pedestrianas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1956FilmI'm No Fool with a Bicycleas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1956FilmOn Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friendsas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1955FilmYou and Your Five Sensesas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1955FilmI'm No Fool with Fireas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1955FilmYou the Human Animalas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1955FilmYou and Your Sense of Touchas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1954TVThe Wonderful World of Disney1949TVThe Cliff Edwards Show1947FilmFun and Fancy Freeas Jiminy Cricket (voice)1947FilmHollywood Wonderlandas Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)1943FilmThe Ghost Shipas Unnamed Officer1943FilmThe Avenging Rideras Ike1943FilmSagebrush Lawas Ike1943FilmThe Falcon Strikes Backas Goldie Locke1943FilmSalute for Threeas Foggy, photographer1943FilmFighting Frontieras Ike1942FilmAmerican Empireas Runty1942FilmPirates of the Prairieas Ike1942FilmSeven Miles from Alcatrazas Stormy1942FilmRed River Robin Hoodas Ike1942FilmBandit Rangeras Ike1942FilmOverland to Deadwoodas Harmony Hobbs1942FilmBad Men of the Hillsas Harmony Haines1942FilmRiders of the Northlandas Harmony Bumpas1942FilmSundown Jimas Stable Proprietor1942FilmLawless Plainsmenas Harmony Stubbs1942FilmThe New Spiritas (voice) (uncredited)1942FilmWest of Tombstoneas Harmony Haines1941FilmRiders of the Badlandsas Bones Malloy1941FilmBreakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941FilmDumboas Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)1941FilmPrairie Strangeras 'Bones' Mallory1941FilmInternational Squadronas Omaha McGrath1941FilmThunder Over the Prairieas Bones Malloy1941FilmPower Diveas Squid Watkins1941FilmKnockoutas Sleepy1941FilmCliff Edwards and His Buckaroosas Cliff the Ranch Foreman1941FilmThe Monster and the Girlas Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes1940FilmShe Couldn't Say Noas Banjo Page1940FilmFriendly Neighborsas Notes1940FilmJust a Cute Kidas Speed1940FilmFlowing Goldas 'Hot Rocks' Harris1940FilmMillionaires in Prisonas Happy1940FilmPinocchioas Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)1940FilmHigh Schoolas "Jeff" Jefferson1940FilmHis Girl Fridayas Endicott1939FilmGone with the Windas Reminiscent Soldier1939FilmThe Royal Rodeoas Shorty1939FilmRide, Cowboy, Rideas Hogie1939FilmSmuggled Cargoas Professor1939FilmMaisieas Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand1938FilmThe Little Adventuressas Handy1938FilmThe Girl of the Golden Westas Minstrel Joe1937FilmThe Bad Man of Brimstoneas Buzz McCreedy1937FilmThe Women Men Marryas Jerry Little1937FilmPacific Paradiseas Himself1937FilmBad Guyas 'Hi-Line'1937FilmThe Romance of Celluloidas Self1937FilmSaratogaas Tip1937FilmBetween Two Womenas Snoopy1937FilmModern Inventionsas Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmThey Gave Him a Gunas Laro1937FilmCinema Circusas Himself1936FilmThe Man I Marryas Jerry Ridgeway1935FilmStarlit Days at the Lidoas Self1935FilmRed Saluteas P.J. Rooney1935FilmGeorge White's 1935 Scandalsas Dude1934FilmGeorge White's Scandalsas Stew Hart1933FilmStrange Case of Hennessyas Silo Dance1933FilmTake a Chanceas Louie Webb1933FilmFlying Devilsas 'Screwy' Edwards1933FilmHollywood on Parade No. A-12as Self (Host)1932FilmFast Lifeas Bumpy1932FilmYoung Brideas Pete1932FilmHell Diversas Baldy1931FilmThe Christmas Partyas Himself1931FilmThe Sin of Madelon Claudetas Victor Lebeau1931FilmSidewalks of New Yorkas Poggle1931FilmThe Great Loveras Finny1931FilmLaughing Sinnersas Mike1931FilmShipmatesas Bilge1931FilmStepping Outas Paul Perkins1931FilmParlor, Bedroom and Bathas Bell Hop1931FilmThe Prodigalas Snipe1931FilmDance, Fools, Danceas Bert Scranton1930FilmCrazy Houseas Writer1930FilmThose Three French Girlsas Owly1930FilmScreen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1as Self - Vocalist1930FilmDoughboysas Nescopeck1930FilmGood Newsas Kearney1930FilmWay Out Westas Trilby1930FilmThe Voice of Hollywood1930FilmChildren of Pleasureas Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)1930FilmMontana Moonas Froggy1930FilmLord Byron of Broadwayas Joe Lundeen1929FilmThe Hollywood Revue of 1929as Self1929FilmSo This Is Collegeas Windy1929FilmMarianneas Soapy