Cliff Nazarro

Actor

Cliff Nazarro

Born January 31, 1904 in New Haven, Connecticut, USADied February 18, 196145 films

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.

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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.

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You'll Never Get Rich posterFirst watchYou'll Never Get Rich19416.5as Swivel TongueA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfriend of his object of affection.View film

Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. TBAHollywood Graduation
  2. 1949Curtain RazorVarious (voice) (uncredited)
  3. 1946Blue SkiesCliff (uncredited)
  4. 1946'Neath Canadian SkiesWilbur Wiggins
  5. 1946Gentleman Joe PalookaFirst Character
  6. 1946Ding Dong WilliamsZing
  7. 1944I'm from ArkansasWillie Childs
  8. 1944Swing HostessBobo
  9. 1943ShantytownShortcake
  10. 1943Two Saplings
  11. 1942Call of the CanyonPete Murphy
  12. 1942Hillbilly BlitzkriegBarney Google
  13. 1942Cinderella Goes to a PartyPrince
  14. 1942Pardon My StripesNutsy
  15. 1942Blondie Goes to CollegeProfessor Mixwell
  16. 1941The Night of January 16thGas Station Attendant
  17. 1941New York TownBurt's Companion (uncredited)
  18. 1941Sailors on LeaveMike
  19. 1941You'll Never Get RichSwivel Tongue
  20. 1941Dive BomberCorps Man
  21. 1941World PremierePeters
  22. 1941Melody for ThreeMortimer Effington, Sound Effects Demonstrator (uncredited)
  23. 1941Farm FrolicsEddie Cantor Horse (voice) (uncredited)
  24. 1941Porky's PreviewVarious (voice) (uncredited)
  25. 1941Rookies on ParadeJoe Martin
  26. 1941In Old ColoradoNosey Haskins
  27. 1941Mr. DynamiteDoubletalker
  28. 1940Paunch 'n' JudyVarious
  29. 1940Arise, My LoveBotzelberg
  30. 1939Sniffles and the BookwormVarious (voice) (uncredited)
  31. 1939Believe It or ElseNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
  32. 1939Forged Passport'Shakespeare'
  33. 1939King of the Turf1st Tout
  34. 1938Count Me OutEgghead (voice) (uncredited)
  35. 1938StablematesCliff
  36. 1938A-Lad-In BagdadAladdin (voice)
  37. 1938Cinderella Meets FellaEgghead (voice) (uncredited)
  38. 1938The Penguin ParadeM.C. (voice)
  39. 1938Snowtime
  40. 1938Outside of ParadiseCliff
  41. 1937Thoroughbreds Don't CryTubby Wells (uncredited)
  42. 1937Behind the MikeMessenger Boy
  43. 1937The Singing BuckarooGabby
  44. 1936Romance Rides the Range'Shorty'
  45. 1935Billboard FrolicsEddie Camphor