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Date of Birth:

14 June 1895, Hannibal, Missouri, USA more

Date of Death:

17 July 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Becoming popular with playing the ukulele, his unique singing and supplying... more

Trivia:

Also plays the voice of Jim Crow and sings "When I See An Elephant Fly"... more

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Alternate Names:

Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards | Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards | Ukulele Ike

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	I'm No Fool with Electricity (1970)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1970	-	7.1 (50)

2.	The Man from Button Willow (1965)	(voice)	1965	-	5.3 (34)

3.	Platinum High School (1960)	(uncredited) Frank	1960	-	4.7 (37)
	AKAs: Rich, Young and Deadly Trouble at Sixteen (USA: reissue title)
4.	"Disneyland" (1954)	Jiminy Cricket (5 episodes, 1955-1960)	1960	-	8.4 (277)
	AKAs: Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title) The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title) The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title) The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title) Walt Disney (USA: new title) Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title) 5 TV episodes: "Disneyland: This Is Your Life Donald Duck (#6.23)" (voice) Jiminy Cricket "Disneyland: Donald's Award (#3.20)" (voice) Jiminy Cricket "Disneyland: On Vacation (#2.22)" (voice) Jiminy Cricket "Disneyland: Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo (#2.3)" (voice) Jiminy Cricket "Disneyland: Monsters of the Deep (#1.13)" (voice) (uncredited) Jiminy Cricket
5.	"Bat Masterson" (1958)	A.J. Mulcaney, Undertaker (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.6 (144)
	1 TV episode: "Bat Masterson: The Death of Bat Masterson (#1.29)" A.J. Mulcaney, Undertaker
6.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Webber's Manager (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: "Playhouse 90: No Time at All (#2.23)" Webber's Manager
7.	I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian (1956)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1956	-	7.5 (24)

8.	You and Your Ears (1956)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1956	-	7.1 (12)

9.	I'm No Fool in Water (1956)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1956	-	6.7 (20)

10.	I'm No Fool Having Fun (1956)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1956	-	6.3 (35)

11.	"The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955)	Jiminy Cricket (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.7 (100)
	1 TV episode: "The Mickey Mouse Club: (#1.4)" (voice) Jiminy Cricket
12.	You and Your Food (1955)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1955	-	7.4 (13)

13.	I'm No Fool with a Bicycle (1955)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1955	-	7.4 (21)

14.	You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste (1955)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1955	-	7.3 (17)

15.	You and Your Five Senses (1955)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1955	-	7.2 (21)

16.	You the Human Animal (1955)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1955	-	6.9 (21)

17.	You and Your Sense of Touch (1955)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1955	-	6.8 (16)

18.	I'm No Fool with Fire (1955)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1955	-	6.5 (35)

19.	"The Cliff Edwards Show" (1949)	Host	1949	-	-
	AKAs: Ukelele Ike
20.	Fun & Fancy Free (1947)	(voice) Jiminy Cricket	1947	-	6.8 (970)

21.	The Avenging Rider (1943)	(as Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards) Ike aka Aloysius Fingers	1943	-	6.0 (18)

22.	Sagebrush Law (1943)	(as Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards) Ike	1943	-	7.0 (6)

23.	The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)	Goldie Locke	1943	-	6.7 (145)

24.	Salute for Three (1943)	Foggy, photographer	1943	-	-

25.	Fighting Frontier (1943)	(as Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards) Ike	1943	-	7.0 (8)

26.	American Empire (1942)	Runty	1942	-	6.2 (76)
	AKAs: My Son Alone (UK)
27.	Red River Robin Hood (1942)	(as Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards) Ike	1942	-	5.9 (17)

28.	Pirates of the Prairie (1942)	(as Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards) Ike	1942	-	5.4 (25)

29.	Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)	Stormy	1942	-	5.6 (105)

30.	Bandit Ranger (1942)	(as Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards) Ike	1942	-	5.9 (21)

31.	Overland to Deadwood (1942)	(as Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards) Harmony Hobbs	1942	-	-
	AKAs: Falling Stones (UK)
32.	Bad Men of the Hills (1942)	(as Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards) Harmony Haines	1942	-	-
	AKAs: Wrongly Accused (UK)
33.	Riders of the Northland (1942)	'Harmony' Bumpas	1942	-	-
	AKAs: Next in Line (UK)
34.	Sundown Jim (1942)	Stable proprietor	1942	-	-

35.	Lawless Plainsmen (1942)	Harmony Stubbs	1942	-	-
	AKAs: Roll On (UK)
36.	West of Tombstone (1942)	Harmony Haines	1942	-	-

