Jimmy Cliff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-30

Day of death

2025-11-24 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

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 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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • TOTP2

    TOTP2

  • Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

  • Rock Concert

    Rock Concert

  • 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

    4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

  • Partido Alto

    Partido Alto

  • A Reggae Session

    A Reggae Session

  • Rockpalast

    Rockpalast

  • Marked for Death

    Marked for Death

  • Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

  • Muscle Shoals

    Muscle Shoals

  • Club Paradise

    Club Paradise

  • Acústico MTV

    Acústico MTV

  • Marley

    Marley

  • Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes

    Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes

  • The Harder They Come

    The Harder They Come

  • Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

  • Grandes Nomes

    Grandes Nomes

  • O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

    O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

  • One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute

    One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute

  • ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

    ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

  • Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul

    Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul

  • Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa

    Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa

  • Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2

    Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2

  • This Is Ska

    This Is Ska

  • Bongo Man

    Bongo Man

  • Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

    Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

  • Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia

    Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia

  • Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don

    Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don

  • Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84

    Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84

  • Jimmy Cliff - Moving On

    Jimmy Cliff - Moving On