Jimmy Cliff
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1944
- Died
- November 24, 2025 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Cliff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
Movie · as Self
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Movie · as Himself
Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia
Movie · as Self
Lennon or McCartney
Movie · as Self
Muscle Shoals
Movie · as Self
Marley
Movie · as Self
Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
Movie · as Himself
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Cliff - Moving On
Movie · as Singer
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
Movie · as Wise Man
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Movie · as Self - Perfomer
Acústico MTV: Titãs
Movie · as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TOTP2
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
Marked for Death
Movie · as Himself
Ôrí
Movie · as Self
A Reggae Session
Movie · as Self
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Club Paradise
Movie · as Ernest Reed
Partido Alto
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bongo Man
Movie · as Self
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grandes Nomes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Rockpalast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rock Concert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Harder They Come
Movie · as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
Spotlight
TV · as self · 1 ep
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Is Ska
Movie · as Himself