Name
Jimmy Cliff
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-07-30
Deathday
2025-11-24 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica
Biography
The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. At the time of his death, he was the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Sitting in Limbo," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world; and his covers of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. Outside of the reggae world, he is probably best known for his film appearance in The Harder They Come. Jimmy Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
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- 1972 The Harder They Come as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
- 1986 Club Paradise as Ernest Reed
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- 1999 One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute as Self - Perfomer
- 2012 Marley as Self
- 1977 Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene as Self
- 2003 Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don as Wise Man
- 2011 Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul as Himself
- 2013 Muscle Shoals as Self
- 1997 Acústico MTV: Titãs as Self
- 1964 This Is Ska as Himself
- 2006 Jimmy Cliff - Moving On as Singer
- 2014 Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2016 Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia as Self
- 1990 Marked for Death as Himself
- 2018 ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff as Himself
- 2019 Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes as Self
- 1982 Bongo Man as Self
- 2021 Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 Ôrí as Self
- 1966 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1973 Rock Concert ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 TOTP2 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1980 Grandes Nomes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Le monde est à vous ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 Spotlight ( 1 episode ) as self
- 1987 Sacrée soirée ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1974 Rockpalast ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Partido Alto ( 1 episode ) as Self
