Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jimmy Cliff
Acting
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Movies: 22Series: 15Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 52813
IMDb ID: nm0166580
Known for: Acting
Born: July 30, 1944
Died: November 24, 2025
Age: 81
Place of birth: Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2021
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q109063
Also known as
James Chambers
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (2)Music (1)Songs (1)
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Jimmy Cliff.
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
as Self
2019 Movie
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
as Himself
2018 Movie
Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia
as Self
2016 Movie
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014 Movie
Muscle Shoals
as Self
2013 Movie
Marley
as Self
2012 Movie
Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
as Himself
2011 Movie
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
Formel Eins - Die Kultvideos Vol. 2
as Self (archive footage)
2008 Movie
Jimmy Cliff - Moving On
as Singer
2006 Movie
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
as Self - Perfomer
1999 Movie
Acústico MTV: Titãs
as Self
1997 Movie
Marked for Death
as Himself
1990 Movie
Ôrí
as Self
1989 Movie
A Reggae Session
as Self
1988 Movie
Club Paradise
as Ernest Reed
1986 Movie
Bongo Man
as Self
1982 Movie
Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
as Self
1977 Movie
The Harder They Come
as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
1972 Movie
This Is Ska
as Himself
1964 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Jimmy Cliff.
Squidbillies
Theme Song Performance • 1 eps
2005 Series
Engine
Theme Song Performance • 11 eps
2005 Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
TOTP2
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1 eps
1994 Series
Later... with Jools Holland
1 eps
1992 Series
Le monde est à vous
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
Sacrée soirée
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
Miami Vice
Songs • 1 eps
1984 Series
Partido Alto
as Self • 1 eps
1984 Series
Champs-Elysées
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
Grandes Nomes
as Self • 1 eps
1980 Series
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series
Rockpalast
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
Rock Concert
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series