37.	Riders of the Badlands (1941)	Bones Malloy	1941	-	5.7 (15)

38.	Dumbo (1941)	(voice) (uncredited) Jim Crow	1941	-	7.4 (16,240)
	AKAs: Walt Disney's Dumbo (USA: poster title)
39.	Prairie Stranger (1941)	'Bones' Mallory	1941	-	-

40.	International Squadron (1941)	Omaha McGrath	1941	-	5.4 (36)

41.	Thunder Over the Prairie (1941)	Bones Malloy	1941	-	-

42.	Power Dive (1941)	Squid Watkins	1941	-	5.5 (8)

43.	Knockout (1941)	Pinky (credits)/Sleepy	1941	-	6.3 (51)
	AKAs: Right to the Heart
44.	The Monster and the Girl (1941)	Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes	1941	-	6.2 (87)
	AKAs: D.O.A. The Avenging Brain
45.	She Couldn't Say No (1940/II)	Banjo Page	1940	-	6.8 (73)

46.	Friendly Neighbors (1940)	Notes	1940	-	-

47.	Flowing Gold (1940)	'Hot Rocks' Harris	1940	-	6.7 (92)

48.	Millionaires in Prison (1940)	Happy	1940	-	6.3 (41)

49.	Pinocchio (1940)	(voice) (uncredited) Jiminy Cricket	1940	-	7.7 (19,062)

50.	High School (1940)	Jeff	1940	-	8.7 (15)

51.	His Girl Friday (1940)	Endicott	1940	-	8.1 (18,671)
	AKAs: Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)
52.	Just a Cute Kid (1940)	Speed	1940	-	4.2 (8)

53.	Gone with the Wind (1939)	Reminiscent Soldier	1939	$390M	8.2 (70,363)

54.	The Royal Rodeo (1939)	Shorty	1939	-	5.1 (100)

55.	Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939)	Hogie	1939	-	-

56.	Smuggled Cargo (1939)	Professor	1939	-	-

57.	Maisie (1939)	Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand	1939	-	6.4 (111)

58.	The Little Adventuress (1938)	Handy	1938	-	-

59.	The Girl of the Golden West (1938)	Minstrel Joe	1938	-	6.5 (148)

60.	The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)	Jack 'Buzz' McCreedy	1937	-	6.6 (29)

61.	The Women Men Marry (1937)	Jerry Little	1937	-	7.5 (5)

62.	Bad Guy (1937)	'Hi-Line' Hobart	1937	-	5.7 (28)

63.	Saratoga (1937)	Tip	1937	-	6.4 (452)

64.	Between Two Women (1937)	Snoopy, the reporter	1937	-	6.2 (54)
	AKAs: Surrounded by Women (USA: TV title)
65.	Modern Inventions (1937)	(voice) (uncredited) Robot Barber Chair	1937	-	7.5 (203)

66.	They Gave Him a Gun (1937)	Laro	1937	-	6.6 (76)

67.	The Man I Marry (1936)	Jerry Ridgeway	1936	-	-

68.	Red Salute (1935)	Rooney	1935	-	6.2 (40)
	AKAs: Her Enlisted Man (USA: reissue title)
69.	George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)	Dude Holloway	1935	-	5.8 (45)

70.	George White's Scandals (1934)	Stew Hart	1934	-	6.0 (13)

71.	Take a Chance (1933)	Louie Webb	1933	-	7.5 (11)

72.	Flying Devils (1933)	'Screwy' Edwards	1933	-	6.0 (34)
	AKAs: The Flying Circus (UK)
73.	Stop, Sadie, Stop (1933)	Ukelele Ike	1933	-	-

74.	Fast Life (1932)	Bumpy	1932	-	8.0 (307)

75.	Young Bride (1932)	Pete	1932	-	6.5 (74)

76.	Hell Divers (1931)	Baldy	1931	-	6.4 (144)

77.	The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)	Victor Lebeau	1931	-	6.7 (198)
	AKAs: The Lullaby (UK)
78.	Sidewalks of New York (1931)	Poggle	1931	-	5.3 (142)

79.	The Great Lover (1931)	Finney	1931	-	5.6 (49)

80.	Laughing Sinners (1931)	Mike	1931	-	5.4 (135)

81.	Shipmates (1931)	'Bilge' Bryan	1931	-	6.2 (30)

82.	Stepping Out (1931)	Paul	1931	-	-

83.	Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)	Bell Hop	1931	-	5.8 (271)
	AKAs: Romeo in Pyjamas (UK)
84.	The Prodigal (1931)	Snipe, a Tramp	1931	-	-

85.	Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)	Bert Scranton	1931	-	6.6 (231)

