--- name: "Jimmy Cliff" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jimmy-cliff" fi1m_id: "jimmy-cliff" imdb_id: "nm0166580" tmdb_id: 52813 wikidata_id: "Q109063" roles: ["Composer"] born: "30 July 1944" died: "24 November 2025" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 0 updated: "2026-09-26T17:47:46.107226+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jimmy Cliff ## Identity Jimmy Cliff - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jimmy-cliff - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jimmy-cliff - **IMDb ID:** nm0166580 - **TMDB ID:** 52813 - **Wikidata ID:** Q109063 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Cliff, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166580/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52813 Composer. Born 30 July 1944 in Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica. Died 24 November 2025. ## Details - **Work:** Composer - **Born:** 30 July 1944, Somerton district of St. James, Jamaica - **Died:** 24 November 2025 - **Also known as:** James Chambers - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Cliff, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166580/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52813 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Harder They Come*](https://film.one/film/the-harder-they-come.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jimmy Cliff, also credited as James Chambers, is a Jamaican actor and musician. He is known for his lead performance as Ivanhoe 'Ivan' Martin in the 1972 film *The Harder They Come*, directed by Perry Henzell, in which he also contributed several songs to the soundtrack. Born James Chambers on 30 July 1944 in the Somerton district of St James, Jamaica, Cliff had no prior professional acting experience when cast in the film. He later appeared in other productions including *Club Paradise* (1986). Cliff received the Jamaican Order of Merit and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. He died on 24 November 2025. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Harder They Come* (1972), Fi1m 80, as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-harder-they-come.md) ## Complete filmography (7) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Jimmy Cliff - Moving On* (2006), as Singer - *Squidbillies* (2005), series, as Theme Song Performance - *Engine* (2005), series, as Theme Song Performance - *Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don* (2003), as Wise Man - *Club Paradise* (1986), as Ernest Reed - *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Songs — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md) - *The Harder They Come* (1972), as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin · Music — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-harder-they-come.md) ## Gallery - ![Jimmy Cliff performs at Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Québec, Canada, on 31 July 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/3918932/gallery-0efe8c6d9fda.jpg) Jimmy Cliff performs at Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Québec, Canada, on 31 July 2010. — tkaravou from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Jimmy_Cliff_at_Osheaga_2010-07-31_Montreal.jpg/1280px-Jimmy_Cliff_at_Osheaga_2010-07-31_Montreal.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![w:Jimmy Cliff at Raggamuffin Music Festival 2011](https://film.one/media/person/3918932/gallery-ad95cfcca433.jpg) w:Jimmy Cliff at Raggamuffin Music Festival 2011 — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Jimmy_Cliff_Raggamuffin_Music_Festival_2011_%285406278077%29.jpg/1280px-Jimmy_Cliff_Raggamuffin_Music_Festival_2011_%285406278077%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![w:Jimmy Cliff at Raggamuffin Music Festival 2011](https://film.one/media/person/3918932/gallery-73eff7694d1b.jpg) w:Jimmy Cliff at Raggamuffin Music Festival 2011 — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Jimmy_Cliff_Raggamuffin_Music_Festival_2011_%285401374412%29.jpg/1280px-Jimmy_Cliff_Raggamuffin_Music_Festival_2011_%285401374412%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff at the 2005 Polar Music Prize ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall.](https://film.one/media/person/3918932/gallery-a5eb6f2179b6.jpg) Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff at the 2005 Polar Music Prize ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. — Patrik Österberg, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Polar_Music_Prize_2005_-_Jimmy_Cliff.jpg/1280px-Polar_Music_Prize_2005_-_Jimmy_Cliff.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jimmy Cliff](https://film.one/media/person/3918932/gallery-1905a4192ac4.jpg) Jimmy Cliff — Image via TMDB - ![Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican musician, singer and actor, performing at the Picture on Festival 2012 in Bildein, Austria (2012-08-10)](https://film.one/media/person/3918932/gallery-966e91854eed.jpg) Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican musician, singer and actor, performing at the Picture on Festival 2012 in Bildein, Austria (2012-08-10) — Emil Goldberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Jimmy_Cliff_Picture-On-Festival_Bildein_2012-08-10.JPG/1280px-Jimmy_Cliff_Picture-On-Festival_Bildein_2012-08-10.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![w:Jimmy Cliff at Raggamuffin Music Festival 2011](https://film.one/media/person/3918932/gallery-ba0afa5b1a16.jpg) w:Jimmy Cliff at Raggamuffin Music Festival 2011 — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Jimmy_Cliff_Raggamuffin_Music_Festival_2011_%285414933359%29.jpg/1280px-Jimmy_Cliff_Raggamuffin_Music_Festival_2011_%285414933359%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 4 won, 5 nominated - Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 2013: Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (won), for *Rebirth* - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2010: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (won) - Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 2005: Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (nominated) - Order of Merit 2003: Order of Merit (won) - Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 1993: Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (nominated) - Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 1989: Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (nominated), for *Hanging Fire* - Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 1987: Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (nominated) - Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 1986: Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (won), for *Cliff Hanger* - Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 1985: Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (nominated), for *Reggae Night* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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