Jimmy Cliff(1944-2025)

Actor
Composer
Music Department

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Jimmy Cliff was born on 30 July 1944 in St. Catherine, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for The Harder They Come (1972), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Fool's Gold (2008). He was married to Latifa Chambers. He died on 24 November 2025 in Jamaica.

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Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

The Harder They Come

6.8

Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin

1972

The Long Kiss Goodnight

6.8

Soundtrack

1996

Fool's Gold

5.8

Soundtrack

2008

Speed 2: Cruise Control

4.0

Soundtrack

1997

Credits

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Actor

Jimmy Cliff: Human Touch
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 2021
Jimmy Cliff: Life
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 2017
Jimmy Cliff: Ooh La La La, Let's Go Dancing
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 2005
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
4.5
- Wise Man
- 2003
Bernard Lavilliers & Jimmy Cliff: Melody Tempo Harmony
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1995
Jimmy Cliff Feat. Lebo M: Hakuna Matata
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1995
Jimmy Cliff: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1994
Jimmy Cliff: I Can See Clearly Now
7.6
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1994
Jimmy Cliff: Samba Reggae
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1993
Jimmy Cliff: Trapped
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1989
Jimmy Cliff: Love Me, Love Me
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1988
Jimmy Cliff: Rebel in Me
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1987
Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Seven Day Weekend
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1986
Club Paradise
5.2
- Ernest Reed
- 1986
Jimmy Cliff: Hot Shot
5.2
Music Video
- Jimmy Cliff
- 1985

Composer

Music Department

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Personal details

Official sites
- AllMusic
- Britannica.com
Alternative name
- Gilberto Gil & Jimmy Cliff
Height
- 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Born
- July 30, 1944
- St. Catherine, Jamaica
Died
- November 24, 2025
- Jamaica(pneumonia)
Spouse
- Latifa Chambers? - November 24, 2025 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
- Victor Chambers(Sibling)
Other works
A member of the "Artists United Against Apartheid" charity project in 1985.
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews

Did you know

Trivia
Charted with "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" to #25 on Billboard's Top 40 in 1969.

Quotes
I met Paul Simon and he said to me that he and Bob Dylan sat up for a whole night together listening to my albums one after another. That made me proud.