86.	Remote Control (1930)	(uncredited) Hog Caller	1930	-	7.9 (272)

87.	Crazy House (1930)	Writer	1930	-	5.6 (72)

88.	Those Three French Girls (1930)	Owly Owen	1930	-	4.8 (28)

89.	Doughboys (1930)	Nescopeck	1930	-	5.8 (84)
	AKAs: Forward March (UK)
90.	Good News (1930)	'Pooch' Kearney	1930	-	8.0 (241)

91.	Way Out West (1930)	Trilby	1930	-	7.9 (448)

92.	Montana Moon (1930)	Froggy	1930	-	5.4 (72)

93.	Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)	Joe Lundeen	1930	-	5.9 (50)
	AKAs: What Price Melody?
94.	So This Is College (1929)	Windy	1929	-	5.5 (56)

95.	Marianne (1929/I)	'Soapy' Soapstone	1929	-	8.3 (723)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)	(performer: "It's Only a Paper Moon")	2008	-	6.8 (1,860)

2.	Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)	(performer: "WHEN I SEE AN ELEPHANT FLY")	1995	$27.7M	4.7 (3,489)
	AKAs: Dumbo Drop
3.	That's Entertainment! (1974)	(performer: "Singin' in the Rain")	1974	-	7.6 (2,525)
	AKAs: That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
4.	Fun & Fancy Free (1947)	(performer: "I'm A Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow", "Fun and Fancy Free")	1947	-	6.8 (970)

5.	Hollywood Wonderland (1947)	(performer: "Dancing Is the Darndest Fun")	1947	-	5.3 (30)

6.	Movieland Magic (1946)	(performer: "The Good Old American Way")	1946	-	-

7.	Songs of the Range (1944)	(performer: "I Gotta Get Back to My Gal")	1944	-	-

8.	The Avenging Rider (1943)	(writer: "Minnie: My Mountain Moocher") (performer: "Minnie: My Mountain Moocher")	1943	-	6.0 (18)

9.	Sagebrush Law (1943)	(performer: "Down the Cherokee Trail", "Crazy Old Trails")	1943	-	7.0 (6)

10.	Salute for Three (1943)	(performer: "My Wife's a WAAC")	1943	-	-

11.	Fighting Frontier (1943)	(performer: "The Edwards and the Drews", "The Outlaw Trail")	1943	-	7.0 (8)

12.	Bandit Ranger (1942)	(performer: "Move Along Little Dogie" (1942), "I'm Musical Ike" (1942))	1942	-	5.9 (21)

13.	American Empire (1942)	(performer: "Little Pal")	1942	-	6.2 (76)
	AKAs: My Son Alone (UK)
14.	Red River Robin Hood (1942)	(performer: "Twilight on the Prairie" (1940))	1942	-	5.9 (17)

15.	Pirates of the Prairie (1942)	(performer: "Where The Mountains Meet The Moonlight", "Grandpop")	1942	-	5.4 (25)

16.	Bad Men of the Hills (1942)	(performer: "Where Oh Where Is My Blue Eyes", "Ladybug", "Cherokee Joe")	1942	-	-
	AKAs: Wrongly Accused (UK)
17.	West of Tombstone (1942)	(performer: "Git Along, Little Dogies", "By and By", "Midnight Blues")	1942	-	-

18.	Dumbo (1941)	(performer: "When I See an Elephant Fly")	1941	-	7.4 (16,240)
	AKAs: Walt Disney's Dumbo (USA: poster title)
19.	Prairie Stranger (1941)	(performer: "I'll Be A Cowboy 'till I Die", "Scallywag")	1941	-	-

20.	Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos (1941)	(performer: "I Can't Get Along Little Dogie", "My Little Buckaroo", "Sing 'Home on the Range'", "Give Me a Song of the Plains")	1941	-	-

21.	Millionaires in Prison (1940)	("Wishing (Will Make It So)" (1939))	1940	-	6.3 (41)

22.	Pinocchio (1940)	(performer: "When You Wish Upon A Star", "Give A Little Whistle")	1940	-	7.7 (19,062)

23.	The Royal Rodeo (1939)	(performer: "Sons of the Plains Are We" (uncredited), "The Good Old American Way" (uncredited))	1939	-	5.1 (100)

24.	Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939)	(performer: "Dancing Is the Darndest Fun")	1939	-	-

25.	Maisie (1939)	("Little Joe the Wrangler", "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933))	1939	-	6.4 (111)

26.	The Girl of the Golden West (1938)	("The Wedding March")	1938	-	6.5 (148)

27.	The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)	(performer: "Save That Last Grave For Me" (1937))	1937	-	6.6 (29)

28.	Pacific Paradise (1937)	(performer: "The Original Oni Oni (The Wiggle) Dance")	1937	-	6.2 (16)

29.	Saratoga (1937)	(performer: "The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" (uncredited))	1937	-	6.4 (452)

