Jimmy Cliff
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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Acting
Movie
Marked for Death
as Himself
1990
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Movie
Marley
as Self
2012
Movie
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
The Harder They Come
as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
1972
TV
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Movie
Club Paradise
as Ernest Reed
1986
Movie
Muscle Shoals
as Self
2013
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
Movie
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
as Himself
2018
Movie
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
TV
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Movie
Acústico MTV: Titãs
as Self
1997
Movie
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Movie
Ôrí
as Self
1989
TV
Sacrée soirée
as Self
1987
Movie
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
as Self - Perfomer
1999
TV
Partido Alto
as Self
1984
Movie
Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
as Self
1977
Movie
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
as Wise Man
2003
Movie
Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84
1984
TV
Rock Concert
as Self
1973
TV
TOTP2
as Self
1994
Movie
A Reggae Session
as Self
1988
