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 - Piano Player (uncredited)
- Ding Dong Williams as Zing
- 'Neath Canadian Skies as Wilbur Wiggins
- Gentleman Joe Palooka as First Character
1944
- I'm from Arkansas as Willie Childs
- Swing Hostess as Bobo
- Trocadero as Himself
1943
- Shantytown as Shortcake
- Stars on Horseback
- Two Saplings
1942
- Hillbilly Blitzkrieg as Barney Google
- Call of the Canyon as Pete Murphy
- Cinderella Goes To A Party as Prince
- Pardon My Stripes as Nutsy
- Blondie Goes to College as Professor Mixwell
1941
- Dive Bomber as Corps Man
- Mr. Dynamite as Doubletalker
- World Premiere as Peters
- In Old Colorado as Nosey Haskins
- New York Town as Burt's Companion (uncredited)
- Rookies on Parade as Joe Martin
- Porky's Preview as Various (voice) (uncredited)
- The Night of January 16th as Gas Station Attendant
- Sailors on Leave as Mike
- You'll Never Get Rich as Swivel Tongue
- Melody for Three as Mortimer Effington, Sound Effects Demonstrator (uncredited)
- Farm Frolics as Eddie Cantor Horse (voice) (uncredited)
1940
- Arise, My Love as Botzelberg
- Paunch 'n' Judy as Various
1939
- Sniffles and the Bookworm as Various (voice) (uncredited)
- Believe It or Else as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- King of the Turf as 1st Tout
- Forged Passport as 'Shakespeare'
1938
- Stablemates as Cliff
- Outside of Paradise 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)
1937
- The Singing Buckaroo as Gabby
- Behind the Mike as Messenger Boy
1936
- Romance Rides the Range as 'Shorty'
1935
- Billboard Frolics as Eddie Camphor