
Known for
Acting
Born
July 30, 1944
Birthplace
Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica
Died
November 24, 2025 (aged 81)
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 N...
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Himself
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as Himself
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Singer
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as Wise Man
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as Self - Perfomer
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