Cliff Nazarro

Born: 1904-01-31 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died: 1961-02-18

Known For: Acting

Biography

Cliff Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961) was an American double-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in films such as You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Swivel Tongue, In Old Colorado (1941) as Nosey Haskins, and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942) as Barney Google. Nazarro was the voice of Warner Bros. Cartoons' cartoon character Egghead. He made a few commercial recordings, including a 1932 date as vocalist with swing band Roane's Pennsylvanians and a 1942 comic recitation, "News of the World". He made several uncredited appearances on the Jack Benny Program during the 1930s and early 1940s. [biography (edited) from Wikipedia]

Filmography

1949

Curtain Razor as Various (voice) (uncredited)

1946

Blue Skies as Cliff (uncredited)
Ding Dong Williams as Zing
Gentleman Joe Palooka as First Character
'Neath Canadian Skies as Wilbur Wiggins

1944

Swing Hostess as Bobo
I'm from Arkansas as Willie Childs
Trocadero as Himself

1943

1942

Blondie Goes to College as Professor Mixwell
Call of the Canyon as Pete Murphy
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg as Barney Google
Pardon My Stripes as Nutsy
Cinderella Goes to a Party as Prince

1941

You'll Never Get Rich as Swivel Tongue
Dive Bomber as Corps Man
New York Town as Burt's Companion (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th as Gas Station Attendant
Farm Frolics as Eddie Cantor Horse (voice) (uncredited)
Sailors on Leave as Mike
Rookies on Parade as Joe Martin
In Old Colorado as Nosey Haskins
Melody for Three as Mortimer Effington, Sound Effects Demonstrator (uncredited)
Porky's Preview as Various (voice) (uncredited)
World Premiere as Peters
Mr. Dynamite as Doubletalker

1940

Arise, My Love as Botzelberg
Paunch 'n' Judy as Various

1939

Sniffles and the Bookworm as Various (voice) (uncredited)
King of the Turf as 1st Tout
Believe It or Else as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Forged Passport as 'Shakespeare'

1938

Snowtime
Stablemates as Cliff
A-Lad-In Bagdad as Aladdin (voice)
Count Me Out as Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
Cinderella Meets Fella as Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
The Penguin Parade as M.C. (voice)
Outside of Paradise as Cliff

1937

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry as Tubby Wells (uncredited)
Behind the Mike as Messenger Boy
The Singing Buckaroo as Gabby

1936

Romance Rides the Range as 'Shorty'

1935

Billboard Frolics as Eddie Camphor