Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-06-13

Day of Death

1971-07-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Hannibal, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Clifton Avon Edwards

Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards

Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards

Ukulele Ike

Ukelele Ike

Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards

Cliff Edwards

克里夫·爱德华兹

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

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Fast Life

Fast Life

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

You and Your Food

You and Your Food

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

Acting

Gone with the Wind

1939

Gone with the Wind

as

Reminiscent Soldier

His Girl Friday

1940

His Girl Friday

as

Endicott

Pinocchio

1940

Pinocchio

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

Dumbo

1941

Dumbo

as

Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)

American Empire

1942

American Empire

as

Runty

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as

Self

The Ghost Ship

1943

The Ghost Ship

as

Unnamed Officer

The Voice of Hollywood

1930

The Voice of Hollywood

as

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

The Girl of the Golden West

as

Minstrel Joe

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

The Falcon Strikes Back

as

Goldie Locke

Saratoga

1937

Saratoga

as

Tip

The New Spirit

1942

The New Spirit

as

(voice) (uncredited)

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

as

Bell Hop

Fun and Fancy Free

1947

Fun and Fancy Free

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Maisie

1939

Maisie

as

Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

as

Self

Sidewalks of New York

1931

Sidewalks of New York

as

Poggle

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

as

Victor Lebeau

Modern Inventions

1937

Modern Inventions

as

Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

1995

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

as

(voice) (archive footage)

Laughing Sinners

1931

Laughing Sinners

as

Mike

Doughboys

1930

Doughboys

as

Nescopeck

Montana Moon

1930

Montana Moon

as

Froggy

Lord Byron of Broadway

1930

Lord Byron of Broadway

as

Joe Lundeen

Red River Robin Hood

1942

Red River Robin Hood

as

Ike

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

1942

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

as

Stormy

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

as

Laro

Cinema Circus

1937

Cinema Circus

as

Himself

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931

Dance, Fools, Dance

as

Bert Scranton

George White's Scandals

1934

George White's Scandals

as

Stew Hart

Flowing Gold

1940

Flowing Gold

as

'Hot Rocks' Harris

The Great Lover

1931

The Great Lover

as

Finny

Flying Devils

1933

Flying Devils

as

'Screwy' Edwards

Way Out West

1930

Way Out West

as

Trilby

Fighting Frontier

1943

Fighting Frontier

as

Ike

Knockout

1941

Knockout

as

Sleepy

Red Salute

1935

Red Salute

as

P.J. Rooney

Hell Divers

1932

Hell Divers

as

Baldy

The Women Men Marry

1937

The Women Men Marry

as

Jerry Little

She Couldn't Say No

1940

She Couldn't Say No

as

Banjo Page

George White's 1935 Scandals

1935

George White's 1935 Scandals

as

Dude

So This Is College

1929

So This Is College

as

Windy

Stepping Out

1931

Stepping Out

as

Paul Perkins

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

as

Self (singing voice)

Between Two Women

1937

Between Two Women

as

Snoopy

Once Upon a Studio

2023

Once Upon a Studio

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive footage)

Bad Guy

1937

Bad Guy

as

'Hi-Line'

Young Bride

1932

Young Bride

as

Pete

High School

1940

High School

as

"Jeff" Jefferson

Fast Life

1932

Fast Life

as

Bumpy

Good News

1930

Good News

as

Kearney

Millionaires in Prison

1940

Millionaires in Prison

as

Happy

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937

The Bad Man of Brimstone

as

Buzz McCreedy

Crazy House

1930

Crazy House

as

Writer

The Christmas Party

1931

The Christmas Party

as

Himself

The Royal Rodeo

1939

The Royal Rodeo

as

Shorty

The Man I Marry

1936

The Man I Marry

as

Jerry Ridgeway

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

1997

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Those Three French Girls

1930

Those Three French Girls

as

Owly

No Time at All

1958

No Time at All

as

Webber's Manager

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage)

Power Dive

1941

Power Dive

as

Squid Watkins

The Prodigal

1931

The Prodigal

as

Snipe

Overland to Deadwood

1942

Overland to Deadwood

as

Harmony Hobbs

Salute for Three

1943

Salute for Three

as

Foggy, photographer

Smuggled Cargo

1939

Smuggled Cargo

as

Professor

Riders of the Badlands

1941

Riders of the Badlands

as

Bones Malloy

Pirates of the Prairie

1942

Pirates of the Prairie

as

Ike

Thunder Over the Prairie

1941

Thunder Over the Prairie

as

Bones Malloy

Prairie Stranger

1941

Prairie Stranger

as

'Bones' Mallory

Riders of the Northland

1942

Riders of the Northland

as

Harmony Bumpas

Marianne

1929

Marianne

as

Soapy

I'm No Fool Having Fun

1956

I'm No Fool Having Fun

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

I'm No Fool with Fire

1955

I'm No Fool with Fire

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

I'm No Fool with Electricity

1973

I'm No Fool with Electricity

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

I'm No Fool with a Bicycle

1956

I'm No Fool with a Bicycle

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian

1956

I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and the Living Machine

1957

You and the Living Machine

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Ears

1957

You and Your Ears

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Eyes

1956

You and Your Eyes

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

I'm No Fool in Water

1956

I'm No Fool in Water

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste

1956

You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Sense of Touch

1955

You and Your Sense of Touch

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Five Senses

1955

You and Your Five Senses

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You the Human Animal

1955

You the Human Animal

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

You and Your Food

1957

You and Your Food

as

Jiminy Cricket

Just a Cute Kid

1940

Just a Cute Kid

as

Speed

Bandit Ranger

1942

Bandit Ranger

as

Ike

Sagebrush Law

1943

Sagebrush Law

as

Ike

West of Tombstone

1942

West of Tombstone

as

Harmony Haines

The Avenging Rider

1943

The Avenging Rider

as

Ike

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Friendly Neighbors

1940

Friendly Neighbors

as

Notes

This Is Your Life Donald Duck

1960

This Is Your Life Donald Duck

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Take a Chance

1933

Take a Chance

as

Louie Webb

Bad Men of the Hills

1942

Bad Men of the Hills

as

Harmony Haines

Sundown Jim

1942

Sundown Jim

as

Stable Proprietor

Lawless Plainsmen

1942

Lawless Plainsmen

as

Harmony Stubbs

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

The Romance of Celluloid

as

Self

Hollywood Wonderland

1947

Hollywood Wonderland

as

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

From All of Us to All of You

1958

From All of Us to All of You

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

1939

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

as

Hogie

Children of Pleasure

1930

Children of Pleasure

as

Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

Shipmates

1931

Shipmates

as

Bilge

Starlit Days at the Lido

1935

Starlit Days at the Lido

as

Self

International Squadron

1941

International Squadron

as

Omaha McGrath

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

1941

Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos

as

Cliff the Ranch Foreman

The Monster and the Girl

1941

The Monster and the Girl

as

Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

2003

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3

as

Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (archive sound)

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

1956

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

as

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Strange Case of Hennessy

1933

Strange Case of Hennessy

as

Silo Dance

Pacific Paradise

1937

Pacific Paradise

as

Himself

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

as

Self - Vocalist

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

A.J. Mulcaney

The Cliff Edwards Show

The Cliff Edwards Show

as

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Webber's Manager

Production

Crew

Directing