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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Cliff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (36 titles)
7.1MovieBiggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self (archive footage) · 2021
7.0MovieStudio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
Self · 2019
6.8MovieReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Himself · 2018
10.0MovieDear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia
Self · 2016
5.3MovieLennon or McCartney
Self · 2014
7.2MovieMuscle Shoals
Self · 2013
7.5MovieMarley
Self · 2012
8.0MovieToots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
Himself · 2011
6.1MovieTitãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
Self (archive footage) · 2009
MovieO Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage) · 2009
MovieFormel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2
Self (archive footage) · 2008
MovieJimmy Cliff - Moving On
Singer · 2006
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
Wise Man · 2003
9.0MovieOne Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Self - Perfomer · 1999
6.9MovieAcústico MTV: Titãs
Self · 1997
7.0ShowNever Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · 1996
7.0ShowTOTP2
Self · 1994
7.8ShowSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
6.1MovieMarked for Death
Himself · 1990
8.6MovieÔrí
Self · 1989
7.0MovieA Reggae Session
Self · 1988
ShowLe monde est à vous
Self · 1987
5.7ShowSacrée soirée
Self · 1987
5.2MovieClub Paradise
Ernest Reed · 1986
8.5ShowPartido Alto
Self · 1984
10.0MovieBongo Man
Self · 1982
6.8ShowChamps-Elysées
Self · 1982
ShowGrandes Nomes
Self · 1980
7.8MovieRoots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
Self · 1977
6.9ShowSaturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 1975