Acting · b. 1944 · Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica

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...

Acting
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Self (archive footage) 2021 Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes Self 2019 ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff Himself 2018 Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia Self 2016 Lennon or McCartney Self 2014 Muscle Shoals Self 2013 Marley Self 2012 Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul Himself 2011 O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar Self (archive footage) 2009 Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa Self (archive footage) 2009 Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2 Self (archive footage) 2008 Jimmy Cliff - Moving On Singer 2006 Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don Wise Man 2003 One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute Self - Perfomer 1999 Acústico MTV Self 1997 Marked for Death Himself 1990 A Reggae Session Self 1988 Club Paradise Ernest Reed 1986 Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84 1984 Bongo Man Self 1982 Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene Self 1977 This Is Ska Himself 1964
Other Credits
The Harder They Come Music 1972
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