Jimmy Cliff
Actor
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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Filmography
Marley
as Self 2012
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self (archive footage) 2021
The Harder They Come
as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin 1972
Club Paradise
as Ernest Reed 1986
Muscle Shoals
as Self 2013
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
as Himself 2018
Lennon or McCartney
as Self 2014
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Acústico MTV: Titãs
as Self 1997
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
as Self - Perfomer 1999
Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84
1984
A Reggae Session
as Self 1988
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
as Wise Man 2003
Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
as Self 1977
Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
as Himself 2011
Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia
as Self 2016