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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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The roles that explain the career.
10 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Muscle Shoals | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Marley | Self | Film |
| 2011 | Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul | Himself | Film |
| 2009 | Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2003 | Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don | Wise Man | Film |
| 1999 | One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute | Self - Perfomer | Film |
| 1997 | Acústico MTV: Titãs | Self | Film |
| 1986 | Club Paradise | Ernest Reed | Film |
| 1977 | Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene | Self | Film |
| 1972 | The Harder They Come | Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin | Film |
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