Portrait of Cliff Nazarro

Cliff Nazarro

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]

Born: January 31, 1904

Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Filmography

1949
Curtain Razor

as Various (voice) (uncredited)

1946
Blue Skies

as Cliff - Piano Player (uncredited)

1946
'Neath Canadian Skies

as Wilbur Wiggins

1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka

as First Character

1944
I'm from Arkansas

as Willie Childs

1944
1944
Trocadero

as Himself

1943
Shantytown

as Shortcake

1942
Call of the Canyon

as Pete Murphy

1942
1942
Blondie Goes to College

as Professor Mixwell

1941
The Night of January 16th

as Gas Station Attendant

1941
New York Town

as Burt's Companion (uncredited)

1941
1941
You'll Never Get Rich

as Swivel Tongue

1941
Dive Bomber

as Corps Man

1941
1941
Melody for Three

as Mortimer Effington, Sound Effects Demonstrator (uncredited)

1941
Farm Frolics

as Eddie Cantor Horse (voice) (uncredited)

1941
Porky's Preview

as Various (voice) (uncredited)

1941
Rookies on Parade

as Joe Martin

1941
In Old Colorado

as Nosey Haskins

1941
Mr. Dynamite

as Doubletalker

1940
Arise, My Love

as Botzelberg

1939
Sniffles and the Bookworm

as Various (voice) (uncredited)

1939
Believe It or Else

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1939
Forged Passport

as 'Shakespeare'

1939
King of the Turf

as 1st Tout

1938
Count Me Out

as Egghead (voice) (uncredited)

1938
Stablemates

as Cliff

1938
A-Lad-In Bagdad

as Aladdin (voice)

1938
Cinderella Meets Fella

as Egghead (voice) (uncredited)

1938
The Penguin Parade

as M.C. (voice)

1937
Behind the Mike

as Messenger Boy

1935
Billboard Frolics

as Eddie Camphor