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Cliff Nazarro

Cliff Nazarro

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

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
Curtain Razor poster
Curtain Razor
1949 • Various (voice) (uncredited)
Blue Skies poster
Blue Skies
1946 • Cliff - Piano Player (uncredited)
'Neath Canadian Skies poster
'Neath Canadian Skies
1946 • Wilbur Wiggins
Gentleman Joe Palooka poster
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946 • First Character
Ding Dong Williams poster
Ding Dong Williams
1946 • Zing
I'm from Arkansas poster
I'm from Arkansas
1944 • Willie Childs
Swing Hostess poster
Swing Hostess
1944 • Bobo
Trocadero poster
Trocadero
1944 • Himself
Stars on Horseback poster
Stars on Horseback
1943
Shantytown poster
Shantytown
1943 • Shortcake
No Image
Two Saplings
1943
Call of the Canyon poster
Call of the Canyon
1942 • Pete Murphy
No Image
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg
1942 • Barney Google
Cinderella Goes To A Party poster
Cinderella Goes To A Party
1942 • Prince
Pardon My Stripes poster
Pardon My Stripes
1942 • Nutsy
Blondie Goes to College poster
Blondie Goes to College
1942 • Professor Mixwell
The Night of January 16th poster
The Night of January 16th
1941 • Gas Station Attendant
New York Town poster
New York Town
1941 • Burt's Companion (uncredited)
Sailors on Leave poster
Sailors on Leave
1941 • Mike
You'll Never Get Rich poster
You'll Never Get Rich
1941 • Swivel Tongue
Dive Bomber poster
Dive Bomber
1941 • Corps Man
World Premiere poster
World Premiere
1941 • Peters
Melody for Three poster
Melody for Three
1941 • Mortimer Effington, Sound Effects Demonstrator (uncredited)
Farm Frolics poster
Farm Frolics
1941 • Eddie Cantor Horse (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Preview poster
Porky's Preview
1941 • Various (voice) (uncredited)
Rookies on Parade poster
Rookies on Parade
1941 • Joe Martin
In Old Colorado poster
In Old Colorado
1941 • Nosey Haskins
Mr. Dynamite poster
Mr. Dynamite
1941 • Doubletalker
No Image
Paunch 'n' Judy
1940 • Various
Arise, My Love poster
Arise, My Love
1940 • Botzelberg
Sniffles and the Bookworm poster
Sniffles and the Bookworm
1939 • Various (voice) (uncredited)
Believe It or Else poster
Believe It or Else
1939 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Forged Passport poster
Forged Passport
1939 • 'Shakespeare'
King of the Turf poster
King of the Turf
1939 • 1st Tout
Count Me Out poster
Count Me Out
1938 • Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
Stablemates poster
Stablemates
1938 • Cliff
A-Lad-In Bagdad poster
A-Lad-In Bagdad
1938 • Aladdin (voice)
Cinderella Meets Fella poster
Cinderella Meets Fella
1938 • Egghead (voice) (uncredited)
The Penguin Parade poster
The Penguin Parade
1938 • M.C. (voice)
Outside of Paradise poster
Outside of Paradise
1938 • Cliff
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry poster
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 • Tubby Wells (uncredited)
Behind the Mike poster
Behind the Mike
1937 • Messenger Boy
The Singing Buckaroo poster
The Singing Buckaroo
1937 • Gabby
Romance Rides the Range poster
Romance Rides the Range
1936 • 'Shorty'
Billboard Frolics poster
Billboard Frolics
1935 • Eddie Camphor