
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.
22
Films
11
TV Shows
Known For
33 Credits
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975

Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996

Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987

TOTP2
as Self
1994

Le monde est à vous
as Self
1987

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994

Rockpalast
1974

Rock Concert
as Self
1973

Partido Alto
as Self
1984

Marked for Death
as Himself
1990

Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014