Jimmy Cliff
Acting • Born 1944-07-30 – Died 2025-11-24
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.
Filmography
36 credits
The Harder They Come
Movie • 1972
Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
Club Paradise
Movie • 1986
Ernest Reed
A Reggae Session
Movie • 1988
Self
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
Movie • 1999
Self - Perfomer
Marley
Movie • 2012
Self
Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
Movie • 1977
Self
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
Movie • 2003
Wise Man
Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
Movie • 2011
Himself
Muscle Shoals
Movie • 2013
Self
Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84
Movie • 1984
Acústico MTV
Movie • 1997
Self
This Is Ska
Movie • 1964
Himself
Jimmy Cliff - Moving On
Movie • 2006
Singer
Lennon or McCartney
Movie • 2014
Self
Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia
Movie • 2016
Self
Marked for Death
Movie • 1990
Himself
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Movie • 2018
Himself
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
Movie • 2019
Self
Bongo Man
Movie • 1982
Self
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
TV • 1966
Self
Rock Concert
TV • 1973
Self
TOTP2
TV • 1994
Self
Grandes Nomes
TV • 1980
Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV • 1994
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Le monde est à vous
TV • 1987
Self
Spotlight
TV • 1968
self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
Rockpalast
TV • 1974
Partido Alto
TV • 1984
Self