Acting · Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica · Born July 30, 1944
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.
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MovieReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
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2003
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1999
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1996
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TVTOTP2
1994
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TVSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
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1990
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1989
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1988
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1987
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TVSacrée soirée
1987
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1986
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1984
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1982
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1980
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1977
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TVSaturday Night Live
1975
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1974
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1973
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MovieThe Harder They Come
1972
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1968
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4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1966
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MovieThis Is Ska
1964
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