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Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Actor · Died July 17, 1971, aged 76 · Hannibal, Missouri, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 13, 1895
Died
July 17, 1971 (aged 76)
From
Hannibal, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 109 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Cliff Edwards' films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
17%
Morality
16%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Survival
4%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 12 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 12
Trickster
3 of 12
Mentor
3 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Joyful
7
Melancholic
7
Romantic
5
Absurd
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cliff Edwards' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cliff Edwards' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

109 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Robot Barber Chair (segment "Modern Inventions") (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

  • Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as (voice) (archive footage)

  • That's Entertainment! III(1994)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • That's Entertainment!(1974)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • I'm No Fool with Electricity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • This Is Your Life Donald Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • From All of Us, To All of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as A.J. Mulcaney

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • No Time at All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Webber's Manager

  • You and Your Ears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • You and Your Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jiminy Cricket

  • You and the Living Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • I'm No Fool Having Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • You and Your Senses of Smell and Taste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • I'm No Fool in Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • You and Your Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Webber's Manager

  • I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • I'm No Fool with a Bicycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • You and Your Five Senses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • I'm No Fool with Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • You the Human Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • You and Your Sense of Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Cliff Edwards Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fun and Fancy Free(1947)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

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

  • The Ghost Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Unnamed Officer

  • The Avenging Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ike

  • Sagebrush Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ike

  • The Falcon Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Goldie Locke

  • Salute for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Foggy, photographer

  • Fighting Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ike

  • American Empire(1942)

    as Runty

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ike

  • Seven Miles from Alcatraz(1942)

    as Stormy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Red River Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ike

  • Bandit Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ike

  • Overland to Deadwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Harmony Hobbs

  • Bad Men of the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Harmony Haines

  • Riders of the Northland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Harmony Bumpas

  • Sundown Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Stable Proprietor

  • Lawless Plainsmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Harmony Stubbs

  • The New Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as (voice) (uncredited)

  • West of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Harmony Haines

  • Riders of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bones Malloy

  • Dumbo(1941)

    as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Prairie Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as 'Bones' Mallory

  • International Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Omaha McGrath

  • Thunder Over the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bones Malloy

  • Power Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Squid Watkins

  • Knockout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sleepy

  • Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cliff the Ranch Foreman

  • The Monster and the Girl(1941)

    as Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • She Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Banjo Page

  • Friendly Neighbors(1940)

    as Notes

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Just a Cute Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Speed

  • Flowing Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as 'Hot Rocks' Harris

  • Millionaires in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Happy

  • Pinocchio(1940)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as "Jeff" Jefferson

  • His Girl Friday(1940)

    as Endicott

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gone with the Wind(1939)

    as Reminiscent Soldier

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Rodeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Shorty

  • Ride, Cowboy, Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Hogie

  • Smuggled Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Professor

  • Maisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand

  • The Little Adventuress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Handy

  • The Girl of the Golden West(1938)

    as Minstrel Joe

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Buzz McCreedy

  • The Women Men Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jerry Little

  • Bad Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as 'Hi-Line'

  • Saratoga(1937)

    as Tip

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Between Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Snoopy

  • Modern Inventions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

  • They Gave Him a Gun(1937)

    as Laro

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Man I Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jerry Ridgeway

  • Red Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as P.J. Rooney

  • George White's 1935 Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dude

  • George White's Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Stew Hart

  • Strange Case of Hennessy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Silo Dance

  • Take a Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Louie Webb

  • Flying Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as 'Screwy' Edwards

  • Fast Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bumpy

  • Young Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Pete

  • Hell Divers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Baldy

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet(1931)

    as Victor Lebeau

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sidewalks of New York(1931)

    as Poggle

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Finny

  • Laughing Sinners(1931)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Shipmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bilge

  • Stepping Out(1931)

    as Paul Perkins

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Parlor, Bedroom and Bath(1931)

    as Bell Hop

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Snipe

  • Dance, Fools, Dance(1931)

    as Bert Scranton

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Crazy House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Writer

  • Those Three French Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Owly

  • Doughboys(1930)

    as Nescopeck

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Good News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Kearney

  • Way Out West(1930)

    as Trilby

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Voice of Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Children of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)

  • Montana Moon(1930)

    as Froggy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Lord Byron of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Joe Lundeen

  • So This Is College(1929)

    as Windy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Marianne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Soapy

  • Monsters of the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles, 108 of them dated from 1929 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Pinocchio (1940)

$122M worldwide

Highest rated

His Girl Friday (1940)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Pinocchio (1940)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 109: 109 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1920s2 · acting1930s42 · acting1940s38 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s2 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
3141

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Cliff Edwards' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Montana Moon (1930)

74th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Cliff Edwards' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Cliff Edwards work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cliff Edwards' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert E. Hopkins shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles