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

Pinocchio

as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

Dumbo

as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

as Reminiscent Soldier

His Girl Friday

as Endicott

Fun and Fancy Free

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Once Upon a Studio

as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive footage)

The Ghost Ship

as Unnamed Officer

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

Modern Inventions

as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)