Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 30, 1944
Died
Nov 24, 2025
Place of Birth
Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica
Credits
39 titles
Jimmy Cliff
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
Filmography
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self (archive footage)
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
Self
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Himself
Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Muscle Shoals
Self
Marley
Self
Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
Himself
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
Self (archive footage)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Cliff - Moving On
Singer
Squidbillies
Theme Song Performance
Engine
Theme Song Performance
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
Wise Man
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Self - Perfomer
Acústico MTV: Titãs
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
TOTP2
Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Marked for Death
Himself
Ôrí
Self
A Reggae Session
Self
Le monde est à vous
Self
Sacrée soirée
Self
Club Paradise
Ernest Reed
Miami Vice
Songs
Partido Alto
Self
Bongo Man
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Grandes Nomes
Self
Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Rockpalast
Rock Concert
Self
The Harder They Come
Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
Spotlight
self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
Self
This Is Ska
Himself