Cliff Edwards
Acting
Born June 13, 1895 · Hannibal, Missouri, USA
Died July 17, 1971
Also known as Clifton Avon Edwards · Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards · Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' 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.
Awards & recognition
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 2002
- Disney Legends · 2000
Filmography24 titles
Once Upon a Studio
Gone with the Wind
That's Entertainment!
His Girl Friday
Pinocchio
That's Entertainment! III
Dumbo
Stepping Out
Saratoga
Marianne
Dance, Fools, Dance
Fun and Fancy Free
The Ghost Ship
Sidewalks of New York
Bat Masterson
Doughboys
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
The Girl of the Golden West
Laughing Sinners
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
American Empire
Montana Moon
Power Dive