Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Biography
The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers; 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician, and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement 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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
36
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-04-01 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica
Acting

2021

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell as Self (archive footage)

2014

Lennon or McCartney as Self

2013

Muscle Shoals as Self

2012

Marley as Self

2009

Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa as Self (archive footage)

1994

TOTP2 as Self

1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Not available

1990

Marked for Death as Himself

1988

A Reggae Session as Self

1987

Sacrée soirée as Self

1986

Club Paradise as Ernest Reed

1984

Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 84 as Not available

1982

Champs-Elysées as Self

1982

Bongo Man as Self

1980

Grandes Nomes as Self

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest

1973

Rock Concert as Self

1972

The Harder They Come as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin

1968

Spotlight as self

1964

This Is Ska as Himself
Crew

2005

Engine Theme Song Performance

2005

Squidbillies Theme Song Performance