Cliff Nazarro

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Cliff Nazarro

Acting January 31, 1904

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 Swiv…

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You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

6.5 1941 Movie
Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

6.3 1941 Movie
Blue Skies

Blue Skies

6.2 1946 Movie
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

6.3 1940 Movie
Farm Frolics

Farm Frolics

6.3 1941 Movie
Billboard Frolics

Billboard Frolics

5.8 1935 Movie
Curtain Razor

Curtain Razor

6.6 1949 Movie
Porky's Preview

Porky's Preview

6.8 1941 Movie
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

5.9 1937 Movie
Blondie Goes to College

Blondie Goes to College

6.6 1942 Movie
Sniffles and the Bookworm

Sniffles and the Bookworm

6.3 1939 Movie
Cinderella Meets Fella

Cinderella Meets Fella

6.3 1938 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1949
    Curtain Razor

    Movie Various (voice) (uncredited)

  2. 1946
    Blue Skies

    Movie Cliff (uncredited)

  3. 1946
    'Neath Canadian Skies

    Movie Wilbur Wiggins

  4. 1946
    Gentleman Joe Palooka

    Movie First Character

  5. 1946
    Ding Dong Williams

    Movie Zing

  6. 1944
    I'm from Arkansas

    Movie Willie Childs

  7. 1944
    Swing Hostess

    Movie Bobo

  8. 1944
    Trocadero

    Movie Himself

  9. 1943
    Stars on Horseback

    Movie

  10. 1943
    Shantytown

    Movie Shortcake

  11. 1943
    Two Saplings

    Movie

  12. 1942
    Call of the Canyon

    Movie Pete Murphy

  13. 1942
    Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

    Movie Barney Google

  14. 1942
    Cinderella Goes to a Party

    Movie Prince

  15. 1942
    Pardon My Stripes

    Movie Nutsy

  16. 1942
    Blondie Goes to College

    Movie Professor Mixwell

More credits
  1. 1941
    The Night of January 16th

    Movie Gas Station Attendant

  2. 1941
    New York Town

    Movie Burt's Companion (uncredited)

  3. 1941
    Sailors on Leave

    Movie Mike

  4. 1941
    You'll Never Get Rich

    Movie Swivel Tongue

  5. 1941
    Dive Bomber

    Movie Corps Man

  6. 1941
    World Premiere

    Movie Peters

  7. 1941
    Melody for Three

    Movie Mortimer Effington, Sound Effects Demonstrator (uncredited)

  8. 1941
    Farm Frolics

    Movie Eddie Cantor Horse (voice) (uncredited)

  9. 1941
    Porky's Preview

    Movie Various (voice) (uncredited)

  10. 1941
    Rookies on Parade

    Movie Joe Martin

  11. 1941
    In Old Colorado

    Movie Nosey Haskins

  12. 1941
    Mr. Dynamite

    Movie Doubletalker

  13. 1940
    Paunch 'n' Judy

    Movie Various

  14. 1940
    Arise, My Love

    Movie Botzelberg

  15. 1939
    Sniffles and the Bookworm

    Movie Various (voice) (uncredited)

  16. 1939
    Believe It or Else

    Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  17. 1939
    Forged Passport

    Movie 'Shakespeare'

  18. 1939
    King of the Turf

    Movie 1st Tout

  19. 1938
    Count Me Out

    Movie Egghead (voice) (uncredited)

  20. 1938
    Stablemates

    Movie Cliff

  21. 1938
    A-Lad-In Bagdad

    Movie Aladdin (voice)

  22. 1938
    Cinderella Meets Fella

    Movie Egghead (voice) (uncredited)

  23. 1938
    The Penguin Parade

    Movie M.C. (voice)

  24. 1938
    Snowtime

    Movie