Person Details

Birthday: 1948-04-01 07:01:18

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Honourable Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers; 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, musician, and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement 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.

Most Famous Work

Rock Concert
Average
8

Rock Concert

(1973) Self
TOTP2
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6

TOTP2

(1994) Self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
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0

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

(1966) Self
Spotlight
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0

Spotlight

(1968) self
Grandes Nomes
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0

Grandes Nomes

(1980) Self
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
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7

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

(2021) Self (archive footage)
The Harder They Come
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7

The Harder They Come

(1972) Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
Lennon or McCartney
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5

Lennon or McCartney

(2014) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 N/A
2021 Self (archive footage)
2019 Self
2018 Himself
2016 Self
2014 Self
2013 Self
2012 Himself
2011 Himself
2003 Wise Man
1999 Self - Perfomer
1997 Self
1996 N/A
1994 Self
N/A
1990 Himself
1988 Self
1986 Ernest Reed
1984 N/A
1982 Self
1980 Self
1977 Himself
1975 Self - Musical Guest
1973 Self
1972 Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
1968 self
1966 Self
1964 Himself
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Theme Song Performance
2004 Theme Song Performance
1972 Music
Year Role Movie/Tv

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