30.	George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)	(performer: "It's an Old Southern Custom" (1935) (uncredited), "I Got Shoes, You Got Shoesies" (1935) (uncredited), "Hunkadola" (1935) (uncredited), "I Was Born Too Late" (1935) (uncredited), "O Sole Mio" (uncredited), "Funiculi Funicula" (uncredited), "A Vision of Salome" (uncredited), "Minuet in G" (uncredited)) ("It's an Old Southern Custom" (1935) (uncredited))	1935	-	5.8 (45)

31.	Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)	(performer: "Oh! Honey, It's So Funny" (uncredited))	1935	-	6.1 (31)

32.	George White's Scandals (1934)	(performer: "Six Women", "So Nice", "Every Day Is Father's Day With Baby")	1934	-	6.0 (13)

33.	Flying Devils (1933)	("You've Got What Gets Me")	1933	-	6.0 (34)
	AKAs: The Flying Circus (UK)
34.	Red-Headed Woman (1932)	(performer: "Frankie and Johnnie" (uncredited))	1932	-	7.2 (769)

35.	Young Bride (1932)	(performer: "Whispering" (1920))	1932	-	6.5 (74)

36.	Good News (1930)	(performer: "I Feel Pessimistic" (1930))	1930	-	8.0 (241)

37.	Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)	(performer: "A Bundle of Love Letters" (1930), "The Japanese Sandman" (1920))	1930	-	5.9 (50)
	AKAs: What Price Melody?
38.	Those Three French Girls (1930)	(performer: "You're Simply Delish" (1930) (uncredited), "Six Poor Mortals" (1930) (uncredited), "The Prisoner's Song (If I Had the Wings of an Angel)" (1924) (uncredited))	1930	-	4.8 (28)

39.	Way Out West (1930)	(performer: "Singing a Song to the Stars")	1930	-	7.9 (448)

40.	Montana Moon (1930)	(performer: "The Moon is Low", "Trailin' in Old Montana")	1930	-	5.4 (72)

41.	So This Is College (1929)	(performer: "College Days", "Campus Capers", "Sophomore Prom")	1929	-	5.5 (56)

42.	Marianne (1929/I)	(performer: "When I See My Sugar", "Hang On to Me" (uncredited)) ("Just You, Just Me" (uncredited))	1929	-	8.3 (723)

43.	The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)	(performer: "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN", "FOUNTAIN IN THE PARK", "NOBODY BUT YOU", "CHARLIE, IKE AND GUS", "THE ITALIAN TRIO")	1929	-	8.1 (1,005)
	AKAs: The Hollywood Revue

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)	(singing voice) Himself	1995	-	-

2.	"Van Camp's Little Show" (1950)	Himself (1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	-
	AKAs: John Conte's Little Show The Little Show 1 TV episode: "Van Camp's Little Show: (1951-06-07)" Himself
3.	The New Spirit (1942)	(singing voice) (uncredited)	1942	-	6.5 (100)

4.	Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos (1941)	Himself	1941	-	-

5.	Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)	(uncredited) Himself	1941	-	8.8 (16)

6.	Pacific Paradise (1937)	Himself	1937	-	6.2 (16)

7.	Cinema Circus (1937)	Himself - Singer	1937	-	-

8.	Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)	(uncredited) Himself	1935	-	6.1 (31)

9.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933)	Himself	1933	-	-

10.	The Christmas Party (1931)	Himself	1931	-	6.9 (132)
	AKAs: A Christmas Story Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title)
11.	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930)	Himself, Vocalist	1930	-	4.3 (8)

12.	Children of Pleasure (1930)	(uncredited) Himself, Cameo Appearance	1930	-	6.5 (17)

13.	The March of Time (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-

14.	The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)	(as Ukulele Ike) Himself	1929	-	8.1 (1,005)
	AKAs: The Hollywood Revue


1.	Cafe Society (1995)	(uncredited) Actor in Opening Scenes

2.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(uncredited) Himself (clip from "Hollywood Revue")

3.	Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly (1988) (V)	(voice) Jim Crow

4.	The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V)	Jiminy Cricket

5.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	Himself

6.	That's Entertainment! (1974)	Clip from 'Hollywood Revue'

7.	"Disneyland"
	1 TV episode: Dumbo (1955) (voice) Dandy Crow
8.	Hollywood Wonderland (1947)	(uncredited) Saloon Singer (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride" (1939))

9.	Songs of the Range (1944)	From Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos, 1942

Additional Details

Other Works:

Played the role of Jeff in the original Broadway production of George and Ira Gershwin's "Lady, Be Good". In the show, he strummed his trademark ukelele while singing the now-classic song "Fascinating Rhythm". more

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Drama | Comedy | Short | Western more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Male Female Relationship | Jiminy Cricket | Singer more

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