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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Gone with the Wind
as Reminiscent Soldier
1939
His Girl Friday
as Endicott
1940
Pinocchio
as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Dumbo
as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
1941
American Empire
as Runty
1942
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
1929
The Ghost Ship
as Unnamed Officer
1943
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
The Girl of the Golden West
as Minstrel Joe
1938
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Goldie Locke
1943
Saratoga
as Tip
1937
The New Spirit
as (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Bell Hop
1931
Fun and Fancy Free
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
1947
Maisie
as Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand
1939
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
as Self (Host)
1933
Sidewalks of New York
as Poggle
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Victor Lebeau
1931
Modern Inventions
as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
as (voice) (archive footage)
1995
